OKS ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM - TEEN BTI2

It's always easier to train and enjoy paddling when you have your best friend with you. When my son Joel indicated he wanted to start paddling, I encouraged his best friend Nick Troutman to start too. The rest is history and Joel and Nick and there other friends paddled all the time. Their favorite places to hang out were Bus Eater and Garb. In Joel's case it was easy because Nick took to paddling immediately. School was out at 3 and they were on the river at 4 paddling until dark. Paddling went right to freeze up which was often in December. At that time of year Bus Eater was usually in and they would build a fire to warm themselves between surfs.

For Nick and Joel, it worked out perfect because they started out together as beginners. But what happens when one friend is a paddler and the best friend is a beginner or never paddled before. That's why we started TEEN BTI2. What sounds like alphabet soup is really TEEN Beginner To Intermediate in 2 weeks. With our world class instructors and our unique location on the Ottawa river, we believe we can take a beginner teen and in 2 weeks turn them into an intermediate paddler.

For Keeners, this program is perfect for a friend that is just a beginner or wants to start kayaking. At the end end of two weeks, Teen BTI2 graduates can join their friends in Keeners for the third week. For more information click http://www.ottawakayak.com/.

Published here are some photos of Joel and Nick learning to paddle in their early teens.

Hope to see you this summer,

Joe