Basic Flatewater Canoeing

Introductory Canoeing Course.  Will cover all the aspects of ORCKA Basic Canoeing (12hrs)

(for those wishing to take Canoe trip 1 this course will also include pre canoe trip skills, basic GPS, map & compass, canoe trip planning)

Canoe Tripping Level 1/2 (participant)

Course will cover all the basics for participating in a short canoe trip.  ORCKA Canoe Tripping Level 1& 2, participant levels.  30hrs/3 nights

Canoe Tripping Level 3 (leader)

This course will intruct on canoe trip leadership.  We will cover all the requirments for ORCKA CAnoe Trip Level 3 (leadership level).  5 nights

River Running (tandem)

This course will teach the basic for river running entry level rapids on a day trip or overnight canoe trip.  We will cover all the requirments for ORCKA River Running Level 1a (tandem) (16hrs)

Whitewater/River Running instruction for northern trips

Our business is running northern wilderness rivers.  This weekend will cover the basics of so northern whitewater river paddling, whether you are joining one of our trips or doing your own.

Whitewater  & River Running Training (ORCKA Level 2)

This course will cover all the requirements of ORCKA Level 2/3 Moving Water or ORCKA Level 2/3 River Running (tandem and solo).  (For those who don't already have certification there will be the opportunity to get ...

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Basic Flatewater Canoeing

Introductory Canoeing Course.  Will cover all the aspects of ORCKA Basic Canoeing (12hrs)

(for those wishing to take Canoe trip 1 this course will also include pre canoe trip skills, basic GPS, map & compass, canoe trip planning)

Canoe Tripping Level 1/2 (participant)

Course will cover all the basics for participating in a short canoe trip.  ORCKA Canoe Tripping Level 1& 2, participant levels.  30hrs/3 nights

Canoe Tripping Level 3 (leader)

This course will intruct on canoe trip leadership.  We will cover all the requirments for ORCKA CAnoe Trip Level 3 (leadership level).  5 nights

River Running (tandem)

This course will teach the basic for river running entry level rapids on a day trip or overnight canoe trip.  We will cover all the requirments for ORCKA River Running Level 1a (tandem) (16hrs)

Whitewater/River Running instruction for northern trips

Our business is running northern wilderness rivers.  This weekend will cover the basics of so northern whitewater river paddling, whether you are joining one of our trips or doing your own.

Whitewater  & River Running Training (ORCKA Level 2)

This course will cover all the requirements of ORCKA Level 2/3 Moving Water or ORCKA Level 2/3 River Running (tandem and solo).  (For those who don't already have certification there will be the opportunity to get Level 2 tandem and/or solo)

(Note:  ORCKA introduced a newe level 3 skill level for this year 2010)

In addition the course will place an emphasis on wilderness whitewater canoe trip leadership and on teaching whitewater.  As such we may ask that participants get involved in some of the teaching.

You will spend 6 days on the famous Dumoine River, which in spring offers excellent paddling and training opportunities.  We'll only paddle a short section of the river so that we can spend additional time at all the good instructional rapids practicing the various maneuvers.  Depending on group numbers, specific logistics and water levels we will spend the 4 days either on the section of river between the Lac Benoit Bailey Bridge and Sheerway or alternatively we will work on the lower river below Grande Chute, particularly Red Pine and Examination Rapids.  (This decision will be made closer to the actual course date.)

We'll meet near Deep River early in the morning of June 19 at approx 8 am.  (if you're coming from any distance you should come and camp at Driftwood Park the night before).   (Our staff and a number of the participants will in fact meet the evening before.)   We'll then drive into the Dumoine hoping to be at the put in by lunch time.  The next 6 days will be spent on the River.

 (see the bottom for a list of what you need to bring)

Suggested Itinerary

1

Meet in De Swisha (near Deep River) 8am drive into river

Arrive at Bailey Bridge for lunch

Intro to Course

                Review of Skills items -chalk talk, rope talk

Communications-on water safety

River Rescue:

                Boat Extraction:  We will spend some time doing an actual boat pin and extraction.

                Other River Rescue items (depending on time and weather we may do more practical river rescue items here or later in the course)

River Reading Review (how to do it, how to teach it)

                On Water:

                Flatwater Review -Review/instruction of stokes & maneuvers with specific emphasis on paddling techniques and stroke mechanics for whitewater

                At Bridge Rapids: Work on Basic Whitewater Skills/Maneuvers

(ie we'll spend the afternoon running and re running the rapids from the Bridge to Lac Benoit)

(Tilts, Braces, Eddy Turns, Ferrying)

Evening Theory Session:

• i. Canoe Design & Construction
• ii. ELTs Sat Phones etc

Camp on Lac Benoit

2-5

Theory Sessions (usually at campsite or over lunch) -Paddler Dynamics, Canoe History, Canoe Repair -

On Water Paddling Sessions & Maneuvers

                Work on eddy turns, backferry-how to deal with sharp corners w. Waves -

also we'll to do a safety session/set up as we're working above a small falls/ledge.

                Line/liftover ledge (if line then do a lining session).

                Move to Canoe Eater Rapids run rapids several times, more practice and instruction of maneuvers

:               (Optional Rolling Sessions)

                Beside Rapids more on River Reading, Scouting, River Difficulty

                Skills work, at appropriate locations we'll fit in sessions on more difficult maneuvers ( eg surfing etc)

                Also we'll do swim through, line toss, Canoe Rescues, at appropriate locations.

                We'll continue to stop along the way at Rapids that are good for continued skills work (ie eddy, ferry etc) - Specific rapids like Sleeper, Thread the Needle, Log Jam, s the harp bend of Little Steel Rapids etc will provide excellent opportunities for instruction and practice and we'll run many of these rapids more than once.  At Little Steel Falls we'll also run rapids below falls several times as this rapids offers great opportunites to practice ferries and eddy turns and if the water remains high some enjoyable waves.

Over the course of the 4 days we will also run a mini Rescue Scenario.

Depending on time, weather and group interest we will also offer optional rolling sessions in the solo canoes.

Evening Theory Session:

• i. Canoe Design & Construction
• ii. ELTs Sat Phones etc

Final Evening

Theory wrap up for anything missed, disussion

6

Am          Final runs of Little Steel (once or twice) skill work, individual

                Move down to Big Steel 10km (mostly flatwater with some R1s)

                Big Steel Rapids represents final major rapids-Final skills sessions.

Try to be at Sheerway Bridge (vehicles by about 3 pm).

ORCA REQUIRMENTS

ORCKA MOVING WATER LEVEL 2

Moving Water Level 2 represents the highest canoeing skill level within the Moving Water discipline and provides the candidate with the opportunity to improve his/her moving water skills under more challenging Class II-III water (rapids). Canoeists taking this Course should have considerable paddling experience beyond the Moving Water Level 1 Course.

Skills (tandem and solo in class II-III water)

Eddy out ,Peel out

S turn

Front ferry , Back ferry

Side slip

Front surf , Side surf

Portaging

Safety

Swimming a rapid

Artificial respiration using a canoe

Retrieving a swamped canoe

Canoe rescues , Self rescue , Line toss and rescue

Communications

Theory

Canoeing history

Canoe design and construction

Canoe repair and maintenance

Paddler dynamics