rfolster Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 As a continuation of the spring Common Adventure Model classroom and on-water sessions, I am proposing three single-day on-water-classroom paddling trips over the summer. These will be a mix of CAM theory discussions combined with hands-on paddling, and will be designed as a refresher course for those who have already taken the CAM workshops in the past as well as a teaser/introduction for those who have not. The focus will be on effective group paddling and individual responsibilities within the group, as well as discussions about other CAM concepts and philosophies as the group sees fit. An example of what a trip might look like: On the beach discussing launch preparation, beach briefing, gathering on the water, and group formations On-water working on different group formations and communication, handling crossings, evaluating conditions Long lunch stop to review morning topics and develop afternoon agenda On-water review of changes in conditions, incident management, navigation Post-paddle review and Q&A back at the launch The trips will be operated as CAM trips with all participants expected to provide input, along with overall guidance and education from myself and/or other leaders. Each trip will be held in a different location to provide a diversity of environments and to increase access to our geographically diverse membership. The proposed locations are: Marblehead Boston Portsmouth The proposed dates are: Sunday, June 12th Saturday, July 16th Saturday, August 27th All attendees must be current NSPN members, and all skill levels are encouraged to sign up. Considerations for weather and overall group interests will dictate the design of the trips, and may justify multiple groups if enough people sign up, however there is the possibility that the conditions may not accommodate all skill levels. In that event, all efforts will be made to provide an alternate date or venue for those paddlers. Those that wish to participate should post to this thread which dates they are available along with which location(s) they would prefer for each date. More than one location can be listed for each date, and we will decide which location for each date based upon the majority of preferences. Anyone wishing to help with the instructional portion of each trip should PM me so that we can work on logistics as the trips develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneC Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Peter, i can only make the August date and I'd probably prefer Portsmouth Janr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Foster Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Thanks for organizing these, Rob. All three dates currently work for me. I'd be willing to assist with or lead an on-shore refresher on navigation with chart and compass at either Marblehead or Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 July 16 and Aug 27 work for me at this point and I prefer Marblehead and Portsmouth. If there's anything you'd like me to help with, let me know. pru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 July 16 and Aug 27 work for me at this point and I prefer Marblehead and Portsmouth. If there's anything you'd like me to help with, let me know. Katherine PS: yes, I copied and pasted Pru's response :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Allen Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Lorrie and I are planning on being there for June 12. best Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Can help on the 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolster Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Now that the CAM classroom and on-water sessions are done, maybe there is renewed interest in these summer Continuing Education series. They will be excellent opportunities to review any questions that arose from the previous sessions, or get an introduction if you missed them. As long as we have a minimum of three people, including myself, and conditions are manageable, these trips will go. Based on current requests, it is looking like the series might work from the south to the north: June 12 - Boston July 16 - Marblehead August 27 - Portsmouth I would recommend that participants have a look at tides in these general areas on those dates, and see if we can make something work. I foresee some challenges, but that could make for good learning experiences. Keep posting interest here, as I hope to finalize locations and start individual trip posting threads by the end of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 All three dates are fine. I prefer Portsmouth, then Marblehead. Won't go to Boston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintail Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Pintail (aka .ChristopherG) will attend the first session, which is on a Sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm interested in the whole series. Marblehead's obviously convenient for me but any of the proposed locations work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The June and August dates work for me at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolster Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 A separate thread for the June 12th trip has been initiated on this Trips forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Rob is August 27th still on? I would like to participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolster Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 The August 27th trip has been posted in a separate thread. Please post your interest to that thread and participate in the discussion about weather and tides over the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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