Paddlesport Institute
Event Calendar
Upcoming Courses and Events
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L3-4 SWIFTWATER RESCUE INSTRUCTOR Certification Program
October 11, 12, 13 and November 8, 9, 10
$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.
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L3-4 KAYAK INSTRUCTOR Certification Workshop
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 management and rescue and how to offer your own classes with support form the ACA!
Contact Jordan to book.
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L3-4 KAYAK INSTRUCTOR Update
October 25, 26
$300 plus ACA Membership.
Potomac River, MD.Update your instructor certification and develop your skills in kayaking, teaching & coaching, group management and rescue. Offer your own classes with support from the ACA!
Contact Jordan to book.
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LGBTQ+ Affinity Canoe Instructor Certification Workshop
October 20-24
$750.Western NC near Asheville.
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.
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Rescue Leadership: Rapid Response!
October 4-5, $250 WAITLIST
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.
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ACA SWIFTWATER RESCUE Conference
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,
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2026 Main Salmon
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2027 Middle Salmon
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