Club members are strongly encouraged to maintain simple paddling log books detailing their training, paddling sessions, and trips. Simply use a school exercise book bought from your newsagent/supermarket. Print this list out and stick it in the inside cover.
Log books serve a number of purposes.
- Activity record - useful if, at some point in the future, you wish to show your experience to -
- indicate your skill level to a trip organiser so that they will feel happy to have you join a trip
- show your commitment should you ask the club to subsidise any formal training and certification
- contribute your prior experience toward some sort of certificate
- Training record - showing how regularly you are training and what type of training
- Personal record - maintain a personal record of your paddling experiences and trips
You might think about including the following information
- Session number
- Date and times
- Destination
- Purpose
- Canoe/kayak used
- Conditions
- Participants
- Leader / trainder / organiser
- General comments
- Signature
Get your buddy, trainer, or leader to sign your log book
LM: Feb 06
