Agenda for ORCA Tripping 1 Course
Day 1
8:00am
Meet and greet breakfast
9:00am
Theory - Trip menu planning
9:45pm
Theory - Trip planning
10:15am
Break
10:30am
Skill – Retrieving a swamped canoe
11:00am
Skill - Self rescue plus swimming and treading water
11:30am
Skill – Line toss rescue
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Theory – Canoe tripping gear
1:30pm
Theory – Clothing and Personal Effects
2:00pm
Skill - Packing for a canoe trip
2:30pm
Skill – Canoe trip with portage
6:00pm
Skill – Fires and Stoves
7:00pm
Dinner
8:00pm
Skill – Campsites and Shelter
9:00pm
Theory – Environmental Practices and Concerns
10:00pm
Theory – History of canoeing fire side talk
Day 2
Breakfast
Theory – Navigation
Skill – Knots and lashings
11:15am
Theory – Canoeing resources
12:30pm
Theory – Weather interpretation
Theory - Canoeing First Aid
Break and packup camp
Theory – Tools and repair kits
Theory - Canoe Design and Construction
3:00pm
Written Test
3:30pm
Evaluations
4:00pm
Head home