French Broad Adventures offers training for whitewater rafting professionals as well as personal whitewater paddle training for better whitewater adventures.
Each year we offer dynamic classes for professional guides and whitewater enthusiasts. We teach all courses to meet or exceed American Canoe Association (ACA) and Association for Challenge Course Technologies (ACCT) standards.
All instruction classes meet at the Marshall Outpost.
Rafting - Oar
The Rafting – Oar Course is for individuals interested in learning the skills required to efficiently row a raft on rivers with Class I-III rapids.

Rafting - Paddle
The Rafting – Paddle Course is for individuals interested in learning the skills required to efficiently paddle a raft on rivers with Class I-III rapids.

Whitewater Rafting Guide
The Whitewater Rafting Professional Guide Course is for those interested in learning the skills required to efficiently and safely paddle a commercial raft on rivers with Class I-IV rapids.

What They Say
View More TestimonialsExcellent learning experience: Googd balance of hands-on + classroom instruction. It was great having multiple instructors. This really helped provide students with varying techniques on paddling strategies and approaches to river running. Learned a ton and had fun doing it.
Excellent course. Instructors were amazing and extremely knowledgeable! Highly recommend this course to anyone that boats this river. Great Job!!
Very good course, instructors showed professionalism and it was a lot of fun.
A fantastic class. The instructors were all knowledgeable and well prepared. The learning environment was welcoming and fun.
This was a wonderful class. I got more out of it than expected.
I loved this class! I felt like it was a great environment to learn in. Instructors were so knowledgeable and helpful.