Swiftwater Rescue
River travel is inherently dangerous. Each paddler should have the knowledge and skills to respond to rescue situations.
Many paddlers spend years developing their paddling techniques; however, few take the time to build their river rescue skills.
This Royal Life Saving Society program Level I and Level II includes:
Safety, Equipment, Throwbag use, Swimming a rapid, Strong swimmer rescue, Tag line rescue, Foot entrapment, Releasing trapped boats. Certification is offered through the Life Saving Society. The course fee includes a manual, instruction and group equipment. Participants are responsible for all their personal equipment – we offer rentals. We recommend a wetsuit/dry top combination or a drysuit for the duration of the course as you will be spending lot’s of time in the water.
2016 Course Dates:
Saturday, Sunday
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$195.00 + GST
A Certification Fee of $ 60.00 is needed to register with the Life Saving Society along with a copy of a valid First-Aid Certificate.
* We would be happy to set up a course for your group. Call us today!
Kayak Rescue
Join us for an evening of rescue. Here we will focus on throw bag and boat rescues. Different options for getting a kayak to shore and how to better use your throw bag.
2016 Course Dates:
$65.00+GST
Canoe Rescue
The aim of this program is to provide a workshop format for canoeists to learn, develop and most of all practice commonly used river rescue skills. We will be approaching these skills from three typical rescue settings: on shore, in boat, and in the water. This course is for both tandem and solo canoeists. We will be conducting this workshop in a class I river setting, as well as on flat water.
2016 Course Dates:
Evenings 6:30-8:30 – Wednesday, Thursday
Pre-requisites: Must have basic river skills (ferries and eddy turns).
$95.00 + GST
* We would be happy to set up a course for your group. Call us today!