The much-anticipated Try a Kayak Day is this Saturday, June 5th! We’ll be at Footner Lake, located just beside the airport, about 10 km north of High Level on Hwy 35. Come by from noon to 5 pm (if it’s nice, we’ll probably stay until 6pm) and have a chance to learn a bit about kayaks and go for a little paddle on the lake.

The forecast looks a little sketchy, but we are sure that in the end, it will be nice — not raining — in the afternoon. If the weather is terrible, we’ll cancel it, and we’ll post a blog entry here so you know. If the weather is iffy, come out anyway, and we’ll be there. If it’s too cold, no worries, we’ll have another Try a Kayak Day in July. June just seems a little too crazy for people.

We have 3 single kayaks and one double kayak that you’ll have a chance to oogle and then try:
– Current Designs Vision 135 Roto (single) more info | reviews (Vision 140)
– Current Designs Breeze (single) more info | reviews
– Prijon Kodiak (single) more info | reviews
– Current Designs Unity (double) more info | reviews

People often think that kayaks are more tippy and scarier than canoes. Not true! Once you get the hang of it, kayaking is wonderfully freeing… you’re in charge of your own boat, you can maneuver really well, and go wherever you want — into very shallow water and tight little spots. Some people are afraid that if they tip, they will be stuck inside and drown. Also not true! If you should tip, it’s very easy to push the kayak away and just pop out of the cockpit and come to the surface. Some people compare it to doing a somersault. Now you might not have done a somersault since you were a kid, but in the water it’s easy and it all comes back to you! If you have a spraydeck/sprayskirt on, you have to take that off first, but it’s also quite easy. At Try a Kayak Day, you won’t be wearing skirts, just to keep it simple.

Hope to see you there!