Sea Kayak on Lake Michigan
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 (9:00 am - 4:30 pm)
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Leader:
Michael Hammer
Required ratings:
SK1, SK2, SK2P, SK3
Event Information
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Weather Pending. Sign up by emailing me.
The Milwaukee Sea Kayakers Group with Dick Silberman will paddle at South Shore, Milwaukee on Friday. Dick Silberman is an ACA instructor and has worked with John Browning to teach workshops with the club. We will learn something while paddling with him and other members of the Milwaukee group. This trip will be a chance for Hoofers to paddle Lake Michigan in a safe environment. There is a sea wall so that paddlers do not have to go into the waves if they don't want to. And if there aren’t waves it is a beautiful place to paddle. I can demonstrate some new rescues or towing to the club. You’ll also meet new paddlers outside of Hoofers. This is for experienced SK1s and up, and standard swim test is required. You should be comfortable with the idea of paddling a large body of water and the thought of getting into some waves (~2 feet). You should have stamina to paddle for about 5 hours. I will be checking w/ paddlers that sign up to get an idea of experience.
You will need a lunch in a dry bag, 1-2 L water. Given the current water temperatures, a wetsuit is not required for this trip. However, helmets, paddle float, life jacket, bilge pump, etc…are required as they would be for any sea kayak trip. The Milwaukee group will launch at 10:30am from South Shore Harbor. We will drive to Milwaukee and have the boats ready to launch with them. Meet at the boathouse at 9:00am. We will load boats, then it’s about a 1.5 hour drive to Milwaukee. There’s also the option of loading the boats the night before if people would prefer. This will be a day of new skills, refining skills, and hopefully bigger conditions. And it’ll show new paddlers what it’s like to paddle a Great Lake.
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Registration Count
| Registration Type | Registrations | Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| All Participants | 1 | 0 |