Posted November 21, 20222 yr I am looking for Pool Sessions this winter! (Sea Kayak or White Water, any leads welcome.) I signed up for the first two sessions with https://www.salemkayak.com/gear-trips-courses/pool-sessions, but I snoozed on signing up for later sessions, and now Kevin's "Practice" offerings are sold out till late March 2023! Any leads on other providers, and any update on NSPN Pool sessions would be very welcome.
November 21, 20222 yr Join the "Where's the Whitewater at?" facebook group. They've organized Wednesday evening pool sessions in Athol, MA, and Sundays in North Adams, MA. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wheresthewhitewaterat Athol Area YMCA Duration: 1 hr 45 min Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Kayak rolling indoor pool session! Location is the Athol YMCA. Address is 545 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331. The pool will be open from 7pm-8:45pm. Please show up a few minutes early to thoroughly rinse your boat inside and out with the provided hose bib on the pool deck. Cost is $15/pp for the session and payment can be made by either cash or Venmo to myself upon arrival.
November 22, 20222 yr You might also join the Merrimack Valley Paddlers FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/244781862345264 There's talk about pool sessions at Colby Sawyer college. Ongoing discussion about all the local pool sessions this season: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wheresthewhitewaterat/permalink/10166860482295174/ AMC CT has pool sessions posted, others may follow: Appalachian Mountain Club - Event Listings (search for keyword "pool")
December 2, 20222 yr Someone from the AMC NH Paddlers is setting up pool sessions in Sandford Maine. About .45 minutes up from Kittery maybe?
December 2, 20222 yr We will have Saturday sessions January-March at Haverhill High School. Working on details.
December 21, 20222 yr 2023 Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors (MASKGI) Pool Sessions
December 22, 20222 yr Author Boston AMC whitewater rolling instructional sessions will be back again this winter. They have the Arlington Boys’ and Girls’ Club pool reserved from 5-7 pm for five Sundays, February 26 through March 26, 2023. NOTE: This is for WHITE WATER kayaks only. The pool entry path includes a right angle turn which will not accommodate sea kayaks. However, with advance notice AMC Boston does normally rent kayaks for this event from their fleet. I don't think registration is up yet, and I am definitely NOT the registrar. Watch this space: https://amcbostonpaddlers.org/public/white-water/ If you are looking for local inexpensive rolling instruction, this annual event is hard to beat. If you show up for all five sessions, and are reasonably fit, you are very likely to get your first rolls. (Then it just takes years of practice to keep and improve them.) Yes, I have volunteered to be one of the instructors with AMC Boston again this year.
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