Canoe Lakewater - Advanced Tandem

This course is $40. Please register online now to secure your spot. You will not pay until two weeks before the course date when you receive an email reminder and invoice.

If the course is full, add your name to the waitlist. We will add another course when numbers warrant. 

Refine your skills and teamwork to quickly and efficiently paddle a tandem canoe in any direction. Master linking paddling manoeuvres together smoothly and efficiently to enhance your ability and enjoyment of canoeing. 

Capsizes and rescues are part of the course.  All paddlers require a dry- or wet suit, these can be rented in town. Sports Rent Coastal or dive shops have rentals available. 

Topics include:

•    Running and regular sideslips

•    Extended straight line paddling

•    Sharp forward & reverse turns

•    Bracing strokes

•    Advanced tandem rescues (Wet/Dry suit recommended)

•    Ropes and knots

•    Canoe repair

•    Handling wind and waves

Our certified instructors deliver the Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia’s (RCABC) Advanced Tandem course in a full-day session normally held on the Gorge waterway near the VCKC clubhouse.

All canoeing gear can be provided, however you are encouraged to bring your own equipment if you have it.

PREREQUISITE – RCABC Canoe Lakewater Basic Tandem.   You must be a club member to take a course, you will not be able to register until you have logged into the website.

Course-specific details will be sent by the instructor one week before the course.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the VCKC Canoe Program Director

Canoe Program Director

canoe@vckc.ca