Whitewater Canoeing Refresher

• Whitewater canoeing terminology or how to understand each other the rest of the day
• Basic tandem cruising strokes or how to get you and your paddling partner on the same page part 1
• Basic tandem maneuvering strokes or how to get you and your paddling partner on the same page part 2

Whitewater Paddling Theory

• Hydrology or how to read the river
• Approach and Anticipation or how to run rapids using your knowledge of hydrology
• Forward ferries and eddy turns or how to use the current and your strokes to your advantage

Whitewater Safety

• Point-sweep theory or how to watch out for each other
• Paddle signs and hand signals or how to communicate in whitewater
• Scouting rapids or how to give yourself the opportunity to make good decisions
• Anatomy of a disaster or how to be a good victim
• River hazards or how to identify river hazards
• Know your limits or how to be honest with yourself
• Know your personal condition or how to try and anticipate errors in judgement due to hypothermia, hyperthermia, or dehydration

Whitewater Paddling Practical

• Maneuvering strokes or how to spin and sideslip your canoe
• Cruising strokes or how to paddle a straight line
• Forward Ferries or how to paddle a straight line in current
• Eddy Turns or how to stop on a dime in current
• Surfing or how to sit in the middle of the current like a salmon

River Rescue Theory

• Anatomy of a disaster or how could we have prevented this in the first place
• Rescuing swimmers from your canoe or how to land the big one part 1
• Rescuing swamped boats from your canoe or how to conduct marine salvage
• Throw bag rescues or how to land the big one part 2
• Pinned canoes or how to find the silver lining
• Vector pulls or how to find a simple solution
• Pin kits or how to tell if everything is in the kit
• Z-drags or how to use your tow truck in a bag

River Rescue Practical

• Rescuing swimmers from your canoe or how to land the big one part 1
• Rescuing swamped boats from you canoe or how to conduct maritime salvage
• Throw bag rescues or how to land the big one part 2
• Vector pulls or how to find a simple solution
• Z-drags or how to use your tow truck in a bag

Canoeing Heritage

• Poling a canoe or how to become a student of the subtleties between river and canoe
• Solo canoeing or how to paddle your own canoe