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PCC Training Programs for 2009
& Scholarship Info
Training Scholarships for Students: The first annual Dale V. Herrick Memorial Scholarship
will be awarded this year. Up to two students may be eligible for half-price training scholarships.
To Apply: Send a brief statement of why you feel you deserve a scholarship, to Dana Fry at danafry@gmail.com. Consideration will be given to financial need, paddling enthusiasm, and contributions to PCC and the larger boating community. Please be specific, and keep it short - not more than half a page. Bullet points are preferable.
The Philadelphia Canoe
Club offers introductory instruction in both canoe and kayak,
for flatwater (calm lakes and streams), whitewater, and ocean
paddling.
No prior experience is
required for participation in any of our introductory courses.
All Philadelphia Canoe Club training courses are led by American Canoe
Association certified instructors.
Philadelphia Canoe Club courses follow the American Canoe
Association guidelines and curricula for
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Training
Courses
Winter Pool Sessions
Flat and Moving
Water Canoe
1. Intro Canoe
2. Moving Water Canoe
3. Intro Canoe, Pine Barrens
4. Practice
Touring and Sea Kayak
1. Intro Flatwater
Kayak
2. Intro Recreational Kayak
4. Pool
Rolling
5. Practice
Whitewater Canoe
1. Full
Novice Training
2. Intermediate
Weekend
at Nescopeck
3. Pool Rolling
4. Practice
Whitewater Kayak
1. Full Novice Training
2. Intro 1-Day
3. Intermediate Weekend
at Nescopeck
4. Pool
Rolling
5. Practice
Safety and
Rescue
1. River
Safety and Rescue
2. River
Safety and Rescue Refresher
3. CPR
Update
Open House Events
1. PCC Instruction Fair
2. PCC Annual
Open House
Equipment
Rental
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Training
Schedule
April
18, 19 - Nescopeck Training Camp (Intermediate Whitewater
Training,
Canoe and Kayak)
April 26 - Free
Paddling Instruction Fair
- 1:00
- 3:00 PM
May 9 - River Safety and Rescue
Refresher
May 16 - Introduction to Canoeing
May 17 - Moving Water Canoe
June 3,4,6,7,13,14 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak -
Full Novice
Training
June 18,20,21,27,28 - Introduction to
Whitewater Canoe - Full
Novice
Training
June
27 - Introduction to Flatwater
Kayak
July 12 -PCC
Annual Open House
July 18 - Introduction
to Flatwater Kayak
July 18 - Introduction
to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
July 29 and Aug 1-2, 2009 - Introduction to Canoe
July 25 - Introduction
to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
July 25,26 - River Safety and Rescue
August 1 - Introduction
to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
August 2 - Introduction
to Recreational Kayak (1-Day)
August 8 - Introduction
to Flatwater Kayak
August 15 - Introduction
to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
August 22 - Introduction
to Canoeing
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| Rules
for all Courses of Instruction |
- All participants must
sign an American Canoe Association
(ACA) waiver (read in PDF
format).
- Children must be 12 years of age.
- Children ages 12 through 17 must be accompanied by a paddling
parent or guardian.
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PCC
Training Applications can be Found Below (PDF).
To
view PDF files for PCC training, you may need to download the latest
version of Adobe Reader. For updates, check the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads,
or click on the Adobe Reader image to
go to Adobe.com, then follow the instructions for downloading.
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Flat and Moving
Water Canoe
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INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING
Prerequisite:
None
Time: One day
This
course is designed for students with little or no
formal canoe training or experience. Lessons are conducted on flat and
slow
moving water. Topics include basic strokes, maneuvers, self and
assisted rescue
and safety. Solo or tandem canoe training is available. Training will
be take
place on the Schuylkill River. To ensure we have the proper complement
of
instructors and equipment, reservations and payment must be received 5
days in
advance of the course date. For questions please contact the course
leader for
your chosen date (see above).
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| MOVING
WATER CANOE
Sunday
May 17, 2009, Looie Voorhees, 215-493-7405 or looielooie1@yahoo.com. Details
and application in PDF format
Prerequisite: Successful
completion of "Introduction to Canoeing" within the same canoeing
season.
Time: One day
This course will build on the topics covered in "Introduction to
Canoeing."
After a quick review we will work on basic river maneuvers on flat and
moving
water up to class I. Also covered will be self and assisted rescue and
safety
as it pertains to whitewater. Solo or tandem canoe training is
available.
Training will be take place on the Schuylkill River. To ensure we have
the
proper complement of instructors and equipment, reservations and
payment must
be received 5 days in advance of the course date. For questions please
contact
the course leader for your chosen date (see above).
