Event Calendar

Co Taught by Karyna Todd and Jordan Taylor

$250. Potomac River near DC. Never taken rescue? Or it’s been a while and you want to review fundamentals?

This course is intended for women and gender-expansive individuals only. Our purpose is adjust the curriculum and training environment enhance skill development as well as leadership and decision-making in rescue for women.

Contact Jordan to book.

June 9. Solo or Tandem. Potomac River near DC. $100

This is an all-day clinic for CCA Solo Canoeists  comfortable in Class 2-3 rivers. The course will include moving water maneuvers, paddling techniques and mechanics, ranges of motion, body positioning, paddle placement, propulsion and turning. 

The course is limited to 6 participants with pre-registration required. The cost is $100 dollars. 

Contact Gary Steinberg to inquire.

June 11-15. $750.Potomac River, MD near DC.

Learn and/or develop your skills in kayaking, teaching & coaching, group manaagement and rescue and how to offer your own classes with support form the ACA!

Contact Jordan to book.

July 13-14. Lower and Upper Youghiogheny. $400

Boofing, Outside edge engagement, blending strokes and linking maneuvers, complex attainments. Depending on abilities we may move to the Upper Yough for its Monday release.

Pre-requisites

July 13: reliable roll in Class 3.

July 14: Consistency in hard Class 3-3+, Reliable roll in Class 3-3+, 16 hours or more SWR training.

Contact Jordan to book.

Lower Yough Open Canoe Skills Course with Jordan Taylor

August 18, Lower Yough. $100

Canoe Cruisers Association, in collaboration with  Calleva  and  Paddlesports Institute is offering an OC1 Lower Yough clinic on Monday, August 18th with canoe instructor, Jordan Taylor. This is an all-day clinic for CCA OC1ers  comfortable in Class 3 rivers. The course will include moving water maneuvers, paddling techniques and mechanics, ranges of motion, body positioning, paddle placement, propulsion and turning. 

Contact Gary Steinberg to inquire.

August 22, Lower Yough, $100

Canoe Cruisers Association in collaboration with  Calleva  and  Paddlesports Institute  has commissioned Jordan Taylor to lead an Advanced Whitewater Skills course for Kayakers who are comfortable running the Lower Yough or similar Class 3 rivers. This is an all-day session for CCA members who are interested in practicing more technical and challenging lines on the Lower Yough. A reliable roll and the ability to aggressively rescue is required.

Contact Gary Steinberg to inquire.

August 23-25 Lower and Upper Yough

$525 plus ACA Membership.

This one goes to 11…(Spinal Tap reference). Ever wanted to instruct beyond class 3? Need to update an existing cert AND like boating the Yough? Wondered how to take your instruction and coaching toward transformative outcomes?

L5 Upgrade, L5 Update, L4 Update

Prerequisites:

Prior ACA L4 Instructor including teaching and reporting two L4 courses.

16 hours SWR training.

Contact Jordan to book.

August 30, 31 September 1, November 8, 9, 10 plus shadow 2 days of Jordan’s SWR Instruction. (8 days total)

$850 plus ACA Membership.

Potomac River MD

Help train boaters to “win it’ even on a really hard river day when the vibe turns scary. Bring needed skills and strategies to your boating crew or home river community.

Prerequisites: minimum 16 hours prior swiftwater training. Class 2 boating skills. ACA Membership.

Contact Jordan to enroll.

September 5, 6, 7 and October 25, 26 $750 plus ACA Membership. Potomac River , MD.

Learn and/or develop your skills in kayaking, teaching & coaching, group manaagement and rescue and how to offer your own classes with support form the ACA!

Contact Jordan to book.

Kayak and Canoe Club of New York is hosting Jordan Taylor for a 2 day Swiftwater Rescue Clinic.

CURRENTLY FULL

Contact Jason Albert to inquire.

September 24-28 Wolf River, WI and Wausau Whitewater Park, WI

$750 Course Fee, plus ACA Membership

Link below for further details.

The Northwoods Outdoor Center is hosting Jordan Taylor for an L3-4 Solo & Tandem Canoe Instructor Certification Workshop.

Learn and/or develop your skills in solo and tandem canoeing as well as instruction, coaching, group management & rescue. If certified you can offer your own classes with insurance and promotion from the ACA!

Prior skills assessment course or equivalent recommended.

Contact Sandra to inquire.

Septmber 20-21

$250 plus ACA Membership ($40/year) or Event Membership ($10)

We need help—its a simple fact of the sport—whether we are learning or are sending the big stuff sooner or later we all need someone to have our back. Come learn to be that help.

Pre-requisite: Reasonably comfortable managing self in Class 1-2.

Contact Jordan to book.

October 4, $200

Potomac River MD

‘Winning it” when the boating vibe turns from fun to scary most often comes from quick decision making and basic skills done well. Come practice both. Jordan Taylor offers an incisive decision making framework. This scenario driven one day class will give you repeated application of your swiftwater skills and level up your rapid response.

This course would be especially effective if your whole crew signed up.

Prequisite: prior swiftwater rescue training

Contact Jordan to enroll.

October 9-13

$750.Potomac River, MD near DC.

Partial travel reimbursement available upon completion of the course in good standing.

We are so excited to build an affinity space within the whitewater industry specifically for LGBTQ+ paddlers to develop and certify as instructors!

With LGBTQ+ peers and Instructor Trainer(s) learn and/or develop your skills in kayaking, teaching & coaching, group management and rescue and how to offer your own classes with support form the ACA!

Funded in part by a grant from LL Bean through the American Canoe Association.

Contact Jordan (he/they) to book.

October 17-19

Jordan Taylor will be presenting.

$375 for ACA members

$375+$40 for non-ACA members; non-member registration includes a one-year ACA membership

Click for SWR Conference Info and registration.

In conjunction with the ACA Paddlefest celebrating 145 years of the ACA,