Beginner Progressive Learning Package (PLP)

Starting each month, May to October

Here is the best and most economical way to learn to kayak – all packed into a month!  This intensive course will provide you a solid foundation of skills and safety training for a lifetime of fun on the river. There is no other program like it.

Here are some of the advantages:

• The intensive PLP schedule accelerates your learning curve, so you can build skills quickly and progressively. Paddling is about developing good muscle memory. By dedicating a solid amount of time to learning, you set yourself up for greater rewards.
• Students progress together as a PLP group. By the end you will have a set of paddling partners at your level of skill – great for planning future excursions!
• You will have a single top instructor dedicated to your PLP group, understanding where you are in the sport, and committed to helping you to progress and to enjoy your time on the river.
• If you can safely transport a boat on your vehicle, you are invited for a small, additional fee to take home a set of equipment for the entire month. This enables you to practice on your own, outside the scheduled classes.  (See our equipment and rental policy for details)
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• Free kayaking Tuesdays – You can get an evening of practice and hang out with paddling friends. We supply boats and equipment.
• Beginner PLP Guarantee: Any beginner PLP student may attend classes after the end of a month’s program to the end of the season, until he/she is satisfied to have mastered the skills covered in that course. If you have completed the Beginner PLP, but don’t quite have those roll steps down solid, or need more practice on leans and peel outs in current, you can continue to come out until you are satisfied that you have mastered the skills? Good until the end of the season.

PLP Package programs begin the first weekend of every month of the season, May through October. If you are interested in a package, but are unable to commit to the PLP, you might be able to take our river lesson packages. If you are unsure about committing to the full program, we suggest taking an intro to river kayaking package along with a river rolling package.

Compare costs: The cost for the month-long package is $620 and provides 32 hours of expert instruction (at a rate of $19.3/hr). You save by taking a PLP compared to taking an equivalent number of classes separately. At just under $20/hr., this package is far less than any comparable program. It includes all necessary equipment and free practice on Tuesdays.

Week I: Saturday and Sunday mornings river classes. Monday evening rolling class. Tuesday evening practice session.

Week II: Sunday morning river class, Monday evening rolling class. Tuesday evening practice session.

Week III: Sunday morning river class, Monday evening rolling class. Tuesday evening practice session.

Week IV: Saturday rescue class, Sunday day trip to a nearby river.

Prerequisites: Good health and ability to swim.

Go to our registration page to sign up and consult the calendar for dates.