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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: kayak outfitters in San Juan Islands,trips
Posted By: Shawn Baker In Response To: Re: kayak outfitters in San Juan Islands,trips (John Lange)
Date: Friday, 30 April 1999, at 5:18 p.m.
Hi John,
Do you know if George Gronseth's Academy offers the second half of the training course? i.e. I know the basics--safety, strokes, rescues, rolling--but I'd like to learn more about navigation and dealing with "big water"
Are you from the Seattle area?
Shawn
> If you want to combine learning kayak skills with your trip, I can highly
> recommend George Gronseth's Kayak Academy. George is the author of Deep
> Trouble, and was the editor for Sea Kayaker's safety column. He offers a
> 5-day training course that includes two days in Lake Washington and a 2-3
> day trip in the San Juans. The focus of his class is definitely on
> learning kayak skills. I have not taken the 5-day course, but did take the
> 2-day intro course. It was worth every penny and is more exhaustive than
> any other sea kayak course I have researched. His teaching is excellent,
> and he focuses on saftey/paddling strokes/rescues. My wife and I both
> succeeded in rolling by the end of the course, and he only taught rolls in
> the last hour, but the early instruction on bracing was invaluable! I
> recommend that anyone interested in developing/perfecting kayaking skills
> take a course from George.
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