2025 ACA PaddleFest
This year’s ACA PaddleFest will be packed with exciting opportunities, including: ACA 145th Anniversary Celebration & Silent Auction Swiftwater Rescue Conference…
Education & Instruction Events
Level 4: Whitewater Canoeing Skills Assessment
Cost $350 plus ACA Membership required $40 annually Fee includes Camping. eddyhopper.exp@gmail.com to book This Level 3-4 Skills Assessment Course…
Level 4: Whitewater Canoeing Instructor Trainer Development Workshop (ITDW only)
Elevate Your Paddlesport Leadership: Join an ACA Instructor Trainer Development Workshop (ITDW) Dates: June 5,6,7 (or IT Update June 6,…
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Skills Course
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Update (update only)
Already an ACA Instructor? You will need to complete a 2-day Instructor Update every 4-years as one of your Instructor…
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
This five day course is for experienced boaters and rescuers who want to become Swift Water Rescue Instructors. Instructor candidates…
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Instructor Development Workshop (IDW only)
3-day Coastal Kayak Instructor Development Workshop. Participants must have passed a Level 3 Skills Assessment prior to attending. An assessment…
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
$700 Register at: ConfluenceRescue.org
Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Welcome to this 5-day Level 4 Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop! For more course info, please contact the lead Instructor…
Paddlesports Safety Facilitator – Kayaking and Canoeing Module
Level 3-4: Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Participants must have an ACA Level 3 Skills Assessment (Can be performed by any Level 3 Instructor or above) to…
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
For more info, please contact Ge Wu (626-886-2305) or canoepolo@gmail.com.
Level 2: Essentials of Stand Up Paddleboarding Skills Course
For more info, please contact Ge Wu (626-886-2305).
Advanced Coastal Leader Certification Workshop
Welcome to this newly established ACA Advanced Coastal Paddlesports Leader Certification Workshop! This brand new ACA Leader pathway was officially…
River Leader Certification Workshop
Level 4: Whitewater Packrafting Skills Course
We’re taking our “Week of Rivers” to New Zealand again this year! More than a guided trip, it’s a “hybrid…
Level 5: Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Skills Course
Course: ACA L5 Swiftwater Rescue Length: 2 Consecutive days Dates: November 1-2 [Richmond VA] Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm each day…
Level 3-4: Whitewater Canoeing Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE) – LGBTQIA+ Affinity
This Level 3-4 Canoe ICW is being taught as an LGBTQIA+ Affinity Course and is partially funded by the ACA’s…
Level 3-4: Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
This Level 3-4 Instructor Certification Workshop takes place on the Potomac River near Washington DC and is split over two…
Introduction to Kayak Fishing Endorsement
Level 2: Essentials of River Canoeing Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Please visit course website at https://www.campbethelvirginia.org/aca-courses.html for information and links to registration OR call Trainer, Beth Wiegandt, at 540-556-2594. This…
Introduction to Kayak Fishing Skills Course
Level 4: Whitewater Canoeing Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
This course is run though the Northwoods Outdoor Center.
Level 3: Surf Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Will be held at this year’s Bodega Bash, Kayak Surf Expression Session 2025. Interested in becoming a certified surf kayak…
Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking Skills Course
Learn the basics of kayaking at this Extra Day of Practice on Wednesday 10/1 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm before the…
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
Level 2: Kayak Rolling Skills Course
Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Welcome to this 5-day Level 4 Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop! For more course info, please contact the lead Instructor…
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Development Workshop (IDW only)
Want to become an American Canoe Association (ACA) Certified Swiftwater Rescue Instructor? Or perhaps you want to be safer when…
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
Level 2: Kayak Rolling Skills Course
We will introduce, analyze, learn and practice different rolling techniques for kayaking.
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Skills Course
Level 2: Kayak Rolling Skills Course
Level 1: Introduction to Canoeing Skills Course
Für Anfänger*innen, Wiedereinsteiger*innen und alle, die ihre Paddeltechnik von Grund auf optimieren möchten. Auf ruhigem Gewässer lernst du die wichtigsten…
Level 2: Essentials of Canoe Touring Skills Assessment
Community Paddlesports Leader Certification Workshop
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor Update (update only)
Instructor Update for current Level 4 Coastal Kayak Instructors
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking Skills Assessment
Rough Water Weekend: 4-Day Comprehensive Skills Assessment Course. If we have conditions you may ‘test’ for up to Level 4…
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking Skills Course
4-Day Rough Water Coastal Kayaking Skills Comprehensive
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking Skills Assessment
Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue Skills Course
Do you want to bolster your safety and rescue knowledge in a whitewater environment? Take your Swiftwater Rescue from eNRG…