Navigation and Touring Workshops

Navigation and Touring Workshops
From CAD $50.00
  • Duration: 2 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Sidney, British columbia
  • Product code: PTELCY

Join our Navigation and Touring Workshops every Thursday at 7 p.m. to learn about tides, currents, charts, wind, and waves, and how to safely paddle your coastal environments.


We start:

  • 7:00 pm at our Ocean & Paddle Shop 9704 Third Street, Sidney, BC

We end:

  • 9:00 pm 
  • The group may do dryland sessions at the shop if weather conditions require it. You will be emailed or called 24 hours prior if this happens.
Topics we will cover
  • How to read charts and maps
  • How to understand Universal Transverse Mercator
  • Planning paddle routes
  • Assess conditions before and during your paddle
  • Weather forcasting and how to deal with unexpected weather events
  • Reading tidal charts
  • and much more!

Details

  • We provide Paddleboard, paddle, pfd, and leash so it's easy to pop down after work and get on the water without worrying about organizing your own gear.
  • Bringing your own is OK too, if that's your preference.