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INTRODUCTION TO
FLATWATER CANOEING -- PINE BARRENS RIVERS
Wednesday July 29 (7-10pm at PCC Clubhouse), and Aug 1-2, 2009 (On the Water)
Details
and
application in PDF format
These
courses are designed for students
who have never taken formal canoe training. Lessons will include basic
strokes
and safety. An evening classroom session precedes our on-the-water
lessons. To
ensure your safety, attendance at each session is required. Training
will be
conducted in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Tandem training is
available. Solo
training may be available as space permits. Reservations and payment
must be
received 5 days in advance of the course date.
For
questions, contact: Steve Sher, 215-624-1549 (no answering machine) or
215-895-2128 (voice mail), or shersr@drexel.edu.
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Recreational,Touring,
and Sea Kayak
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INTRODUCTION TO FLATWATER
KAYAK
This course
is designed for students
with little or no formal kayak training. Lessons will include basic
strokes,
safety and rescue on flat moving water. Training will be conducted on
the
Schuylkill River. Reservations and payment must be received 5 days in
advance
of the course date.
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INTRODUCTION TO
RECREATIONAL KAYAK
This
course is designed for beginning paddlers who use or plan to use
recreational
kayaks. The class will provide general information on kayaking and
teach
sufficient skills to handle a kayak safely in quiet, protected waters
and small
streams. Lessons will be conducted on the Wading River and Pine
Barrens in New
Jersey.
The lessons will include basic kayak strokes, launching and landing
boats and
practices for safe paddling. Reservations and payment must be received
5 days
in advance of the course date. For questions, contact the course leader
(see above).
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NOVICE RIVER WHITEWATER
CANOE TRAINING
Includes ALL of the
following sessions:
June 18,
2009 (Evening Dry Session)
June 20-21, 2009 (Schuylkill River)
June 27-28, 2009 (Lehigh River)
Contact
Looie Voorhees at 215-493-7405
or looielooie1@yahoo.com.
Details and application in PDF format
The Novice
Whitewater Canoe course is suitable for anyone from
beginners to advanced novices. This intensive course starts with an
evening classroom session and is followed by four full days on two
concurrent weekends. The course is intended to progress paddlers from
flat moving water up to Class 2+ whitewater in a skillful and safe
manner. To ensure your safety, attendance at each session is required;
no exceptions will be allowed. Successful completion of this course
will allow students to participate in future Class 2+ Club trips.
Lessons will include ferries, eddy turns, peel outs, river reading,
self and assisted rescues and river safety. Solo or tandem canoe
training is available. Training will be conducted on appropriate local
rivers (Schuylkill, Delaware, Lehigh, and Pine Barrens rivers); the
exact rivers will be determined at the 1st session depending on local
conditions. Reservations and payment must be received 5 days in advance
of the course date. For questions please contact the course leader
(see above).
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NOVICE TRAINING FOR
WHITEWATER KAYAK
Includes ALL of the
following sessions:
June 3, 2009 (Evening Pool Session)
June 4, 2009 (Evening Dry Session)
June 6-7, 2009 (Schuylkill River)
June 13-14, 2009 (Lehigh River)
Contact Dana Fry at 267-716-3428 or danafry@gmail.com.
Details and application in PDF format
This
course is designed for beginners and advanced novice paddlers. Lessons
include
basic strokes, maneuvers, assisted rescue, self-rescue, river reading
and
safety. It is an intensive course intended to progress paddlers from
flat
moving water up to Class 2+ whitewater in a skillful and safe
manner. A pool
session and a classroom session precede our on-the-water lessons. To
ensure
your safety, attendance at each session is required. No exceptions will
be
allowed. Successful completion of this course will allow students to
participate in future Class 2+ Club trips over the course of the season
if
qualified. Reservations and payment must be received 5 days in advance
of the course
date. For questions please contact the course leader (see above).
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ONE-DAY INTRODUCTION TO
WHITEWATER RIVER KAYAKING
These
one-day courses are designed for students with little or no formal
kayak
training. Lessons include basic strokes, maneuvers, assisted and
self-rescue,
river reading and safety. It is a basic introductory course intended to
introduce students to the essentials of whitewater river kayaking.
Successful
completion of this course will allow students to participate in PCC's
Thursday
night Flatrock Trips on the Schuylkill River if qualified. Reservations
and
payment must be received 5 days in advance of the course date.
For questions please contact the course leader for your chosen date
(see
above).
