Canoe / Kayak

Mic Mac A.A.C. was established in 1923 to allow members of our community the opportunity to participate in aquatic sports on Lake Banook.  Given the long history of our sport in Nova Scotia we have capitalized on the growth of our sport achieving such goals as producing many athletes who have been fortunate enough to earn spots on Olympic teams, World teams, Junior World teams, Canada Games teams and of course Canadian National Champions.  We have had great success with the athletes in the Atom, PeeWee and Bantam age groups with our local regattas every summer as well.

At Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club we offer programs for beginners (ages 5 - 15) as well as those who have honed their skills and train as elite or high performance athletes.  We offer lessons in both Canoe and Kayak for recreational and competitive levels.

We offer a Dragon Boat program & a Masters program in the evenings.

The Summer Day Camps act as a continuation of the Atom Program with afternoon session in Dragon Boat, Games, Outings, Swimming, etc.  This program offers convenient drop off and pick up times for those who wish to register for a Full Day Camp.  

Some of the boats used for the Paddling Program are:

C-1 (Canoe for one person)                       K-1 (Kayak for one person)

C-2 (Canoe for two people)                        K-2 (Kayak for two people)

C-4 (Canoe for four peopel)                       K-4 (Kayak for four people)

C-15 (Canoe for fifteen - also known as the "WAR CANOE"

A "BUN" is a round bag filled with cork to kneel on while you are in the Canoes.

A "SINGLET" is a jersey that represents our club and must be worn at all regattas.

As part of our program we have a built in swimming lesson for younger athletes up to Level 10.

There is a Life guard and a Swimming Instructor on duty daily throughout the summer program.

This year we have a new deck area on the beach to offer some sun protection along with an area for a picnic table.  Thank you to Mr. C. James for assisting with this project.

Generally there are two or more regattas held each summer for each age group of paddlers.  It is not mandatory to participate in the regattas although we encourage the atheltes to do so and be part of a team.  A few of these regattas are not held on Lake Banook but on surrounding lakes in the area such as Bell Lake, Lake Echo and Kearney Lake.