The Club has an active calendar of trips that are suitable for many different groups depending on their skill levels.
These are advertised in the Club Newsletter and on-line via this Website.
The club night is every Tuesday. Kayakers meet from 5:30 pm
and mingle deciding the route to be taken. Usually there are two groups.
One for beginners, gentle and local for 60 - 90 minutes and may involve a
cup of coffee. The second, usually faster for those fitter and can be from
90 minutes - 2 and a half hours. There is
much water traffic and care must be taken crossing commercial shipping
lanes.
On Saturday mornings from 8:30 am a coffee trip departs the
ramp for Kohi Cafe. This is a gentle 20 min paddle to the beach followed by
chat and coffee and a return via Bean rock usually.
Club Hire |
Training
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Pre trip checklist
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Protocols
for attending club trips |
Safety
Policy
Club Hire:
Hire is for the use of members and held in the boat locker
at Okahu Bay. The club owns a fleet of kayaks including doubles and white
water kayaks.
Rental includes the use of paddle, buoyancy aid and spray skirt.
Other equipment available on request includes:
- helmet
- throw bag
- split paddle
- flares
- paddle float
- kayak wheels
- VHF Radio
Rates:
- Sea kayaks $20/day/single
- Sea kayaks $30/day/double
- white water $10/day
- Club nights $10/member,
$10/non-member
Training:is
available for those who are interested.
- Pool Training is generally at Glen
Innes and subject to numbers and cost, organised by fellow club members.
- Auckland Canoe Center.
- Phone 09 815 2073.
- Basic Confidence Course.
- One-on-One Rolling
- Multisport Grade 2
- Canoe and Kayak.
- Phone 09 479 1002
- Sea Kayaking Intro.
- Rolling sessions.
- White Water.
- Multisport.
- Advanced Sea kayaking.
- First Aid
- Ferg's Kayaks
- 09 529 2230
- Basic Paddling
- Learn to roll
- White Water.
- Multisport.
- George Gerard.
- Phone 09 814 8989 home
- Phone 09 813 3399 work.
- Pool Training
- Intro to Sea Kayaking
- White Water
- Down River Racing Training
- Outdoor Discoveries
Pre Trip Checklist:
Buoyancy aid, spray skirt, Bright Lamp/Light, tow rope, sun screen. top
- Recommended for all trips:
- Well maintained sea kayak with
secondary buoyancy aid. (inflatable or fixed)
- NZ Standards approved life
jacket with a whistle.
- Paddle and spray skirt.
- Fitted deck lines.
- Sponge, bailer or pump.
- Appropriate clothing for
conditions. (Not cotton have polypropylene or wool)
- Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
- Footwear for walking on rocks.
- Food, drinking water. All trips
are byo food and drink.
- Dry containers.
- First aid kit. (in the group)
- Spare paddle (in the group)
- Tow rope (in the group)
- Trip details left with a
responsible party.
- Have the contact details of
local rescue authority and Marine Forecasts.
- Mobile phone or vhf radio. (in
the group)
- FM radio for weather forecasts.
(in the group)
- Pre trip weather check.
- Recommended Gear for Intermediate and Advanced
Trips:
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- Hands free bailing system. (foot
or electric pump)
- Individual spare paddles.
- Personal first aid kit.
- Thermal blanket and/or large
plastic bag.
- Kayak repair kit or waterproof
duct tape.
- Flares or other signalling
device.
- Compass and maps.
- Recommended at all levels when appropriate:
- Additional topographical maps
for the unexpected walk out.
- Instantly accessible knife.
- Relevant personal item. e.g.
medication.
- Additional clothing, footwear,
food water, day pack.
- Emergency shelter and survival
equipment.
- Cooker and pot.
- Matches or lighter.
- Helmet for surf landings.
Protocols for attending Club trips:
- Safety First: Leave details of your route and a
timetable with a responsible contact.
- Notify the trip Organiser before turning up for
a trip.
- Tell your trip leader about:
- skill level,
- experience,
- expectations before the trip,
- any medical conditions or medication you are
taking that may affect your ability to kayak.
- Follow the instructions of the trip
leader.
- Be aware of and support the others on the trip.
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- Stay with the group, or else notify the leader
and/or another group member if you are separating from the group.
NOTE:If you do leave the group it is assumed you are no longer on
the club trip and no longer the responsibility of the group.
Safety Policy:
- Any club member who has any doubt about
whether or not their skills are sufficient for a particular trip MUST
contact the trip leader ahead of time to discuss safety issues.
- It is your responsibility to wear a buoyancy
aid, to be suitably dressed for the conditions, and to carry any other
personal safety equipment necessary for the trip.
- You must make a realistic assessment that your
strength and endurance are sufficient for what ever is planned. Please
be honest about this because attempting to go on a trip that you do not
have the skills or stamina to complete, could put the whole group at
risk.
- You must be able to re enter your kayak (with
help from another paddler if necessary) after a capsize in deep water.
- With night paddling it is everybody's
responsibility to provide their own large lens flashlight, or fixed all
round white light on a one meter high pole, in working order and mounted
on the outside of the kayak where it can be seen at all times.
- Use a craft appropriate for the trip. A kayak
with water tight bulkheads is essential for open sea kayaking. Sit on
kayaks are usually too slow to keep up with sea kayaks, therefore are
not recommended on trips planned for sea kayaks.
- It is recommended that members should attend
at least a basic kayaking course before attending club organised trips.
