Voyageur Canoe Skills Training

Voyageur Canoe Skills Training Voyageur Canoe Skills Training helps Scouting America youth and adults develop the skills and confidence to lead safe, well-prepared canoe and kayak trips.

The Voyageur Canoe Skills Course is designed for registered adult (18 yr +) Boy Scouts of America leaders to learn canoeing skills. Our home is Belzer Scout Camp in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of the Crossroads of America Council. If your troop is planning a canoe outing this year, your adults should attend the Voyageur Canoe Skills course. Your water adventure starts with safety first. This premi

er canoe skills training is offered to teach adults practical skills along with group organization skills on the water. You can’t afford to miss this training. Join the Voyageur staff at Camp Belzer for an outstanding training of canoeing and paddle craft safety training. You will learn to plan a trip; teach the canoeing merit badge; learn by doing; launch, load, and paddle; rescue swamped canoes; canoe safely; use the Voyageur Youth Program within the unit, and prepare for canoe outings, including a high adventure trip. The Paddle Craft Safety Certification is earned during the course. This is a “highly recommended” BSA certification for leaders in charge of canoe activities. You will also earn the "Safety Afloat" and "Safe Swim Defense" certifications and the Voyageur Apprentice Shield. Return for a fifth day in a subsequent course to practice teaching the skills you learned and earn the Instructor rating, allowing you to rent Voyageur Canoes and Equipment for your own unit training or adventure. Contact Program Director, Dave Bardos at [email protected] for further questions.

06/29/2026

Video of the crew today on the American.

Voyageurs gonna Voyage. Tom Biglione kindly offered to take me out on the American River if I visited the Sacramento ar...
06/29/2026

Voyageurs gonna Voyage. Tom Biglione kindly offered to take me out on the American River if I visited the Sacramento area when I met him at the ACA annual meeting in October at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte. He and two local paddlers took Janalee and I out for a 14 mile trip in his Clipper Voyageur II canoe, the Osprey today. And me without my toque. The 25' boat moved quickly, even with a partial crew of 5, and handled rapids with no issue. I'll post a video taken by one of Tom's friends separately.

06/17/2026
Haiku title: “The Resting J-Stroke”Weekend 2 of Voyageur Canoe Training gave us paddles, practice, and one very committe...
06/09/2026

Haiku title: “The Resting J-Stroke”

Weekend 2 of Voyageur Canoe Training gave us paddles, practice, and one very committed staff member demonstrating advanced visualization techniques.

The Resting J-Stroke
Weekend Two rests still
Mike dreams the perfect J-stroke
No points drift away

Train hard. Paddle smart. Rest well.

05/22/2026

Spring 2026 weekend 1 complete! No splash points to report.

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05/10/2026

A Looney storey about the iconic Canadian Voyageur coin that never was. Gosh darn hosehead bureaucrats, eh...

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