Organizers who are unable to fulfill their trip commitments should obtain a substitute organizer and notify the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster as soon as possible, if you have internet access, also post on the club bulletin board.

MONTHS BEFORE THE TRIP

 

Determine put-in and take-out points.

Determine rendezvous time.

Select an alternate trip in case of high or low water, where possible.

Select camping arrangements, if required.

List the expected level of difficulty, wet/dry suits? Closed boats?

Mail/E-Mail this information to the newsletter editor and Webmaster in time to be published just before the trip.

Organizers who are unable to fulfill their trip commitments should obtain a substitute organizer and notify the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster.  If you have internet access post a notice on club bulletin board.

 

WEEK BEFORE THE TRIP

 

If conditions change choose an alternate paddling location for the trip. Maintain a roster of persons signed-up for the trip with names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and experience in order to notify them in case of a change before the trip. Do not just cancel the trip and then paddle somewhere else.

 

DAY BEFORE THE TRIP

 

Find out the water level, make sure it is suitable for the trip as planned. If you cannot go on trip please find another organizer.

Read the Safety Code.

 

DURING THE TRIP

 

Please note that “Trip Organizers” are just that, organizers.  As spelled out in the Safety Code.

All on-the-river “responsibilities” are those of the individual or the group as a whole.  In fact, the “trip organizer” does not have to go on the trip.  They’re simply the main contact that coordinates the meeting time and place, and puts interested participants in contact with each other. That is as far as their responsibility goes.

 

AFTER THE TRIP

Ensure that a trip report is written and sent it to the newsletter editor as soon as possible.

MONTHS BEFORE THE TRIP

 

Pick a trip to match your skills and ability.  Do not pick trips that are rated more than 3 points beyond you or your partner's ability.

 

 

WEEK BEFORE THE TRIP

 

Notify the trip organizer by phone or e-mail of your intent to join the trip. No one's paddling ability or knowledge of the river exempts them from this common courtesy. Plan your food, transportation and rendezvous. Read the Safety Code.

 

Double up, help conserve fuel. Try to take as many boats and people with you as possible. Let the trip organizer know if you need transportation or if you can bring someone else with you. If you have to cancel out of the trip, let the organizer know as soon as possible, so that the other paddlers won't waste time waiting for you to arrive.

 

DAY OF THE TRIP

 

Meet promptly at the appointed time. Check to see that you have all equipment with your boat before starting on the shuttle. Plan to participate in the auto shuttle, and let the group know when you are ready. If you have a physical disability, are under a doctor's care, or may need medicine, let the group know.

 

DURING THE TRIP

 

Know and practice safe boating.   Some suggestions are found in the Safety Code.

 

AFTER THE TRIP

 

Leave the river and its surroundings cleaner than you found them. Drive home carefully; you will be tired.