Crosscurrents Kayak

Looking for training in June or July? We've got the following courses in the Nanaimo area with seats available:
📌 Sunday June 14 - Paddle Canada Basic Kayak Skills
📌 Thursday June 18 - Underwater Composure clinic
📌 June 25-28 - Maurelle Island Circumnavigation (Learning Expedition for intermediate+ paddlers)
📌 July 3-5 - Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayak Skills
📌 July 11 or 12 - Paddle Canada Basic Kayak Skills (potential date - contact us directly)

Check out our Course Calendar for all the details. We'd love to see you out there! https://crosscurrentskayak.ca/courses-clinics/calendar/

A thank you note, a sea star, “War and Peace”, and a life ring… These clever scribbles were drawn by our latest Underwater Composure clinic students while they were capsized in their kayaks!! Bravo! 👏🏻
Our next Underwater Composure clinic runs June 18 in Nanaimo and we have a few seats still available. Join us to work through a series of exercises that may get you, too, to the point of writing notes while underwater in your kayak!
https://crosscurrentskayak.ca/skills-clinics/underwater-composure/

Sneak peek at our Paddle Canada Level 2 Skills course going on in Nanaimo right now! 😎🌊👍

We had fantastic conditions for our Paddling in Wind clinic this morning in Nanaimo! Strong, gusty northwest winds blowing outside our protected launch point gave us lots of options for different levels of conditions to practice in. We discussed how winds from different directions affect our kayaks in motion, what techniques we can use to manage these effects, and ways to "read" wind on the water. Then we went out and got lots and lots of practice! By the end of our session, our students Erina, Susan and Miguel were putting all the pieces together to confidently and competently pilot their crafts towards various landmarks in some challenging following seas. Bravo! 👏🌊😎

We'll run more Paddling in Wind sessions this year if there is enough interest. Reach out if you're keen!
https://crosscurrentskayak.ca/dynamic-water/wind/