ADIRONDACK FREESTYLE SYMPOSIUM '08

“Obedience Classes for your Canoe”

 

 THE CLASSES

 Mornings, Mon - Wed

 

The morning classes are the core of the quiet-water curriculum.  They are offered solo or tandem at six different skill levels.  Each class will meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings and stay together as a group; instructors will move from one group to another each day. 

TOURING CANOE  The basics of going somewhere. Canoe and paddle terminology, safety, getting into and out of the canoe, basic forward and turning strokes and maneuvers.

 

FREESTYLE I Reviews Touring Canoeing and introduces basic FreeStyle concepts and techniques.

FREESTYLE I B A FreeStyle class for students 13 and under.

FREESTYLE II Emphasis is on all onside forward maneuvers.  

FREESTYLE III Emphasis is on reverse travel and maneuvers and their relationship to FreeStyle II.

FREESTYLE IV Cross-forward maneuvers and linking them to what you already know.

FREESTYLE V  Cross-reverse maneuvers and linkages.           

      

SPECIAL TOPICS

Afternoons

 

The Special Topics classes in the afternoons allow you to explore other aspects of quietwater canoeing or to review your morning class.

                                                  

THE FORWARD STROKE… is any other stroke so important?                              Mon 2-4pm     $25

 

TRAVELING TECHNIQUE  Work on it while touring the lake w/instructors            Tue  2-4pm     $25

 

PRECISION PADDLING   Tune up on a buoy course                                              Tue 2-4pm      $25

 

OMERING I    Paddling your tandem canoe solo                                                       Wed 2-4pm    $25  

 

                                                                              

"HOMEWORK" SESSIONS "On your own" practice time with instructors available for coaching

                                                                                                                            Mon - Wed 3-5pm  NC

 

CREATE YOUR OWN  Special topics class.  $50/ hour, pick your topic, pick your instructor, or both.   We’ll arrange it for up to 5 people.

 

SUNDAY EVENING          INTRODUCTIONS, SAFETY, BUREAUCRATIC STUFF      

MONDAY EVENING         BOATS ON THE BEACH       

TUESDAY EVENING             

WEDNESDAY EVENING  RECITAL AND EXHIBITION

THURSDAY MORNING   FS BOARD MEETING             9:00 AM

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