{"id":4212,"date":"2021-02-16T23:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/?page_id=4212"},"modified":"2024-03-11T21:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T11:22:52","slug":"night-paddle-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/policy-and-procedures\/night-paddle-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Paddle Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From time to time, the club has experienced members who run a night paddle on the river. This is the way for members to paddle at night. Please avoid paddling at night otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<br>The exact times and format of this event may change so please check the associated paddle information, equipment requirements  and register for updates. <\/strong>Time may also be indicated in the calendar list popup.<br>The direction will typically be decided on the day by the group (upstream or downstream). Check the paddle post for distance, direction, and\/or destination information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paddling safe<\/strong><br>Paddling at night has extra dangers. You <em>must<\/em> have adequate lights (it is critical that other boats see you easily from a distance). Basic lights consist of a front white light (e.g. head torch) <em>and<\/em> a rear WHITE light. Glo-sticks alone or one unidirectional light are not sufficient (but a good addition to your PFD). Red bike lights are not acceptable. Bring warm gear in case it is cold.\nRemember &#8211; NO GLOW = NO GO!\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lights!<\/strong> &#8211; front and back and bright and white (spare batteries too)<\/li><li><strong>PFD<\/strong> &#8211; you will be required to wear a PFD at all times<\/li><li><strong>Group<\/strong> &#8211; we need to keep together as a group<\/li><li><strong>Sides<\/strong> &#8211; we need to stay to the sides of the river as much as practical to reduce exposure to other (bigger) boats.<\/li><li><strong>Warm gear<\/strong> &#8211; it may be cold&#8230; bring sufficient warm gear. Keep additional dry gear in your backpack\/car in case you get wet!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember there are warm showers and a changing area in the shed complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paddle type: Flatwater<br>Duration: typically ~2-3 hours (see post for more information)<br>Grade: 1<br>Distance: 7-14 km (depending on speed, time, and ability). See post.<br>Location: University of Queensland<br>Registration: online registration required<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, the club has experienced members who run a night paddle on the river. This is the way for members to paddle at night. Please avoid paddling at night otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4740,"parent":1848,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4212","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4967,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4212\/revisions\/4967"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}