Fall Safety Session for TWC & Friends
Join us for a Fall Safety Session Sunday October 16th, 2022 at TWC.
9:00am-9:30am Simon Rickard, TWC Lead Instructor
- What Apps to check before going out
- What to wear in the colder weather and what to have ready when you get back
- Areas to avoid in the Outer Harbour
- How to call for help, whistle practice
- How to Self-Rescue and get home
9:30am-10:00am Paul Howard, OHSF Commodore
- How to read the wind and weather in the Outer Harbour
- Wind shoreline effects and gusts
- Sail shape and sheeting for managing heavy winds
- Depending on wind where is the safest water
- Weight of the wind and how it changes by season
- Strategies for bad weather
10:00am-10:15am Friends of Cherry Beach, Swimmers, Kiters, Rowers, Sailors
- How to recognize a distressed situation by each sport
10:15am-11:15am PC Stacy Kellough, Toronto Police Marine Unit
- What to do in an emergency
- How to report an incident
- Areas to avoid
- Cold Water Safety
- Questions
11:15am-12:00pm Stephanie Todd, TWC Member
- Basic First Aid if you step on glass or a nail in the Outer Harbour
- What's in our First Aid kits
- Learn how to use an AED Defibrillator
Coffee will be served.
All are welcome. Windsurfers, Wingers, Windfoilers, Swimmers, Stand Up Paddleboarders, Kayakers, Rowers and Dragonboaters.
Please R.S.V.P to let us know you plan to attend.
Special Note About Getting to this Event. The Toronto Waterfront Marathon will be running on Sunday. Access to the clubs via DVP will be the easiest way.
This map shows road closures - https://racepoint.ca/maps/twm.html
