Paddling 2025 HOC Paddle Planning and Pairing Meeting

Getting Ready for the 2025 Paddle Season

Saturday February 1^st  

11:00am – 3:00pm

As we reflect on the many adventures we had a chance to share this past season, we’re looking forward to getting a head start on the 2025 Paddling Season.

The Paddling Committee would like to thank Lise Sorensen for again providing us with her company’s boardroom for this event.

Objectives

1 - to populate the 2025 Tentative Paddling Calendar of day and extended trips

2 - to pair up individuals to co-lead trips

3 - to streamline the process,  please pair up ahead of time with a fellow member and come prepared with ideas for potential trips  

Format

We’ll begin the meeting by familiarizing the group with the various aspects of being a leader.

1)     Grading trips with the Trip rating tool

2)     Shoreline Safety meeting

3)     Paddling Safety rules

4)     Paddle Canada 1-6 leader to participant ratio for day trips, 1-4 for overnight trips

5)     Float Plan procedures for extended trips

6)     Filling out the Trip/Budget sheet

7)     Assessing the ability level of the individual participants (pre-trip meeting for extended trips)

Once we’ve completed these discussions, we’ll have the co-leaders present their offerings and begin to populate the tentative calendar.

Location

Durisol

45 Frid Street, Suite 1

Hamilton ON L8P 4M3

https://goo.gl/maps/tVrSEhN6gGkTYZQbA

What to Bring

If you have any questions, please contact Ed or Paul at hocpaddling@gmail.com