"Getting Started in Kayaking"

This FREE 2hr discussion includes an overview of modern whitewater, recreational and touring hull designs, the appropriate equipment you'll need for each type, dressing to paddle safely and how to avoid potential paddling hazards.

Here are a few things you'll learn!

• The two biggest mistakes that most beginners make when buying a boat
• Why recreational kayaks and mountain bike helmets are not suitable for whitewater kayaking
• The one type of kayak that is almost a guaranteed waste of money
• Why wet-suits often do more harm than good
• The difference between a woman's PFDs (life jackets), recreational, whitewater and touring PFDs, and water-ski vests
• More than a dozen different ways you can become an asset - not a liability - to the paddling community (hint - it has little to do with experience!)
• ...and much, much more!

You'll also learn dozens of awesome places to kayak in New Mexico and where you can find 100's of other local paddlers to join you.

At the end of this free, 2hr informative classroom discussion, you should have good answers to the three most common questions: Where do I go kayaking in New Mexico? Who do I go with? And, What kind of gear will I need?