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2020 Beginner Class

Kayak Beginner skills Class this April 19th, April 26th, May 2th and May 9th! Sign up today to reserve your spot in our kayak class!! 

Below are details about the kayak class:

The kayak beginner class will include 2 pool session and 2 river sessions with ACA Certified Instructor’s:

April 19th (Sunday): 4-7pm 
Indoor Pool Session @ Cheyenne Mountain High School Aquatic Center 
️We will go over paddle strokes, general safety, gear education and roll practice with instructors. 
Bring your kayak, paddle, helmet, PFD, sprayskirt and be ready to LEARN!

April 26th (Sunday): 4-7pm 
Indoor Pool Session @ Cheyenne Mountain High School Aquatic Center 
️We will go over paddle strokes, general safety, gear education and roll practice with instructors. 
Bring your kayak, paddle, helmet, PFD, sprayskirt and be ready to LEARN!

May 2nd (Saturday): 8AM 
First session on Class I to II whitewater on the Arkansas River near Canon City. Meet up time 800am to set up car pool at King Soopers off of HWY 115. 
️ We will be learning down river techniques, reading water, ferrying, Eddies, rolls if desired, etc

May 9th (Saturday): 8AM
Second session on Class I to II whitewater on the Arkansas River near Canon City. Meet up time 800am to set up car pool at King Soopers off of HWY 115. 
Refinement of river day 1 techniques with more progression. 

Cost of beginner class is $125 per person.

Checks made out to PPWC, you can bring your check to Sunday pool session and leave with Craig, Kurt, Aimee or Chris.  Plus, you will need to be an active PPWC club member as well, sign-up is online here: Join the Club

Early registration (now) is preferred so we can know how many support boaters to join us so sign up now and message Craig if you have any questions.

Participants should have their own gear for the class but if anyone is in need of a specific item then please reach out to us and we will try and accommodate what you need for the class. Items needed:

  1. Whitewater helmet 
  2. Kayak 
  3. Paddle
  4. PFD for White wate type III or Type V.
  5. Sprayskirt
  6. Float bags for your Kayak.
  7. Wetsuit or drysuit (drysuit preferred)
  8. Food and water in a dry bag for your kayak
  9. Warm Dry clothing when you are done kayaking

If you are interested in taking our kayak beginner class please reach out to us at  OR send a message to Craig Forbes at 719-650-0946.

2019 Beginner/Intermediate Skills Class

beginning classes 2019
Posted February 2019
Calendar
 

Beginner/Intermediate skills Class: April 14th, 20th and 27th!

Sign up today to reserve your spot!

To sign up: Please message Aimee St Andre at , or by phone at (309) 642-2593.

The kayak beginner class will include one pool session and two river sessions:

April 14th (Sunday): 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Location: Indoor Pool Session at Cheyenne Mountain High School Aquatic Center

️We will go over paddle strokes, general safety, gear education and roll practice with instructors. Bring your kayak, paddle, helmet, PFD, sprayskirt and be ready to LEARN!

April 20th (Saturday): 8 a.m.

Location: First session on Class I to II whitewater on the Arkansas River near Canon City. Meet up time 800am to set up car pool at King Soopers off of HWY 115.

We will be learning down river techniques, reading water, ferrying, Eddies, rolls if desired, etc.

April 27th (Saturday): 8 a.m.

Location: Second session on Class I to II whitewater on the Arkansas River near Canon City. Meet up time 800am to set up car pool at King Soopers off of HWY 115.

Refinement of river day 1 techniques with more progression. Opportunity to try a class III rapid during the class.

Cost of beginner class is $125 per person. Make checks payable to PPWC. Early registration (now) is preferred so we know how many support boaters need to join us so sign up now and message Aimee so she can send you the waivers to sign for the class!

Participants should have their own gear for the class but if anyone is in need of a specific item then please reach out to us and we will try and accommodate what you need for the class.

Items needed:

  1. Whitewater helmet
  2. Kayak
  3. Paddle
  4. PFD
  5. Wetsuit or drysuit as water will be cold!

If you are interested in taking our kayak beginner class please reach out to Aimee at: , or by phone at (309) 642-2593.

Paddlefest May 26-29, 2017

Paddlefest in the Buena Vista area is coming quickly.
May 26-29, 2017.

The annual Paddlefest Beginner Trip will be Saturday May 27th. If you are a beginner and you've attended the beginners trips, you should be ready for the Milk run. Also, the beginner trip is a club sponsored event, so if you are not a member you can't go due to liability. So if you have not renewed your membership please do so ASAP.

