Georgian Bay Kayak & Canoe Festival
We are hosting our annual Georgian Bay Kayak & Canoe Festival once again this year, May 2, 3, 4, 2008. There’s a whole lot jammed into one weekend including a film festival, concert with the Arrogant Worms and two days of outdoor and paddling related workshops & presentations from top instructors from all over Ontario (& Quebec too!!). Learn to kayak, learn to canoe, learn to paddle or improve skills & techniques from strokes to rescues. You don’t have to be a paddler as there are plenty of slide shows and land workshops - from edible plants to gps navigation to astronomy!
Some of the presenters confirmed so far include:
• Wendy Grater - Kayak/Canoe Instructor and Director of Blackfeather
• Mark Scriver - One of Canada’s premier solo canoeists and instructors
• Serge Savard - Long distance kayak adventurer and Paddle Canada instructor Trainer from Quebec
• Scott MacGregor – Paddler & Editor of Rapid Media - publishers of several paddling magazines including whitewater, kayak touring, kayak fishing, canoeing and camping magazines, the Reel Paddling Film Festival, on-water events like Palmer Fest, and Internet publishing.
• Andy Hawksford – kayak instructor & master sailor
• Becky Pollock - Ecologist, paddler and researcher with the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve
• Larry Woolner – Engineer, sailor and gps instructor.
• Staff from many of the best paddling schools in eastern Canada.
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There will also be Free Test Paddling, Refreshments and World Famous Cardboard Kayak Race on Saturday and Sunday.
Should be a pretty exciting weekend - hope to see you there - if you want more information please visit Georgian Bay Kayak & Canoe Festival Page.
