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Second
Annual
Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup
Of We-Kayak-Em County, Washington
Aug 18-24 2008
A fun,
community-minded, BCU skill-based sea kayak symposium
hosted by Columbia River Kayaking and Skamokawa Center
in Wahkiakum County, WA.

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Who's
invited?

You are!
Participation is limited to 60
registrants to maximize learning and keep the atmosphere
light.
The LoCo
Roundup is open to all paddlers and those who might
want to be paddlers.
It provides valuable coaching and unparalleled coach development opportunities.
Skill levels:
Novice 1* Build good
foundations and review the basics.
Beginner/Intermediate 2* Develop
understanding of how body, paddle, boat, and water interact.
Build confidence with steering, edging, rescues, bracing, rolling.
Intermediate/Open Water 3* Improve
performance in dynamic water.
Sea Paddling 4* Explore the edge
of the continent with some of the best coaches on the planet.
Greenland courses are offered for
a variety of levels. Most other courses are not blade specific,
and sticks are welcome.
Coach courses prerequisites--New BCU 2* award, first
aid, stamped C-1 form
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Lower
Columbia Kayak Roundup 2008 class schedule link
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Who's puttin' on the party?

Columbia
River Kayaking LLC. The talented and motivated guides
from Skamokawa Center teamed up with CRK's founder Ginni Callahan
to create a new worker-owned cooperative based in Cathlamet,
WA. Columbia River Kayaking, LLC offers lessons and tours for
all levels on the Lower Columbia River and in Baja, Mexico.
CRK is a BCU-endorsed center.
Skamokawa
Center , gateway to the islands of the Lewis &
Clark National Wildlife Refuge! They specialize in historic
and natural history tours, Elderhostel programs, and provide
kayak rentals and lodging.
Slow
Boat Farm is a 21-acre former dairy farm on Puget
Island with water access. The farm's mission, "deepening
the human connection to the natural environment through recreation
and sustenance," is uniquely fitted to the place--the access
to a network of remote sloughs leading to the Columbia River,
the exuberant garden and productive fields. Camping is available
in the summer.
Top
notch BCU coaches, ACA instructors, Greenland
instructors, and local guides include: Jen Kleck, Karl Andersson,
Jonthan Walpole, Shawna Franklin, Leon Somme, Mark Whittaker,
Axel Schoevers, Cheri Perry, Turner Wilson, Matthew Ross, Jeffrey
Briley, and more!
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Daily
schedule
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7:00-8:00 Yoga
8:00-6:00pm Registration/retail open
8:30 General Meeting
9:30-12:00 Morning Classes
1:30-4:00 Afternoon Classes
5:00 Games/ Farmers Market/ Gnld Roll Competition
7:00 Dinner (except Weds-dinner at 5:30 before night paddles)
8:00 Evening Program
Schedule subject to change.
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Evening
programs
| Date |
Presenter |
Presentation |
| Tues Aug 19 |
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Yoga & Kayaking |
| Weds Aug 20 |
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Evening & night paddles |
| Thu Aug 21 |
Theresa Doffe |
Kayaking as a Tool for Therapy -- Insights for the Coach's
Toolkit |
| Fri Aug 22 |
Ginni Callahan |
The Magic of Baja |
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Tim Mattson |
The Science of Kayaking |
| Sat Aug 23 |
Tim Mattson |
Applications of Kayaking Science |
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Where
to circle the wagons

Matthew and a We Kayak 'um kayak rack
The LoCo Roundup is held about 40 minutes west
(downriver) of Longview, WA on the Columbia River.
Classes launch from Skamokawa Center, Cathlamet's Elochoman
Marina, and Slow Boat Farm on Puget Island, all within 11 miles
of each other. Dynamic Water courses may travel 1-2 hours for
spectacular coastal venues.
directions to Slow Boat Farm
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The Columbia River and its tributaries and sloughs
provide a varied venue for all levels of paddling instruction.
Protected inter-island passages open to the broad channel, which
widens to 8 miles across some 15 miles downriver. Tides govern
the direction of the river current and its strength. Summer afternoon
wind is fairly reliable. An hour and a half west is the mouth
of the Columbia, which is closed to freighter traffic on occasion
due to its legendary roughness.
more detailed maps and charts
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Camping
& lodging
Camping
at Ginni Callahan's Slow
Boat Farm is free during this event (regurlarly $5/person).
Amenities include water faucets, gathering tent, BBQ kitchen
area with hand wash and dish wash facilities, toilets,
compost and recycle receptacles. Hot pay showers are available
nearby at Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet. Pictures of the
farm can be seen at this
link. Registration and most off-water events will
be here as well.
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Lodging
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Skamokawa, WA
Skamokawa
Center on the water in Skamokawa.
Several classes, games, and tours will launch from Skamokawa
Center. 360-795-8300
Twin Gables
on Skamokawa Creek, with dock. 360-795-3942
Inn at Lucky Mud
rural lodging with local food on a 40 acre pioneer homestead.
Frisbee golf. 800 806 7131
Cathlamet, WA
Elochoman Marina cabins 360-795-3501
Rog's Retreat
at Stockhouse's Farm on Puget Island 360.849.4145
Red Fern Farm B&B on
Puget Island 360-849-4106
Bradley House
in Cathlamet 360-795-3030
The Lodge
at Rivermile 39 on Puget Island 360-849-4108
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Registration
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