UPCOMING CLINICS

Adobe Whitewater Club Summer Paddlesport Clinics

June 7th and 8th, 2025

1. You MUST be a member of the Adobe Whitewater Club to participate in any clinics. If you are not a member, join HERE. It’s only $15 a year!

2. You MUST pre-register and pay to participate.

3. Classes are limited and may fill, therefore there will be no refunds if you cannot attend.

4. ACA (American Canoe Association) Event Insurance and a SIGNED ONLINE WAIVER are mandatory for each participant

   • $0 for ACA members

   • $10 for non-ACA members (one fee covers all events per person for the weekend) PAY ACA EVENT FEE HERE

5. Clinic participants are expected to bring their own equipment. Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) and helmets are REQUIRED. The club has some very limited equipment that can be loaned for the clinics. Contact awc.clinics@gmail.com to check availability.

The Adobe Whitewater Club has reserved the Rio Bravo Group Shelter (MAP). There is limited free camping. Saturday evening we’ll have a club potluck dinner and raffle at the group shelter!

Clinics will meet at the Taos Junction Bridge boat ramp, upstream from Pilar on the Rio Grande (MAP).

Your instructors and organizers are all volunteers. Please be nice to them.

If you have any questions, contact awc.clinics@gmail.com

Click on the links below for a description and to register:

• Introduction to Hard Shell River Kayaking Sat. 9:00am (4 hours)

• Intermediate Hard Shell River/Whitewater Kayaking Sat. 9:00am (6 hours)

• Introduction to Kayak Rolling Sat. 1:00pm (4 hours)

• Introduction to Inflatable Kayaks/Packrafts Sat. 9:00am (4 hours)

• Intermediate Inflatable Kayaking Sat. 2:00pm (4 hours)

• River SUP and Intro to Whitewater SUP Sat. 9:00am (6 hours)

• Introduction to Oar Powered Rafting Sat. & Sun. 9:00am (8 hours over 2 days)

CLINIC COSTS:

• Adult Clinics $40 ($80 for Oar Powered Rafting)

  
  Sunday is fun day! If you just do a run it’s not a clinic so no charge

Please support our Sponsors

Past Clinics and Workshops

2022

• Introduction to Frame Rafting July 16-17

• Essentials of River Kayaking (Beginner), July 9

• Whitewater Kayaking (Intermediate), July 9

• Whitewater Kayaking (Advanced Intermediate), July 9

• Essentials of River Canoeing, July 9

• Stand Up Paddleboarding, July 9

• Inflatable Kayaking, July 9

• Introduction to Kayaking for Kids, July 9

• Kayak Rolling Clinic, July 10

2021

• Introductory Kayak clinic 6/20/21

• Open Canoe clinic 6/26/21

• Beginner Kayak clinic 7/10/21

• Beginner Kayak clinic 8/14/21 (270 cfs)

• Intermediate Kayak clinic 8/15/21 (270 cfs)

• ACA L2-3 Instructor certification 9/19-22/21

• ACA Swiftwater rescue skills course 9/23-24/21

• Playboating fundamentals 9/25/21

2019

• Mother’s Day Race Raft Clinic 5/12/19 (2530 - 2290 cfs)

• Women of Whitewater Clinic, Pagosa Springs, CO 6/1/19 - 6/2/19 (2700 - 1510 cfs)

• ACA Swift Water Rescue, Pilar NM 7/18/19 - 7/19/19 (1950 - 1860 cfs)

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe, raft) and potluck - 7/20/19-7/21/19 - Pilar, NM (1820 - 1760 cfs)

2018

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe) and potluck - 6/30/18-7/1/18 - Pilar, NM (168 cfs)

• AWC Canoe Introduction - 6/23/18 - Cochiti Lake, NM

• AWC Women of Whitewater - 6/16/18 - Pilar, NM (205 cfs)

2017

• ACA Swiftwater Rescue Skills and Instructor Workshop - 6/12-16/17 - Pagosa Springs, CO (1960 - 1200 cfs)

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe, raft) and Potluck - 6/10-11/17 - Pilar, NM (3150 cfs)

2016

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe) and potluck - 6/25-26/16 - Pilar, NM (1340 cfs)

• ACA Whitewater Kayak Instructor Workshop - 6/20-24/16 - Pilar, NM (1370 - 1300 cfs)

2015

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe) and potluck - 6/27-28/15 - Pilar, NM (1420 cfs)

2014

• AWC Summer Clinics (river kayak, canoe) and potluck - 8/16/14 - Pilar, NM (369 cfs)