The registration deadline for the Midwest Canoe Symposium is quickly approaching. Our previous events, this year, have been filled, nearly to capacity. Don't miss out. http://freestylecanoeing.com/midwest-canoe-symposium/
The blurb says that PFDs must be worn at all times when on the water, yet two of the images show people on the water without PFDs. Not good.
Fair enough, Glenn. But I have been on many day trips with our canoe club, on shallow, narrow slough water, with many other boats nearby. We do not ever say that wearing of PFDs is mandatory, except if you want to look good, and lots of rescue boats are in place. Perhaps there should be some clarification for these images. Just to avoid the apparent contradiction.
Karen and I attended the Adirondack Canoe Symposium last month at Paul Smith's. Although we've canoed quite a bit recently neither of us has ever had any professional instruction, so we enrolled in the introductory "Tandem Essentials" core course and also "Wind and Waves" and "Paddle Smarter not Harder" special topics offerings. We had a great time and cannot recommend the Symposium Program highly enough. The instructors were excellent and the event organization superb. We showed up with our own gear, were welcomed warmly, and met where we were at. We met so many nice, friendly people! There were other relative "newbies" like us, but more returning participants with higher skills, seeking to refine and improve them. There truly was something for everyone. Over the course of a 3 day event you get a good sense of the sponsoring organization. The folks that put these events on are top notch. They are experts at their craft and want to share it with the rest of us, which is pretty cool. My one word summary of our weekend would be FUN! We are already looking forward to attending next year's ADK Symposium! Our experience this year really opened our eyes to what's possible with a canoe and a paddle.