Clinic: Kayaking Skills with Sage Donnelly
Instructor: Sage Donnelly
Cost: $100
Max Participants: 6
Fine tune foundational skills on the Middle White Salmon with Sage Donnelly.
In general, what you can expect includes: boofing practice at Maytag with an opportunity to lap it and really dial moves in; a chance to identify and begin to fix bad habits; a focus on skills such as posture, stroke timing, and boat angle; and encouragement to try lines you don’t usually take and catch eddies you usually pass right by.
Sage has been kayaking since the age of 2! She competed in her first kayak event at age 6 and continues to compete in – and WIN - freestyle, slalom, SUP and creek races around the world. Most recently Sage won the 2023 Freestyle World Championship, and holds many, many other titles (North Fork Championship, Green Race, Lord of the Fork, etc.). She is a natural teacher with a deep understanding of kayaking technique.
To get the most out of the class, you should have already spent a lot of time on the Middle White Salmon, and be very comfortable on it at lots of different flows (up to 4 feet). Your roll should be usually reliable. Think "hard moves on easy water." If you are already comfortable on the MWS, you’ll be offered the opportunity to challenge yourself in new ways on a familiar run.
