Kayak Instruction

With

Roger "Jolly Roger" Huff

AWC Past-Vice President and Kayak Instructor

Roger Huff has been paddling for seven years and has been a American Canoe 

Association (ACA) certified whitewater kayak instructor for four of those years. He 

has taught for the White Water Learning Center of Georgia and Outdoor Recreation 

at Georgia Tech. (ORGT). Roger has  organized several events for the Atlanta 

Whitewater Club including river cleanups, leading trips, roll practice, and assisting 

as a safety boater. He is certified in Wilderness First Aid, CPR, and Swift Water 

Rescue. He has paddled several of the challenging runs in the Southeast. Roger 

served as Vice President to the Atlanta Whitewater Club for two consecutive years.

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I follow the ACA curriculum and teaching progressions and do not 

omit essential steps. I have been teaching kayaking for 4 years and am 

good at diagnosing and remedying problems with clients' paddling techniques,

particularly the kayak roll.

I offer beginning one-day private recreational kayak and  beginning and 

intermediate whitewater kayak lessons.

Beginning whitewater kayak classes use boats that are very maneuverable but 

unstable and require a spray skirt to keep water out of the cockpit. We start on a 

lake where I teach how to get out of a capsized kayak safely (wet exits), how to 

balance and control a kayak with the legs and torso, using the "hip snap" technique, 

how to use the paddle to turn the kayak and make it go straight and how to return a 

kayak to an upright position using braces and the Eskimo roll. We then go to a class 

II whitewater river where I teach how to "read" water and use the techniques 

learned on the lake to run rapids and  control the kayak in whitewater. You will learn 

how to stop by doing U-turns into calm spots behind rocks and next to the bank 

(eddy turns); get back into the current from an eddy (peel outs) ; and cross a current 

without getting pushed downstream (ferry). I have a variety of whitewater kayaks 

and will outfit you with one appropriate to your height, weight and foot size. Private 

lessons can include from 1 to 4 persons.

We can teach kayaking using whitewater design boats at either level 3 (class I - II(-) 

rapids) or level 4 (class II - III(-) rapids) depending on how much you want to 

challenge yourself.

If you have some whitewater experience but want to improve your paddling 

technique, I can tailor private instruction to meet your needs. Novice and 

intermediate lessons are normally a full day on a river, but may include some 

flat water practice, if appropriate.

Recreational kayak may either start on a lake or on a moving flat water section of 

river. The recreational kayaks that we use are 9'6" long and are roomy and stable 

and easy to paddle in a straight line. After discussing boat design, paddle use, and 

safety, we will get on the water and teach the basic paddle strokes. These are the 

same as in whitewater. We will also teach how to control the boats in moving water 

and class I rapids using eddy turns, peel-outs and ferries.

Every paddler needs to know what to in emergencies and we include basic safety 

and self-rescue instruction in all our lessons. However, it is a good idea to learn 

more advanced rescue techniques, especially if you plan to paddle class III and 

higher difficulty rivers.

Fees: One-day private kayak lessons are $275  for one person, $400 for two, $495 

for three and $560 for four. Two-day private lessons are $350 for one person. 

Two-day group classes (minimum of three people) are $250 for one person, $225

per person for two to four people registering together, and $200 per person for groups 

of five or more.

To make a reservation, for further information about which course is most suitable 

for you, or if you have other questions, call Roger Huff at (678) 314-1514 (day or 

evening).

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