| November/December 2001 |
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Wilderness First Responder January 2002 |
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New Winter Hours! We are now open weekends in the winter. Our winter hours are now Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Come see us - the Deerfield is usually paddleable all winter. |
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Sale Items and Holiday Gift Ideas |
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Winter Pool Rolling Sessions January & February 2002 |
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| Winter Paddling Destinations | 4 | ||||||
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The Outfitters Shop |
Wilderness First Responder Course | ||
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November 1 - February 29 Tuesday - Sunday |
10am - 4pm |
Zoar Outdoor is sponsoring a 72-hour, hands-on Wilderness First Responder course from [outdated course info removed]. This intensive backcountry medical training course will show students how to deal with medical emergencies when they are miles from help and dialing 911 is not an option. There will also be a 16-hour refresher course on [outdated course info removed] for students who have previously taken the 72-hour course and need to update their certification.
Wilderness medicine differs from traditional first aid in three respects. First, transport times are measured in hours and days instead of minutes. Second, severe environments dramatically increase the complexity of any emergency and heighten the risks to patients and rescuers. Third, limited equipment makes improvisation and resourcefulness essential. Courses are taught by professional instructors from Wilderness Medical Associates, leaders in the field of |
wilderness medicine. Classes are fast-paced, with mornings devoted to lectures and afternoons spent outside working on rescue simulations. A number of realistic simulations, complete with fake wounds and stage blood will be conducted.
This course is recommended for all outdoor professionals and enthusiasts who spend time in remote areas away from traditional rescue and medical options.
Cost for 72-hour course - outdated course info removed.
Cost for 16-hours course - outdated course info removed. *Please note that the 72-hour course includes CPR certification, but the 16-hour course does not. |
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March 1 - March 31 Wednesday - Sunday |
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April 1 - October 15 Tuesday - Friday Saturday - Sunday (closed Mondays) |
9am - 5pm 8am - 6pm |
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October 16 - October 31 Wednesday - Sunday |
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Gear on Sale
Outdated sale info removed. Sale ends December 31, 2001. Sale prices apply to in stock items only. |
Used Boats Used Kayaks [outdated sale info removed] These prices apply only to the specific boats listed above. All boat sales are final. All boats are sold as is. |
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New Boats on Sale Outdated sale info removed. Sale ends December 31, 2001. Sale prices apply to in stock items only. |
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New Boats from Wave Sport and Dagger have arrived!
Come and see Wave Sport's 2002 lineup - they are hot! Three new playboats,
the Ace 4.7, Ace 5.1 & Siren, something for every size paddler, and
an aggressive new creek boat, the Mutant, are all here waiting to be checked
out. Wave Sport's new outfitting system is revolutionary. Along with the
adjustable hip pads and thigh braces they introduced last year, they have added a fitted
bulkhead in their playboats that you adjust while you are sitting in the boat for a
highly customized fit. You really have to try it to understand how good it is. Dagger's new river runners, the GT and the GTX are here, as is their radical new holeriding machine, the G Force, which, at 6'3", is the shortest boat I have seen thus far and they make a smaller G Force that is only 5'11". For their short length, though, they have plenty of foot room. |
Check this out! We just received the certificates for this. This rebate is in addition
to the sale prices listed here. Wow!
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Still can't decide what to get??
Let them choose their own adventure or gear from our Outfitters Shop with
a Zoar Outdoor Gift Certificate.
Give us a call during our winter office hours (Tuesday - Sunday 10am to 4pm)
at 800-532-7483 to purchase a Zoar Outdoor gift certificate that can be used
in our shop or for any of our instructional programs or other activities. |
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Winter can be the best time to learn how to roll if you do it in a
heated swimming pool. Keep your strokes from getting rusty too as
our experienced instructors give you lots of individual attention.
So, between trips to the snow-covered mountains, come join us at the
Waltham YMCA and get a jump on the 2002 boating season!
Pool Clinics During the first half of each session we'll focus on skills such as strokes, leans, and braces. We'll work on improving your execution of these basics so that when you put boat to river next spring you'll be ahead of the game. The second half will be devoted to rolling. For those who can't roll, we'll start from scratch, leading you through a logical progression from hip snaps to paddle motions to a full-blown eskimo roll. If you're an experienced roller, you can work on improving your technique, flipping without setting up, and learning an off-side roll, a hand roll, or any other variation of the basic roll.
The Facilities |
The Instructors Your instructors are all American Canoe Association (ACA) certified and have many years of experience teaching kayaking, canoeing, and rolling. Some of your instructors will be Bruce Lessels, a former World Whitewater Champion and author of the Whitewater Handbook, Janet Burnett Cowie, Director of Instruction Programs at Zoar Outdoor, Greg Poehlein, Retail Manager at Zoar Outdoor, and Karen Blom, Personnel Manager at Zoar. Our low student-to-instructor ratio guarantees that you will receive the personalized attention our instruction program is known for, and our flexible instruction method uses both the C-to-C roll and the Modified Sweep roll to accommodate people with different body types and to make learning fast and enjoyable.
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Dates and Costs
In order to fit into your busy schedules, we have organized the rolling program so you can sign up for one weekend or for all four weekends. Each session consists of a Saturday and a Sunday evening from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. We suggest you plan to arrive about 20 minutes early to get changed so you'll be ready to begin on time. outdated course info removed. The dates for this program are: outdated course info removed.
Signing Up
Cancellation Policy |
Looking for somewhere exotic to paddle this winter? For those of you interested
in flying south for the winter,
I did a little research for you and came up with some interesting options:
Costa Rica has become an extremely popular winter destination and is probably
one of the cheaper options listed here because of that and because it?s not as far away
as some. Some of the outfitters down there include:
As Bruce wrote in last year?s Zoar Rap, Ecuador is a pretty amazing & cheap paddling destination (give him a call some time if you want to pick his brain about logistics of traveling & boating on your own down there).
You also might consider going way down under to New Zealand. New Zealand?s climate and geography allow for amazing whitewater and good skiing during the same season, particularly on the south island. From my friends in the know, I?ve heard that there are numerous continuous creeks and that heli-boating is the way to go and is even relatively cheap. Kiwis are a friendly and fun-loving bunch, and will welcome you with open arms.
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Expediciones Chile 888-488-9082 Former Olympian,
Chris Spelius, runs a first class operation in the lake district of Patagonia on rivers
ranging from class II to V.
Kayak Futaleufu 514-926-1888 or 450-922-1796 (night) Paddle with world-class rodeo boaters Ken Whiting, Kevin Varette and Eric ?EJ? Jackson on the turquoise rivers of Patagonia in Chile.
Costa Rica Rios 506-556-9617 New England?s
own Tom Foster spends his winters in Costa Rica running trips with his partner Ray McLain.
Rios Tropicales 506-233-6455 Large rafting
outfit that has been in operation for 15 years, also does kayak trips.
Endless River Adventures 800-224-7238
small outfitter in North Carolina that also runs trips in Mexico & Ecuador.
Nantahala Outdoor Center 800-232-7238 big outfitter in NC. They run trips in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, & Panama.
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