Pool Practice For Kayakers

Description -Class not offered this year Kayak Academy hosts its own winter kayak pool sessions at Hazen High School Pool in the Renton Highlands (3 miles south of our shop). These pool sessions are mainly an opportunity for you to practice on your own in order to stay fit for rolling and sharpen your existing skills. George and Barb Gronseth and/or some of the K.A. staff will be there and are willing to assist you with some free tips, but don't expect a lesson. We do not offer lessons at our pool sessions. Pool sessions are great for hip-snap exercise, building repetition of your rolls, and practicing rescues. In the summer K.A. offers some free weeknight sessions at L. Sammamish State Park for this purpose, but in the winter it gets dark too early and heated pools start looking attractive. There is always a shortage of pools for kayak practices. We encourage everyone to use short kayaks, i.e. river kayaks if just practicing rolls and touring kayaks under 16' if practicing rescues. Fo