Beginner Coaching
Our beginner classes start off with an introduction to the gear, outfitting, and types of kayaks in the whitewater world. Then we move on to the lake and learn the strokes, posture, and balance control you will need. Once you are comfortable in your boat and we paddle...
Rolling
Whether you are learning your first roll or working out some kinks we are experts at teaching great roll technique. We’ll be sure to get you started off on the right track. If you are a beginner we will teach you the roll most suited for your style of paddling. If you...
Intermediate Coaching
Intermediate paddlers are boaters that have a solid on-side roll and can competently navigate Class III whitewater. Many folks at this level want to perfect a certain skill or need guidance on the Ocoee. Perhaps, you desire to dial in your freestyle kayaking. Perhaps...
Advanced Coaching
Advanced coaching is almost always 1:1. Students typically desire to learn specific techniques of freestyle and creek boating such as cartwheels or boofing. Your goal may be to paddle the Gauley, Cheoah, Tallulah, or Green and you need our coaches to show you the most...
Creek Boating
Why do kayakers enjoy creek boating? It may be the thrill of kayaking over waterfalls, or perhaps it is the adventure of paddling through beautiful, deep canyons. To some, it is the challenge of kayaking Class IV-V whitewater. To most creek boaters though, it is a...
Our Instructors:

Joseph (Joe) Gudger
Kayaking and the lifestyle that accompanies it have led Joe to some of the most inspirational places and inspirational people. Although he finds it...

Joshua Huber
If you ask Joshua today, he’ll tell you he still remembers his first ever lesson with...

Lucien Scott
Lucien is a whitewater paddling enthusiast living in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a deep passion for exploration and the pursuit of happiness. He...

Brandon Beaty
I didn’t start Kayaking until my late 20’s. I spent my first year of kayaking mostly swimming my way down the Hiwassee before deciding I needed some help. That help came from Jeff West at Ace Kayaking

Jen Maxwell
Jen LOVES Kayaking! She remembers the first time she was in a boat, she flipped upside down to “wet exit” and came up with a huge smile. It was...

Morgan Cox
Morgan has been a member of the ACE team for six years. Her love of whitewater started as a kid while taking summer family trips to raft on the...

Jake Trotter
I started working on the Ocoee in 2009 as a raft guide and that is when I found my true passion for whitewater. I grew up interacting with water and learned early on to appreciate it. Fishing and tubing on the creek behind my house and the Hiwassee River with my family

Kirk Eddlemon
Kirk’s dad cultivated a deep respect and appreciation in him for wild places and adventures when he was just a boy, where they spent lots of time exploring the mountains and rivers of the world.