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PCC Training Programs for 2008
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.
All Philadelphia Canoe Club courses follow the American Canoe
Association guidelines and curricula for
safety and training.
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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
Instructor Training
1. Introduction to Kayak"
Instructor Training
2. Whitewater Kayak Instructor Training
Safety and
Rescue
1. River
Safety and Rescue
2. CPR Update
Open House Events
1. PCC Instruction Fair
2. PCC Annual
Open House
Equipment
Rental
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Training
Schedule
March
30 - CPR Update
April 13 - PCC Instruction
Fair - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
April 26, 27 - Nescopeck Training
Camp (Intermediate Whitewater Training, Canoe
and Kayak)
May 17 - Introduction to Canoeing
May 18 - Moving Water Canoe
May 28,31 & June 1,7,8 - Introduction
to Whitewater Canoe - Full Novice Training
June 7-8, "Introduction to Kayak" Instructor
Training
June 11,12,14,15,21,22 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak - Full Novice Training
June 18,21,22 - Introduction
to Canoeing, Pine Barrens
June 28 - Introduction to Flatwater Kayak
July 13 - PCC
Annual Open House
July
19 - Introduction to Flatwater
Kayak
July 20 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
July 26 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
July 26 - Introduction to Canoeing
July 27 - Moving Water Canoe
July 27 - Introduction to Recreational Kayak
July 30, Aug 2,3 - Introduction to Canoeing, Pine Barrens
August 2 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
August
3 - One-day Swiftwater Rescue Class UPDATE.
This course is designed for people who have already
completed the whole two-day swiftwater rescue course.
It will be held at PCC, and a large portion of the
course will be held on the water/in boats
Contact: Rick Shandler, 610-446-1867
or rick@shandler.net
August 9 - Introduction to Whitewater Kayak (1-Day)
August
16, 17 Swiftwater Rescue Class (2-Day)
Contact: Rick Shandler, 610-446-1867 or rick@shandler.net
August 16 - Introduction to Canoeing
August 17 - Moving Water Canoe
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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
Saturday May 17, 2008, Looie Voorhees, 215-493-7405 or looielooie1@yahoo.com. Details
and application in PDF format
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Saturday July 26,
2008, digger
vermont, 215-727-2728 or digVer@verizon.net.
Details
and application in PDF format
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Saturday August 16,
2008, Forrest
Mayo, 215-387-7652 or oneshot3123@hotmail.com.
Details
and application in PDF format
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 18, 2008, Looie Voorhees, 215-493-7405 or looielooie1@yahoo.com. Details
and application in PDF format
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Sunday, July 27, 2008,
digger vermont,
215-727-2728 or digVer@verizon.net. Details
and application in PDF format
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Sunday, August 17,
2008, Forrest Mayo,
215-387-7652 or oneshot3123@hotmail. 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,
June 18
(Evening Classroom) AND June 21-22 (On the
Water) Details
and
application in PDF format
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Wednesday, July 30 (Evening Classroom), AND August 2-3 (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).
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Recreational,Touring,
and Sea Kayak
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INTRODUCTION TO FLATWATER
KAYAK
Saturday,
June 28, 2008, Sid Hostetter,
717-964-3412 or mtgretnabirdlclub@hotmail.com.
Details
and application in PDF format
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Saturday, July 19, 2008,
Andy McAloon,
215-752-5534 or andrewmcaloon@gmail.com.
Details
and application in PDF format
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
Sunday, July
27, 2008, Looie Voorhees at 215-493-7405 or looielooie1@yahoo.com.
Details and application in PDF format
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:
May 28,
2008 (Evening Dry Session)
May 31-June 1, 2008 (Schuylkill River)
June 7-8, 2008 (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 11, 2008 (Evening Pool Session)
June 12, 2008 (Evening Dry Session)
June 14-15, 2008 (Schuylkill River)
June 21-22, 2008 (Lehigh River)
Contact Dana Fry at 267-716-3428 or danayaks@yahoo.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
Sunday,
July 20, 2008: Tyler
Dupree, 215-256-8534 or trdupe1@aol.com.
Details and application in PDF format
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Saturday, July 26, 2008, Jim Riley, 610-429-5427 or jriley1349@comcast.net.
Details and application in PDF format
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Saturday, August 2, 2008, Bruce Best at 484-995-9542 or oswald73@aol.com. Details
and application in PDF format
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Saturday, August 9, 2008: Wayne Mackin, 856-985-4744 or wjmcpa@jerseycpas.com. Details
and application in PDF format
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
April 26-27, 2008
Contact
Rick Shandler at 610-446-1867 or nescopeck@shandler.net
Details
and application in PDF format
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
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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.
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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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Thursday
Night Flat Rock Practice
June through August
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PCC
offers both whitewater and
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
$10 is required from each participant once each summer.
Club
boats are
available to rent, $10 per trip.
Details for each session are
below.
Whitewater
Practice
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. The whitewater group will normally NOT
return to
the club in time for the potluck supper.
Program
Coordinator: David Brumbelow,
Fleet Captain, at 610-506-1168 or e-mail.
Flatwater
Practice
To participate, a paddler must have successfully complete a beginner
kayaking
or canoeing course. The practice run goes upstream and back in
time for
the potluck supper.
Program Coordinator: Walt Birbeck, e-mail,
or see the PCC
message
board.
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RIVER RESCUE & SAFETY FOR KAYAK &
CANOE
DATES
TBA
Contact
Rick Shandler at 610-446-1867 or rick@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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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 danayaks@yahoo.com
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June 7-8,
Intro to Kayak
Instructor Training - Andy McAloon, 215-752-5534 or email
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PCC Instruction Fair
Sunday, April
13th, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Want to
get out on the water this summer? We can teach you how!
Drop in at the club to find out about the affordable lessons we offer
in all types of kayaking and canoeing.
How
to Find the Philadelphia Canoe Club
Questions?: Contact Dana Fry at
267-716-3428 or danayaks@yahoo.com
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PCC Annual Open House
Sunday, July 13th,
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.
Complete
Details
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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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