Posted by RICKA Safety on 3/25/2007, 9:28 pm See this link to join the WW mailing onelist. RICKA welcomes all paddlers who wish to participate in a fun group activity in a responsible way. On occasion whitewater paddlers will announce trips by e-mail which are suitable for beginners and rated Class 1-2. Other more difficult trips will be rated Class 3-4. Some official scheduled trips may be cancelled due to water levels. Please review river descriptions of rapids and necessary equipment. To ensure safety, Co-coordinators will ask for your past experience on other rivers. Trip co-coordinators may strongly urge some boaters to stay off the river if you are not suitably equipped or do not have adequate experience. You the boater, however, must always be responsible for your own safety and be the ultimate judge of your own skills. You should have prior quick water experience for beginner trips and RSVP by phone with the leader beforehand. Novices should not join this group. You must have directional control of your boat at all times. 2) Safety equipment for Whitewater trips Helmets for all passengers in covered boats and canoes. 3) MSG Board “It’s Raining and the Rivers are up” Paddles- Unofficial Trips This message board is a public service to the paddling community. It will strive to have an open policy on postings. Msg Board “Rivers are Up” paddles: Any board poster may initiate these paddles. Please be aware that RICKA club members may not know the paddler or know of his abilities. He may be wonderfully qualified, or he may be proposing something that is at the limit of his abilities. Paddlers should avoid rivers at flood stage and be aware of the dangers of fallen trees. YOU MUST USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT WHEN YOU CHOSE TO PADDLE WHITEWATER RIVERS ANYTIME YOU CHOOSE TO PADDLE: YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. Familiarize yourself with river levels and descriptions. Assess your own skill level and the people that you will be paddling with. You can always go home for the day or walk around a difficult rapid. Educate yourself about safety and carry appropriate gear, clothes, water, food etc. Ask the trip coordinator questions before embarking. 4) Ocean Surfing on Wednesday nights after lifeguards leave. Wednesday nights is our unofficial surfing at the beach night. Tony Moore is usually at the South parking light near the Towers at Narragansett Town Beach on most Wednesdays. He paddles a Tsunami sit on top. Put in is at 6pm after the life guards leave or at any time during the off season. We encourage other people to post times that they surf and where they go. Because most whitewater is a 2-3 hour drive for most of us, the beach is a great place to practice an Eskimo roll and is open to all boaters. Please observe the rules of etiquette when surfing near board surfers and other summer swimmers. The Town Council regulates and may ban rowdiness. The parking lot closes at 9pm sharp. 5) How to join RICKA or renew your membership Same link as other boards.
70.188.183.41
1) Join the whitewater mailing list- Flatwater Paddlers
2) Join the whitewater mailing list- Whitewater Paddlers (same message with this addendum). Please use just the message board when soliciting information on whitewater. When you post or respond to e-mail, that message will go out to the 30 or so paddlers who belong to the message group. Please respond to the e-mail sender when you need to know more about the trip.
Wetsuits, drysuits or spare clothes bagged – mandatory October thru May
PFD’s - mandatory
Kayak spray skirts for Class 1 and higher rivers – mandatory
Inflatable floatation bags for canoes (highly recommended)
Bailing scoops for canoes (highly recommended)
Rescue Throw bags or lengths of rope (highly recommended)
Towline bags (highly recommended)
Lunch, Dry bags, Drinking water and Sunscreen
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