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Maryanne:
I've mentioned this to a few people, but it's probably best to say it in an open forum.

Next year the club members who are now in second year will be the senior members of the working, paddling club.
Of course there will still be oldies and not-so-oldies and ex-committee who'll be there when they're needed, but the day to day (or Saturday to Saturday) running of club trips will fall increasingly to the (now) second years as we don't have any rescue paddlers in third year.

There are eight seven six club trips left this year
16th of February
23rd of February
2nd of March
9th of March
30th of March
6th of April
13th of April
and the trip on the 20th of April will be under next year's committee.

Each of these trips provides an opportunity to improve your rescue skills, learn and improve:
- where to position an individual for rescue
- how to position a group for rescue
- group awareness
- towing a swimmer
- boat barging
- boat emptying
- collecting gear
- protecting hazards (trees etc)
...and more

These things are done on every river trip, so you've seen them around you and may have an idea of how they work. Normally there would be another year in which to progress to the stage where you can set this stuff up yourselves as a group, this year there is not.

The second years in general have accomplished an incredible amount in their personal paddling and well done to all of you for that, but more will be expected of you in terms of rescue and group awareness for next year.

Use these last trips to ask older rescue and instructors any questions you have and take the opportunity to consolidate what you know and establish a strong rescue presence and awareness.

All of the relevant skills will be practicable on club trips (Liffey, Boyne and Wicklow) and further experience can be gotten on private trips, especially peer private trips (ie with no senior leader).

Safety is obviously incredibly important to the club and hopefully starting this conversation now will prevent anyone from missing an opportunity because they weren't aware of the situation.

Maryanne:

kmck:
I'm more than willing to take freshers and second years out on a flat water session over the Easter break. Basically towing, paddle throwing, happy fluffy bunny rescue (UC), x -rescue and eskimo rescue (T-rescue) as much to practice as to teach.
The cost: a little bit for your driver for petrol and maybe some chocolate cake.

I just redid my REC 3 with Barry Redmond and he has a plan for a one day refresh canoe/rec day, I've the time to organise this if people are interested once again over the break or some Sunday. A number of people did the REC last year as such there should be a pool of people for this.

Something I've been meaning to do for a while is practice my rope throwing which is abysmal at present. If I'm on any river trip between now and the end of the year I'll be doing this as a warm up, join in. Also on my list when I'm unemployed will be going to a static site and practicing different scenarios. 

Paddlefest in Kilkenny this year, I live nearby but won't be offering floor space till closer to the date, staying with me would mean missing out on the evening entertainment but I'm close to a number of the event sites.
http://www.canoe.ie/en-gb/trainingcourses/paddlefestkilkenny2013.aspx

Conor Mohan:
Would be fairly interested in this...

Steven Mul:

--- Quote from: kmck on February 13, 2013, 13:58:41 ---I'm more than willing to take freshers and second years out on a flat water session over the Easter break. Basically towing, paddle throwing, happy fluffy bunny rescue (UC), x -rescue and eskimo rescue (T-rescue) as much to practice as to teach.
The cost: a little bit for your driver for petrol and maybe some chocolate cake.

I just redid my REC 3 with Barry Redmond and he has a plan for a one day refresh canoe/rec day, I've the time to organise this if people are interested once again over the break or some Sunday. A number of people did the REC last year as such there should be a pool of people for this.

Something I've been meaning to do for a while is practice my rope throwing which is abysmal at present. If I'm on any river trip between now and the end of the year I'll be doing this as a warm up, join in. Also on my list when I'm unemployed will be going to a static site and practicing different scenarios. 

Paddlefest in Kilkenny this year, I live nearby but won't be offering floor space till closer to the date, staying with me would mean missing out on the evening entertainment but I'm close to a number of the event sites.
http://www.canoe.ie/en-gb/trainingcourses/paddlefestkilkenny2013.aspx

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I'd defo be up for something like this :)

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