Women on the Water Festival

Beginner Kayaking Skills - Kayak beach

• Beginner Kayaking Skills: This fun and relaxed day of kayaking is designed to introduce you to what kayaking is all about. We’ll begin the day talking about different types of kayaks, equipment and safety gear so that you have some knowledge in case you’re interested in buying a kayak. We’ll then venture into the water and learn how to launch a kayak and land a kayak in style. We will head out on the water and review all the basic strokes we use in kayaking. We’ll cover the forward stroke, sweep strokes, pivot turns, and draw strokes. After lunch we’ll get wet playing in our kayaks, wet exiting and rescuing each other. Expect lots of laughs and learning with your coaches for the day.

Intermediate Kayaking Skills - Kayak Beach

• Intermediate Kayaking Skills: You’ve already taken a beginner course with us at WOW or you’ve been on one of our trips and now you’d like to get on the move. You will begin the day with a strokes review. Then we will move into working on a powerful forward stroke, blended strokes, edging, bracing, and rescues. Be prepared to get wet in the afternoon. We will cover assisted rescues, self-rescues, and scramble rescues. Coaches at this level are open to requests too so if there’s anything you’ve been dying to learn in your kayak, just ask and we’ll spend some time coaching that skill for you.

Advanced Kayak Skills - Kayak Beach

Since this is WOW’s seventh year, there is now a demand for more advanced programming to serve those that have been paddling for a while now. In order to take this clinic, please have at least your Paddle Canada level one skills. This course will focus on building your core skills. We will work on blended strokes for better maneuvring, Speeding up our assisted and self rescues and really edging our kayaks for maximum performance.
We will also troubleshoot any skills you are having difficulty mastering or any skills you really want to learn like a re-enter and roll or sculling for support.

Whats SUP? - SUP Beach

• What’s SUP? Introduction to Stand-Up Paddling: This course is open to all who want to know what SUP is all about. You’ll begin your day learning about different boards, different paddles, what a paddle leash is and how to carry a board safely. You’ll then head down to the water and get SUP-ing. Spend a day learning SUP balance, strokes and maybe even a rescue…wait, how do you rescue someone on a SUP? You’ll find out soon.

Intermediate SUP - SUP Beach

• Intermediate SUP: This class is for those of you who may already own a SUP or have taken a lesson or have the basic balance and skills on a SUP board. In this class you will be breaking down the basic skills and working on making them more effective. You will workshop the forward stroke on tour and how to forward paddle effectively while not tiring yourself out. You will also work on balancing, walking your board, pivoting and edging. Be prepared to get wet. You can’t learn without falling in!

Maneuvering a canoe - Canoe Beach

Saturday: Whether you have never been in a canoe or have paddled for years, join us to learn the basics or to upgrade your tandem skills with some advanced challenges. We’ll practice various skills that’ll help you get where you want to go with ease and finesse, and safety options designed to keep your boat open side up, but we’ll finish the day with canoe rescues, so be prepared to be wet!
We will explore solo canoeing for interested participants. Strokes (intro to advanced techniques): forward, reverse, stops, draws, pries, sweeps, J-stroke, Silent stroke… special requests welcome! Maneuvers: Portage, balance, entry/exit, launch/land, pivots, side-slips, arcs/turns, straight lines, canoe-over-canoe and curl rescues. Sunday: We’ll use our skills to go on 2 (morning & afternoon) tours. Nature identification and skills coaching (on request) as we paddle.

SUP Yoga - SUP Beach

Open to Everyone! Balance, Stretch and Play

Try SUP Tour - SUP Beach

Open to everyone! Try SUP or practice your new skills on a tour of the beautiful waters around Camp Tapawingo.

SUP Superstars - SUP Beach

This isn’t your first time on a SUP is it? Want to take it to the next level? This is the class for you.

Beginner kayaking assisted rescues - Kayak Beach

For everyone who would like to get more comfortable rescuing into their kayak. We will cover the wet exit, assisted rescue, and self-rescue. This is a great course to take after beginner kayak skills from Saturday to get really comfortable with your kayak rescues.

Try kayaking tour - Kayak Beach

Open to everyone! Try kayaking or practice your new skills on a tour of the beautiful waters around Camp Tapawingo.

Kayak balance, play, and self-rescues - Kayak Beach

The key to getting comfortable in a kayak is by getting out of the seat and getting on top! Work on your balance and comfort by learning techniques for scrambling around your kayak. In the process you’re sure to get wet but you’re sure to have fun! Of course there will be rescues involved, you’ll spend so much time in the water. Try it, you’ll love it and feel so much more comfortable when you sit your bottom back in your boat.

Kaya edging and bracing - Kayak Beach

In this session, we will play in our kayaks to increase our comfort level and advance our skills. We will talk about why we put our kayak on edge and practice it. We will also learn a low brace to help protect us from going in the water in the first place! We’ll then combine our edging with some strokes to make our kayak turn like a sports car.

Forward paddling, blended strokes and kayaking in the wind - Kayak Beach

Description coming soon.

Canoe Tour with skills coaching - Canoe Beach

Take a canoe tour with your coaches Dot and Lynette and learn some canoe paddling skills along the way. You will be paired up with another paddler in a tandem canoe. The morning tour will head towards Five Mile Bay.  Nature identification and skills coaching (on request) as you enjoy our morning paddle.

Beginner kayaking and assisted rescues - Kayak Beach

For everyone who would like to get more comfortable rescuing into their kayak. We will cover the wet exit, assisted rescue, and self-rescue. This is a great course to take after beginner kayak skills from Saturday to get really comfortable with your kayak rescues.

Forward paddling, blended strokes and kayaking in the wind - Kayak Beach

Description coming soon.

Kayak balance play and self rescues - Kayak Beach

The key to getting comfortable in a kayak is by getting out of the seat and getting on top! Work on your balance and comfort by learning techniques for scrambling around your kayak. In the process you’re sure to get wet but you’re sure to have fun! Of course there will be rescues involved, you’ll spend so much time in the water. Try it, you’ll love it and feel so much more comfortable when you sit your bottom back in your boat.

Try Greenland style kayaking - Kayak Beach

This is a fun introduction to paddling with a Greenland Stick. Dympna celebrates the traditional skills of kayaking by introducing you to a Greenland paddle. In this course you will play with the forward stroke, sweep strokes, pivots, turns and sculling with a Greenland stick.

SUP Yoga - SUP Beach

Open to Everyone! Balance, Stretch and Play

Try SUP Tour - SUP Beach

Open to everyone! Try SUP or practice your new skills on a tour of the beautiful waters around Camp Tapawingo.

SUP Forward Paddling - SUP Beach

This session will help you refine your forward paddling technique on a SUP. Efficiency is everything when you are taking hundreds of strokes, every little improvement will take you further and with less effort.

Canoe tour with coaching - Canoe beach

Take a canoe tour with your coaches Dot and Lynette and learn some canoe paddling skills along the way. You will be paired up with another paddler in a tandem canoe. The afternoon tour will head in the other direction than the morning tour as you head towards the famous swing bridge which connects Parry Island to the mainland.  Nature identification and skills coaching (on request) as we enjoy our afternoon paddle.