Open Pool Kayak Practice Session 5
2024-12-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Webster University Pool, 175 Edgar Rd, Webster Groves, MO, 63119, United States
MWA & Team River Runner, St. Louis Chapter (TRR StL) have launched a collaboration with Webster University Center’s pool! Starting 12/21/24, Saturday 1-2:30 pm. This is open to the first 15 people registered each week. Register here
Veterans: Sessions are free and TRR can provide a boat & gear.
Civilians: Sessions are $10 each, you bring your clean gear, and we request that you join MWA prior to your 2nd pool session.
POCs = Alex Clerc, 314-620-6056; and Sally Haywood. <training@missouriwhitewater.org>

Youth Whitewater Kayaking Class
2025-01-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States
Whitewater Kayaks are wild! Come discover this fun and exciting sport! Enjoy games to start building your skills and strength to help start kayaking. Learn basic paddle strokes, boat balance, boat entry/exit, and intro to river running skills/communication. Boats and paddles are included. No additional equipment needed. This course is taught by instructors with Missouri Whitewater Association. You must be comfortable swimming and treading in deep water, as the pool depth is 7 feet.
Course is 3 Sunday sessions, starting Jan 12, 26 and Feb 2nd.

Intro to Whitewater Kayaking (Ages 15+)
2025-01-12 13:30 - 15:00 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States

MWA Kayak Instructor Certification, ACA L2 course
2025-05-28 - 2025-05-30 | Cinco De Mayo Campground, 1042 Hwy H, Farmington, MO, 63640, United States
Fri am – Sunday pm through Ozark Safety and Rescue Educators (OSRA) and taught by Tom Burroughs— ACA L-2 Kayak Instructor certification registration: ACC ACA L-2 Essentials of River Kayak Instructor Course May 30-June 1st 2025 (cognitoforms.com)
This three-day (24-hour min) course prepares participants to teach and model the paddling skills, technical knowledge, rescue ability, teaching ability, group management, and interpersonal skills needed to teach river kayaking. L2 Instructor candidates say that their kayaking skills are greatly elevated by the ability to demonstrate and instruct.
Note: if you need and ACA L2 kayak instructor “Update,” contact the instructor; if approved, you would attend Sat & Sun and pay 2/3 the price.
Course Prerequisites – the skills described in the ACA Level 2 Kayaking Skills Assessment, which include:
1. Completion of (a) the appropriate level kayaking skills course or equivalent kayak skill AND (b) assessment by an ACA L2 instructor using the following list (instructor credentials matching the level the student candidate is pursuing). See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9hBZCcRAM&list=PLRPQF2MRPvGj6pY6gYk7LX4sv7aeFo1xx&index=14&pp=iAQB :

Level 2: Essentials of River Kayaking Assessment

If your assessment instructor, who is currently ACA credentialed, indicates you “need more practice” on a skill, you can practice. Then you need to have an ACA instructor re-assess that skill and sign off as “Pass” on all skills PRIOR to class (5/24/25).
The teaching venue will be a calm section of Missouri’s St. Francis River.
2. Students of an ACA class must be current members of the ACA, https://americancanoe.org/join-the-aca/
See Course Curriculum – ACA (americancanoe.org), “River Kayaking” for the “L2: Essentials of River Kayaking” Assessments, Instructor Criteria, and sample skills course content that successful L2 instructors will be prepared to teach.
Full refunds will be issued by the instructor in the event of course cancellation.
Location: The course will be based out of Cinco de Mayo Campground – Riverside RV Park in Farmington and the St Francis River, Millstream Gardens. The campground can offer accommodations and a meal plan, which you arrange directly with them.
Reach out if you have any questions, to Tom Burroughs about the course (see above); for other logistics, to Sally Haywood <training@missouriwhitewater.org> 314-374-9206; to Jojo Newbold about the campground <FlyAKayak@outlook.com> 573-326-9008. Post-registration, please study the letter that the instructor will send you.
Cost: $450. Minimum registrants 5 (for the course to happen); Maximum 10.
See MWA Training Reimbursement Policy for MWA members. MWA reimburses members for certain trainings after completion of an MWA volunteer commitment. You need to fill out a web-based reimbursement request after you volunteer. If you need a scholarship to participate in this course, please contact an MWA Board member. MWA is developing a scholarship policy.
For military service members or veterans, Team River Runner (TRR) can usually reimburse you after the successful completion of this course. If interested, please contact your TRR Chapter Coordinator in advance of the course. StL TRR Chapter Coordinator is Devin Gates, at stltrr@teamriverrunner.org or 314-904-6443. The expectation is that you will use your new skills as a future volunteer with TRR.

