Wednesday Whitewater Kayak Training & Practice
Wed, Jun 03
|Lock 6 Parking Lot
Join us Wednesday nights for fun, camaraderie, and practice.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Lock 6 Parking Lot, 6100 Clara Barton Pkwy, Bethesda, MD 20816, USA
Guests
About the event
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Interested in White Water? Our Wednesday night sessions are the perfect place to learn how to kayak in a safe environment. Our instructors will guide you through your journey, teaching you all you need to know to paddle a kayak through the rapids.
Our expert instructors will guide you through every part of your kayaking journey, making sure you are comfortable before progressing to harder skills and environments. The Lock 6 area is one of the best training locations in our area.
Your journey will begin by covering some safety fundamentals, parts of a kayak, how to use the paddle, and how to enter and exit your kayak safely. We will then teach you some of the different strokes you use to move and turn your kayak. After that, you'll learn things like bracing, edge control, and maneuvers like the ferry…