For more information and to register for the courses below, please contact RMOC direct at 800 255 5784 or colin@rmoc.com
Roll Tune Up
One on one instruction helps dust off the winter cobwebs & helps bombproof your roll. Course will be taught in the Paddlefest Pool (The Pool is not heated so thermal layers are strongly recommended)
Fee:TBD
Session Begins every 30 minutes:
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available
• Course Location: Paddlefest Pool
• Prerequisites: None.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
• Reservations Required
Intro Clinic
Designed for the novice or 1st time kayaker.
The Beginner kayaking instruction clinic provides students a general overview of basic skills and is perfect for a student with no experience or less than five days in a kayak. In addition, the course provides excellent opportunities for people without moving water experience or for those who have had little or no formal training. Many students have also found the Beginner clinic to be a very effective refresher if it has been a while since you last paddled.
Intro Clinic Fee:TBD
• Equipment: Equipment Provided
• River section: To be determined.
• Prerequisites: none
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
• Reservations Required
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Intro Clinic part 2 (optional)
This “on river” course is for students that attended Saturday’s intro course and are looking for time on the river.
• Equipment: Equipment Provided
• River section: To be determined
• Prerequisites: Must have attended the Friday or Saturday course
• Reservations Required
NOTE: RMOC Reserves the right to cancel or modify any course due to weather or river conditions.
Kid’s Clinic
Join RMOC for an introduction to kayaking clinic for kids.
Instructors: Dane Jackson, Emily Jackson-Team JK, Mike Harvey-Local Hero
• Equipment: Provided- Limited Availability
• Location: BV Town Pond
• Prerequisite: Ability to wet exit.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
• Reservations Required
Women’s-Paddling Clinic
Learn from some of paddling’s top female athletes.
Ladies, do you want to learn from and paddle with other women? Join this clinic for a fun and educational river run. Fine tune maneuvers such as, eddy turns, efficiency, ferries and eddy hopping.
1/2 Day Clinic Fee:TBD
Ruth Gordon and Emily Jackson-Team JK
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available- Contact CKS
• River section: Buena Vista Town Run
• Pre-requisites: Class II paddler with a river roll.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required
Stroke Clinic
Brush up your strokes! This clinic is sure to make your strokes fluid as the river. Good strokes will give you great performance. Choose from either the river stroke clinic (Saturday) or a pond stroke clinic (Sunday). Instructors John Grace-Team Logic.
2 Hours Fee: TBD
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available: Contact CKS
• Pre-requisites: Class II+ paddler.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required
Precision Paddling
Do you have a hard time hitting your eddies? Do you miss your lines? Learn for the nation’s top slalom paddlers the techniques that make paddling whitewater a lot easier.
2 Hours Fee: TBD
Instructor: Clay Wright-Team JK
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available contact CKS
• Pre-requisites: Class III with a river roll.
• River section: Buena Vista River Park
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
• Reservations Required!
Group Paddle
Join paddlers of similar abilities for guided trips on the river.
All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
Fee: TBD
Beginner: River Run-Big Bend to Salida
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available: Contact CKS
• Prerequisite: Class II paddler
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required!
Intermediate: River Run- Lower Narrows
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available: Contact
• CKS Prerequisite: Class III paddler with a river roll
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required!
Intermediate/advanced: River Run- Upper Narrows
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available: Contact CKS
• Prerequisite: Class III-IV paddler with solid river roll
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required!
NOTE: RMOC Reserves the right to cancel or modify any course due to weather or river conditions.
Intro to Playboating
Intro to playboating increases your grins by developing a solid foundation of playboating skills. We focus on front and back surfing as well as 360-degree flat spins. We also highlight eddy line squirts and go over some introductory cartwheel techniques.
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available please contact CKS
• River section: Buena Vista Playpark
• Pre-requisites: Class II,III paddler with a river roll.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
• Reservations Required
1/2 Day Clinics: Fee
Basic Safety and Rescue
Join Nick Wigston of the Downstream Edge for these super informative rescue courses. Nick will be the primary instructor and will have other athletes helping out for each course.
