King of the River 2023 Race Weekend

Aim. This activity is aimed at providing participants from Scouts Austtralia Paddle Community (Scouts. Venturers, Rovers and Leaders/Adult Helpers) with opportunity:

• to represent Scouts Australia and compete in a major Australian Whitewater paddle community race (http://www.learntokayak.net/contents/en-us/d2045761087.html)
• to maintain a safe, competent and networked Scouting white-water paddling community capable of supporting, enabling and facilitating Youth paddling opportunities.
• To present an opportunity for development of foundation skills, knowledge, attitudes and abilities/experience necessary to enable progress towards paddling competency and water activity supervision capacity and compliance required to plan and lead safe, fun, challenging and rewarding paddling activities in white-waters up to and including Grade 2 waterways. 
• To provide opportunity to accumulate logged performance evidence to contribute towards currency and/or qualification in Scout and/or VET Flat, Moving and Whitewater paddling Units of Competency (Safe Participant, Trained Participant, Assistant Guide and Guide).

Scheduling. This activity iis scheduled for the weekend of Friday 04 to Sunday 06 August 2023 (There will be an opportunity to paddle Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday).

Activity Location. This activity will be conducted on the King River River between Lake William Hovell to Cheshunt South (https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/section-detail/18271).

Accommodation. Dormitory style accommodation at King River Camp, 953 Upper King River Road, Cheshunt, Vic 3678 (http://kingrivercamp.org.au/contact-us/). Accomodation is booked for regsitered activity participants for Friday and Saturday night. participants will have access to a camp kitchen for preparation of meals, but should bring all cooking utensils ($50 of the activity cost above is for the dormitory accommodation).

Catering. This activity will be self-catered by participants. Particiopants should bring Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and water for consumption during allocated breaks (There is no scope to buy takeway food during breaks, as there are no shops in vicinity). 

Transport. Own means or car-pooling as arranged with participants from similar areas. Participants are known to be attending from Sydney, Canberra and Nowra. An approrpiate fuel contribution shoud be made to drivers.

Activity Pre-requisites. Those who attend this activity will need to have completed a whitewater paddling workshop or have completed a recent Guide run paddle and rescue skills development package or have Guide witnessed paddle and rescue skills/experience. Race participants will need to have the confidence and skills to safely paddle Grade 2 whitewater. 

Activity Cost. The Scout activity cost is $43.00 (This covers event registration and accommodation. Scout Event registrations close 28 July 23 to allow accommodation to be confirmed). Race and clinic rehgistration are seperate, as per below.

Race Participation. Race participants will need to register at: http://www.learntokayak.net/contents/en-us/d2045761062_King-of-the-River---Information-and-Schedule.html (Cost: $35). All activity participants shoud also register for the CanoesPlus race clinic at: http://www.learntokayak.net/contents/en-us/d2045761062_King-of-the-River---Information-and-Schedule.html (Cost:$10).

Equipment. Participants will require a servicable kayak, paddle, PFD, whistle, wetsuit (or dry suit), water shoes, Cag / rain coat, barrels/floatation, white-water helmet, sleeping gear, food, cooking gear, etc. There are a limited number of kayaks available on request of the Workshop Activity Leader (Mic Doyle) at least a week prior to the workshop (There will also be scope for participants to borrow from a limited pool of paddle equipment, flotation, paddles, etc). Kayaks intended to be used will need to be a suitable modern plastic creeker hull design, of no longer than 2.9m (It would be useful if boat type and make could be confirmed as part of registration).