To grow our community of paddlers, the Regional Activity Council (RAC) is hosting a competition for instructors in all ACA disciplines who are teaching Level 1 and Level 2 courses. The goal of this initiative is to encourage our instructors to safely welcome new and prospective paddlers to the community by teaching a few more Level 1 & 2 courses this season. This is a chance for instructors to engage with their local paddling community, find or create a source of new course students, and earn some prizes along the way!
Every Level 1 or 2 course taught between December 1, 2022 – October 1, 2022, is eligible as a contest entry. Enter the contest by submitting courses to the ACA Course Management System (CMS) by 11:59pm EST on October 1, 2023. For more information about how to enter the contest, please visit the original contest announcement.
Contest Categories:
- Instructor
- Instructor Trainer / Educator
- Paddle America Club (PAC)
Contest standings as of 6/12/2023:
Instructors:
- Alicia “Fish” Glines (CO)
- Grace Gaard (NE)
- Ashley Hughey (OH)
- Kristen Keane (TX)
- Shannon Ainsworth (TX)
- Sandra Newbury (WI)
- Matthew Hanlon (MD)
- Ryan Allison (AZ)
- Dawn Nelson (TN)
- Mackenzie Vecchio (OH)
Instructor Trainers & Educators:
- Elizabeth Wiegandt (VA)
- Jeff Atkins (SC)
- Dave Tanis (PA)
- Jake Taylor (Hong Kong)
- Sami Hawkins (CA)
- Greg Lang (AL)
- Laura Zulliger (CA)
- Ben Morton (VT)
- Randi Kruger (SC)
- Chris Stec (VA)
Paddle America Clubs (PACs):
- Spring Woods Canoe Group (TX)
- Georgia River Network (GA)
- Carolina Kayak Club (NC)
- Missouri Whitewater Association (MO)
- Carolina Canoe Club (NC)
- Birmingham Canoe Club (AL)
- Wilmington Trail Club (DE)
- Arkansas Canoe Club (AR)
- Rapids Riders Whitewater Canoe and Kayak Club (MN)
- Philadelphia Canoe Club (PA)