BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3646@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20250919 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20250922 DTSTAMP:20250922T115851Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/packfest-2025-whitewater-kayaking/ SUMMARY:Packfest 2025! Whitewater Kayaking DESCRIPTION:Get keen\, get hyped\, get excited\, get eager\, do a dance\, s ing in the shower\, run and tell your mum\, run and tell your dad\, run an d tell your brother\, run and tell your sister! Because PACKFEST 2025 IS H EERRRREEEEEE!!\n\nPackfest is an annual whitewater kayaking event where al l the keen packrafters get together and paddle on the mighty Mitta Mitta R iver in northern Victoria. While the club doesn't have packrafts\, we have kayaks\, and where there's water and kayakers\, we kayak\, so we're going . For more information\, check out the official facebook event.\n\nWho is this trip suitable for?\n\nThis trip is suitable for people who have done some kayaking\, or are super keen to get into whitewater kayaking. We will do a mix of intro and advanced kayaking\, so this trip is suitable for al l paddling abilities (provided you have *some* experience to begin with\, even flatwater)\n\nPriority will be given in order of kayaking experience due to a lack of space\; whitewater experience is prioritised\n\nWhat's th e plan\, Stan?\n\nPackfest is a 2 day event\, but considering the drive ti me\, I think we should make it longer. So we'll try to paddle in the NSW S nowy mountians on the way\, and potentially on the way back too.\n\nThursd ay night/Friday morning: Drive down part way\, and do some kayaking on fri day either in the Snowy Mountains\, or Murray river etc.\n\nSaturday and S unday: Enjoy packfest events. Do some grade 2 and grade 3 river kayaking. Which sections you do will depend on your ability and confidence on the ri ver\n\nMonday: Drive back to Sydney (8 hours)\n\nWhat you will need\n\nThe club will provide you with boats\, paddles\, helmets\, spray decks. Pleas e talk to me about that once you have booked the trip. Everything else bel ow\, you will have to source yourself either from the club or your own cup board\n\nYou will need to bring your own:\n\n Sleeping/camping equipment (tent\, sleeping bag\, sleeping mat etc.)\n Food for the entire duration\ n Cooking equipment\n Warm clothes for off the river (you will likely ge t very cold\, we are paddling snow melt)\n WETSUIT OR DRYTOP IS MANDATORY !\n\n I recommend bringing a very very warm wetsuit. A conyoning wetsuit is probably most suitable\n A surf wettie won't cut it\, but 2 might\n\n\ n Pogies! These will keep your hands warm. I will make a pattern to sew y our own\, or you can buy them\n\n if you don't know how to sew\, ask a fr iend to teach you\, or to do it for you if they're nice enough\n\n\n Dry bag - 1 or 2 is good to carry your lunch and other things on the river\n\n Some reasons to come\n\n Rory has offered to drive us all down in his bus \n Lawrence is a trained raft guide and we're gonna bring the raft\n You are keen on paddling and want to meet others in the paddling scene\n I w ill be there\n\nIn the textbox\, please tell me:\n\n What is your experie nce kayaking (flat or whitewater)? If you have kayaked on whitewater (and we haven't met)\, what rivers and grade have you paddled? If you have neve r kayaked\, convince me why you're super keen to learn whitewater\n What will you bring to keep yourself warm on the river?\n If you have a car\, does it have roofracks?\n If you are keen to come\, but can't miss friday /monday cos of work/uni\n\nIf you miss an answer to these questions\, I wi ll come over to your house and eat your dinner and all the leftovers\n\nBo okings close on 14/09/2025 at 12pm (noon) CATEGORIES:Whitewater Kayaking LOCATION:https://maps.app.goo.gl/8YR3oyCUnk34dd596 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR