Skook Course

So...I get to work at Skookumchuck. I don't know how I got so lucky...but it's a dream come true. This year we took Rory, Mark, and Mark.

Rory rippin it up on the wave.

...now that's a wave...

For the course we met in Deep Cove twice a week for 5 weeks. Classes we introduce the skills and theories needed to safely paddle in areas of current. Practices were on dates chosen by participants and we we used practices to solidify the skills taught during our classes. For overnight trip we met at Egmont Marina on the Sunshine Coast backeddy.ca where we spent two days learning and building confidence in the dynamic waters of the Sechelt Rapids. The course covered topics such as edging and bracing, rolling, moving water recoveries and rescues, crossing strategies, predicting time, speed, and direction of currents, navigating through currents, dealing with evacuations, assessing and avoiding hazards, and paddling techniques for dealing with eddy lines, eddies, boils, whirlpools, and standing waves.


The course was challenging, tiring, and absolutely unforgettable. Thanks guys!