In the past club members have camped the night before at Turtle Rock campground or at Ruby Mountain Campground or carpooled from the Colo Spgs area the morning of the trip. We will be meeting promptly at Ruby Mountain Campground Saturday the 27th at 9:30am and making shuttle arrangements to take as few vehicles to the put in at Johnson Village. In the past a few boaters have run Brown's Canyon, after the Milk Run, this is not a club sponsored trip, and should only be done if you have the stills to boat class III and IV.

Please contact Craig Forbes if you will be attending as a beginner or as a support boater:
(719) 630-7204, .

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Beginner Classes 2017

Interested in trying whitewater kayaking this spring? PPWC is offering an ACA whitewater kayak class to its members. Not a member? No problem, just join the club and enjoy a season of exploring a new sport and meeting fun folks. The beginner whitewater kayak class is geared to teach you all you need to know to hit the river this spring and summer with confidence.

There will be two pool sessions, one classroom class, and three trips on the river. Students will learn basic paddle strokes, reading river features, river etiquette, rolling & bracing, and basic maneuvers. 

Class Size: 12-14

Classroom Session: 

Pool Sessions: 

  • Sunday April 2nd, 4:00 - 6:00 pm (Mandatory)
  • Sunday April 9th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm  (Mandatory)
    • at Cheyenne Mountain High School Pool

River Days: 2 out of the 3 trips must be attended

  • #1 Saturday, April 22nd (optional overnight camping)
  • #2 Sunday, April 23rd
  • #3 Saturday, April 29th

Cost: $135, prior to March 5th

Late registration (after March 5th and will be accepted until March 19th) is $150.

Registration includes pool sessions, river, and pool instruction. Download the beginner class registration form.

PPWC membership is required. See membership section of website to join. For more information please contact Jim Sprouffski at (719) 304-4109, , or any of the club officers, see contact page. 

Swift Water Rescue Training Course

Get River Rescue Pro Certified with the PPWC!

July 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2017

The newly developed River Rescue Pro certification course is 3 days of intensive and comprehensive training that takes professional certification for the professional boater to a whole new level. All days are taught in the river environment. Short lectures will be followed with immediate application in the water. The class is held over a minimum of 3 days with case study homework in the evenings. The program is engaging, exciting, challenging, fun and affordable for all participants, with a strong emphasis on safety and prevention of accidents; as well as appropriate response to a whitewater emergency. This is the best river rescue certification course available to professional river guides and kayakers worldwide.

This course can be offered exclusively to our group (as long as we have 10 or more participants) over a three day weekend of July 7th, 8th, and 9th. The cost to members would be $300 and meets international commercial guiding certification standards.

For questions/enrollment information please contact Ben Schmitt at or (719) 351-4359.

Get your spot soon!

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Club Discounts

The retailers below have generously offered the following discounts to PPWC members. To receive any discounts, you must be a current PPWC member and in good standing.

The Edge Ski Paddle and Pack

15% off on non-sale items.

Underwater Connection

10% including special order items, excludes new boats/SUP boards and anything that is already on sale. New Boat/SUP board purchases more than $900 receive a $100 in store credit; under $900 is a $50 in store credit. In store credit can be used towards instruction. So...for example

  • Buy a new boat and for $40 more I teach how to roll it and you also get endless pool practice roll sessions.
  • Buy a new boat and for $49 more you get the Intro to kayak class.
  • Buy a new Boat and for $79 more you get the Essentials of River Kayaking Course.

Gearonimo

10% off in-store

Colorado Kayak Supply (CKS)

10% off in-store

Golden River Sports

10% off in-store purchases (excludes certain items and already on sale items). Additionally, with every new boat or new SUP purchase at full retail, you receive a $100.00 GRS store credit! Keep this credit on your account and use your $100.00 towards any full priced item in their inventory! Or you can use up to $100.00 of your demo rental fees towards the purchase of a new boat (boat demos start at $25/day - demo as many different boats as you'd like that day for that one $25 charge).

Mountain Equipment Recyclers

10% off in-store

Mountain Equipment Recyclers

Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center

10% off SWR, SUP, Kayak Instructor courses. Also 10% off the Adventure Pass. Use promo code PPWW20 at checkout. Must register online. RMOC is the premier outpost for outdoor adventure in the Arkansas River Valley. Offering professional instruction, guided trips, and certification courses. Our riverside outpost in Buena Vista, Colorado offers private access to Browns Canyon and the Milk Run.

Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center