This trip is limited to OOPS members. To successfully register you will need to sign into your OOPS member account.
Note: There is an $11.00 fee for this event. Payment is required at the time of registration. Members registered from the waitlist are required to make payment when they are put on the roster.
Cancellations
Already on the Roster
If you register for this event and find that you are unable to attend please cancel on the website or the WA mobile app. Members on the waitlist cannot be added to the roster or notified they are now eligible to attend unless your registration is removed from the trip. To cancel, go to the event registration page on the website and click on "Already Registered". A page will open that will allow you to cancel. If you are using the WA mobile app, select the three bars in the upper left hand corner and choose “Tickets” from the drop down menu. Locate the trip and select “CANCEL” located next to “Member Registration”. It would also be helpful if you notified the primary organizer of your cancellation via text, phone or email.
Notifying the Primary Organizer
The primary organizer’s name can be found in the Narrative of the trip on the website. To e-mail the organizer directly, log into your OOPS account, select "Member Directory" under "Membership," search for the name of the organizer, click on their name, and press the "Send Message" button. If you have their phone number you can text them as well.
Cancelling off the Waitlist
OOPS members who sign-up for a trip that is full will typically be automatically entered onto a waitlist. Unfortunately, our software doesn’t allow members to cancel off the waitlist from the website or the WA mobile app. If you are on the waitlist for a trip and decide you don’t want to be considered for the roster, please cancel by emailing or texting the Trips Director at OOPS Trips (trips@oopskayak.org) and the primary trip organizer. This will ensure that others who joined the waitlist after you are given more notice should space on the paddle become available.
Please adhere to the following guidelines:
There’s a large fenced concrete pad area for staging boats just outside the pool on 12th Street. Do not bring you boat inside the pool facility until the organizer clears entry with pool personnel. Please move your car after you unload your boat to make room for others. There’s adequate parking just down the street.
Please arrive with a clean boat. There is a hose inside the facility to wash the chlorine off your gear before leaving.
Lockers that can be secured with a lock are available. Bring your own lock or rent one for $1. People usually stow their belongings in their gear bag pool side but it’s up to you. The facility also has a changing area and showers.
Helmets are strongly encouraged, especially if you are planning to roll. The pool has a shallow and deep end. A snorkel mask will help prevent chlorine from getting into your nose and eyes.
A limited amount of registrants (2) can arrange for instruction during the pool session. This must be signed off by the organizer before the event. Members instructing others do not have to pay but are not allowed to bring boats. Total maximum capacity: 12 members – 10 paying and 2 non-paying, 10 boats.
We are required to have our boats out of the facility by the end of the session. Plan to start removing boats 5 minutes before the end of the hour. Boats can be placed on the fenced concrete staging area just outside the pool. Participants are allowed to reenter the facility to utilize the showers and changing areas after the boats are staged outside.
All participants will be required to sign the standard OOPS wavier before the activity begins.
Please plan on assisting others load their boats onto their cars after the event.
Contact the organizer if you have any questions.
Narrative: Pool Practice at Oregon City Pool. Bring your boat and all your gear. This is your chance to practice all the things that you are unwilling to risk in the open cold water.
Meeting Time: 3:50 PM
Launch Time: 4:00 PM
Type of activity: Class
Put in: Oregon City Pool
Take out: same
Route Alternative for bad weather: none
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: None
Primary Organizer: Joe Howell
Co-Organizer(s):
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes
Organizer's first aid and CPR current?
First Aid /CPR Person:
Maximum number of paddlers: 10
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 80
Estimated Water Temperature: 80
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 1
Tide Station: NA
Tide times & heights: NA
Current information: NA
Hazards:
Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves
Sea state: Level 1: Waves up to the deck seam; water glassy to rippled, no whitecaps
Landing types: Level 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass
Currents: Level 1: None or mild (less than 1 knot)
Total distance: Level 1: Up to 6 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: No open crossing
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 1
Rating Comments:
Location (Optional): https://goo.gl/maps/UnsyfjooZJoVMpKr6
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