Kayak instructor certification taught by Tom Burroughs, SwiftwaterRescue@gmail.com, 479-595-1655
ACA Safety and Rescue Committee Chair
ACA L-5 Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Trainer Educator
ACA L-4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor Trainer Educator
ACA L-4 Whitewater Rafting Instructor Trainer
2015 ACA “Excellence in Instruction” National Award Recipient
ITRA Level 3V Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
NREMT/EMT-W/MPIC – Wilderness Medicine Instructor
Team Leader- Washington CO AR Search and Rescue team
Director, Ozark Safety and Rescue Educators / Clear Creek Paddlesports
Member- Wilderness Medical Society

Youth/Family Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Course
2025-06-02 17:00 - 2025-06-05 19:30 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States
This Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Course will consist of 3 Indoor Pool Sessions with Gear Provided at Lindbergh High School (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00 – 6:15 or 6:15 to 7:30). Alpine Shop will host a Youth First Aid and Water Safety Class on Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30. Mom and Dad can come too! We’ll have some separate and also some joined Parent/Child activities. Fun Guaranteed!

Mehlville Whitewater Kayaking Session 1 Start
2025-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Develop the fundamental skills necessary to kayak in whitewater rivers with confidence!
You will learn power, sweep, reverse and draw strokes. In addition to paddling strokes you will get practice in techniques like sculling, edging, bracing, Eskimo rescue and Eskimo roll. Minimum age 16. Bring quick dry clothing, a towel and drinking water. Quick dry, rash guard or SmartWool work better in this setting than swimsuits. You may bring your own whitewater boat or use ours. Join us for dinner after class.
We give you the skills. Where you take them has no limit. The Mehlville Pool is located at 3100 Lemay Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO 63125. Drive to the MHS campus, drive back behind the buildings and look for the pool facility with the green roof.
Registration Required. Register at Mehlville School District Community Education

Youth/Family Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Course
2025-09-17 18:30 - 2025-10-01 18:30 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States
This Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Course will consist of 3 Indoor Pool Sessions with Gear Provided at Lindbergh High School (Wednesday 6:45 – 8:15pm 09/17, 09/24, and 10/01). Mom and Dad can come too! We’ll have some separate and also some joined Parent/Child activities. Fun Guaranteed!

Intro to Whitewater Kayaking: Ages 7 and Up
2025-10-15 18:45 - 20:45 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States
This Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Course will consist of 3 Indoor Pool Sessions with Gear Provided at Lindbergh High School (Wednesday 6:45 – 8:15pm 10/15, 10/25, and 11/05). Mom and Dad can come too! We’ll have some separate and also some joined Parent/Child activities. Fun Guaranteed!

Mehlville Open Pool Sessions
2025-11-02 16:30 - 17:45, 2025-11-09 16:30 - 17:45, 2025-11-16 16:30 - 17:45, 2025-11-23 16:30 - 17:45, 2025-12-07 16:30 - 17:45 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Registration is required
Mehlville Pool: 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125
Day & Time: Sundays 4:30-5:45, no session on Nov 30th.
Limited to 20 boats (whitewater only) – no instruction provided
Ages 16+
$5 per session

Register here: https://missouriwhitewater.org/instruction/open-pool-sessions/mehlville-2025-fall-pool-sessions/

Mehlville Whitewater Kayaking Session 2 Start
2025-11-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Develop the fundamental skills necessary to kayak in whitewater rivers with confidence!
You will learn power, sweep, reverse and draw strokes. In addition to paddling strokes you will get practice in techniques like sculling, edging, bracing, Eskimo rescue and Eskimo roll.
Minimum age 16. Bring quick dry clothing, a towel and drinking water. Quick dry, rash guard or SmartWool work better in this setting than swimsuits. You may bring your own whitewater boat or use ours. Join us for dinner after class.
We give you the skills. Where you take them has no limit!
The Mehlville Pool is located at 3100 Lemay Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO 63125. Drive to the MHS campus, drive back behind the buildings and look for the pool facility with the green roof.
Registration Required. Register at Mehlville School District Community Education.

