Small Craft OCEAN Workshop
Fri, 29 May
|Kahnawake
The Small Craft Ocean Workshop is a 2-hour, on-water session focused on applying effective stroke techniques for open water conditions. Learn how to adapt your paddling for ocean variables such as swell and wind.
Time & Location
29 May 2026, 5:30 pm – 5:40 pm
Kahnawake, Kahnawake, QC J0L, Canada
Guests
About the event
This practical 2‑hour workshop focuses on developing confidence and skill in ocean paddling. Paddlers will learn techniques, drills, and strategies to paddle smarter in waves and open‑water conditions, including how to read the ocean, feel the water, and understand the influence of wind, swell, tides, and currents on OC1 / OC2 / V1. Suitable for paddlers wanting to improve their ocean awareness and performance, this practical session helps build safer, more effective paddling in dynamic conditions while strengthening timing, balance, connection, and overall body awareness.
All paddlers must be competent swimmers, have lifejackets, bailers and spare paddles when attending these workshops.
Participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from the esteemed Vesna Radonich, an 8-time World Women’s Outrigger Champion and an internationally recognised paddling coach. With over 20 years of extensive experience in waka ama, Vesna brings a wealth of knowledge to the workshop. Her impressive track record includes…