Course offerings
General course information
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Swiftwater Rescue Training (3-yr cert)
Certifying packraft-specific training for professionals who use packrafts for work.
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Packraft Safety & Rescue
Designed to help you avoid what goes wrong and react skillfully if it does.
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Boat Control (Interm./Advanced)
Ā Custom instruction by request once you've taken a safety/rescue course.
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Paddle Up a Level (online)
An online course that provides a tried-and-true path to better paddling.
Paddle into the Wild
A three-day immersive packraft experience in Leavenworth, Washington.
1:4 instructor ratio with:
- Luc Mehl (Author of The Packraft Handbook)
- Sarah Kilbourne (ED of the American Packraft Association)
- Jon Strahl (ACA Whitewater)
- Chris Korbulic (International Expedition Kayaker)
- Elektra Mathews-Novelli (ACA Whitewater)
Packraft Safety & Rescue
Know how to respond when things go wrong!
This course combines Luc's formal training, personal experience, and tracking of incidents—what actually goes wrong.
Course summary
Swiftwater Rescue Training (3-year certification)
In partnership with the Swiftwater Safety Institute, this certifying packraft-specific training is designed for professionals who use packrafts on the job
Course summary
Paddle Up a Level
An online course designed for people who don't have easy access to in-person instruction.
Based on the award-winning The Packraft Handbook.
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Private/Custom
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Ā $600/day for one person
$800/day for a group of 2 or 3
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