Category Archive: Kayaking Instruction

Jul
22

Sean Morely virtual coach power paddling

Sean Morley was feature on the cover of Canoe and Kayak Magazine this month. The magazine has been doing features with some great paddlers, including Shawna and Leon of Body Boat Blade shot by Bryan Smith. This feature on power paddling, shows Sean rocking through a rock solid demonstration of good forward stroke form for …

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May
26

Two new St. Joe Kayak Classes Announced

In partnership with the Berrien Paddlers Group, Go Kayak Now! will run the wildly successfull Paddling in Current Class again. It will be held 3-5 PM Saturday June 18th. We are still picking a launch spot on the river, so stay tuned on that. Cost is $25.00 per person. Rentals available from Lee’s for $10.00 …

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May
16

Paddling in Current Class rain check

So it was a bit rainy this weekend wasn’t it? All that beautiful weather all week puttered out and died, and in came the rain clouds. And it just kept raining and raining. Well, luckily based on the interest we had in the Paddling in Current class for the outdoor lessons, we decided to have …

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May
09

Big Announcement for the Gale’s

Really excited to help announce over at The Gale’s, that Shawna Franklin and Leon Somme are coming to guest coach the first annual event. Shawna and Leon were kind enough to pay us a visit to WMCKA a few years ago. They had a huge impact on the symposium, and on the coaches they worked …

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Apr
30

The Gales Storm Gathering Announced

Four or five years ago I thought about doing a rough water sea kayaking instruction event. I pitched the idea to a few sponsors, but without much success. On a whim, right after Geneva Kayak Center reopened in it’s new location, I chatted with Ryan Rushton about organizing a rough water Great Lakes Sea Kayaking …

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Apr
26

Kalamazoo Spring Kayak Lessons Announced

We now have two outdoor kayak classes announced. Our Forward Stroke Clinic, and the Paddling in Current Class which are filling up fast will launch on May 1st and May 15th respectively. We will continue to announce classes after memorial day, trust me, we have a lot more planned!

Mar
21

Paddling in Current Kayak Class 3-27-2011-postponed

Paddling in Current Kayak Class This class is postponed until May 15th, Scheduling conflict with Lee’s Polar Bear Paddle. We’ve added an outdoor kayak classes for this upcoming week. This sunday, March 27th 2011 at 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Mayors Riverfront Park Dowtown Kalamazoo, right near Kings stadium, we will host our first paddling …

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Mar
09

Canoecopia Surf Presentation

I’ll be attending the largest paddlesports expo in the midwest Canoecopia friday, saturday and sunday. I love going to Madison Wisconsin, and I am hoping to meet a lot of new midwest paddlers. I will be speaking about surf kayaking. I have made some fairly substantial changes to the presentation from this summer based on …

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Jan
25

Why can’t we go straight while kayaking?

This video from NPR asks the question, why do we always go in circles. The perennial beginner kayaking question, how do I get my kayak to go straight? This question may be partially answered by this fun, jazzy animated video that was distributed by NPR. The answer may be less than satisfying. We don’t know …

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Jan
24

Kayaking King Free Video Game

Games: Play Kayak King and Sports Games on AddictingGames Terms of Use  Privacy Policy  ©ATOM Entertainment, Inc., a MTV Networks Company Well, let’s see if you can hit the gates in a reverse figure of eight. For those of you who love doing BCU 3 star assessments, this game is your cup of tea.

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