Open Pool Sessions Pallottine Center in Florissant - Tuesday nights through 3/24/26
2025-11-18 19:15 - 21:00, 2025-12-02 19:15 - 21:00, 2025-12-09 19:15 - 21:00, 2025-12-16 19:15 - 21:00 | PALLOTTINE RENEWAL CENTER, 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, 63034, United States
Open Pool Kayak Practice Sessions – StL Team River Runner & MWA collaboration.

Tuesdays 7:15-8:45 pm, at the Pallottine Renewal Center, through 3/24/25 (Not on 11/25, 12/23 nor 12/30).

All participants need to pre-register for each session and sign a TRR 2025 waiver. Details provided to registrants.
Open to first people registered each week, until we hit the 15 boat capacity. Non-boater volunteers are welcome. Join us once or weekly.
Costs:

Free for Active ACA-Certified Instructors L2-4, Veterans and Active Military
$10 for Active MWA members; guests are welcome but will be encouraged to join the MWA

Cancellation 48 hours in advance is required. If free participants register & no-show, we will charge you $10 (because you held a slot from others).
Bring your own CLEAN gear; OR TRR can provide a boat & gear for you (arrive at least 15 minutes early for boat fitting).
Point of Contact (POC) = Kyu Reed <kylereed88@gmail.com> 314-761-7899.
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Participants need to electronically sign the 2025 Waiver (once per calendar year). See TRR’s National Code of Conduct & Alcohol Policy.
St Louis Chapter, Team River Runner – Mission: To provide all veterans and their families an opportunity to find health, healing, community purpose, and new challenges through adventure and adaptive paddle sports!

Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course
2025-11-22 08:00 - 2025-11-23 17:30 | Route 66 State Park Visitor Center, 97 N Outer Rd, Eureka, MO, 63025, United States
Alpine Shop – Nov. 22-23, 2025, 8-5:00 pm, both days. Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course. 2-day course designed for trip leaders, outdoor enthusiasts, Scout troops, trail adopters, and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments. This course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. This certification course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.
Prerequisites: Must be at least 14 years old and hold current adult CPR/AED certification.
2-year certification. Course length: 16 hours
See course registration & description for topics included. Cost: $275 per person. This covers all books, materials, and American Red Cross fees.

If you have any problems with registration for this program, please contact the Alpine Shop at (314) 775-2132 or email us at marketing@alpineshop.com

TRR does not currently have resources for veterans’ tuition. See MWA Training Reimbursement Policy.

Whitewater Kayaking 6 Week Adult Pool Course
2026-01-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Kayaking Class for all skill levels. You may bring your own whitewater boat or use ours. We give you the skills – where you take them has no limit!
Details and registration here… Kayaking Pool Classes

Try Whitewater Kayaking - Youth Intro Class!
2026-03-08 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-04-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Come See Why There is SO Much Excitement For Whitewater Kayaking!

There will be games, skills, and FUN while you are introduced to some of the basics of Paddling a WHITEWATER Kayak.

No Experience Necessary – Must be able to swim 25 yards and tread water unassisted. Age 7+

Parents must be present for the entire class duration.

Earth's Classroom ACA Level 3: River Safety & Rescue Skills Course
2026-03-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Meramec State Park, 670 Fisher Cave Dr, Sullivan, 63080, United States
Details here… ACA Level 3: River Safety & Rescue Skills Course | Earth’s Classroom

ACA L4 Swiftwater Rescue Skills Course
2026-03-13 - 2026-03-15 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
The Swiftwater Rescue workshop teaches participants to recognize and avoid common river hazards, execute self-rescue techniques, and perform rescue techniques for paddlers in distress. Emphasis is placed both on personal safety and on simple, commonly used skills. Fundamental and more advanced techniques for dealing with hazards that carry greater risks for both victim and rescuer, such as strainers, rescue vest applications, entrapments, and pins, are practiced. Scenarios will provide participants with an opportunity to practice their skills both individually and within a team/group context.
Cost: $250 per participant.
Members of the Missouri Whitewater Association are eligible for reimbursement after required volunteer activity.
Taught by Bill Miles from Earth’s Classroom.
Visit Earth’s Classroom to register.