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DAVE
JACKSON NESCOPECK TRAINING CAMP
Intermediate Whitewater Training, Canoe and Kayak
April 18-19, 2009
This course is for advanced novice and intermediate paddlers. It is
designed to tune up and improve your river paddling skills. Students
must be able to competently execute wet exits, ferries, eddy turns and
peel outs on Class II water. Students must have paddling experience on
whitewater rivers such as the Lehigh and Schuylkill Rivers. Students
must have appropriate cold weather paddling gear. Reservations and
payment must be received 10 days in advance of the course date. For
questions please contact Rick Shandler. This is not a course
for beginner paddlers.
Details
and Application in PDF file (5 pages), includes complete
information, waivers, application, and more.
Online
Payment Option
- Using Paypal (NEW this year!)
Contact Rick Shandler at
610-446-1867 or nescopeck@shandler.net
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INDOOR TRAINING - Winter
of 2008
Winter indoor kayak
rolling training (click for details) is conducted from November
through
March.
Winter
indoor "Rodeo Skills in the Pool" may be held on some Saturday
nights.
Watch the pool
schedule for updates.
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Wednesday
Night Flat Rock Whitewater Practice
June through August
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PCC offers whitewater practice sessions on the
Schuylkill River on Wednesday evenings in the summer.
Meet at PCC between
5:00 and 5:30 p.m.
An insurance fee of $5 is required from each
participant for each session, unless you provide your ACA membership
number
prior to each session.
Club boats are available to rent, $10 per
trip.
To participate, a paddler must have successfully completed the PCC
Novice
Whitewater Training in Kayak or Canoe, or a PCC One Day Introduction to
Whitewater Kayak Class.
Program Coordinator: Joe Cunningham, (267) 912-1586, wavesport001@yahoo.com.
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Thursday
Night Flatwater Practice
June through August
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PCC offers flatwater practice sessions on the
Schuylkill River on Thursday evenings in the summer.
Meet
at PCC between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m.
An
insurance fee of $5 is required from each participant for each
session, unless you provide your ACA membership number prior to each
session.
Club boats are available to rent, $10 per trip.
To participate, a paddler
must have successfully complete a beginner kayaking
or canoeing course.
The practice run goes upstream and back in time for a potluck supper.
Program Coordinator: Jill McGeorge, (703) 909-1664, jillmmcgeorge@yahoo.com, or see the PCC
message
board
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RIVER RESCUE & SAFETY FOR KAYAK &
CANOE
July 25-26, 2009
Contact
Rick Shandler at 610-446-1867 or swr@shandler.net.
Details and application in PDF format
This course is designed for students with beginner to expert paddling
skills.
Lessons include rescue philosophy, river hazard assessment, self-rescue
skills,
accessing techniques (wading, swimming, etc.), ropes and mechanical
advantage
exercises. Reservations and payment must be received 5 days in advance
of the
course date. For questions please contact course leader (see above).
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RIVER RESCUE & SAFETY
REFRESHER
May 9, 2009
Contact Rick Shandler at
610-446-1867 or swr@shandler.net. Details
and
application in PDF format
Prerequisite: River Rescue & Safety for Kayak &
Canoe (see above)
This
is a one-day refresher course in river
rescue skills. The curriculum will be
“student-driven,” in that the instructor will ask students which skills
they’d
like to review and try to meet students’ needs where possible.
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CPR UPDATE
CPR Update for CPR for
those who are currently CPR certified, and are in need of recurrent
training.
Contact Dana Fry at 267-716-3428 or danafry@gmail.com
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Paddling
Skills Instruction Fair
Sunday April 26, 2009, 1-3pm
FREE!
Learn about the affordable classes we offer
in kayaking and canoeing. Meet instructors and others interested
in paddlesports.
Find out about
nearby destinations. Our classes emphasize fun while building
confidence and safety awareness.
Location - Philadelphia Canoe
Clubhouse, 4900 Ridge Avenue, PHILA PA 19128 Directions
Questions?: Contact Beth Fast.
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PCC Annual Open House
Sunday,
July 12,
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
The Philadelphia
Canoe Club (PCC) opens its doors to the public for a day of free
demonstrations, canoe and kayak rides, used equipment sales, racing,
music, food and entertainment, right on the bank of the Schuylkill
River.
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Whitewater and Flatwater Equipment Rental
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PCC has
a limited supply of whitewater
and flatwater boating equipment available to rent for use by students
in our
training programs, on a first come-first served basis. Please review
the
detailed course descriptions and applications for more information on
specific
equipment rentals.
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