2008 Canoe Symposium
Saturday Sessions
The Symposium team reserve the right to change sessions to accomodate large preferences on one session or in response to weather water levels or staffing needs.
Saturday half day sessions
Am Poling Flat Water with Harry
Am Flat water Freestyle
Am Flat Water Solo paddling an Introduction
Am Flat water Tandems, Introduction
Am Flat water Solo intermediate
Am Fundamentals skills for solo paddling
Am Making your boat spin
Am Bent and fast
Am High and fast
Am Jargon Busting, Blades types &Boats shapes and how it effects your paddling
Am Deep Water strokes
Am Trim, making the boat work for you
Am Outfitting a canoe
Am Efficient forwards
Am Moving Water Poling
Am Tarp Art & living with the outdoors
Pm Poling Flat Water with Harry
Pm Flat Water freestyle
Pm Fundamental skills for solo paddling
Pm Flat water Tandems, making it smooth
Pm Flat Water Solo, Intermediate skills
Pm White water safety and rescue, kept simple no pulleys.
Pm Lake Journey
Pm Open water rescues
Pm Deep Water strokes
Pm Bell Boats and Coracles
Pm Efficient forwards (Minimum effort to maximum tea shopping)
Pm Canoe Sailing Improvised rafted/non rafted
Pm Tarp Art & living with the outdoors
Pm Turning on the move, keeping your momentum
Pm High and Fast
Pm Intro to Surfing Solo
PM Moving Water Poling
Saturday full day sessions
Lake Journey
White Water, Introduction Tandems
White Water, Intermediate Tandems
White Water Introduction Solo
White Water Intro- Inter Solo
White Water Intermediate Solo
White Water Intermediate- Advanced
White water, Advanced (Your Boat may not return)
Journey skills. Poles, lines, and sails
Heart of the Lakes, Great Langdale Beck
River rescue, in depth
Women’s White Water, Solo, Intro- Inter
Leadership as a tool to keep you and your mates safe
Specialist White Water Boats Intro/Intermediate
Speed Angle Edge, the black art de-mystified