HALLOWEEN-BOATING - Sat 10.30am

From: Stephan Eilbracht (first announcement, woo!)
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Hey Hoofers, hey Paddlers,

LET’S GO HALLOWEEN-BOATING!!!

You didn’t get in for the epic Sporkies-trip?
You wanna do something exciting before getting wasted?
You have no other plans for the afternoon?

Then listen… this is the perfect idea - let’s do something fun!!!

The weather forecast for this Saturday, 31st of October, seems to be alright – overcast and temperatures somewhere in the forties.
And as the outdoor paddling season is slowly coming to an end, paddling is moving indoors to the pools and people start wishfully waiting for the spring boating season, let’s go one last time to SAC.
This is a great chance for all of you guys who wanna say goodbye to the river that provided so much fun during this summer or for those who simply wanna paddle together with me one last time :)

We gonna meet at PSC on Saturday at 10.30am, get our gear ready and aim to be on the river at around noon. Depending on the weather and our mood and enthusiasm we will stay on the river for two to three hours and try to be back in Madison not later then 5pm. Thus you will have plenty of time to get ready for freakfest or whatever plans you have…

Yeah, right… you ARE excited – I know.

So if this sounds cool to you send me an email (eilbracht@wisc.edu); include your name, your rating, telephone number, if you have a car and would be willing to drive/carry boats (I definitely need at least one person to drive as I don’t have a car) and what cold weather gear you have.

To go on this trip you need at least the kayak lake rating, a wetsuit (there are some in the inner cage), some kind of drytop, splashjacket or rainjacket and multiple warm when wet layers (polypro, wool, fleece) to wear under your wetsuit. Also, if you think you’re good pack at least one extra layer in addition. And don’t forget you need a set of dry clothes to change as soon as you get off of the river. For those who are afraid of being too cold, there is the option to rent drysuits from Rutabaga ($35 a day).
The cost for the trip will be around $5 to pay for the drivers.

See you soon,

Stephan


PS: I didn’t forget… IT’S HALLOWEEN. So feel free to bring your costume! There will be time for a unique and crazy photoshoot in your boats before we launch.
Also, if there is interest we can meet at my place before the trip, carve some pumpkins, take them and a few candles with us and make a halloweeny shoreline at SAC. And when we get back from SAC we skip Culvers and have pumpkin soup. Sounds delicious?!