Destination Kayak

Kayak Skills Week: Learn How to Kayak With Confidence

Class Event Availability

Rates & Booking Info: Call 843-877-0555 to Book!

Pricing:

3 Day Clinic: $150 (Sept 14-18)
Full 4 Day Clinic: $200 (Sept 13-18)
Kayak Rental: $25/day (Optional Add-On)
Rolling Clinic: $125 (2- 2 hour sessions/person) (Optional)
This is NOT INCLUSIVE. Get with your paddle buddy and book your campsite at Hamilton Branch State Park. Reccommended sites near the event to book: 72-76 / 78-80. (We will be on site 77)

Class Details:

Come spend a week with us and discover muscles you didn’t know existed, strokes you didn’t know had names, and rescue techniques you definitely didn’t know you needed.
Come for all 4 days — or just the last 3 days (Sept 14-18).
Either way, you’re leaving with more skills, more confidence, and probably a hilarious story about capsizing in front of your new best friends.
What Actually Happens This Week?
You’ll refine your basic strokes, sharpen your advanced ones, learn rescues that make you look like a superhero, and play kayak games that are 50% skill‑building and 50% “I can’t believe we’re doing this.”
You’ll navigate obstacle courses, respond to surprise scenarios, tow your friends, rescue your friends, and—if you’re feeling spicy—learn to roll your kayak like you meant to do it.
And yes… there will be a carnage showdown scenario- and who will be in charge of it…we’ll leave it to the luck of the draw!
And yes… it will be glorious.
Why You Need This Week (The Honest Version)
Because one day you might need to rescue someone.
Because paddling efficiently feels and looks amazing.
Because edging and boat control make you look like a wizard.
Because rolling is the closest thing kayaking has to a magic trick.
Because confidence on the water changes everything.
And because learning all this while laughing your way to success is way more fun than learning it the hard way.

Additional Options (Tent Rentals):

Tent Rentals

  • Basic Tent Rental:

    Includes set up and take down of a  4 person tent all to your self. There is enough interior height to comfortably sit on your air mattress but, if you are looking for standing height check out the premium tent with a 6 1/2 foot interior clearance and more space!

Kayak Training Week – Guest Information Sheet

Daily Schedule & Activity Descriptions

 

📅 Day 1 – Arrival

Afternoon: Check‑In & Orientation

Meet your instructors, review the week’s schedule, go over safety basics, and get settled into the rhythm of the program.

 

📅 Day 2 – Stroke Foundations & Refinement

Morning: Basic Stroke Refinement

Learn and refine the essential strokes every paddler needs:

  • Focus Areas: posture, grip, paddler’s box, torso rotation, blade angle, and efficient movement

Afternoon: Basic Stroke Games & Challenges

Fun, skill‑building games & activities designed to improve boat control and stroke choice.

 

Afternoon Alternate: Rolling Clinic

For enrolled students

  • 2‑hour sessions

  • Instructor ratio: 1:2

 

📅 Day 3 – Advanced Technique & Edging

Morning: Advanced Strokes & Edging

Develop finesse and control with:

  • Beam, Stern, and Bow Draws

  • Low Brace Turn Focus Areas: blade angle, stroke movement, stroke combinations, and “responding vs. reacting.”

Afternoon: Advanced Stroke Challenges

Skill games designed for tight maneuvers and creative problem‑solving.

 

Afternoon Alternate: Rolling Clinic

For enrolled students

  • 2‑hour session

  • Instructor ratio: 1:2

 

📅 Day 4 – Rescue Skills

Morning: Buddy Rescues

Learn multiple assisted‑rescue techniques:

 

Afternoon: Rescue Relay Challenge

A fun‑paced, team‑based rescue course.

 

Afternoon Alternate: Rolling Clinic

For enrolled students

  • 2‑hour session

  • Instructor ratio: 1:2

 

📅 Day 5 – Scenario Day

Morning: Scenario‑Based Course

A charted route filled with surprise challenges. Each paddler receives a “scenario card” to keep it fun & exciting. Trip leaders switch throughout the paddle, handling whatever “unexpected” events arise.

 

Afternoon Alternate: Rolling Clinic

For enrolled students

  • 2‑hour session

  • Instructor ratio: 1:2

 

📅 Day 6 – Wrap‑Up

Morning: Class Review & Optional Individual Critique

Personalized feedback, final questions, and skill recommendations for your continued paddling journey. Check‑out follows the morning session.

Call Laurie To Book! 843-877-0555