2020 Trip Coordinator Workshop Sun, Feb 16, 2020 3-6PM
Safety – Responsibility – Liability at Barb Brown's, 10801 Admirals Way, Potomac, MD
S: CCA Instruction – Safety Workouts R: for ourselves, then the Swimmer L: Common Adventure, CCA Waiver
Kinds of Trips: Weekends (our focus here), incl. Family, Releases, Campers, Attains, Safety Workouts
ALSO: Thursdays, Wednesdays, Sundays at Violettes, Pick-Up trips
A - Choose a Stream
1 – Set up USGS Water Alerts (optional – internet)
2 - Use Am Whitewater & the Stream-Finder (S-F) to choose
3 – Predict weather & water levels (CCA website, S-F) – Have a Plan B
4 - Figure travel times, Meet-up places, return home times
5 - Ron Canter's 42 Maps - print or fwd to your trip members (opt)
6 – Ron Knipling’s 68 Ranked Streams – MCCs 140 Streams
7 - Consult old trip reports for that destination (opt)
8 - Trips Ctee* can assist, incl. to arrange co-coordinator, post trips, Learning new streams
B – Advertise It & Collect Your Group
9 – Post your trip on the CCA Calendar - Alf will send all CCA members weekly broadsides of 10-days' upcoming trips
Insist people notify you – in case of sudden U-turn – email or phone – lunch – river-wear – Telephone interview for
skill level – Decide if someone should not come, non-CCA members welcome Post on FB or Paddle Prattle (opt),
Send broadside to the Pick-Ups list (most flexible - reaches 160 paddlers) 4 days ahead if posible.
10 – Choose a Meeting Point (in Stream-Finder) – Equipment check at Meeting Point as cars get left behind
C – On the River
11 - Riverside pre-paddle discussion: Intros, bios, route, lunch-spot, hazards, signals. set probe & sweep, accidents
12 - Equipment check, bring extra equipment (opt) - Recruit members for the Club (bring CCA cards)
D - After Action:
13 - Post a trip report - a river hazard report - report problems for the Trips Ctee. And let us know about good eateries.
If time allows, we'll discuss problems encountered ("war stories") - How to call out a short-notice Pick-Up Trip
*Trips Committee is - Gary & Ginny Quam, Alf Cooley, Barb Brown, Susan Sherrod, Miki Komlosh, Mark Brenneman, Wayne McDaniel
Trips are Cross-Listed with the BRV and MCC