How do I get Started?

Try a 1-day, 2-day, 3-day or 5-day novice clinic. We'll introduce you to the proper gear, help you feel comfortable in the boat on flatwater and then help you progress gradually to moving water and whitewater.

One-Day Novice Clinic: The One-Day Novice clinic provides a quick overview of the basics, suitable for people with limited time and those who want to just “dip a toe in” to the sport.

Two-Day Novice Clinic: This course covers most of the basic skills you need to paddle class II whitewater. This course usually runs on a weekend and is a good choice for people with limited time off from work. Many of our one-day participants stay for this second day.

Three-Day Novice Clinic: It’s often said in kayaking that it takes three days to get comfortable on whitewater. Thus, our three-day clinic is no accident: this instructional program introduces the foundational skills of whitewater kayaking at a steady pace, giving much more practice time than the one or two-day clinics. This course is a good choice for people who think they would probably like the sport and want more time to practice with the guidance of an instructor.

Five-Day Clinic: This intensive novice clinic is a full immersion into the sport of whitewater kayaking. It covers all the foundational elements of whitewater kayaking with plenty of time on the river to practice, allowing students to develop their skills to a greater level than any of the shorter clinics. With talented instructors giving clear coaching and feedback, most students leave a five-day clinic able to confidently run class II and some class III whitewater. While graduates of all our programs give them rave reviews, people who take the five-day clinics consistently mark those extra two days as significantly increasing how much they enjoy the sport.