“Weekender” Training Agenda
“Weekender” Ocean City
just kidding !
Day 1
8:30 Meet at O.C. Boat Ramp (boats unloaded and ready to launch (do not put boats in boat ramp or block boat ramps!
Release Forms
Introductions – new participants
Plans & Schedule for day
Equipment check
Review of area chart
Pre-trip safety talk – candidate
Safety Talk – IT
9:00 Launch
On-Water questions including (Nav. & Marine Environment)
Working with current (West shoreline & bridge)
10:30 Take out at Pier beach (Observation of area)
Possible Navigation Talk
Preparation for inlet paddle
Determination of eddies etc..
Crossing channels with current
Dealing with overfalls
Standing Waves (inlet mouth)
Discussion of Group Management in inlet
Launch to overfalls
Practice ferrying to buoy and back
Circles in eddy
Crossing of inlet mouth and practice in standing waves
Proceed to Assateague Beach
Taking turns landing group through surf
Demo of proper technique
12:30 Lunch on Assateague
Talks – Beach Dynamics, launching and landing
Practice launching group
Establishing a launching & landing drill
2:00 Head out to shoals (if conditions warrant)
Towing in swells
Rescues in rough water
Return back through inlet with incoming tide
Practice surfing Inlet waves
Paddle to take out
4:00 Review – critique
Day 2
* Journey out to the “Shoals”
* Group Management Sims (using towing and rough water rescues)
* Fine tuning our learned skills from yesterday
bracing in bigger waves
beach launches and landing
surfing larger waves (condition dependent)
back surfing
combat rolling (challenge by choice)
* Final debrief
potential skills awards