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Newsletter, August 2003
Just Some Quick News
Review the pilot San Juan Islands tour in July. Join me on the next tour - September 11-14th - read more about it!
Ongoing Tuesday and Thursday evening skills clinics - drop in!
Upcoming Dates
September 5 - 7- American Canoe Association instructor development workshop, Deception Pass and Washington Park, near Anacortes, WA
September 19 - 21 West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, Port Towsend
October 3, 4, 5 - Whitewater Symposium, Zoar Outdoor
October 10 - 12 - American Canoe Association instructor development workshop, Deception Pass and Washington Park, near Anacortes, WA
, Port Townsend, Washington (and instructor updates)
October 24 - 26 - American Canoe Association instructor development workshop , St. Augustine, Florida
October 31 - November 2 - American Canoe Association instructor certification exam, St. Augustine, Florida
In the works: January - IDW and a fun kayak tour in Veracruz, Mexico - hosted by Rafael Mier Maza.
Instructor's Corner
I bumped into and queried several other ACA instructors at last weeks Outdoor Retailer show....Bob Foote and Karen Knight are two instructors I have spoken with at different events and respect. I find our issues and outlooks are similar...we are striving to stay in the industry as instructors and striving to model good technique. In coastal kayaking there is a lot of orientation to what is the right way to do something - this is evidenced at instructor updates and on lists such as Paddlewise. With this in mind I watched Bob and Karen give a demonstration for the ACA of the paddlefloat re-entry - and saw Karen gracefully come out of the water on the back deck. As this is my favorite method - I find it the easiest - I was glad to see someone from another part of the country do it too.
Additionally I watched Greg Barton give a forward stroke clinic and use terms catch, power, recovery - another point of contention in certain instructor courses. I thought if an paddler like Greg still uses these terms it's more broad ranging than the ACA. Using "plant" - as in planting the paddle in cement and drawing the boat past the paddle is also an effective visualization.
On the other hand there is always striving towards innovation - take a look at Kent Ford's new rolling video. We have been using the technique in our rolling classes and have seen great success.
With the orientation towards different learning styles I try to file away as many tips and variations as I can into my bag of tricks - this way I can pull out a visualization or methodology that suits the moment.
Tooting One's Own Horn -
Whitewater - "Great fun, Andree was very patient and teaching style is fun too. One
weekend and I feel much more comfortable on the water."
Images/Movies
Movie clips of paddling! Movies
You will need the Quicktime player from the Apple: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.
The On-line Store!
Click Here
paddling.about.com.
Check it out! (For one thing, I need the click-throughs!)
My article on whitewater kayaking - City Sports NW - Whitewater Kayaking
Brochure - Brochure
Andree Hurley
Kayak Instruction Excellence
211 Taylor Street, Suite Five
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 379-4182
(206) 669-1622 cell
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