Lessons

Kayak Lessons
Learning to kayak correctly and with confidence will enhance your enjoyment of the sport. Our instructors are ACA certified, have many years of paddling experience and during lessons, stress paddler safety first and foremost. All of our basic lessons are done on the calm waters of Salmon and West Creeks and as your skills build, we move to the open waters of Braddock Bay and Lake Ontario.

As always, kayak rental is included in the price of your class.

PLUS, with every lesson, you'll get a coupon good for a FREE future kayak rental! Our kayak lessons are great preparation for kayaking trips and tours.

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Learn to Kayak:
If you’re interested in kayaking, but unsure where to start, this class is for you. We’ll cover basic kayak safety, boat design, equipment and the basic paddle strokes. We’ll talk about some pros and cons of various boat designs, features and how to determine which kind of kayak is right for you. All you need to bring is a desire to learn something new and a willingness to have fun—we’ll supply the kayak, PFD and paddle.

Times: See Calendar
Duration: 2 Hours
Cost: $35.00

Intermediate kayaking:
This course is designed for the kayaker who has already taken our "Learn to Paddle" class and would like to improve their skills even more. We start with a quick review and tune up of the basic strokes. From there we will cover more advanced kayak control and capsize prevention.

Prerequisites: Learn to Paddle or equivalent

Dates & Times: Class is building now. Call to reserve
Duration: 4 hrs.
Cost: $69.00

Essentials of Kayak Touring:
The Essentials of Kayak Touring is a full day class designed with the entry level touring kayaker in mind. Topics include: kayak design and gear, kayaking safety, paddle strokes for propulsion and steering, bracing for capsize prevention. At the end of the course you should feel comfortable controlling your kayak in all directions and performing unassisted capsize recoveries.

Dates & Times: Class is building now. Call to reserve
Duration: 7 Hours
Cost: $99.00

Capsize Recovery:
This class is for those who have never learned capsize recovery techniques, or who haven’t practiced recently. Capsize recovery is a fundamental kayaking skill. A kayaker should be able to help his/her fellow paddler back into their kayak within just a few minutes. We’ll learn simple, effective techniques and practice many times to develop speed and confidence. Solo recoveries are much harder to perform and have limitations that we’ll explore during this class.

Prerequisites: Essentials of Kayak Touring or equivalent

Dates & Times: Class is building now. Call to reserve
Duration: 3 Hours
Cost: $60.00

Private lessons:
We offer private instruction for those who prefer individual kayak instruction or have scheduling constraints.

Private instruction is a great option if you have specific skills you'd like to work on, or are seeking intermediate to advanced instruction. We customize every private lesson to fit your skill level and goals—from recreational kayaking to sea kayaking, capsize recovery or Eskimo rolling, just let us know what you are interested in focusing on.

We normally meet at Braddock Bay Paddlesports, but depending on your goals, we may select another location.

Times: By Appointment only
Duration: 4 Hours
Cost: $100.00

Adventure Tour

• Are you a little apprehensive about going out on the water alone and wish you had someone to paddle with? Would you like to meet new people who also enjoy the sport?
• Do you need some stress relief?
• Want to explore some new places in and around Braddock Bay and the surrounding ponds?
• Need a couple of pointers to learn how to control your kayak better?

Then join us for our Adventure Paddles! If you have your own boat just show up and join in. If you need to rent a kayak, give us a call and we will reserve one for you.

Times: Every Thursday night, some weekends, see calendar for dates and locations
Duration: 2 Hours

Cost: Kayak Rentals: $15.00 launch from store, $20.00 other launch locations
Have your own kayak: Free

BIG SQUIRT: Youth Canoe & Kayak Camp Level 1:
Students will learn basic Canoe and Kayaking skills and water safety from ACA certified instructors. This program enables kids to have fun while they learn about safety on the water as well as how to manuver their Canoe and Kayak forward, backward, sideways and turn it efficiently. Through instruction, exercises and games, your children will learn and progress to a skill level necessary to be a safe and responsible paddler. We have adult and kid-sized kayaks, paddles and PFDs (life jackets). Life jackets will be worn at all times. Even thought kayaking has become very popular and continues to grow, we believe that it is important that students learn how to canoe efficiently and safely, so a portion of the camp time is decated to canoeing.

All participants must be able to swim. In case of thunderstorms or severe weather, sessions will be postponed or canceled. This class is appropriate for ages 10–14.

Dates: 7/9-12 | 7/23-26 | 8/13-16
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Duration: 3 hours each day
Cost: $90.00