4 hours
FEE: US $150.00 - 4 person minimum
DATES: Call us at the office for upcoming dates. 360-376-5388
PREREQUISITES: Comfortable with wet exits, basic boat handling skills.

In this wet and fun class, you will learn fast and effective rescue skills that can be used while paddling with friends in moderate conditions. This class is intended for the general paddler who ventures out with friends and has not gone through any formal rescue class. You will learn how to keep control of equipment during a rescue and how to get yourself or another paddler back into the kayak and ready to paddle again!

2 days
FEE: US $280.00
DATES: (2010) July 16-17  (Call our office additional class dates not yet listed. 360-376-5388)
PREREQUISITES: BCU 2 Star skills

This class will give you a large "tool box" of practical rescue skills that can be used on flat water or in advanced conditions. With cutting edge knowledge from coaches with the experience to know what does and doesn't work on the water, you will learn to solve problems that arise during rescues, and which safety products are effective. Risk assessment as a method to avoid needing to do rescues will also be emphasized throughout the course. This is a very comprehensive course with the most up-to-date tools and techniques to keep your group safe. This class is highly recommended for anyone leading groups or teaching in clubs.

The FSRT is a prerequisite for the BCU coaching curriculum.

One day
FEE: US $160.00
DATES: (2010) April 17  (Call our office additional class dates not yet listed. 360-376-5388)
PREREQUISITES: BCU 3 Star skills, a tidal currents course, and a solid roll.

Regardless of the quality of your equipment or how well you prepare for a trip, there is always the unpredictability of the sea and the "human factor". You and the members of your group are fallible, and things can go wrong when attempting a journey on the sea. This one day clinic is designed to put you in situations you least expected or prayed would never happen. With poor landings or no possible landings, we will be forced to deal with scenarios such as: sea sickness, dislocated shoulders, a trapped paddler, a heart attack, holes in boats, broken paddles, lost equipment, imploded hatch covers, hypothermia, capsizing while towing in tidal races, VHF radios with dead batteries, flares that fizzle and more bad luck! After each incident we evaluate what went right and wrong. We will look at "tools" to best deal with each incident and the simplest solution to that particular problem. We will dissect failed equipment and look at ways to improve its performance in the future. Through a full day of these scenarios, we decrease the chances of these incidences from occurring and increase your ability to deal with them if they should .