improving on their whitewater roll or heading down Class II for the very first time, everyone put forth their best effort and many are hooked for life! This summer was the first for our Begginer Weekend Specials. The first weekend of every month saw brave adventurer-seekers dawn these crazy skirts, sit in these surprisingly unstable boats and learn how to float down the river with style and grace.
While not everyone was filled with style and grace immediately, most everyone picked up on it by the end of the 2 day clinic. We met for breakfast each morning to discuss the day's activities and talk about yesterday. This time was great to mesh as a group as well as present questions to the instructors and other students.
It was great to have so many people stay for 2 days. I think they would all agree that this isn't the kind of sport many people pick-up in one day. But if you take the time to learn the basic skills, the rewards are endless. With a group lesson perfect strangers were able to help each other and learn from each other as they both experienced new and sometimes unfortable and frustrating moments as well as sharing in the joy of mastering new skills. It also looks like many of them will be back for more lessons later this fall and next season.
Look forward to more beginner weekends as well as intermediate weekend dates next season!
