WAVE TRAIN KAYAK TEAM

New Season of Wave Train Kayak Team Coming Soon!

2011-03-18T12:43:00.004-06:00

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FUN SUMMER ADVENTUREFOR YOUR KIDS that could lead to a lifelong passion, join at Wave Train Kayak Team! Kayaking provides a unique opportunity for personal growth and exploration, and Wave Train will provide a safe learning environment for beginner, intermediate, and advanced kayakers looking to start paddling or improve their skills.

Wave Train Kayak Team 2011 Program

Following on the success of last year’s program, Wave Train is back in 2011. With a solid group of returning team members and room for both new and experienced paddlers, it promises to be a great summer!

THE BASICS

Youth ages 10-18 are welcome, at any stage of paddling ability.

Wave Train will offer ability level appropriate sessions with trips to local rivers on Mondays and Wednesdays, May 22^nd-August 3^rd.

Out of town paddling trips will be offered later in the season to Missoula, Jackson Hole, and the Lochsa.

THE DETAILS:

THE TEAM

A whitewater kayaking club for boys and girls age 10-18
1:4 Coach to Student ratio
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced paddlers welcome
Our goal is fun!

THE COACHES

Dave Zinn has worked with a variety of youth kayaking programs for 12 years and loves sharing his excitement for whitewater with kids in Bozeman.
He has kayak instruction experience at all levels, from first timers to Junior World Champions.
Instructor certifications/ qualifications: Wilderness EMT, Whitewater Rescue Technician

PADDLING

We will be having pre-season pool sessions Sunday Nights 5-6pm Bozeman Swim Centers Open Boating sessions: Please contact us if you are interested
Regular summer paddling sessions run May 22^nd-August 3^rd, on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Out of town trips – dates and details to be announced.
We plan our paddling trips according to skill level, and our primary goals are safety and fun!

THE COST

$1000 membership fee includes two kayaking trips/week for 11 weeks - May 22^nd through Aug 3^rd, Mondays and Wednesdays. The pool sessions prior to the beginning of our regular season are $15/person.
Kayak and equipment is NOT included, but is available for rental and purchase at discounted rates through Northern Lights Trading Co.-The Barn
SIGN UP BY and PAY BY May 7^th: $50 discount
Wave Train Kayak Team members have the option of participating in out-of-town trips. We charge extra for these optional trips to cover the cost of fuel, food, camping, and staff

Wave Train is a registered Non-Profit Organization and a permitted organization on Gallatin Nation Forest lands

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP CONTACT:

Dave Zinn: davidzinnkayaks@gmail.com

Or give us a call at 541.954.9425

Please click the following links to download and print registration documents:

Participant Information Packet and Medical History

Participant Liability Waiver

Junior Wave Train Week

2010-06-13T17:30:00.006-06:00

Wave Train Kayak Team

Presents:

Junior Wave Train Week

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Dates: July 5, 7, 8, and 9

Time: 12:30 to 5:00 Daily

Program Description: Wave Train Kayak Team is a full summer of kayaking for Bozeman area youth. We are excited to build and develop this younger community, but we understand that for many people the extended commitment can be challenging. With that in mind we are offering JUNIOR WAVE TRAIN WEEK. The week will be geared toward a younger crowd (10-14 years old) interested in working on their paddling skills or trying whitewater kayaking for the first time!

Our week will begin on flat water where we will focus on getting comfortable in the kayaks, learning and practicing strokes, and introducing the roll - mixed with plenty of games to keep things exciting! Later in the week we will move on to moving water and easy whitewater!

Details:

· Cost $250 (equipment is not provided, but available to rent at The Barn for $60 for the entire program)

· Enrollment Deadline: June 28^th

· Minimum enrollment 3 participants

· If there is enough interest we may offer a second week of Junior Wave Train at the end of July where we would pick up where we left off

· Contact Whitney and Dave with Wave Train if you have any questions about the program. If you would like to sign up please complete the following paperwork and send it, along with your check to: Wave Train Kayak Team, 721 N. Grand Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715.