Race set up & slalom clinic (for volunteers)
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Help “run wires” for the 59th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC)! We will also paddle, spend time at the group campground, camp, and paddle the next day—all with your paddling pals. Saturday morning March 21, please check in (sign a 2026 waiver) at 10:00 at the Millstream Gardens pavilion to string up the slalom gate wires and/or do the slalom practice. No prior experience necessary with wires nor boating.

Bring wire cutters, pliers, a pocket knife, safety glasses, and leather gloves. If you have a pruner handy, please bring that as well. Wear sturdy shoes for being on the rocks. Plan to wear bright clothes so you are easily seen across the river.

If you are helping for the first time, we will coach you. We are grateful for your help!
If you are a returning helper and would like to work on river right or ferry string across the river, please let the course designers (below) know ahead of time.

** Paddle clinic for volunteers on four or five gates. After we finish set up, Joe Sartori will offer a free session for those who helped. It will be after we grab lunch, hopefully around 1:00 pm

Evening gathering at the Silvermines Group Campground with complimentary camping and beer provided (age 21+) for all who helped.

Check out this MWC primer: https://vimeo.com/124411745, shot and edited by our very own John Neibling.

Also, if you are interested in being a Course Designer for future races (no prior slalom experience required), please let the race directors know. Someone to shadow the current designers would be great. Please let us know if you have any questions. THANK YOU in advance!
Questions: <racedirector@missouriwhitewater.org>

Whitewater Kayaking Youth 3 Week Course
2026-03-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Lindbergh High School Pool, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63126, United States
Whitewater Kayaking is wild! Come discover this fun and exciting sport! Enjoy games to start building your skills and strength to help start kayaking. Learn basic paddle strokes, boat balance, boat entry/exit, and intro to river running skills/communication. Boats and paddles are included. No additional equipment needed. This course is taught by instructors with Missouri Whitewater Association. You must be comfortable swimming and treading in deep water, as the pool depth is 7 feet. *Please note, adults must have a child enrolled in the class to register. This session of the Course is on Tuesdays from 6:45-8:15 on 03/24, 03/31 and 04/07.

MWA Kayak Instructor Certification, blended ACA L3 & L4 course
2026-04-08 - 2026-04-12 | Cinco De Mayo Campground, 1042 Hwy H, Farmington, MO, 63640, United States
ACA L-3 and L-4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor Course

April 8-12, 2026

Location – St Francis River, MO
Host- Missouri Whitewater Association
Course fee- $650.00

Contact – Tom Burroughs ACA Whitewater Kayak ITE email at- Swiftwaterrescue@gmail.com

Jojo Newbold about the campground & meal plan (see below) <FlyAKayak@outlook.com> 573-326-9008.
Sally Haywood if you are connected to Team River Runner.

Want to become a Certified Kayak Instructor through the most recognized Instructor Certification organization in Paddlesports? Founded in 1880, the ACA is the gold standard of instruction methods and techniques for paddlesports training. Polish your kayaking technique as you learn experientially based methods of teaching others quickly and effectively. This course is not a “learn to paddle” course. It is designed to help the experienced river paddler learn to design and run effective courses, and unravel the mysteries of teaching others! Your days will consist of time on the water practicing techniques and teaching methods, and at our land classroom working on course design, administrative skills, presentation methods and video review and evaluation.

As an ACA Instructor Trainer/Educator in Whitewater Kayaking, Swiftwater Rescue and Whitewater Rafting, my goal is to help you meet your potential, which is often far greater than you realize! Over the past 27 years of teaching and guiding on rivers in the US and abroad, I have discovered numerous effective ways to help my students advance and learn, and I look forward to bringing that to Missouri’s whitewater paddlers!

Wed am – Sunday pm. Registration through Ozark Safety and Rescue Educators (OSRA) and taught by Tom Burroughs.

