Outdoor and Rec Athletics 0123 - Beginning Kayaking, #1

This course is for students who want to learn how to whitewater kayak. No Previous experience is required, though participants must be able to swim and be comfortable in the water. Topics covered will include: a variety of strokes, basic self-rescue and safety knowledge, eddy turns, ferrying, 'river reading' and rolling the boat. This course is the same as OPRA 0124. The class will meet Wednesdays in the pool from January till March. After spring break the class will also go outside on Fridays from March until May. Please submit a $25 lab fee. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.

Wed.:Pool 1/24-3/7; Fri.:River 3/23-5/4 Lab Fee: $25. Accepted for CEL-1 credit.