Re: [Paddlewise] LLBean Symposium (was New England)

Sorry - And here I was thinking that I wrote up a really good description
of the symposium.  Next time I pat myself on the back, maybe I'll use a
2x4!

The symposium dates are July 28-31, 2000.  Pre-symposium courses will run
Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27; post-symposium courses will be
Tuesday-Thursday, August 1-3.  The symposium will take place on the
Hudson River, in Peekskill, NY.

I'll be happy to answer any other questions anyone may have.

Incidentally - Ralph, are you planning on attending?

Joan

On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 08:09:33 -0800 ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
writes:
> volinjo_at_juno.com wrote:
> > 
> > Atlantic Kayak Tours is sponsoring a very different type of 
> symposium
> > this summer.  It's strictly a skills symposium; there will be no 
> vendors,
> > no boats to try out (although they will have boats from their 
> fleet
> > availabl for people who can't or don't want to bring their own - 
> and they
> > have an interesting and varied fleet).  This symposium is not 
> designed
> > for newbies who want to learn about the sport, but for experienced
> > paddlers who are coming specifically to work on skills.  Doug Van 
> Doren
> > will be teaching traditional (Greenland? Inuit?) paddling.  Chris 
> Duff
> > will be there, both to teach performance paddling and to talk 
> about his
> > trip around New Zealand.  Nigel Dennis will teach navigation 
> skills as
> > well as paddling and towing techniques.  Other instructors are 
> equally
> > illustrious.
> > 
> > There will also be BCU courses given before and after the 
> symposium - 3
> > Star, 4 Star - both sea kayak and inland, 5 Star, Canoe Safety, 
> and Coach
> > 2 and 3, all of which will be taught by these instructors.  It's 
> possible
> > to take these courses without attending the symposium, but 
> symposium
> > participants have first dibs.
> > 
> > Participants will sign up for the programs that they are 
> interested in
> > beforehand, and will receive personalized schedules before they 
> arrive at
> > the symposium.
> > 
> > This symposium should also be fun, but the emphasis isn't on what 
> Ralph
> > refers to as  "informing and romancing" participants about the 
> sport.
> > It's on improving skill levels of people who are already committed 
> to the
> > sport.
> > 
> > By the way - Derek won't be there.
> 
> I am going to tease Joan a bit here.  She doesn't mention when the
> Atlantic Kayak Tours symposium is being held and where.  I have a 
> vague
> recall that it is in July and somewhere in New York State. :-)
> 
> BTW, just an indirect lesson here for any of you who do a club
> newsletter or send out multipage business letters.  I often run 
> across
> club newsletters in which if one were to photocopy a page to send to 
> a
> friend, there is no way of knowing from where it was lifted.  The
> publications lack what is termed a running foot, i.e. text at the 
> bottom
> (or top) margin that says the publication and date.  If the club is
> doing a good enough job to have people send each other pages from 
> it,
> then it's in the interest of the club, in terms of increasing 
> membership
> etc., to be identified as the source. In business letters, having a
> running header avoids the dreaded lost 2nd or 3rd page disaster.
> 
> That's why it was smart when Jackie began to include info about how 
> to
> subscribe to PaddleWise in the SIG that automatically appears at the
> bottom of any listserve generated Paddlewise email.  Quite a few
> listservers fail to do that and lose potential signer-ons.
> 
> ralph diaz
> 
> 
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