emilie Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 (This is from two week's ago indoors CAM workshop. Better late than never, right?) Our problem was how to deal with a slow paddler. The issues a slow paddler can cause are - Causing the group to not get to the goal or not get back - Loosing the slow paddler - Inability to make headway against current or wind - Group friction - Not getting back before dark or bad weather arrive The solutions we came up with were - see if there is a physical reason that can be fixed either with the paddler (eg hunger) or with their equipment - send the slow paddler back to the put-in with an escort - tow the slow paddler - change the scope of the trip - put the slow person in the front of the group setting the pace so they don't get left behind - split the group up into a fast group and a slow group - be very specific in the trip announcement about the pace of the trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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