Saturday May 23rd 9:00a.m.-4:00pm
Fees: $100
The Downstream Edge Beginner safety course is designed for class 2-3 paddlers looking to develop a foundation of river safety from the beginning. You will learn about proper river running strategies to help your group avoid swims and rescue situations. Defensive and aggressive whitewater swimming will be taught and practiced as well as self rescue techniques. Your group will get hands on river scouting and water reading training from our expert instructors as well as practice setting safety and rescuing swimmers from a boat and from shore. This class is a must for aspiring whitewater paddlers.
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available Contact CKS
• River section: Buena Vista Playpark
• Pre-requisites: Class II,III paddler with a river roll.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
Reservations are required.
Please contact RMOC for reservations or additional information.
Advanced Safety and Rescue
Join Nick Wigston of the Downstream Edge for these super informative rescue courses. Nick will be the primary instructor and will have other athletes helping out for each course.
Fees: TBD
Our ACA advanced swiftwater rescue class is for intermediate to advanced whitewater kayakers. This class focuses on avoiding rescue situations and producing leaders who can safely and efficiently lead a rescue and save lives. Your group will learn and practice advanced river running strategies and learn to communicate on the river using hand signals and proper scouting techniques. We will practice whitewater swimming in difficult currents to practice and test your ability to effectively self rescue in the event of a swim. Setting safety and effective throw rope rescue will become natural for your group and will enhance your efficiency at running rivers. Our instructors will teach you from experience how to rescue pinned boats and gear as well as saving your friends when they are in trouble. The Downstream Edge advanced swiftwater rescue class will give you the most on-water training of any SWR class in Colorado. Say good-bye to boring dry-land instruction and learn from realistic on water scenarios designed to develop your groups skills in an intense rescue situation.
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available Contact CKS
• River section: Buena Vista Playpark
• Pre-requisites: Class II,III paddler with a river roll.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the Paddlefest Square.
Reservations are required.
Please contact RMOC for reservations or additional information.
Looping Clinic
Learn to Loop with Team Pyranha
1/2 Day Clinic Fee: TBD
Instructor: Jared Sieler-Team Pyranha
Instructors: Dave Fusilli-Team Pyranha, Graham Seiler-Team Pyranha
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available please contact CKS
• River section: Buena Vista Playpark
• Prerequisites: Class III paddler with a river roll.
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required
Creeking Clinic
1/2 Day Clinic Fee: TBD
On water Creek Boat Clinic
Learn techniques like boofing, hairy ferries, boat scouting, river communication, and the gear necessary for a fun and safe day creeking.
Instructor: Dave Fusilli –Team Pyranha
Instructors:Jessee Combs and Ben Stokesberry-Team JK
Instructors: Tommy Hilleke & John Grace- Team Liquid Logic
• Equipment: Not provided- Rentals available contact CKS
• River section: Narrows section of the Arkansas
• Prerequisites: Class III paddler with a river roll
• All courses meet at the RMOC Booth at the PaddleFest Square.
• Reservations Required
ACA Instructor Certification Course
Fee:TBD
Instructor: Miah Wheeler
Instructor Development Workshop and Instructor Certification Exam (IDW/ICE)
This course will cover and progress through flat water, moving water, and onto whitewater certification. An instructor candidate may be certified in any or all of these levels depending on their readiness or desire to teach any of the three categories of kayak instruction. At each level, the student must demonstrate proficiency in Teaching Skills, Technical Knowledge and Paddling Skills. Instructor candidates are expected to paddle with grace, control, mental tranquility, and demonstration quality. The course covers different teaching styles, the latest stroke mechanics, hull designs, materials and equipment. Learn by example the basics of being a good safety kayaker and at the end of it all, you’ll leave with the basic knowledge of how to instruct.
• Equipment: Not provided, Rentals available: Contact CKS
• Prerequisite: Class III-IV paddler with solid river roll
• All courses meet at the RMOC.
• Reservations Required!
NOTE: RMOC Reserves the right to cancel or modify any course due to weather or river conditions.