SEA-KAYAK TRIP CHECK SHEET for trip review committee and record
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Trip Coordinator(s):
Trip rating: SK-xx
Location:
Duration (dates):
Chart used for navigation:
Launch site/Take out:
Route length and description (include information about stops or overnights,
crossing lengths, fetch distances in channels of interest, etc.):
Alternate route (due to bad weather):
Approx. maximum current times and strengths and slack water times
and strengths for each day:
Note potential hazards (if any):
Members of party (if known at this time): ALL TRIPS USING CLUB GEAR MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 PARTICIPANTS!
Particularly for trips conducted under the “cooperative” trip
coordinator rule, an assessment of the capabilities of the participants
for the trip in question is expected unless they are well-known to the
safety committee. This should be based on discussion with both the
intended participant and other club members with whom they have kayaked.
For members of the party not known at the time the trip sheet is
submitted, updated information should be submitted before the trip.
Include email addresses of the participants.
ALL TRIPS USING CLUB GEAR MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 PARTICIPANTS!
Required equipment for sea trips includes at least one each of the following:
first-aid kit
flares
bilge pump
tow rope
paddle float
optional but strongly suggested: charts of area (required unless you are VERY familiar with the area), magnetic compass, VHF radio, cell phone in waterproof bag (if cell coverage exists along route)