September ACC Swiftwater Rescue Practice

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September ACC Swiftwater Rescue Practice

Post by Andrew C » Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:44 pm

"NW Chapter SWR
Swiftwater Rescue practice sessions.
This Month we will be practicing our throw rope skills & knowledge.

When we take a SWR clinic we learn a tremendous amount of information within one day or two days .
Who here that is reading this has total confidence in all of the SWR skills they learned? Who here can throw a rope & hit me a moving target at 50ft every time? How long has it been since you've practice your boat based rescue skills? Contact rescues, swimming rivers, etc....
We plan to help with our chapter members rescue skills by having a practice session every month. And even more important the skills of the people we paddle with day in & day out. How do we become good kayakers, canoeists or stand up paddle boarders? For everyone that is an excellent paddler, how many hours of seat time did you spend paddling before running the last whitewater run? Now ask yourself how many hours have you practiced hanging on to the front of a kayak, swimming, catching a rope or self rescuing in a river environment like you regularly paddle? We are now going to be having these practice sessions every month as a fun way to help all of us refine our skills, and stay safe when we are out on the rivers.
These practice sessions are meant for people that have already
participated in a L3 or L4 Swiftwater Rescue clinic. These sessions
are not a substitute for getting rescue training.

We will be starting our practice session on Thursday 9/7/17 6:00pm at the Siloam Springs Kayak Park. If your late, no worries join in when you arrive. Come on out and bring your helmet,
life jacket, sturdy closed toe shoes, a boat for rescue drills, plenty of drinking water, your throw rope, and be ready for some fun in the water.
This Practice is sponsered by the NW Chapter of the Arkansas Canoe Club, If you are a ACA ( American Canoe Acosiation ) Please bring your membership number

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