PaddleLife is excited to announce that Kenny Rice is heading to Toronto this summer to visit Kayak Sport Canada and you!
Join Kenny for a whole weekend of Surfski learning and fun! Please get the 6th and 7th July 2019 into your diaries and don't miss out!
Kenny Rice needs little introduction to anyone who has followed the world and results of international Surfski racing over the past 4 years. Kenny is from Cape Town, South Africa and renowned for his downwind and surf skills as well as a tenatious will to win. These have all helped Kenny to win back to back Gorge Downwind festivals against all of the best in the business, as well as many podium finishes at the Perth Doctor, Cape Point Challenge and many other national and World Championship titles across Surfski and marathon kayak. Kenny leads a group of 'young gun' paddlers who are taking charge at many of the worlds most prestigious races. Kenny's tough as nails attitude in the race boat is contrasted by a kind, and happy go lucky persona on land and during his teaching. You'll be sure to be laughing with him in minutes and you are guaranteed to learn from the wealth of knowledge that Kenny will pass along to you! Kenny is excited to visit Toronto for his first trip to the area and looks forward to giving away some of his secrets and stories about how he achieves his best! We would like to thank the team at Kayak Sport Canada for the inviting us along and for all the support to get Kenny to Toronto to see you all!
Schedule as follows:
Saturday, July 6th: Full-day Workshop with Surfski Champion - KENNY RICE!!!!
Time: 9am-3pm
Join Kenny for a full-day workshop of surfski learning and fun on Saturday 6th July. Kenny has a full syllabus of content which includes his opinion on all the keys learning that are needed to achieve your best from your paddling. Kenny believes strongly that there's much more to performing in a surfski than just physical preparation!
The day will be structured over a morning and afternoon session with a lunch break to rest. The morning will consist of a theory talk where you will learn various technique drills and some video feedback for each paddler. The afternoon session will happen all on the water! We will endevour to provide the best possible learning environment to perfect everything that is taught!
This workshop will be suitable for all levels of paddlers and will include plenty of water learning time.
Just some of the subjects to be covered in the workshop:
Morning:
- Welcome and introduction to Kenny Rice and his background/story
- Achieving perfect posture and essencial core muscle exercises to maintain it
- Optimizing your equipment set-up
- Individual VIDEO analysis of paddle stroke technique and one to one feedback
- Stretch and warm up routines for everyday paddling
- Stability and boat handling skills and techniques
- Boat maintenance and repair advice
- Provide paddlers with sample workouts
Afternoon:
- Open water paddling technique and practice ideas
- Wave-riding skills and Surfski entry techniques from a beach and jetty
- Training tips and program building
- Safety on the water (remounts etc)
- Open water rescue (dealing with broken paddles, rudder lines etc)
- Learn jump and lemans style beach race starts (must know skills!)
- further talk about training plans
Sunday 7th July : Private lessons with Kenny Rice
Time: Planned to your schedule!
Use this amazing opportunity to get personal feedback and advice from Kenny. Your lesson is designed and tailored around your exact needs and interests. This is the ultimate experience for squeezing out the best from your paddling! Each lesson is 1hr 30minutes long and can be specially arranged for 2-on-1 lessons too. Please book and contact us for available time slots!
PaddleLife prides itself on offering the highest-quality learning experience. All workshops are limited to a small group of 10 participants to ensure everyone gets individual attention and experience.
After both workshops, there will time for more "surfski chat". We can cover any topic you like and encourage questions!
A big thank you to Kayak Sport Canada and all the local paddlers for inviting us back again!
We hope to see you there!! Please feel free to pop us an email if you have any questions!! (info@yourpaddlelife.com)
Please note:
Safety - all safety equipment is required: a PFD and a leg leash is compulsory (Let us know if you need to borrow)
Please bring your surfski and paddle (If you do not have these, please contact us, and we will see what we can do!)
If you have any questions regarding anything to do with the above workshop or just anything to do with surfski paddling - contact us directly at: info@yourpaddlelife.com
