Solo Canoe Rendezvous June 12th - 14th

[EAR]

The 2nd annual Canoe Rendezvous will be held at Coopers Lake Campground on June 12th, 13th, 14th. The campground is located off 422 before I 79.
As the name implies there is an emphasis on the solo canoe, but all canoes are welcome. Kayaks too. Many on the water activities.
Presentations by canoe manufactures with an assortment of their latest models to try. Workshops on canoe design, efficent paddling, paddle making, ladies only instruction. Live music, vendors, test boats and paddles, full campground amenitys, pick up trips on Sat. and Sunday, and lots of canoe B.S. If you camp you can sign up for the buffet dinner! Sounds like a great weekend for any paddler!
Of course you need more info........ www.wpascr.org

[jimbo]

Friday June 12

Test Paddling & General B.S. ongoing all day

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Noon - ? Dead Fish Polo ? ongoing depending on interest, at designated area, check in at Wind & Water Boatworks tent

2:00 Ladies Only Clinic ? with Becky Sheeler on the lake

3:00 ?4 Elements of Seaworthiness? David Yost ? in the lakeside pavilion, bring a chair

5 ? 7 Open Paddling ? no formal events, time for dinner

7 ? 9 Jim Perrett, guitar virtuoso, voted one of the ten best blues guitarists by a national blues radio channel, plays acoustic gypsy jazz and more under the lakeside pavilion

Other activities may spontaneously erupt, be observant!

Saturday, June 13

Test Paddling & General B.S. ongoing all day

Dead Fish Polo ? 0ngoing, see notes on Friday

10:00 Ladies Only Solo Primer with Kim Gass, meet at the Instruction area beach

11:00 Paddle making demonstration ? Marc Ornstein at Dog Paddle tent

1:00 Freestyle Exhibition ? Marc Ornstein and/or friends on the lake at the Instruction area beach

3:00 ?Efficient Paddling, Body, Blade & Boat? ? Charlie Wilson at the Instruction area beach

4:30 ?Modern Canoe Construction? ? Dave Curtis in the lakeside pavilion

5:30 Beer Tasting begins at the Big Barn directly behind the campground store

6:00 Catered dinner at the Big Barn directly behind the campground store

7:00 -? Beer Tasting Continues in Big Barn

7:00 ? 9:00 Rick Bruening, singer/songwriter of contemporary folk music, plays and sings in the barn behind the campground store, following the dinner and during the beer tasting

Sunday, June 14

Test Paddling & General B.S. ongoing until whenever

Gear Swap in the pavilion tent by the lake starting at 9 -?

Noon -? Dead Fish Polo ? ongoing depending on interest, at designated area, check in at Wind & Water tent

Other events may spontaneously erupt, listen for bullhorn announcements

[EAR]

Go to the website listed above and check out some photo from the event and watch a video of the freestyle canoe demo. I would have rolled it trying that!