Flatwater Packraft Course Outing: paddle on a lake - Lake Washington: Magnuson Park Swimming Beach

Students will need to bring all required equipment, including a dry suit. This session will include:

• Inflation and preparation of the packraft
• Basic swimming skills 
• Paddling skills
• Safety skills, including assisted and unassisted rescues

Meet at Matthews Beach at 9:00am.  On the beach with your equipment, ready to start the day. 

Leader's notes

Module 1:  rigging, adjust thigh straps, adjust backrest, tie bow line, tie stern grab line

Module 2:  dry suit burping, practice floating, swimming backstroke, swimming crawl stroke, swimming on back with paddle, swimming with paddle doggie style

Module 3:  various paddling strokes:  box technique, draw stroke, sculling, back-paddling, etc.  Set up 5 buoy slalom course, do relay races around the concrete dock. Paddle along the shore for a short distance

Module 4:  rescues - waist deep self entry, partner assist, deep water entry, group rescue, paddling with extra paddle,  boat carry on the bow, boat bump, tow a swimmer koala style on the bow, tow a swimmer on a line