Boree Log – Sunday Beginner Kayaking

Same deal as Saturday, might make the river section slightly shorter to give us more time to get home in the afternoon. If you haven’t been to a pool session you may join BUT you will need to do basic safety skills in the river on Saturday evening. Let me know if you are one of these people.

Note: You must be attending the Boree Log event to attend this trip.
Note: You must have attended a pool session to attend this trip or completed basic skills on Saturday afternoon.

The Gist:
This is a BEGINNER TRIP! Saturday evening we organise ourselves by fitting kayaks to individuals, assigning gear, hiring gear, and putting the kayaks on roofs/in trailers. Sunday morning we get ourselves ready and dressed in river clothes, leave our dry gear in our tents and drive up to the put in, get in the water, paddle our merry way down the beautiful and fun Barrington River, and then we exit the river at the campsite (how convenient!).

The List:
You will personally need:
– Warmth consisting of a wetsuit or drytop . Can wear thermals underneath. Two layers of thermals and a very good spray jacket may suffice but if you capsize it’s gonna be mighty cold. Probably no club wetsuits available.
– Shoes, preferably slim fitting (there isn’t much room in a kayak), grippy, and you’re happy to get wet. Like canyoning, volleys are tops.
– Dry bag, optional depending on how wet you like your lunch. Can be substituted with lots of plastic bags.
– Lunch. We might have a quick lunch halfway down or maybe leave it till the end so we can get back to Sydney sooner.
– Water Bottle. Really should have some sort of ring or strap for attaching so that it doesn’t fall out of your boat.
Equipment. If you have any of the following or are able to borrow some please do; the club does not have enough. We will be renting equipment as needed however anything you can bring will be appreciated.
– Whitewater Helmet.
– PFD (Personal Flotation Device, AKA Lifejacket).
– Spray Deck.
– Paddle
– Kayak

– Do NOT wear cotton (except undies). Punishable by punch.
– Do not bring keys/phones/wallets, we’re in the bush, they’re next to useless and easily lost

I will probably be opening up the trip to more people once we confirm equipment numbers.

It would be a good idea to make sure that you have a lift back to Sydney, as the climbers and Canyoners will not be coming back to the campsite, so if your driver is doing one of those sports then you should try to swap with someone else.

Any questions feel free to contact me.
Cheers, Niels – 0417 635 171