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

 

8:00am

Breakfast

9:00am

Theory – Navigation

10:30am

Skill – Knots and lashings

11:15am

Theory – Canoeing resources

11:30am

Lunch

12:30pm

Theory – Weather interpretation

1:00pm

Theory - Canoeing First Aid

1:30pm

Break and packup camp

2:00pm

Theory – Tools and repair kits

2:30pm

Theory - Canoe Design and Construction

3:00pm

Written Test

3:30pm

Evaluations

4:00pm

Head home