If you want to volunteer to coordinate a trip, contact John Tingley at 304-767-4372 or
cruise.chair@wvwa.net
or send an email to the webmaster at
webmaster@wvwa.net
Check the Message Board for any "spur of the moment " trips/news.
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If you want to volunteer to coordinate a trip, contact John Tingley at 304-767-4372 or
cruise.chair@wvwa.net Check the Message Board for any "spur of the moment " trips/news. |
All participants in West Virginia Wildwater Association trips do so as common adventurers. The club or its individual members may coordinate paddling trips but no one is considered leader of a trip. All participants take the responsibility for making their own decisions including, but not limited to, whether to participate on any particular water body or section, what equipment they use, the routes they may choose to paddle, whether their skill levels and abilities are appropriate for the activity or whether climate and water conditions are appropriate for their participation.
Date/Time | Place/Contact/Details |
Sundays January 11 - March 29 8:00 to 9:30 pm | South Charleston Community Center Pool 601 Jefferson Rd, Charleston, WV; phone (304) 744-4731 Contact: Don Beyer, DBeyer@wsgarch.com Cost is $5 per boat. Boats must be clean – we want to make a good impression! Park in the main parking lot to the right of the main entrance to the building. Do not open the exterior pool doors until 8:00 pm. Enter and bring boats and gear through the glass doors located down a driveway on the right side of the building. |
| Marshall U Henderson Center/Gullickson Pool Huntington, WV | |
| WVU Outdoor Rec Center Morgantown, WV | |
Date |
River/Location |
Skill Level |
Contact Info |
12/15/08 | WVWA Holiday Party 6 to 9 PM South Charleston Rec Center | All | Don Beyer Click here for more information |
1/11/09 | WVWA Club Meeting South Charleston Community Center - 7:00 pm Click here for directions | All | |
3/8/09 | WVWA Club Meeting South Charleston Community Center - 7:00 pm Click here for directions | All | |
5/19/09 | WVWA Club Meeting South Charleston Public Library - 7:00 pm Click here for directions | All | |
WVWA Skill Levels for Club Trips
Novice - Beginning paddler who is proficient in flat water, knows basic strokes and can maneuver the boat in Class 1-2 moving water.
Intermediate - Experienced paddler who is comfortable in the water as well as on it, is proficient in class 2-3 moving water and heavy water, knows eddy turns, and can help in rescues. A decked boater who has learned to roll in current.
Advanced - A paddler who has been paddling several years and frequently enough to maneuver in all types of rapids, including technical or heavy water in class 4-5. Someone who has a bomb-proof self-rescue or roll in heavy water, but who rarely has to use it because of excellent boat control and judgment. Good at performing rescues in difficult water.
Expert - The ultimate level of skill, knowledge and judgment. This level is acquired by years of paddling highly challenging and diverse rivers. Makes class 4 look easy, rarely makes mistakes in class 5 and above. Can tell the difference between impossible runs and those which are merely extremely difficult.
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