Canadian Style Paddling (CSP) Rendezvous 2024

A Fun Day of Skill & Games for Canadian-Style Paddlers
(Solo & Tandem)
Share, Play, Learn!

The first Canadian Style Paddling Rendezvous is here! A chance to meet and paddle with other CSP enthusiasts. Join the fun on a friendly day of paddling without the stress of a course or clinic. Share, play, learn!

When:

• Saturday, September 21, 2024, with wind/weather/additional play day of Sunday, September 22, 2024
• The main event is Saturday (with Sunday as a thunderstorm/wind day), but why not come for the day and stay for the weekend (Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon)?

Prerequisites:  At a minimum, you are an ORCKA  Level 4 paddler with CSP1a/b certification; Paddle Canada Intro Canadian Style Paddler; or an Intermediate American Freestyle Flatwater Paddler; or equivalent.

Activities include:

• Slalom/English gate challenges
• Funny, fun challenges (Rules? What rules?)
• Follow-the-leader manoeuvres
• Building the world’s longest canoe-pivot lines
• Canoe dance: demos, small-group practices, & all-canoe dance with an expert caller
• Informal paddles and workshops on-water and off.

Where:

• Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area,
• 468 Pinehurst Rd., RR 3, Ayr, ON N0B 1E0
• 120 km west of Toronto
• halfway between London, ON and Toronto

Cost:

• Gatehouse Day Use Fee: $8.50 (Adults)/$6.75 (Seniors)
• $10-$15/participant for expenses (collected on site)
• Camping fees extra (see below)

What to Bring:

• Your own canoe (but we have a few extra available)
• Your own food (snacks and hot beverages will be supplied)
• Cup, plate, utensils

Camping is Available:

• Please make your own reservations through the Grand River Conservation Authority’s online reservation system. Choose Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area here, and please book early to guarantee a spot.

Your Next Steps:

• Please register with Gordon at president-emeritus @ orcka.ca [remove spaces] for updates, more information, & more details closer to the event.
• Please add CSP Rendezvous to your calendar!