Zoar Outdoor
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Company Description
Whitewater kayaking or canoeing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors while choosing your level of adventure. Zoar Outdoor offers white water kayaking and canoeing lessons on the Deerfield River in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts to suit every level of paddler, from kayaking for beginners to advanced.
Our kayaking and canoeing instructors are certified by the American Canoe Association (ACA) and tailor every clinic to your needs. Whether you are interested in an introduction to the sport of kayaking or canoeing or taking your kayaking skills to the next level with a playboating, river rescue or other clinic, our kayak school has a course for you.
Kayaking & Canoeing
Always wanted to learn to kayak, try rock climbing, practice your canoeing techniques or hone your whitewater skills? Zoar Outdoor, New England’s Leader in Outdoor Adventure, has assembled a team of friendly professional instructors with in-depth technical training and field experience to offer the best in outdoor adventure instruction.
Kayaking For Kids and Families
Zoar Outdoor’s family kayaking clinics are a great way for kids, teens and their families to learn to kayak together and for kids to gain confidence kayaking on their own and with others. We emphasize having fun while teaching the basic maneuvers on flatwater before transitioning to moving water and then on to whitewater where we teach the essential river moves including eddy turns, peel outs and ferries.
Our one-day Kids’ Kayak Craze offers children ages 10-13 a chance to try whitewater kayaking in a fun learning environment designed just for them. 2-day Family Clinics are also a fun way to participate with your child as you learn kayaking together. Kids and teens who want a full week of kayaking instruction love our 3-day Teen Kayak Week which can accommodate gung-ho beginning kayakers as well as more cautious family members.
Kayak Rolling Clinics in Massachusetts
Participation in a kayak rolling clinic is an integral part of learning to kayak. Practicing kayaking techniques such as rolling makes paddling a joy by lessening the fear and hassle of swimming in whitewater.
Learning to roll your boat effectively and quickly can make you a safer paddler as well as making kayaking more enjoyable. We offer both winter pool rolling clinics in the Boston area and summer rolling clinics on a pond near the Deerfield River.
Freestyle Kayaking Clinics
Want to learn the latest freestyle kayaking tips and techniques? Have you ever watched other freestyle kayakers surfing waves and holes and squirting and wished you had a professional coach to help you learn to do these moves yourself?
Learn to playboat like the pros with our team of experienced ACA certified instructors who stay on top of the latest freestyle kayaking moves and equipment. We generally teach these clinics at either Hartland Rapid on the Connecticut River, Tariffville Gorge on the Farmington River or the Deerfield River.
Zoar Outdoor
7 Main Street
Charlemont
Massachusetts
MA 01339
