Short description:

This is combination of a Basic Sea kayaking course and a cabin trip, which will take place on the 05*-07th of September outside of Tromsøya. You have to be a member of TSI and Trulle to participate in the course. The price is the same for student/non-student, but has been increased to cover the extra cost of renting the cabin, food, and transport. Be aware that in case of bad weather the course may be converted back to a “normal” basic course taking place at Tromsøya (you will be notified in advance).

*NB! The main part of the course/trip is from Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th of September, but on Friday 5th we will meet at 18.00 at the boathouse to prepare the gear for next day (we expect to be finished at 20.00 on Friday).

Long description:

Welcome to this combination of a Basic Sea kayaking course and a cabin trip to Molnes!

The course/trip will take place from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of September. We will meet up at the boathouse on the Friday at 18.00 to prepare equipment and have short discussion about the weekend, and be done by no later than 20.00 (no water activity on Friday). Then we will meet again on Satruday morning at 9.00 to load all the gear ready for transport. We will then drive over to Kvaløya, Kaldfjord (~30 min), and start our trip from there. We will use the day to padle towards the cabin (Molnes), and to do the activities that are part of the basic course. In a straight line the trip is about 10 km (one way). At the cabin we will have dinner, relax, and everything else one does at a cabin trip for the rest of the evening. After breakfast, and cleaning out of the cabin, the Sunday will be a continouation of the course content. We aim to be back at the Trulle boathouse at 18.00 on Sunday.

Some key points to remember for this trip:

• The price is the same for student/non-student, but has been increased to cover the extra cost of renting the cabin, food, and transport.

• Some food is included in the trip (at least dinner and breakfast).

• We stay at the cabin one night(!), so you need to bring everything needed for the stay.

• You need to bring plenty of warm clothes (read: wool underwear), since you will spend quite a bit of time in the water (11 degrees Celsius), in suits that will leak some water. There will also be limited possibilities to change clothes when we are on the water. Start planing for this early, and borrow stuff that you do not have.

• A trip is always weather dependant. In case of too bad weather, the course may be converted back to a “normal” basic course taking place at Tromsøya.

• We expect everybody to contribute with e.g. making food and cleaning at the cabin.

A week in advance (Friday) we will send out another email, in case there is more information that we need to hand out.

Looking forwards to a great weekend!

Cheers,

Marius, acitivity leader (+47 94481554, marius.klemetsen@outlook.com),
Rowan