Reading Pool Session - Rescues

Can you get back in your boat? Can you rescue someone else?

If you have never learned rescues because you think you’ll never flip over, this clinic is for you! And, it is much better to try this for the first time in a nice warm pool rather than in the cold, cold ocean.

If you have ever watched a rescue demonstration and thought: “Yeah, right, easy for them” this clinic is for you. We’ll teach a variety of ways for the non-gymnists among us to get back in their boats.

If your friend is afraid to even try a wet exit and they think you can handle the rescue thing, this clinic is for them. Bring them along - the two of you can share a slot. (Both of you will need to register.) Hey: do you really want to paddle with someone who does not know how to rescue you?

If you paddle a rec boat with no bulkheads this class is for you. Bring your boat and we’ll help you figure out what you can and cannot do if you capsize, and illustrate the importance of proper flotation.

If you have figured out a way to get back in your boat that does not appear in any of the books, come on out and “pass it forward.”

What to bring: kayak, paddle, PFD, paddlefloat (if you have one), a piece of webbing or rope approximately 2.5 yards long, 2 carabiners (if you have them) LOTS OF QUESTIONS :-))

Cost: The clinic is free. You pay your regular share of the pool rental: $25. (Non-members pay $31 to cover the additional ACA event insurance fee of $6 and must sign both waivers.)

Registrar: Karen Gladstone email: [email protected]

NSPN requires that payment for the pool sessions must be made in advance of the pool session. Your Registrar will provide you with the details that you need to know. Pool sessions are non-refundable but we expect this one to sell out so someone from the waiting list may be able to take your place if you cannot make it.

When you inquire about a pool session, please include: Your name, phone number, NSPN membership number, expiration date, emergency contact and their phone number in the email.

Directions to Reading YMCA

Burbank YMCA

36 Arthur B. Lord Drive

Reading, MA 01867

<781> 944 7989

From Route 128

Take 128 to Exit 40, Reading/Wakefield Route 129

Coming off exit, go around rotary until turnoff for Route 129 West to Reading

Proceed to intersection at Reading Town Center

At traffic light, turn right onto Route 28 North

Go north on Route 28 for less than 1 mile

At 1st set of lights, turn left onto Birch Meadow Drive

Take 1st right onto Arthur B. Lord Drive

YMCA is your immediate right

From Route 93

Take Route 93 to Route 129 this is Lowell St.

Follow Lowell St towards Reading for 1/2 mile to the set of lights.

This will be the intersection of Grove and Willow.

A convenient store will be on the left.

The next street after the convenient store parking lot is Intervale Terr.

Take a left onto Intervale Terr. follow until it ends and take a left and follow that road around Birch Meadow Park. The YMCA is on the North side of the park.

Take a left onto Arthur B. Lord Drive the YMCA is your immediate right

Equipment for pool sessions, includes:

* PFD -- required for anyone in a boat in a pool session.

* Spray skirt -- required for the vast majority of skills to be practiced

* Paddle float – optional, for rescue practice, rolling practice, etc.

* Pump – optional for practice involving capsized or swamped boats

* Goggles or a face mask -- highly recommended for practice that involves immersion, since

chlorinated pools can be hard on the eyes.

PLEASE NOTE:

NSPN requires that payment for the pool sessions must be made in advance of the pool session. Your Registrar will provide you with the details that you need to know. Pool sessions are non-refundable.

When you inquire about a pool session, please include: Your name, phone number, NSPN membership number, expiration date, emergency contact and their phone number in the email.