Canoe Lake Lesson (afternoon) (HOC Weekend of Instruction)

Saturday 6/22 Canoe Lake Lesson from 3 pm - 5 pm with Hoofer Outing Club!

Please meet outside the Outdoor UW Office at the Memorial Union at 3 pm to partake in this lesson! If you need to get your Standard Swim Test Rating, there will be opportunities to do so prior to this lesson, so get here early at 2/2:30 pm, and we will help you obtain this rating.

What to bring: swimwear/clothes you wouldn't mind swimming in, water shoes, sunscreen, a water bottle, and a dry change of clothes for after your lesson in case you end up getting wet!

In this lesson, you will learn the HOC Boathouse and Lake Procedures and Rules and then how to work as a team of 2 in efficiently paddling and steering a tandem canoe. You will learn how to move your canoe forwards, backwards, side ways (draw strokes), and turn the canoe (sweep strokes and J-strokes). If there's time, you might even get the chance to play some paddling games or learn the canoe T-rescue!

By successfully completing this lesson, you will earn the Canoe Lake Rating within the Hoofer Outing Club, giving you the opportunity to go on trips such as a Boundary Waters trip or the Wisconsin River Fall Colors Canoeing trip!

There will be food at the end of this lesson. Stay tuned to see what it will be!