Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) The next NSPN Skills Practice Session will take place Saturday 7/31/21 at Riverhead Beach, Marblehead (link to map). Please arrive at 8:30 am, with the goal of getting on the water at 9 am. Getting a timely start is important as this location becomes very busy later in the day. We will be finishing up around noontime. This session will have two areas of focus. We'll be practicing assisted and self-rescue skills, and then (conditions willing) go play safely in some local rock gardens. Should rescues be needed, we will be able to apply the rescue practice we just did! Please bring boats with rigged deck lines, bulkheads, spray skirts, and dress for immersion. If you're not sure if you have a safe vessel or gear, please get in touch via PM and ask. Please bring a watersports helmet to this session. If you do not have one, contact me via PM and we will do our best to rustle up a spare one to lend you! Parking: Park in the left hand parking lot (facing the harbor and sailboats, not the ocean) just before the start of the Ocean Ave. causeway. Bring $20 in cash. Registration and Insurance: NSPN insures participants and facilitators through the American Canoe Association (ACA), similar to club pool sessions. This protects everyone involved. If you’re a regular ACA member ($40/year), you can fill out an annual online waiver once for all skills practices, and merely provide your ACA member number on each signup. Non-members have to pay a $10 ACA event fee through the NSPN Store, and fill out an ACA online waiver for each session. The registration form link is below, and will walk you through the insurance steps (links are provided to the ACA and NSPN websites as needed). You must register in order to participate and you must be a paid-up NSPN member to join. https://forms.gle/MfRByNxjaXrHCNXC9 Hope to see you there! Edited July 26, 2021 by Joseph Berkovitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhabich Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Bring a tow belt too if you have. If you want to sneak in some practice beforehand, come over to Chebacco on Thursday. We get each other back into our boats all the time there. No rocks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmith Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hi Joe, Could you let me know if I am signed up for this? I think I signed up successfully. Thanks, Sherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLConaway Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I just signed up for this. Running out this afternoon to get a helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Allen Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Ji Joe, I'm not going to be able make tomorrow. Take care, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Carroll Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I am looking forward to attending, and picked-up a tow belt in the hope of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 This session filled up today. Sorry, Chris, there is no room. I will put you on a wait list and let you know if a space opens up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Carroll Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 OK, I understand, please let me know if space becomes available, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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