Come and Try sessions give members and non-members the opportunity to try paddling with the club for the first time and learn some of the basic skills. Once you have completed a Come and Try session you will be able to attend the club's regular weekly paddling sessions.
The actual session will consist of about 30 minutes on land demonstrating the club equipment and covering safety information followed by about 90 minutes paddling around the lake and practicing skills. This includes the option of some techniques for capsizing and righting the kayak which is a compulsory part of the skills checklist and essential for any trips beside weekly paddling. This involves getting wet and if the weather is good it is highly recommended that you practice this in your Come and Try session. If the weather is bad or you want to do a few paddles first you can check off this skill later.
What to bring:
- Clothes that can get wet (eg board shorts and t-shirt), and hat/sunscreen/warm non-cotton clothing depending on the weather.
- Dry change of clothes and towel.
- Your membership card.
Meet at ANU Boat Shed (it's on Sullivan's Creek near Burgmann/Med School, shows up on Google Maps).
Here's a good resource for pre/post session research - https://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/page-18196
New or prospective members may need to create a new account to register for this trip.
Paddle to Springbank Island, do some wet exits, return.