Approximately a week before the trip, the leader will send a “dope” sheet to each participant. The dope sheet will usually be e-mailed if you provided an e-mail address with your registration; otherwise, it will be sent via the self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) you provided when you registered. It contains driving directions, rental boat assignments and other information needed to attend the trip.
Meeting Place and Time
Please be on time to the meeting place specified in the dope sheet. Leaders are not required to wait for latecomers. If you arrive at the meeting place just as the group is ready to get on the water, you will likely be excluded from the trip. Should you experience car problems or other unavoidable delays on the way to the meeting place, try to get word to the leader
At the meeting place, seek out the leader and introduce yourself. The trip leader will generally ask you to sign the Assumption of Risk and collect any fees at this time. All trip participants, including the leader, must sign this document.
Shuttle
On many paddling trips, after everyone has arrived at the meeting place (usually the launch site or “put-in”) and un-loaded their gear, vehicles must be driven (shuttled) from the put-in to the landing site or “take-out”. Only drivers go on the shuttle. Once on the road, keep up with the car in front of you and always keep the car behind you in sight. If the car behind you stops, you must also stop and flash your headlights or do something to catch the attention of the car in front of you. Eventually, all will stop and the problem can be resolved. At the take-out, park and lock your car, remember to take the key, and then squeeze into one of the vehicles designated to return to the put-in. When the shuttle returns, the group should be ready to get on the water.
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