Example Flatwater Day or Evening Trip Checklist for Leaders
Planning the Trip
- Decide where to go, obtain maps, and/or route descriptions.
- Post trip on the website
- Follow up email to participants
- Obtain boathouse code from FW coordinator (a few days before the trip)
At the Boathouse
- Welcome members
- Members sign the Trip Record Form with emergency contacts (in white binder)
- Guests compete and sign the Guest Registration (waiver) Form
- Sign out and Load canoes – drivers ensuring firmly affixed to cars
- Ensure all canoes have
- 1 paddle/person + 1 spare paddle
- Throw bag
- Bailer
- PFD and whistle per person
- Sign out Group equipment
- First Aid kit
- Hypothermia kit (if water under 15C)
- Ensure all club equipment used is recorded on the Trip Log.
- Establish driving arrangements
- Discuss:
- Paddling partners (1 experienced paddler in each canoe, if possible)
- Driving arrangements
- Driving route and rendezvous points, mileage.
- Paddle route
- Ensure everyone has required equipment
- Ensure everyone has water, lunch or snack
- Trade cell phone numbers – use if lost
Safety Briefing (at the put-in)
- Safety briefing
- Coverage for damage to club boats – standard unless people opt out
- First $200 – those in club boat
- Rest shared by those renting
- Participate in repair work
- Private boats are responsibility of the owner
End of Trip
- Return all club equipment to the shed and indicate on Trip Record Form.
- Trip leader collects rental fees.
- 3Put one copy of Trip Record Form, 1 copy of the Equipment Payment Form, a cheque for rental fees and any completed Guest Registration, in an envelop and place in drop box on the west side of the RA near the lockers.