NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
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NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Every year, WTP volunteers to act as safety boaters for NSRWA's Great River Race on the North River. This year's event will be on Saturday, Aug 18. We need at least six people (eight would be better) to monitor the river at various points. It's a pleasant way to spend a summer afternoon, requires fairly little on your part, and you get a free t-shirt out of the deal. And there's PPR!
Let me know if you'd like to be involved this year. Rescue skills (like what we learn in Hanson) required.
For those who have never done it before, here's what we do: We pick a few points along the river where we'll be stationed and decide who will be where (we're usually stationed in pairs). Then we paddle to those points and basically keep an eye out for boaters in any sort of trouble. The NSRWA gives us water bottles to hand out to people who might need them. Everyone should have some sort of communication device. VHF radio is preferred, but a cell phone will do. Only one person of a pair needs a device. If people appear to get bored with the race and find that a rope swing looks like more fun, we inform the staff (and the boaters) that they've decided to leave the race.
Let me know if you'd like to be involved this year. Rescue skills (like what we learn in Hanson) required.
For those who have never done it before, here's what we do: We pick a few points along the river where we'll be stationed and decide who will be where (we're usually stationed in pairs). Then we paddle to those points and basically keep an eye out for boaters in any sort of trouble. The NSRWA gives us water bottles to hand out to people who might need them. Everyone should have some sort of communication device. VHF radio is preferred, but a cell phone will do. Only one person of a pair needs a device. If people appear to get bored with the race and find that a rope swing looks like more fun, we inform the staff (and the boaters) that they've decided to leave the race.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I'll try to do it. I may have to take the finish line and paddle down from Hanover to keep it a short trip.
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Y'know, the easiest thing might be to park at the Pembroke launch and monitor from there.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Good point. Put me down for that.
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Thanks to all who will help! This year's t-shirt will have a sturgeon on it (like the 6 ft one found at the headwaters in June)
Paula Christie
NSRWA Assistant Director
Paula Christie
NSRWA Assistant Director
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
That's all that's willing to help?
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I'll Safety Boat this year
Paddle with a big smile, its contagious
Jordan
Jordan
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I would like to help out.
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I can't make it. I'll be out of town.
I know you needed to know that.
I know you needed to know that.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Thanks guys!!
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2 more would be great.
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Out of town as well...
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I'm tentative.
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I think I can help out again this year.
Karen F
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Excellent. There's seven and a half.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
pat wrote:Excellent. There's seven and a half.
Is that a short joke?
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
No, actually I was half-counting Nelson, since he's a maybe.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
No it was a wrestling joke. Get it?
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Birdseye wrote:No it was a wrestling joke. Get it?
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
The race starts at 12:30. Everyone should have their boat unloaded by 11:00 so that I can shuttle you to and from Hanover.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I am not going to make it after all sorry I have a family event that day I just found out about
Joseph
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Ok, it looks like we need more people then. Anyone else that can help out on Saturday?
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
I posted a bunch of pictures of the race on my blog, if anyone is interested. ( I think I met Pat at the Washington Street bridge)
http://onthenorthriver.com/2012/08/18/n ... iver-race/
John
http://onthenorthriver.com/2012/08/18/n ... iver-race/
John
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Thanks to all the volunteers. It was a pretty quick race with no mishaps. A lot of us cut our kayaking teeth on the North River. It's nice to be able to pay back a little to help keep the river pristine for others.
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Does anyone know what happened to the boat made out of duct tape??
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
Paddled past me around route 3 doing fine
He did a pretty nice job! If he used Gorrilla Duct Tape it would have looked like a CKV
He did a pretty nice job! If he used Gorrilla Duct Tape it would have looked like a CKV
Paddle with a big smile, its contagious
Jordan
Jordan
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
This is one of John's pictures showing the duct tape boat: http://onthenorthriver.com/2012/08/18/n ... ousel-4642
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Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
The duct tape boat finished. Actually, when we were getting out in Hanover, they were pulling it out and discovered that a huge tangle of weeds had gotten stuck under some of the tape on the bottom and probably slowed them down a lot.
Re: NSRWA - Great River Race - Aug 18 - need volunteers
cgr wrote:Jordan & Ron in the globe
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/norwell/ ... t=150&cp=7
I think that's Jordan teaching Ron how to pee into a bag.