Event details
1. Event co-ordinator: Liz Cowell
2. Trip Leader/s: Liz Cowell/ Charles Eggleston
3. Trip type: Lake. Sea kayaks only.
4. Level of ability : Beginner, Improver
5. Date: Saturday 13th April 2024
6. Venue: Glencoyne,
Ullswater
7. Meet location/ timings:
Meet at 10.00, to be on the water for 10.30.
Meet in National Trust car park at Glencoyne. Grid Ref: 387 189
Plan is to have a ‘dry’ morning - concentrating on contact towing and towing. Emphasis as much on what it is like to be towed and how you can help the person rescuing.
Break for lunch.
Afternoon to practice a deepwater rescue, emphasis again on being rescued as much as rescuing.
I am a small not so strong female paddler so will give techniques that help to make it easier for similar paddlers.
Off the water as people get cold approx 2-3pm
8. Meet to share lifts: Always good to share lifts to save on fuel & emissions. Check the WhatsApp group nearer the km time.
9. Anything else: Please bring lunch and a warm drink.
Please read notes re trips here:
Or sea trips here: https://lakelandcanoeclub.wordpress.com/trips/
The trip will be led by a BC-qualified or an LCC-approved leader/coach. However, we will paddle as a team taking joint responsibility for each other’s safety on the water.
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