2008 Education/Clinics

The two-day Beginner/Novice clinic will be held on May 31-June 1 on the Upper New River. Groups will be separated into beginners (with little or no whitewater experience) and novices (with limited Class I and II experience).

On Saturday, clinic participants will work on learning basic paddling strokes, eddy turns, peel-outs, and ferries. Participants will also focus on safety and some basic river reading skills. Sunday will feature a trip on the Upper New River with participants working on newly learned skills.

The class size is limited to 16 students and the registration deadline is May 15. The cost is noted in the registration form..

You must be a member of WVWA to attend but may join the club at the time of class registration. If you need to join the club, click here. The registration form for the clinic is in the April issue of Splashes and on the WVWA web site at BNform2008.pdf.

Contact Susan Sharp at 304-485-8673 or susan.sharp@suddenlink.net if you have any questions.

The WVWA is offering this two-day clinic on July 26-27. The location of the clinic will be based on water conditions at the time. This clinic is geared toward adult intermediate paddlers. Day 1 will cover rescue3 organization, swimming, wading, and the use of throw bags and rescue life vests. Day 2 will cover boat unpinning, anchors, Z-drags, in-boat entrapment, foot entrapment, and various rescue scenarios.

The class size is limited to 10 students and the registration deadline is July 14. The cost is $50 per student. This includes the course materials (10 feet of webbing, 6 feet of prussic cord and 1 carabiner).

You must be a member of WVWA to attend but may join the club at the time of class registration. If you need to join the club, click here. The registration form for the clinic is available on the WVWA web site at swrform2008.pdf. It will also be available in the June issue of Splashes.

Contact Don Beyer at 304-346-4220 or safety@wvwa.net if you have any questions.