2008 Gathering Schedule
Below is the 2008 schedule. We are currently working on the 2009 schedule and will post it here when it is ready.

Friday, October 17, 2008
10:00am - Noon Welcome to Snug Haven and The First Annual Georgian Bay Storm Gathering
Warm-Up Paddle on the Bay - Tuning Up Your Strokes
1:00pm - 3:00pm Option 1 -Strokes on the Edge
Option 2 - Rolling - Back to Basics
Option 3 - Towing 101
Option 4 - Rescues I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten
3:30pm - 5:00pm Option 1 -Strokes on the Edge
Option 2 - Rolling - Back to Basics
Option 3 - Towing 101
Option 4 - Rescues I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten
Evening Group Show & Tell (Favourite kayak gear? song? book? trick?)
Boat and Gear Repair Tricks & Tips
Paddling First Aid & Kits
Evening Social
Saturday, October 18, 2008
7:00am - 8:00am Keelor's Coffee in the Rec Hall
8:00am - 8:30am Early Morning Stretch with Your Transversus Horriblus
8:30am - 10:00am Option 1 - Towing 202 - Extractions From the Rock Zone
Option 2 - Navigating By the Seat of Your Wet Pants (Onland)
Option 3 - Rolling & Rescues in Open Water
10:30am - 12:00am Option 1 - Towing 202 - Extractions From the Rock Zone
Option 2 - Rock hopping for Beginners
Option 3 - Rolling and Rescues in Open Water
1:00pm - 3:00pm Option 1 - Rough Water Group Management - Starts On land
Option 2 - Paddling Wind & Waves & Rocks
Option 3 - Navigating By the Seat of Your Wet Pants (Onland)
3:30pm - 5:30pm Paddling Mischief, Silliness and General Messing About (aka "We Don’t Need No Stinkin' Lessons!")
Evening PADDLER'S POTLUCK SUPPER IN THE REC HALL!!
Evening Presentation: Gales of November - Shipwrecks of Georgian Bay
The vital importance of steamships to the early development of Georgian. This presentation will recap the circumstance around the loss of the Waubuno, Asia, Seattle, Northern Bell and Atlantic - all lost along the eastern shore of Georgian Bay.
Tsunami Warrior Video & Evening Social
Sunday, October 19, 2008
7:00am - 8:00am Keelor's Coffee in the Rec Hall
8:00am - 2:30pm Snug Harbour Dock Seal Launch
Island Adventures (Franklin, Red Rock Lighthouse, Minks)
Group Hug on the Water Just to Say We Did It!
3:00pm Cabin Cleanup & Tearful Goodbyes

 

 

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