Kayak Immersion Symposium-KIS

Who is this class for?

• Paddlers that want more of a complete experience and wish to paddle more efficiently and have their paddling style tuned and buffed.
• All those who realize they are lacking in safety and rescue training and would like to be safer on the water.
• Paddlers that have bought their own kayak and need advice on outfitting it to get the most fun and safety out of the sport.
• Anyone who would benefit from having experts show them useful strokes, gear tips and trip advice. Learn about the most useful accessories.

This is what you'll learn

• Getting the proper kayak fit to advance your skills.
• Fine tuning the paddle strokes and correcting bad habits as well as learning new strokes like bracing and edged turns.
• Proper use of safety equipment, sprayskirts and protective clothing.
• Practice a variety of capsize and re-entry methods.
• How important the paddle really is and all about the various kinds. (You may paddle them too!)

Important Tip:
Many students in these classes usually are most concerned with learning the capsize recovery methods and may have floundered about on their own and want to get it right. So if you choose to, you can be getting wet several times to maximize your learning experience and that's why we hold Kayak Immersion later in the season. You are not required to practice capsizes unless you want to-totally your choice and comfort level. If you do not already own a kayak and gear we can provide these at no extra charge along with a wetsuit for warmth if needed. KIS students have all kinds of unique questions ranging from car rack solutions to cold water gloves. Don't think you have to be a crack paddler to get the most out of this workshop. A lot of information changes hands from other students as well as your instructors.

Cost: $130.

• You can choose from a menu of courses featuring different instructors throughout the day.
• KIS classes will be both on and off the water and you’ll be with us from 10 am to 4 PM. We will provide a great lunch, snacks and beverages.
• If you do not have your own kayak and gear we can outfit you at no extra charge with everything you'll need including wetsuit.

What Kayak Immersion Symposium students say:
"I was self-taught and thought I was a pretty good paddler. I leaned more in the first 20 minutes of your KIS than in the past five years of trial and error. I can see now that I would have languished as a beginner (thinking all the while I was an intermediate) forever without taking your workshop. It was the most important step I've taken in paddling and I will highly advise my friends to take this workshop."
Ken Freedman-Indianapolis, IN

"My husband fell out of his kayak the first day we went out and couldn't get back in until he swam it to shore and could stand up. This freaked me out and is why we signed up for the Kayak Immersion Symposium and I was so pleased to learn how easy it actually is to get back in with the right tools. We went back home very happy we finally made it over to your school and picked up so many new skills."
Sarah Willis-Novi, MI

Please Note:
We do not teach the Eskimo roll in the KIS since that technique for righting a kayak is a separate class by itself.