About the
evening programs
Long-term
Fitness for Paddlesports
Michael Callaghan
In order to get the most out of your personal
and your students paddling and to avoid injury in the long run
it is best to prepare for paddling just like you would any other
sport -thoughtfully and scientifically. The old adage of "playing
your way into shape" leads down the path to body breakdowns,
rehab and missed paddling seasons. Join Michael Callaghan as
he discusses personal paddling fitness preparation for expeditions
and sea kayak racing, basic scientific principals of training,
and tools for every coaches toolbox to help assess functional
strength in their paddlers in order to correct imbalances and
weaknesses that are often at the root of technical plateaus
and fitness issues.
Michael is a Physical Education and Coaching student at Douglas
College in Vancouver, BC, and is certified as a personal fitness
trainer as well as being a paddlesports coach with both Paddle
Canada and the BCU.
Conservation
in Baja
Ginni Callahan
Mexico's Sea of Cortez and Pacific coast are some
of my chosen waters. They are popular paddling destinations,
and for good reason! The Sea of Cortez and the Baja California
Peninsula of Mexico come together in a yin-yang of land and
sea, of fertile waters and desert scarcity. Baja's Pacific lagoons
are birthplace of the eastern Pacific's population of gray whales
and the feeding grounds for the Pacific population of loggerhead
turtles. Cortez is the planet's youngest and most nutrient-rich
ocean. The region in general is one of the world's conservation
frontiers as we are still in the process of identifying new
species, even as we lose them. Here, individuals are making
big differences, and small communities are swaying the balance
on a global scale.
US
Coast Guard Briefing for Rescue Demo
Darren O'Brien BMC
The Coast Guard is planning a helicopter or boat
rescue demo for LoCo this year. BMC O'Brien from Station Cape
Disappointment will brief us in what to expect, as well as answer
other questions you may have for the Coast Guard--the ones who
pluck us out of the water when it all goes funky. Ideally, we
can work together to help prevent the need for pluckings.
History
of the Lower Columbia River
Andrew Emlen
"Certain it is these are the best canoe navigators
we have ever seen," declared Meriwether Lewis of the lower
Columbia natives. Perphaps it was because the area demanded
good paddling skills if one were to survive. Lewis and crew
were pinned by big waves, seasickness, and inadequate watercraft
to a rain washed nook they called Dismal Nitch when the Clatsops
paddled across the 4-mile wide river to trade with them and
offer food.
The lower Columbia River is rich in natural history,
native history and early settler history. Local guide and professor
Andrew Emlen has a memory for detail and a knack for storytelling
which brings this presentation to life.
Emergency
Kayak Repairs
Sterling Donaldson
Builder of the Ice Kap and Illusion kayaks, Sterling
Donaldson will give an interactive presentation on repairs and
emergency repair materials.
BCU
Informative Update for Coaches
Phil Hadley
This is not a full Coach Update course, however
if you are an active BCU coach, and missed last year's biennial
Update, you may attend this lecture/discussion, plus take any
other course that furthers your professional development (3*
surf, or 3* canoe, or FSRT, or Coastal Navigation, for example),
and fill out the BCU
Coach Self-Assessment Form. This will count to keep you
current.
All BCU coaches need to update every three years,
plus keep their membership and First Aid/CPR current. Coaches
have three ways to stay current. Take a coach education course,
attend a coach update program or fill out a self evaluation
form. Please email if you have questions.