Southern Outer Banks
Sea Kayak Symposium
June 2 – 6, 2010
Barrier Island Kayaks extends a gracious welcome to all the paddlers joining us this year, and huge thanks to all our coaches!
Nigel Law of Savannah Canoe and Kayak will stay an extra day after the symposium to focus on surf kayak clinics. These will be in surf kayaks, not long boats. Anyone who would like to stay and play and learn from a master should contact Lamar Hudgens at 252-393-6457! Don't miss this chance.
Venue: Southern Outer Banks and Bogue Inlet
Duration: 5 Days, 4 Nights
Cost: $450/full, or $135/day ala carte. No pre-registration discount.
"Full" includes dinner Fri and Sat nights, and breakfast Sat and Sun mornings. Ala Carte registrants pay $20/meal for Friday/Saturday dinners.
Assessment
Standard BCU Assessment Fees are extra. Add $10/members or non-members for 2-star; $15 members and $25 non-members for 3-star.
Kayak Rental
Kayaks will be available for rental if you're not bringing your own. We'll need your height and weight for proper boat fitting.
Rotomolded Day: $45, Week: $175
Schedule
Helmets Are Required for Sea Training and/or Assessment.
Tow Belts and other gear may be required depending on your course choice. Please ask!
Wednesday, June 2
Cape Lookout Paddle
Tour Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center
Thursday, June 3
Performance Paddling Flat Water
Incident Management
Support Strokes 9am-12pm
Rolling 1pm-4pm (offsite)
2-star Training Day 1
3-star Training Day 1
4-star Training Day 1
Intro to Sea Kayak surf
Presentation by Russell Farrow
Friday, June 4
2-star Training Day 2
3-star Training Day 2
4-star Training Day 2
Intermediate/Advanced Surf
Basic Coastal Navigation
Rescues and Towing
Support Strokes 9am-12pm
Rolling (offsite)
Greenland Skills
Dinner - Low Country Boil
Presentation by Nigel Dennis
Saturday, June 5
4-star Training Day 3
Advanced Rescues and Towing Sea
Wind, Weather & Tides
Incident Management
Support Strokes 9am-12pm
Rolling (offsite)
Greenland Skills
Intro to Surf
Coastal Navigation
Dinner - Hilda's Kitchen Southern Cuisine
Music - Jeanne Jolly
Sunday, June 6
Performance Paddling Sea
3-star Assessment
2-star Assessment
Circumnavigate Bear Island
Nature Paddle
Intro Surf
Support Strokes 9am-12pm
Rolling 1pm-4pm
Greenland Skills
Monday, June 7
Surf kayaking with Nigel Law. Stay and play! That number again was: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfncmLUaksQ
Accommodations
The Water Way Inn is located on our grounds. The area's only waterfront motel. Call 252-393-8027 for rates and availability. This motel books quickly so don't delay.
Camping is available at Cedar Point Campground located 10 minutes from our shop. Tent sites are $17 per night. Hot Showers! Call 252-638-5628.
Need some new gear?
A 10% discount on all accessories from Barrier Island Kayaks for
Symposium Participants
Meals:
Continental breakfasts. Dinner will be served Friday and Saturday evening. Lunch is on your own — try to prepare your lunch ahead of time. Let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.
Where we are:
160 Cedar Point Blvd
Swansboro NC 28584
View location on Google Maps
Non-Negotiable Cancellation/Refund Policy: Barrier Island Kayaks has incurred significant expense bringing top-level coaches to this event. Because our overhead costs are fixed, refunds cannot be issued for weather or any other reason. We recommend that you purchase trip insurance to be safe. We can recommend insurance carriers we have used in the past, just give us a call.
Questions?
Contact us at 252-393-6457
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