Participant Information Packet and Medical History

Contact information:

Dave Zinn – davidzinnkayaks@gmail.com; (541) 954-9425

Whitney Lonsdale – whitneylonsdale@gmail.com; (828) 606-8409

www.wavetrainkayak.blogspot.com

Wave Train Kayak Team Testimonials

2010-04-19T12:01:00.002-06:00

My son and I attended the organizational meeting for Wave Train Kayak Team at Northern Lights before the season started in 2009. He had never kayaked. In fact, he had never really expressed an interest in it, but we went on a whim. At the meeting, Dave Zinn explained what Wavetrain was about, and demonstrated a good rapport with kids, while outlining an inspiring story of how kayaking allowed him to travel the world.

Right after the Wave Train meeting, my thoughts could easily have been summed up:

Cons: How safe can it be? My son has never even been in a kayak. Some of the kids might already pretty good. Might my son be left behind, will he get the extra attention he needs as a newbie? Can the instructors Whitney and Dave live up to my expectations and alleviate my safety concerns?

Pros: It's an opportunity to build self-confidence, strength, stamina, friendships and have great fun with a good group.

Turns out, my son got lots of extra attention. In the beginning, it was at the pool and in the pond. When he did his first roll in E. Gallatin Pond, he practically burst with pride. A couple weeks later was the first river trip. The group started on very easy stretches, concentrating on paddling fundamentals, group awareness and safety. I carefully followed up on each river trip, and both Dave and Whitney were always very responsive to my questions and concerns. Their extensive experience leading teens paddling, coupled with their personal boating achievements finally put my mind at ease. And by the end of the season, my son had indeed acquired self-confidence, stamina, friends and a real sense of personal achievement.

My son's participation in Wavetrain started as just a whim, but it helped make 2009 a great year for him. He and I both are really happy he did it.

Wave Train Parent

Mid-Season Update

2009-07-09T10:14:00.002-06:00

Well, before you know it the beautiful rivers of Southwest Montana are beginning to drop and the temperatures really heating up. We, at Wave Train Kayak Team, have really taken advantage of the spring and are looking forward to more and more new sections of whitewater and play waves.

Wave Train began its summer with skill packed days in the pond. Paddle strokes, rolls, flat-water freestyle, and Sharks and Minnows dominated our afternoons. But soon, we moved on to the river and the challenges that lay in the whitewater. We started slow as the water was fast, but the group found ways to make even the easiest section of the easiest run awesome. Immediately after learning rolls our participants charged into the realm of freestyle kayaking with stern squirts, enders, and cartwheels. Those who had already spent some time in kayaks were learning fast, the rest catching up quickly!

As the water dropped to more manageable levels, the members of Wave Train were able to step up the whitewater challenge on new sections of the Gallatin. Wide eyes quickly shifted to smiles as people’s confidence increased in the waves, holes, and fast currents of the mighty Gally. One of my personal favorite days was our river trip on the Yellowstone. It was a big break through day. Everyone in the group surfed their brains out on the waves of Four Banger and Greycliff Rapids (check out the new slideshow).

Even though Wave Train ends in four weeks, the summer plans are just getting fired up. Coming up we will continue to expand onto new sections of the Gallatin and Yellowstone Rivers, we will be traveling to Missoula for the Thursday Night Throwdown series (affectionately known as the “TNT”) camping and paddling the Alberton Gorge the next day, and we will finish the season up with a family float on the Yellowstone River.

We are looking forward to all of these fun events and more in the future. Thank you to all of our participants for successfully restarting Wave Train Kayak Team with us this summer and keep spreading the word. We want to be bigger and better next summer!

Our New Poster...Thank you Alexis at NLTCo.

2009-04-09T10:59:00.000-06:00

2009-04-08T15:10:00.000-06:00

Yup! It took a while, but I think I like the new Wave Train Logo!