Meyers Pool Practice Feb 23: Open Pool Workshop: Tandem Canoeing & Communication

Location:  Meyers Pool, 7900 Carr Drive, Arvada, CO 80005,  303-467-7140

Bring your own equipment (or let me know what you need – contact info below).

Please rinse your gear using the provided hoses before entering the pool.

Pool Availability:  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

NOTE:  Workshop time from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Join us for a one hour refresher and demonstration of tandem canoeing and communication.

Experienced club members will be available to demonstrate and assist participants with practicing these skills.

Please arrive before 10:00 a.m. so that you can unload and rinse your canoe and paddles using the hoses provided.

The workshop starts at 10:30 a.m.

Contact Debbie Hinde at [email protected] with any questions and to let us know if you’ll join us for this workshop.

Tandem Canoeing & Communication Agenda

1. Stern responsibilities
2. Bow responsibilities
3. Weight distribution & canoe trim
4. Getting in and out of a tandem canoe
5. Loose Hips Save Flips
6. Setting the paddling pace
7. Communication in wind & waves
8. Communication options:
   1. Saying Stroke names vs. canoe direction (“Draw right” vs. “Turn Right” vs. Slide Right”…)
   2. Hand signal options
   3. Bow Paddle position to trigger Stern action (i.e. bow (forward) draw vs. side slipping draw)
9. Don’t Ram The Instructor Game

Helpful Instructional Videos From the ACA Website: 

ACA:  How to Paddle a Tandem Canoe | Tandem Canoeing Essentials (4 min, 34 sec)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaqvoIJD-A&feature=youtu.be

ACA:  Canoeing | Top 5 Tips to Make You A Better Paddler (3 min, 35 sec)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIVp6XjZ_Ew&feature=youtu.be

Additional videos can be found at:  https://www.americancanoe.org/page/Ed_videos