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Sea Kayaking Expedition Clinic Program
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Summary |
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Location: Central
Chile
Theory: classes of 2.5 hours each in the classroom
Practical: 1
weekend
Level: Intermediate Course or previous experience
Rate: US$
442 per person
Season: All year
Include: kayak and safety equipment, transportation, food, camping equipment, course manual. |
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1. Levelling session
- Paddling maneuvers
- Rescue and self rescue
maneuvers
- Safety
- Equipment
2. Reading the Ocean
- Breakers
- Currents and "tide rips"
- Boomers
- Tides and currents
- Wind and waves
- Interferences
3. Navigating in ocean conditions and expeditions
- Getting in and out through the waves
- Head,
tail and cross winds
- Currents
- Reading the weather
- Handling a loaded kayak
4. Navigation
- The compas and maps
- Introduction to
the GPS
- Open crossings and ferries
- Navigation at night and with
fog
- Navigation plans
5. Dangers for the kayaker
- Hypothermia
- Climate conditions
- Breakers and eddies
- River mouths
- Marine life
6. Emergency and survival situations
- Evaluation of conditions and risks
- Emergency
equipment
- First aid equipment
7. Expedition planning
- One night, one week or one month?
- Expedition
equipment
- Safety
- Navigation
- Camping
- Repairs
- Communication
- Provisions
- How to load a sea kayak
- Camping
- Taking care of the environment
Enrollment
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