COURSES
We offer three short courses designed to get beginners off to a great start. Book a few days to a week ahead. These fun and informative courses will have you paddling with confidence.

Jumpstart Level 1 (6 hours) $150.00 plus taxes
This fun 6-hour introductory course provides you with essential safety instruction and basic strokes. Prepare to be wet for the first hour and a half while you practice capsizing, wet exits, self rescues and assisted rescues. The remaining time is spent learning basic paddle strokes and other boat control techniques. This course is our minimum prerequisite for participating in our open paddling sessions, camping trips, or kayak rental. Group lessons are offered weekends and private lessons (4.5 hours) are available weekdays.

Jumpstart Level 2 (6 hours) $150.00 plus taxes
This course is a follow-up to Level 1, and includes additional safety and rescue instruction, more advanced strokes, stroke efficiency, boat control, bracing, and introduction to rolling - skills that help paddlers deal calmly with rough and windy conditions and unexpected situations that may occur on the water. Group lessons are offered weekends and private lessons (4.5 hours) are available weekdays.

Rolling (1.5 hours) $75.00 plus taxes
We offer rolling classes weekday evenings, please call to make an appointment.
Participants should arrive 20 minutes early to prepare.
  Location:
We will be paddling on the Ottawa River. Our address is 25 Impasse de l'excursion, Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 6L9.
Please refer to mapquest.ca for maps and directions.
  What to Bring:
Change of clothes, sunscreen, sunglasses & floating strap, hat, water bottle, snacks, nose plugs or mask, change of clothes, towel, water shoes.
  Participation Agreement:
All participants are required to sign a liability waiver and complete a medical questionnaire.
  Rescheduling:
Courses are conducted regardless of the weather conditions, unless it is deemed to be unsafe by the instructor. Cancelled sessions will be rescheduled and held on Saturday or Sunday, at a time determined by the instructor in consultation with the participants.
  Cancellations and refunds:
A minimum of two weeks notice for cancellation, prior to the start of your course, is required to receive a full refund. If notice of cancellation is received in less than two weeks, prior to the start of your course, a refund will be granted if we are able to fill your spot.