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ACA Traditional Paddling Workshop

We are offering this 1-day skills course to give you the opportunity to learn a bit about some history and the development of the Greenland Paddle and other inuit tools.

We will spend some time on dry land topics early and then get on the water late morning and learn some methods of kayak handling using the the Greenland paddle. By the days end you will have experienced some forward strokes, draws, sculling, braces, and hopefully some rolls using a Greenland paddle.  

Watch our website in the coming months for an opportunity to build your own paddle!



Traditional paddling
  • Skills Covered:
  • History of the Kayak
  • People of the North
  • Tools of the Inuit
  • Forward Stroke: Sliding and Canted
  • Sculling and Bracing
  • Several Rolls