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Seminar: Sea Kayaking: Incident Management/Risk Assessment

Seminar and Field Trip - Olympia Friends Meeting House

Risk Assessment / Incident Management learn how to avoid incidents but if they do happen how to get out of trouble

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COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.

Contacts

Brian Hollander
Brian Hollander
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Mar 14, 2015
  • Olympia Sea Kayaking Committee
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Singles, Families, Retired Rovers, Adults, 20-30 Somethings
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)

Please go to the "Learn" tab then "Find Courses, Clinics & Seminars" for more details.

This is open to all Levels of Sea Kayakers

I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and these conditions.  View the sea kayak difficulties definitions on the Activity Types page.

  • Difficulty: it will be challenging do to rescue scenarios 
  • Wind:unknown
  • Waves:small but manageable 
  • Route:TBD
  • Distance:  nm 6<
  • Pace:Olympia Area

We'll paddle from ... to ...

Route/Place

Olympia Friends Meeting House

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

These seven essentials plus The Ten Essentials are required on all sea kayaking trips.  All but the whistle and clothing should be provided with any kayak rental.

  1. Floatation in both ends of the kayak
  2. U.S. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
  3. Paddle
  4. Spray skirt
  5. Bilge pump with floatation
  6. Self-rescue paddle float
  7. Waterproof whistle
  8. Appropriate clothing for the conditions encountered seasonally
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