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• Kayak Rental: BCMT Gerald Island invasive species removal

  • Start
    28 Sep 2023
  •  
    07:00
  • End
    01 Oct 2023
  •  
    20:00
  • Location
    Club Locarno Kayak Shed
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Gerald Island Invasive Species Removal. Kayaks can be rented for a nominal fee for this BCMT event. You are responsible for transportation of the kayak to a suitable launching point to cross to Gerald Island. You must register for the event with BCMT. Let the Kayak Director know via Club Locarno Slack that you'd like to rent and for which days. 

  All trip planning and coordination will be done on the Club Locarno Slack channel - #kayak_bcmt_gerald_island

  Kayaks must be rented in order to use them overnight or for trips that don't originate at the JSCA. Please confirm rental availability by contacting the Kayak Director at kayaking@clublocarno.com or on the Club Locarno slack channel. 

  Double kayaks are available to one member and a guest. You take full responsibility for loss and damage when you rent gear from the club.  More details on rentals can be found here.
  Rentals are on a first-come, first served basis according to registration date.  Lessons and other club events have priority over rentals, so please check the calendar for scheduled lessons and checkouts when planning your trip. Boats cannot be reserved ahead of time so you should plan on picking up the boat(s) of choice either at dusk of the evening prior to rental or early on the day of the rental (particularly important if you are relying on a double). Ensure you have appropriate gear to transport the boats safely.  There are some foam blocks and straps in the kayak shed.

  Craft signout: When you pickup your rental boat, you must sign out the boat under Rentals on the Craft Signout including the date and estimated time of return. Please do NOT sign out a rental craft until you pick it up.

  Once the Kayak Director has confirmed your rental you will be  you will be given a rental code to complete your booking.

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• Fall Work Party - Kayak Fleet

  • When
    07 Oct 2023
  •  
    10:30 - 12:30
  • Location
    JSCA Compound
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Fall work party to carry out cleaning , maintenance and prepare the fleet for the winter. Some things we can do:

  • wash and clean all the boats
  • • clean out sand from cockpits
    • clean out sand from skeg boxes
    • inspect rudders
      
  • check (neoprene) hatch covers
  • check deck lines and bungees
  • check condition of hulls
  • Spray skirts
  • • check spray skirts
    • mark sizes on spray skirts
    • inventory spray skirts 
  • Organize all kayak equipment in the kayak shed
    
  • • inventory PFD sizes

  Create a list of repair tasks for the spring work party. Please register if you'd like to come and help keep the fleet in good repair. 

  Weather permitting - if it's miserable we will postpone - check the Kayaking Slack Chat channel for last minute updates.

  P.S. We have a small food budget: If someone would like to help organize a social and food after the work party, let me know. MarkS
  

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