Fall 2008 Exchange
Ucluelet October 3-5, 2008
Hosted by Majestic Ocean Kayaking and Rainforest Kayak
Adventures
Location: Majestic Ocean Kayaking, 1167 Helen Road, Ucluelet,
BC.
To Register:
Contact Majestic Ocean Kayaking, 800-889-7644.
Cost: $75 to register. You must be a member to attend.
Food Provided:
Snacks on Friday night, lunch and supper on Saturday. You
will provide your own breakfasts, and bring a lunch to Long
Beach on Sunday.
Kayak Rentals:
Bring your own gear or you can rent kayaks from
Majestic-call for details.
Accommodation:
* Majestic is offering reduced rates at their B&B.
* C&N Backpacker's Hostel, 250-726-7416.
* Surf Junction Campground, 250-726-7219.
* For other options check
www.uclueletinfo.com.
Draft Schedule:
Oct 3 Friday
VHF Marine Radio Operators Course - contact Majestic
to Register
6:00-7:00 Registration, meet and greet...snacks.
7:00-9:00 Local Jen Pukonen's presentation: Nuu Chah Nulth
Root Gardens. Local First Nations traditionally cultivated
intertidal plants such as Cinquefoil and Chocolate Lily.
After Jen's presentation you will be inspired to look for
signs of these gardens while out paddling, and better
prepared to explain them to your guests!
October 4 Saturday
9:00
10:30 Bob Hansen from Parks Canada presenting on the
"Predators, Prey and People" study in Pac Rim park
12:00-1:00 Lunch.
1:00-4:00 On water sessions:
Surf Day Prep Session -Bonny Glambeck & Dan Lewis
(mandatory for first-time surfers). Slip into your wetsuit
and splash around! We'll walk you through a progression to
review and finesse edging and bracing skills.
Other Level 3 guides will offer sessions Saturday afternoon,
tentatively a Class 3 paddle to George Fraser Island.
5:00-6:30 Supper.
7:00-9:00 Kayaking Canada's Rainforests: slideshow by Bonny
and Dan.
October 5 Sunday
9:00-2:00 *Surf Session at Long Beach! Learn or review the
basics of launching and landing as well as side-surfing in
the soup zone. Guides with previous surf experience can get
out in the green room and rip it up (bring a playboat if you
have one!). Helmets and wetsuit or drysuit mandatory.
2008 Exchange
Victoria April 18, 19 and 20th
The 2008 Spring Exchange is going to be held in Victoria April 18, 19 and 20th.
This springs exchange is going to be hosted by the premier kayaking retailer Ocean River Sports, located at 1842 Store Street in Victoria.
Guides of all levels are encouraged to attend. Preregistration is not necessary. Please register at Ocean River Sports upon arrival.
This exchange will begin earlier than usual as the CPR C re cert will be beginning in the morning on Friday at 11 am and should be completed by 3pm. Registration will open at Ocean River's Adventure Centre at 10am, and the cost of the exchange is $75.00. Friday evening will be open and up to you what you do.
Slipstream Wilderness First Aid will be doing the re cert for us at a cost of $15.00 per person.
This re-cert is limited to all current holders of CPR C that need to be updated for this year.
Friday and Saturday night camping will be available at Brian Henry's vast estate complete with availability to a washroom and shower.
There are other alternatives in Victoria like The Backpackers Hostel.
Saturday morning will begin at 8am at the Sunset Room beside ORS with breakfast and then continuing onto a session regarding Parks “pack it in/pack it out” requirements.
The next on-land session will be a follow-up with David Lecovin on his presentation of Risk Management continued from the Skook exchange.
We will then move to McNeil Bay and Trial Island for the afternoon on water sessions. We have been able to entice some the “old” gurus of kayaking to lead sessions on currents, rough/moving water rescues, tide lines and just having a ton of fun on moving waters.
Ocean River, Delta Kayaks, and Current Designs are offering some boats for us to use at no charge. Way to go guys! Just remember that waivers have to be signed when you attend an Exchange. Ocean River will also be supplying a van and a trailer so that we will be able to move some boats to and fro.
Saturday night will hosted by Ocean River at the store with a BBQ and slide show on Hiada Gwaii. The format for Saturday night will be more social so that guides that hardly ever see each other off the water can talk and chat. Those of you that are raconteurs may want to get up and tell us of your more memorable good or bad trips.
Sunday morning will begin at 8am sharp with a scenario being put on by Slipstream First Aid till noon. That should get all our senses up and running prior to the season starting up.
Schedule of Events
Friday April
18, 2008.
Register at the
Adventure Centre Desk at Ocean River Sports
9:30am to 5:30 pm
11am-3pm CPR “C” Re
cert
4:30 to 6:00pm On the
Gorge from ORS dock –
peer
practice/coaching - any takers for leader?
Saturday April
19th
9am – David Lecovin/Basic
Legal Issues That Will Affect Me.
1045am -Noon
Navigation/Shawn Quinton
BYO Lunch
12-1
1pm – 5pm On water
sessions
Playing in Currents
with Gary Doran/Enterprise Channel
Baynes Channel/Exam
based scenarios with Jack Rosen
Something with Liam
Edwards somewhere
*volunteer assistants
may be required please
Dinner 6-7
7-730pm Icebreaker
Presentation (Pro-deals also!!!!)
745pm Haida Gwaii
Slide Show with Jordie Allen-Newman
Sunday April 20
8am-Noon Slipstream
Scenarios
8am-Noon on water
sessions
On water navigation
at Gyro Park Beach with Shawn Quinton
*volunteer session
leaders step up please
BYO Lunch 12-1
1-3pm On Water
Sessions
something with Liam
Edwards??
*any ideas –
volunteers requested
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