When: April 14, 2025 until April 20, 2025
Location: Gulf Islands
Spend three days in the Gulf Islands developing the skills required to lead a SKABC trip for a day, a weekend or an extended period.
This course is aimed at paddlers who have some kayaking experience (day trips, overnight trips and multi-day trips), and would like to know more about leading SKABC trips in accordance with the club’s philosophy, which can be found on the website and is included at the bottom of this post.
Priority will be given to members who have committed to leading a trip in 2025.
Learning objectives of this course:
- trip preparation
- equipment to carry as the leader
- launch site safety review
- incident management
- group integration to establish a cohesive team (group dynamics)
- campsite environmental management
NOTE: The course includes an evening trip-planning meeting on Monday April 14 in the Dunbar area from 7-9 pm
Prerequisites:
- Be able to perform a wet exit, assisted re-entry and unassisted (self) re-entry
- Have overnight or multi-day trip experience
- Know how to pack your kayak for camping
- Be comfortable paddling a loaded boat
- Be able to set up your own camp site at the end of the day
- Interested in leading SKABC trips
Instructors: Mike Gilbert & Philip Kubik
Coordinator: Kallie Cunningham (Training Officer)
Format:
- Trip Planning Meeting (see above for date and time)
- 3 day trip with 2 nights camping in Gulf Islands
- Participants are expected to wheel their boats onto the Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay ferry.
Fee: $50
Note: the fee will be refunded if a participant completes the course and leads a trip in 2025 or between January 1 and August 31 2026.
Please use the comment field on the registration page to note the trips you have or are scheduled to lead in 2025.
Travel and Camping Expenses: Participants are responsible for their own transportation, ferry costs, and camp fees. Camp fees are expected to be $7.50/night.
Limit: 8 participants Minimum: 4 participants
Registration:
Please contact the the course co-coordinator or Philip Kubik if you have questions or wish to speak to an instructor to determine whether you have sufficient experience and/or the course is a good fit for you. One of the instructors will email you back with their availability to have a telephone conversation. Feel free to provide your telephone number and indicate your availability to ease the process. Once the instructors have determined that you meet the prerequisites, you will be sent a confirmation email and payment instructions to finalize your registration.
Registration Deadline: To avoid cancellation, a minimum of 4 members must be signed up and paid by noon on Saturday April 5, 2025.
SKABC Refund policy:
Subject to cancellation policies noted in the registration, if a course registrant cancels their registration, a full or partial refund of the course fee may be made only if another member is able to fill the vacant course place or if payments made by the Association to one or more third parties are refunded to the Association. All other refunds are at the discretion of the Training Officer.
Difficulties with Registration? email training2@skabc.org
Signed up:- Andrew Mylly
- Joel Baker
- Courtney Kohnen
Spaces Available: 5 (Note that a negative number means people are on the waitlist)
Sign up below:
By signing up I understand that per club policy I am responsible for having the skills, health, ability and equipment to participate safely in the activity. I also understand that I am responsible for notifying the organizer about any physical or mental impairment or medical condition that could interfere with my ability to participate fully in the activity and/or create a safety concern for the group.I acknowledge that when participating in this SKABC activity it is my responsibility to inform my fellow participants if I do not wish to have images or video footage of myself or a minor family member shared on the SKABC website, in the SKABC newsletter, or on social media.
I recognize that some club members may ask that images and video footage of themselves or their minor children captured during this activity not be shared on the SKABC website, in the SKABC newsletter, or on social media and, if so, I agree to respect their wishes in this matter.
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