Swim with your boat day!

Went to "swim with your boat day" with the Hackensack River Canoe and Kayak club. The event was held at Green Turtle Pond in Hewitt and it was such a great experience. They went over a bunch of safety things including PFD's, whistles, etc. Showed all kinds of gear, safety and otherwise and then showed how to do an assisted rescue and a self rescue. Then we got a chance to swim around in our PFD's and then practice doing a wet exit and assisted rescue. With my back hurting the way it does I was doubtful that I could accomplish it, but I did. Painfully. The design of my boat also made it quite difficult, mostly because of the open cockpit, but It was an awesome experience and certainly made me feel a lot more comfortable if I were to fall out of my boat.

Swim with your boat - 7/23/11