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Instruction Canoe & Kayak: Whitewater, touring, & Recreation |
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Please visit www.whenitrainsinc.com for all instruction |
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These courses are designed to build a solid foundation of essential skills to maximize your fun on the water. Our certified instructors will safely guide you, step by step, through this process of understanding and knowledge of the liquid environment. |
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At Alabama Small Boats, our focus is on individual attention and safety. Our student/instructor ratio is 5 to 1 for white water and student/instructor ratio is 10 to 1 for flat water. This provides you with a more relaxed yet safety-focused learning environment. Private lessons are available upon request for $200 per day. |
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We can provide you with all the equipment you need. Also, we guarantee we can find the right gear for you in our full-stock of the latest and highest quality equipment. |
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(1) Essential of White Water Kayaking Course |
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This introductory course is designed to give the first-time paddler the essential skills needed to competently paddle up to class III white water. It covers boat designs and their outfitting, gear, paddle-strokes, river-reading skills, and the kayak/canoe roll. |
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| PRICES: 2 and a half Day Essentials of White Water Kayaking Course $239 person/$400 pair/$500 for 3, etc. |
| The 2 and a half day essentials course must be paid in advance. There are no refunds. |
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(2) Intro to Touring |
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picture to come Intro to touring kayaks is an excellent class for those that want to learn all the basics of touring and recreational kayaking. This course is taught on Sunday by the only ACA certified open water instructor in the state of Alabama. This course covers the basic strokes, gear, rescues, and tons more. Schedule for Intro to Touring Kayak - ONLY $75 per person This course must have at least 5 people Please call Gavin Rains to reserve your spot at (205)424-3634 |
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(3) Intro to River Canoeing |
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Intro to River Canoeing is the essential course for most people paddling in the state of Alabama as we find ourselves on moving water most of the time. You will get a firm foundation of the knowledge needed to negotiate and keep yourself safe on up to class II white water. You will learn gear, safety & rescue, strokes, trip planning, river reading, river running, and lots more things that have to do with getting down the wonderful class I-II canoe runs in this part of the world. You must have your own gear and some prior experience to be in this course. Please be prepared to exert a lot of energy as this is a pretty tough course for those that are older or are in bad health. It is also a course that is always held in the Spring and Fall when the water temperature in cooler, so please know that you will have to dress accordingly. $150 for solo or $250 for tandem per day. Schedule for Intro to River Canoeing -
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(4) Breakout Skills (intermediate creeking for white water kayakers) |
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This course is designed for those of you that are ready to step up you paddling ability to the next level. In this course, we will go into the world of running class III-IV white water. You will learn self awareness, self evaluation, group evaluation, intermediate water reading, safety & rescue, body mechanics, boat factors, blade factors, and intermediate/advanced creeking techniques. $200 per person per day PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UP COMING DATES FOR THIS COURSE. |
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(5) Roll Clinic |
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This clinic is designed for those of you who specifically want to learn to roll or to work on your roll. This is the one of most important skill a white water paddler can learn and perfect. This course is designed for people that have had previous experience, a 2 day whitewater essentials course, and/or have all of your own equipment. This should not be your first experience in a kayak. Please only bring white water kayaks, touring kayaks, white water canoes, or day touring boats with smaller cockpit sizes and proper outfitting. |
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$30 per Hour |
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Roll sessions are held on Saturday after 5 pm here in the Cahaba river by Appointment Only. |
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Intro to Freestyle White Water Kayaking |
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With Jeremy Adkins
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Individually scheduled for $200 per day. This is taught by Jeremy Adkins. He is one of the finest freestlye kayakers in the Southeast and has been at the top of the sport for almost 20 years. This is custom built for your needs. Please call to make an appointment. |
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Please call Gavin Rains 205-424-3634 for all of the details. Be sure to ask to be added to our email list to stay up with the happenings here at your paddlesport specialty shop. |
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