Camping -  Skills Preparation

This course is run from a base camp, which is Included in the price.

Paddle Canada Level 3 is an advanced kayaking course that will prepare you for kayaking in an ocean environment with tides and currents or open-water coastal adventures on the Great Lakes. This clinic is designed for paddlers preparing for a level 3 assessment on the Atlantic Ocean. During this course, you will build on the foundational skills you learned in Level 2. 

The 100 Wild Islands is a beautiful archipelago renowned for its welcoming people, fantastic seafood and world-class paddling options. It is also home to the world-famous Clam Harbour, one of Canada's premier surf beaches. We will explore the area thoroughly while learning kayak skills.

SCHEDULE – THIS COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS WEATHER AND CONDITIONS DEPENDENT.

• Instructor delivered presentations:
• Risk Management 
• Kayak Navigation 
• Weather forecasting & Interpretation
• Tides & Currents
• DAY 1
• Arrive & Welcome/Questions and Answers Facilities orientation
• Risk Management - Instructor-Led Presentation
• An Introduction to Tide & Currents – Instructor-Led Presentation
• Lunch PM
• On Water Stroke Clinic
• Rescue Clinic
• Dinner Break
• Video analysis 

• DAY 2
  • Weather forecasting and interpretation – instructor-led presentation 
  • An introduction to paddling in current (Current Clinic) 
  • Turning strokes under momentum
  • Group navigation challenge
  • Individual Rolling Lessons (optional)
  • Dinner
  • Navigation - Instructor-Led Presentation
    

• DAY 3
  
  • Day Paddle to the 100 Wild Islands (Group Navigation Challenge)
  • Towing, plus towing scenario pertinent to L3 skills (group challenge)
  • Dinner
  • Review of the day
• DAY 4
  • Rock Gardening
  • Rescue Clinic
  • All in Rescue
  • Lunch
  • Participant Reviews 
• Day 5
  • Group paddle for fun. 
  • Search for play opportunities.
  • Optional surf clinic.

Price includes: 

• A sea kayak with two bulkheads. 
• We have fibreglass performance sea kayaks
• You will need a pump, a whistle, and a 15-m floating rope. These can be purchased if necessary.
  
• Dry suits are available to rent if required.
• Food is not included. You will need to bring your own snacks and lunches.
  

Not included:

• Transportation to Norse Cove.
• Meals
• Drysuit Rental

This program offers a four-night camping experience, but participants are responsible for making their own transportation arrangements.

We express gratitude to the Indigenous peoples of what is now known as Canada and the circumpolar region of the Northern Hemisphere for sharing their knowledge with us.