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#2

Start with the Las Vegas Canoe and Kayak Club in Henderson though they seem to be into SUP

#3

Thanks I did emailed them twice but so far no answers , I also found a guide that do long distance Kayak and will use him but I was curious to see if anyone knew of a canoe guy since its still different than kayak.

#4

Canoes are not different.
Both craft obey the same principles of hydrodynamics
Canoe guy?
The American Canoe Assiciation has a website with courses listed
Many many good instructors are women

#5

Thanks , just for info when I say guys I mean people actually I did meet few smart women in my life …………( just joking, relax)

#6

that generic guys! Got it… but don’t worry about taking pointers from a “kayak person” I know several that are very good instructors in both but alas are some 2500 miles from you

#7

Thanks actually the only ones that I found are all kayak pro , this will work for now but I make take a trip up north for a week or more to learn with canoe too.

#8

The ACA publishes a list of instructors by state, you can find it at the following link:
https://www.americancanoe.org/page/Find_Instructors?

#9
  • You might want to take a look at what YouTube has for instructional videos.
#10

Thanks for your help

#11

@RLS said:
The ACA publishes a list of instructors by state, you can find it at the following link:
https://www.americancanoe.org/page/Find_Instructors?

Ditto.

#12

Hi ,
it seems like there are some state around Nevada but none where I am , I guess this will give an opportunity to go away for some long weekend.

#13

If you ever make it to the Oxnard, CA area i’d give you some instruction for free (I guess my fee is a pack of beer) depending on what you’re looking for . I’m well versed in non-freestyle non-whitewater paddling, which I imagine you dont have a lot of that type of water in the desert.

message me if you’re ever down this way

#14

I will do for sure , thank for offering .

#15

I’m curious on your proposed voyage. 3000 km is a lot for what I assume is a Northern river and a new canoeist. I am guessing the Yukon or Mackenzie… For the former you do need whitewater experience There are two major rapids and one is mandatory class 3.

But it is a working river and help is near though if you founder at Five Fingers rescue is very difficult. There are folks at myccr.com that have done almost all Northern Rivers.

#16

I am new canoeist but not really new to adventure travel in remote places of Africa/Asia or South America . I will be going down the Amazon river from the Venezuela border to the ocean .

#17

Did you read the book re Teddy Roosevelt’s canoe trip down the Amazon?

#18

Yes and pretty much all that I could find , the ones from John Harrison are really great to read too . its just a old dream of mine to do this adventure and I am now able to pursue this dream so next year I will be goin down the river.