South East Queensland , Kayak Safety Day 2.

[BrisbaneJamie]

Kayakking Skills Safety Day ,

1. Testing stability of your kayak:

* can you unhook that lure that's caught on the front/rear of your yak?

* can you sit side saddle?

* can you reach right around behind you and get the spare rod?

* how far can you lean to one side without capsize?

2. Righting a capsized kayak

3. Procedures before re-entry (housework - getting rid of impediments/dangers to succesful re-entry)

4. Swimming to your yak (is it feasible?).

5. Re-entry technique onto your yak.

6. Towing a swamped yak.

7. Safety gear.

8. Paddling techniques.

9. Safe handling procedures for landing a thrashing fish (maybe - time permitting) .

This will be held at Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula, on a gently shelving sand bottom.

Date: Saturday 9th June 8.00 am (Queen's B'day weekend, where Monday is the public holiday).

A professional sea kayak instructor (Level II) will be running the day. He charges for his time instructing, and as a result there will be a fee to cover his services. The exact level of the fee will depend on the number of attendees, but will probably be between $ 20 and $ 40 per person. Timewise, please allow most of the day, though the instructional part should be mainly covered by about 2.00 pm.

Lunch may be available via a popular kayak supplier (yet to be confirmed), with an opportunity to try a variety of kayaks out for free. (TBA)

Also available on the day will be some low cost safety equipment (whistles, pumps) available at or near cost.

The venue is suitable for families, for swimming, beach activities, bicycle riding, and barbeques. An excellent bike track network links the venue to a free public swimming pool at Redcliffe 5 kms away. A cafe is beside the venue, and the famous Morgan's Seafood Restaurant is only 200 m away.

You could arrive very early and have a fish on the Scarby reefs 1 - 2 kms away.....or stay later for the same. If you haven't been there before expect snapper, flathead, bream, jewies, javelin fish, sole, longtail tuna and tailor as frequently caught species.... HB's and SP's, & bait as well.

Saturday 9th June

Reef Point Esplanade, Scarborough...turn left into carpark near kiosk. (UBD 81 8R).

7.30 am for an 8.00 am start.

Regards Jamie

[Angus]

Hey mate. Please feel free to add this to the actual events calendar as well (under the community tab on the top menu).

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Angus

[BrisbaneJamie]

Des and Nat from Stealth Australia will be at the safety day with a number of Stealth kayaks available for a free try out.

Better still, as if saving your butt wasn't good enough, they are providing a free BBQ lunch.