Instruction

Instruction

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES

Maybe it's been awhile since you’ve paddled and you need to brush up on some skills. You might be looking to buy a kayak and want to know how to use it right, or maybe you’re leading a group soon and want to know the best way to do that. Whatever is the case, we are here to help!

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Check out our Instructional Classes below!


All classes are provided by American Canoe Association Certified Instructors, and follow ACA's paddling progression classes.   

Basic Kayaking Class - Level 1

Anyone can kayak... really, it's pretty simple. BUT, you can definitely kayak a right way and a wrong way! And it takes so much longer to forget those bad habits then it does to simply learn it right the first time. So if you are in the market for your first kayak, or have already bought it, or maybe you just wanted to perfect some skills; let us get you off on the right foot... or should we say paddle! If you don't know terms like bow, stern, eddy, ferry, draw, CPR, torso rotation or more... then this class is for you!


2026 Schedule

All Classes begin at 9:00 AM and run approx. 4 hours

Saturday, May 9     -     Wednesday, May 20

Saturday, June 6     -     Wednesday, June 17

Saturday, July 11     -     Wednesday, July 22

Saturday, August 8     -     Wednesday, August 19

Saturday, September 12


Cost


  • $125.00 per person
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Stand Up Paddleboarding 101


SUP is still one of the fastest growing paddle sports opportunities in the US, and definitely one that is trending. Take off on the right foot with a hands on class with our expert instructors. We are the original SUP providers in Kentucky and have been offering it since 2008. Our classes are offered in a small group format, on the Kentucky River. Class last normally 3 to 4 hours with plenty of free paddle time.


2026 Schedule

All Classes begin at 9:00 AM and run approx. 4 hours

Saturday, May 16   -   Wednesday, May 27

Saturday, June 13   -   Wednesday, June 24

Saturday, July 18   -   Wednesday, July 29

Saturday, August 15   -   Wednesday, August 26

Saturday, September 19


Cost


  • 125.00 per person
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Advanced Kayaking - Level 2

Take the skills you learned in a Basic Kayaking Class and up them by adding in moving water! This takes all those skills you already know and have been practicing to a new level, because everything happens faster and more exaggerated. Learn and feel what its like to flip over, how do you get out, get dry, and get going! Learn and practice reading water, catching eddy's, peeling out and ferrying! Don't you want to know what all these terms mean.... then you need this class!


2026 Schedule

All Classes begin at 9:00 AM and run approx. 4 hours

Saturday, May 23   

Saturday, June 20

Saturday, July 25

Saturday, August 22   

Saturday, September 26


Cost


  • $125.00 per person
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Canoe Courses and Instructor Certifications


Do you have a camp, a parks facility, and college class, a summer youth facility...any group that desires to teach canoeing to others? We have you covered! We offer one to five day Canoe Skills Courses, and Instructor Certification Workshops, sanctioned through the American Canoe Association.


 Instructor Certification Workshops are top tier. These are to certify your team to teach canoeing in anything from flat water up to Class 2 moving water. Duration is 3 to 5 days. Skills Courses are the starting place, where your team will learn all the necessary skills to be proficient paddlers. Duration is 1 to 2 days.

Options include (Click course for Course Criteria):



These are offered on Special Dates only, arranged with your group. Inquire for details and booking.


Cost 

Case by case basis, but generally, $100.00 - $150.00 per student per day ( group only pricing)

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