TBSK TRAINING DAY: RESCUES Coaches: Jill Lingard, Scott Jantz, and Tom Malone. Location: The lagoon at Fort De Soto Park, 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde. Parking for the lagoon is along the right side of the park road (as you drive north) before Arrowhead Picnic Area. See the yellow pin on the map below.
TBSK TRAINING DAY: RESCUES
Coaches: Jill Lingard, Scott Jantz, and Tom Malone.
Location: The lagoon at Fort De Soto Park, 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde. Parking for the lagoon is along the right side of the park road (as you drive north) before Arrowhead Picnic Area. See the yellow pin on the map below.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 18. Arrive by 8:30 a.m. Class will start at 9:00. We'll finish up in time for the noon picnic at Shelter 2. Class description: Let’s figure out how to help each other get back in or on our boats after a capsize! Rescues are perishable skills—even if you’re familiar with them, it’s important to practice them regularly. We’ll focus on assisted rescues and using assistive tools like stirrups and paddle floats as needed. This session is open to paddlers of all skill levels and sit-in or sit-on-top kayaks. Recognizing that air and water temperatures are beginning to drop, coaches have developed a method to keep class participants "mostly dry" as we break down rescues into steps, practice those steps individually, and then put them back together. Barring an unplanned swim, no one will need to immerse themselves if they prefer not to. (But we LOVE unplanned swims--that's what this class is all about! :) What to bring: The usual paddling gear, something to drink, plus a spray skirt, stirrup, and paddle float if you have them. We'll have stirrups and paddle floats to loan out as needed.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 18. Arrive by 8:30 a.m. Class will start at 9:00. We'll finish up in time for the noon picnic at Shelter 2.
Class description: Let’s figure out how to help each other get back in or on our boats after a capsize! Rescues are perishable skills—even if you’re familiar with them, it’s important to practice them regularly. We’ll focus on assisted rescues and using assistive tools like stirrups and paddle floats as needed. This session is open to paddlers of all skill levels and sit-in or sit-on-top kayaks.
Recognizing that air and water temperatures are beginning to drop, coaches have developed a method to keep class participants "mostly dry" as we break down rescues into steps, practice those steps individually, and then put them back together. Barring an unplanned swim, no one will need to immerse themselves if they prefer not to. (But we LOVE unplanned swims--that's what this class is all about! :)
What to bring: The usual paddling gear, something to drink, plus a spray skirt, stirrup, and paddle float if you have them. We'll have stirrups and paddle floats to loan out as needed.