55hrs
MeetatCravenReccenterat1230onthewaterby1300
Avanandtrailerwillbeatthetakeouttoshu lebackup
SaturdayApril22nd
08001000 Technicalpaddle
15001700 Washridesession
1800 Potlucksupper&groupdiscussionat282ReadAve
SundayApril23rd
08001000 Grouppaddle
10001200 Intropaddlerepairworkshop
RMCC CLUB ETIQUETTE
Toourgrowingmerrybandofmarathoncanoeusers,pleasereadthishappynotefromyourexecu veAsour
membershipstartstogrowandtherearemoreandmorepaddlersaccessingclubequipment,afewsimplee que e
rulesandprocedureswillhelpkeepeveryonesafeandhappy.UnderlineHAPPY!
ClubequipmentisforusebyCURRENTclubmembers.Besuretocompletethemembershipformandforward
paymenttotheclubtreasurerpriortoaccessingtheequipment.Encourageyourfriendstojoin,letthemtry
once,butiftheycomebackforfuturesessions,theymustbecomeamember.
Allpaddlersmustsignouttheircanoe,alongwithdepartureandreturn mes,onthesignoutsheetfoundjust
insidetheboathousedoors.Whenyoureturn,youmustsignyourselfbackin.Why?Sothatweknowwhos
out,andthatyouarebacksafeandsounda eryourpaddle.Theexecu vealsokeepsstatsonboatuseand
willusetheinfotopurchasefutureequipment.
AllpaddlersmustWEARalifejacketiftheytakeoutacanoebetweenOct1standApril1st.Ifyoutakeacanoe
outbetweenApril2ndandSept30th,youmusthavealifejacketforeachpaddlerinthecanoe.Thesame
appliestothosetakingoutaStandUpPaddleboard(SUP).LifejacketsmustbewornbetweenOct1stand
April1standontheboardbetweenApril2ndandSept30th.
RemembertocarryalightifyoutakeoutacanoeoraSUPbetweenduskanddawn.
Organizedclubac vi estakepriorityoverindividualuseofequipment(ie.regularclubprac ces,racesand
trainingcamps).Pleasemakesureallequipmentisbroughtbacktotheboathousebeforethescheduled
startofaclubevent.
PutcanoesandSUPsonthegrass(asopposedtostonesorgravel)whenge ngorganized.
Onlysitinacanoethatisonthewateroronthegrass.Makesurethecanoeisatbeforesi ngdownandonly
1personmaysitinacanoethatisonthegrassata me.Thisstopstheboatfrombreakingapart.
Repairsfromnormalwearandtearonclubequipmentwillbefundedbytheclub.Damagecausedbyextreme
useofequipmentwillbetheresponsibilityoftheuser.
IfacanoeorSUPneedsrepair,sendanemailtoRMCCcoordinator(rmccsask@gmail.com),iden fywhichcanoe
isinneedofrepair,andabriefdescrip onofwhatneedstoberepaired.Thisallowsustocon nuetouse
theequipmentwithoutanyonege nghurtorstrandedbybrokenequipment.
FINALLY,alloftheaboveisinplaceforthebenetofeveryone.Thismeansthatpaddlerswho
dontfollowthesesimplerulesmayhavetheiraccesstoequipmentrestrictedsothat
paddlerswhofollowtherulescanenjoytheir meonthewater.