Training Course:Baja Sea KayakingSchool/Trainer:National Outdoor Leadership School
Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced
Course Description:
'' Baja Sea Kayaking has it all—technical skills, incredible scenery, leadership practice, and unique opportunities for cultural exchanges.
On this course you’ll navigate the Sea of Cortez, carrying everything you need for your journey inside the hull of your sea kayak. Your instructors will teach you how to maneuver this craft onto remote beaches surrounded by cliffs and how to handle the boat when waves and winds pick up.
On land, you’ll practice cooking, Leave No Trace camping, and maybe some beginning Spanish. Free diving is a special part of this course, and you’ll often spend afternoons exploring coastal reefs and the vast array of multi-colored fish that inhabit them.
You may even have the opportunity to catch and prepare fish for your fellow students or to enjoy the catch of the day from local fishermen. By the end of your expedition, you’ll walk away with the ability to lead your own sea kayaking adventure and an appreciation for this dramatic Mexican wilderness.
The following sea kayaking skills will be taught on this course:
Technical Paddling Skills
Basic forward, reverse, sweep, draw and rudder strokes
High, low and skulling braces
Kayak leaning and edging
Wet exits
Capsize recoveries in singles and doubles
Paddle signals
Rough water launching and landing
Use of towing systems
Eskimo rolling
Basics of kayak surfing
Ocean Travel Skills
Seamanship, including all of the following:
Interpretation of tides and currents
Ocean hazard assessment
Weather assessment
An understanding of wind and wave dynamics
Coastal Navigation techniques, chart reading and compass use
General Expeditioning Skills
Vessel outfitting, care and packing
Route selection and expedition planning
Vessel design and repair
Use of signal devices, including flares and VHF radio ...''
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
Please go to the school's official website for training price and schedule:
http://www.nols.edu/
Phone:(800) 710-NOLS
School Address:
NOLS, 284 Lincoln Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520-2848, USA
Jobs & Resumes: Loreto
Houses & Roommates: Loreto
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