For most everyone, Standard (NON- TRR) registration for ACA L-3/4 Kayak Instructor Candidate.
Team River Runner (TRR) veteran / service member registration for ACA L-3/4 Kayak Instructor Candidate registration.

Post-registration, please study the letter the instructor will send you. It will have pre-course assignments in it and a gear list.
This five-day (40-hour min) course prepares participants to teach and model the paddling skills, technical knowledge, rescue ability, teaching ability, group management, and interpersonal skills needed to teach river or whitewater kayaking. L3/4 students say that their kayaking skills are greatly elevated by the ability to demonstrate and instruct.
Course Prerequisites – the skills described in the ACA Level 3 & 4 Kayaking Skills Assessment, which include the following (note: beginning in 2027, ACA will require that an instructor have gained and taught at an L3 level prior to pursuing an L4 certification):
1. A reliable river roll that works in Class II/III water;
2. Completion of (a) the appropriate level kayaking skills course or equivalent kayak skill; AND (b) assessment by an ACA L3 or L4 instructor using the following list (instructor credentials matching the level the student candidate is pursuing). See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9hBZCcRAM&list=PLRPQF2MRPvGj6pY6gYk7LX4sv7aeFo1xx&index=14&pp=iAQB :

Level 3: River Kayaking
Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking

If your assessment instructor, who is currently ACA credentialed, indicates you “need more practice” on a skill, you can practice. Then you need to have an ACA instructor re-assess that skill and sign off as “Pass” on all skills PRIOR to class.The teaching venue will be Missouri’s St. Francis River. L3 candidates have the option to portage any rapids of the lower St Francis River beyond their ability.
3. Students of an ACA class must be current members of the ACA in advance of the course, https://americancanoe.org/join-the-aca/
4. Completion of an ACA Swiftwater Rescue (SWR) class is strongly suggested, but not required.
See Course Curriculum – ACA (americancanoe.org), “River Kayaking” for the above Assessments, Instructor Criteria, and sample skills course content that successful L3/L4 instructors will be prepared to teach.
Full refunds will be issued by the instructor in the event of course cancellation.
Location: The course will be based out of Cinco de Mayo Campground – Riverside RV Park in Farmington and the St Francis River, Millstream Gardens. The campground can offer accommodations and a meal plan, which you arrange directly with them.
Taught by Tom Burroughs, SwiftwaterRescue@gmail.com, 479-595-1655 (credentials below). Working with Tom Burroughs to teach this program, assisted by Glenn Harman, L4-WWK Instructor Trainer, ACA L4 Whitewater Kayak and Canoe Instructor, as well as an L4 Swiftwater Instructor. Glenn has worked for the State of Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for more than 18 years, where he leads DNR’s paddling instructional programs. Glenn is an avid paddler, traveling all over the country to paddle class 3 and 4 whitewater rivers such as the Ocoee and Arkansas rivers in Tennessee and Colorado. Glenn has also traveled out of the US to paddle the Rio Clara River in Chile and the Ottawa River in Canada. Glenn is passionate about kayak instruction and river safety. He feels that the key to safe and enjoyable whitewater kayaking is knowledge of the river and paddling skill.
Cost: $650. Minimum registrants 4 (for course to happen); Maximum 10.
See MWA Training Reimbursement Policy for MWA members. MWA reimburses members for certain trainings after completion of an MWA volunteer commitment. You need to fill out a web-based reimbursement request after you volunteer. If you need a scholarship to participate in this course, please communicate with an MWA Board member. MWA is developing a scholarship policy.

Taught by Tom Burroughs, SwiftwaterRescue@gmail.com, 479-595-1655
ACA Safety and Rescue Committee Chair
ACA L-5 Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Trainer Educator
ACA L-4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor Trainer EducatorACA L-4 Whitewater Rafting Instructor Trainer
2015 ACA “Excellence in Instruction” National Award Recipient
ITRA Level 3V Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
NREMT/EMT-W/MPIC – Wilderness Medicine Instructor
Team Leader- Washington CO AR Search and Rescue teamDirector, Ozark Safety and Rescue Educators / Clear Creek Paddlesports
Member- Wilderness Medical Society

