“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