Waltham Pool Session

7-9PM (Directions below)

Arrive early please and bring a clean boat

Are you ready to practice your roll? Do you want to perfect your re-entry technique? Are you afraid that time spent without practicing a high-brace will leave you high and wet? Or do you just miss being in your boat?

All of our pool sessions this year will be the "Open Practice" format where you can learn from your peers. Things that can be practiced in a pool include skills, techniques and strokes that do not need an expanse of water, such as:

* Wet exits;

* Rescues, assisted and unassisted;

* Equipment testing, exploration, shakedown, usage or just getting

comfortable, for example, using a paddle float for rescues;

* Strokes not needing an expanse of water, such as draw and pry;

* Rolling, bracing, balance bracing, sculling, etc.

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.

winterunderscorehillathotmaildotcom for the reservation

Judy Whipple-Registrar

$20 for members, $40 for non-NSPN members

Waltham YMCA

725 Lexington Street

Waltham, MA 02452

[781] 894 5295

From Points North:

Take 128 South to Exit 28/Trapelo Road

At end of ramp, take left onto Trapelo Road

Go straight on Trapelo Road for approximately 1.5 miles

At intersection, take a right onto Lexington Street

Stay on Lexington Street for 1 mile, pass Burger King

YMCA entrance is on your left

From Points South:

Take 128 North to Exit 27A/Totten Pond Road/Wyman Street)

At end of ramp, take a right onto Totten Pond Road

Follow Totten Pond Road to 2nd stop light

Turn left onto Lexington Street

YMCA entrance is on the right side, after Waltham High School

From Points East:

Take Route 2 to Waltham Exit/Waltham Street

Take right onto Waltham Street

Waltham Street turns into Lexington Street

Travel Lexington Street for approximately 2 miles

YMCA entrance will be on your left.

Proceed up the hill; the Y will be on the left, beyond the child care center. At the left hand side of the parking lot (as you face the Y building) is handicapped parking, and beyond that a short drive. Unload boats here (pool entrance door is about 10 yards beyond, at rear of building).

As always, plan to arrive early (6:30-6:45) to get in the water on time, and move quickly to get cleaned up and out of the YMCA as quickly as possible when the session ends (they?re keeping the building open an extra hour for us).