Wednesday night Weekly Moving Water Training
2026-04-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Meramac River at 141 – Arnold Grove Trailhead, 38.547659, -90.495046, Valley Park, MO, United States
Wednesday’s Moving Water Practice on the Meramec River. These MWA’s sessions run every Wednesday rain or shine (unless there’s severe weather), April 15 through July 29. If the primary instructor, Joe Sartori, is unavailable, another ACA instructor will lead. (Keep an eye on this FB page for weekly updates.) Other ACA instructors and experienced volunteers will be there to help (more welcome!). No need to pre-register. RSVP is appreciated.
Where: Meet at Meramec Greenway Trailhead: Meramec Landing Park Boat Ramp. At 6:00 we will hit the water and paddle until 7:30 pm (where we met in 2025).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FORMAT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN YEARS PAST DUE TO THE DIFFERENT VENUE AND LACK OF STILL WATER.
Sessions are with approval from the City of Valley Park. Come once or every week.

You must come with all of your own whitewater paddling gear including a whitewater boat, helmet, Lifejacket (PFD), paddle and air bags. A spray skirt if you plan to use one.
Each session, you must check in with the primary instructor before getting on the water.
We will take as many participants as we have instructors and support / safety boaters.
If you are new to the primary instructor, be prepared to wet exit or attest to your wet exit skills.

If you are with Team River Runner and want TRR to bring you gear, you must contact them by the Tuesday night prior, stltrr@teamriverrunner.org. If you request gear and “no show,” TRR will charge you $10 for the inconvenience.
Fees: You must either (A) be an ACA Member to participate (join here https://americancanoe.org/); or (B) be a TRR-affiliated Veteran/Service member who has signed TRR’s 2026 Waiver. Otherwise, there is no charge for this event. We encourage you to join the MWA as your membership helps sustain our programs.
Waiver: Before you participate, everyone must sign the 2026 Annual MWA Waiver. We will not have paper waivers at the river. Sign the waiver once and you are good for all of our Wednesday sessions. If you already signed the 2026 Annual MWA Waiver as an ACA Member for the Missouri Whitewater Championship Races or the MWA Clinic, you are all set!
Details: We will warm up with some sweep and forward stroke progressions, a little bow draw work, and then blending strokes. Then practice peel-outs, ferries, and eddy turns. Beginners welcome. If you are new to whitewater kayaking and have your sights set on the MWA clinic, this is perfect for you. If you are not new to kayaking, these sessions can help you strengthen and refine your skills.
ACA Instructors, let Joe know if you’re willing to teach a skill or an evening session. Joe is a superb instructor and can give you feedback (afterward) as you refine your teaching.
Questions: Joe Sartori <paddlenut99@gmail.com> {or CathyMcCredie <Cmccredie@charter.net>}

MWA Whitewater Clinic 2026
2026-04-24 08:00 - 2026-04-26 16:00 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
See details here: Beginner/Intermediate Whitewater Clinic – Missouri Whitewater Association
Registration opens 2/1/26.

Arkansas Canoe Club’s annual School of Whitewater Paddling
2026-05-01 14:00 - 2026-05-03 17:00 | The Mulberry River, based at Turner Bend’s Round the Bend campground, 35.657634, -93.829103, Ozark, AR, 72949, United States
Excellent paddling instruction, at many levels. Classes are divided into Whitewater Kayak, Solo Whitewater Canoe, Tandem Whitewater Canoe, Swiftwater Rescue, and Standup Paddleboard.
Registration opens March 1st and often fills up. See link, School of Whitewater Paddling — Arkansas Canoe Club.

This annual event is always the weekend that includes the 1st Sunday of May, on the Mulberry River. In early May, the water is still quite chilly, and the weather can be very unpredictable. For Whitewater School, it’s important to have layers and gear that can keep you warm.

All participants MUST have a whitewater kayak or canoe to participate, or a Stand Up Paddling Board for a SUP class.

The Mulberry River, particularly at higher flows, will offer more rapids and challenging conditions to hone skills.

Whitewater School is a larger social event with a somewhat more “festive” atmosphere.

Updates will also be posted to the ACC Facebook page. If you have other questions, contact the School Director.
Please let the School Director know if you would be willing to volunteer as an instructor, assistant instructor, or support boater. This is a great way to keep up your instruction skills! Note: Family members will not be put in the same group.
