2019 Colorado Whitewater Kids Paddling Team
This series of classes is intended for youth, ages 8-17, and will provide a progression of skills designed to develop safe, strong and confident white water paddlers. This class is suitable for the brand new, intermediate and advanced youth kayakers. Kids will learn about boats, essential gear, paddle strokes, river safety, rolling and bracing, play boating and more. The focus will be on SAFE, FUN boating. Participants will need parental approval. CW has a limited amount of equipment that can be made available for student use.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $180 for the course.
Note: There will be an open pool session running concurrently with the Kids Team so that parents can hone their kayak skills at the same time as the kids. The pool entry fee will be $10 per session for kids and parents.
Class Times & Dates: The classes will meet at varying times, please verify for each day:
- January 13: 3 - 5 pm
- January 27: 1 - 3:30 pm (classroom session last 30 minutes)
- March 3: 12:30 - 3:00 pm (classroom session first 30 minutes)
- March 17: 2:30 - 5:00 pm (classroom session first 30 minutes)
- April 14: 2:30 - 5:00 pm (classroom session first 30 minutes)
- April 28: 2:30 - 5:00 pm (classroom session first 30 minutes)
Flatwater and moving water days will be scheduled at dates to be determined.
Instructors: Bruno Lutz, Terry Standlee, Cynthia Hazel, Mark Robbins, Steven Dougherty, plus Guest Instructors TBA
Refunds: If some unforeseen major event happens to prevent you from attending after you have registered, you may request a refund by contacting the Instructions Director. If canceled 7 days before the first day of the event, the refund amount will be the cost of the event less processing fees. If canceled less than 7 days, refunds are at the discretion of the Instructions Director.
In order to register for this series, parents must obtain a registration code from Bruno Lutz.
Click here to register after acquiring the code.
