FYI: Atlantic Kayak Tours will present a Kayak Skills Symposium on July 28 - 30, 2000, on the Hudson River at Peekskill, NY. The event will be open to just 100 participants, and promises to offer the highest quality instructional program ever offered in the tri-state area. Ten coaches from the U.S. and U.K. will offer more than seventy skill-building sessions during two and a half days. Coaches include: Chris Duff, Doug Van Doren, Mike Devlin, Bill Taylor, Nigel Dennis, Fiona Whitehead, Matt Berry, Rob Arrowsmith, Scott Fairty, and Bill Lozano. A high coach-to-student ratio will maximize individual attention for participants. Pre- and post-symposium courses will provide additional opportunities to work intensely with these coaches. The symposium's guiding principle is that skill development is a lifelong pursuit. This is an event for serious paddlers who want to continue to develop their skills. It is designed for paddlers with 2 Star to 5 Star skills and for paddlers who want to develop their coaching skills. Days at the symposium will be filled with fun and challenge, but the evenings will also be eventful. On Friday and Saturday nights, two extraordinary paddling adventures will be featured. The Friday presentation will chronicle a month long expedition to Antarctica by Nigel Dennis (designer of the Romany and Greenlander kayaks and premier paddler from Wales, U.K.) and Stan Chladek (one-time Olympic paddler). On Saturday, Chris Duff (who has paddled solo around the eastern third of the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland) will take us along on his circumnavigation of New Zealand's south island, which is currently under way. For more details, visit the web site at http://www.members.aol.com/KayakSymposium, or email KayakSymposium_at_aol.com. ================================================================= As for the usual disclaimer -- I don't work for these folks, but I paddle with them regularly and have great respect for their commitment to the great fun of good training. I'll be a volunteer at the symposium, too. Bob Volin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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