Trip Leader: Michael Clark 

Trip leaders email : mjc.clarkspark@gmail.com 

Time:  Saturday

Experience required: Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

You must be able to swim 50m (2 laps of pool)
 

Destination: Lysterfield Park Lake 

Gear Confirm with trip leader if gear hire is available

Gear list here http://www.lumc.org.au/activities/kayaking-and-rafting/

Approx cost: $15-20 (including gear hire)

Further trip details

**Trip is subject to weather conditions, and leader availability**

***Participants will be limited based on the availability of kayaks***

The plan is to go to Lysterfield Park Lake and paddle for the afternoon.

We will be teaching beginner skills and wet exits for those of you that haven't done much paddling before. Complete novices welcome :). We will be going over basic kayaking skills so that you know how to safely participate in future paddling trips - however it will mean that if you haven't done it before then you will have to practise capsizing.

This will also be a great opportunity for anyone who hasn't done any touring/sea kayaking to try it out in some calm, enclosed waters, and start to learn some basic skills, and practise some self/assisted recovery techniques, so you will be getting dunked at some stage during the day. Learning these skills is necessary to be able to safely participate in some of the longer and more challenging trips that are coming up, such as the Pope's eye kayaking and snorkelling trip.

Gear list:

- bathers

- hat and sunglasses

- wetsuit/thermals if you feel the cold (wetsuit must be hired from the gear room beforehand if you want it)
- wetsuit boots or old shoes to wear in the water (there are some available for hire from the gear room if you want)
- A dry change of clothes and towel for the end of the day
- Water Bottle
- lunch and snacks 
- PFD and Cag

Kayak, paddle, and spraydeck will be organised to be taken

If you have any queries then please get in touch.

Cheers
Michael

Additional notes due to current COVID19 Restrictions

See full list of current restrictions here

• The club strongly reccomends you are up to date with Covid Vaccinations All participants shoud wash hands/equipment before and after use
• Anyone with any COVID-19 symptoms (e.g. excessive coughing, sore throat) or are a close contact can not join the trip.
• Should anyone show any of the symptoms while in attendance, the trip will be cancelled immediately with an incident form filed to La Trobe Sport 
• If you are unable to attend, you must immediately notify the trip organiser so your spot can be offered to someone else

** Club trips are for current LUMC members. You can sign up to membership here https://www.lumc.org.au/membership/  If you can't find your username/password email clubofficer@lumc.org.au for help**

It is your responsibility to ensure you have the right gear. Trip leaders can answer questions you might have. If you dont have the right gear you may get left at uni and leaders might be unwilling to take you in the future.