The Rock'n'Roll weekend is an annual weekend of trips, entertainment, training and socialising.
Only members of the NSWSKC are eligible to participate in the water activities of the Rock'n'Roll.
Rock'n'Roll 2010
Rock'n'Roll 2010
19th – 22nd March 2010
Planning has commenced with next year's Rock'n'Roll seeing a return to Batemans Bay.
Accommodation
Register Now!
Simply fill in the online registration form
Volunteers needed
Some help is required for tasks over the weekend. The more people who volunteer just a small amount of their time the more fun we will all have, so give us a hand!
To register as a volunteer please email us atrnr2009-10[at]nswseakayaker.asn.auwith your name and contact details.
Thank You!
The location is the same as Rock'n'Roll 2008 and provides options including camping and cabins. All this only a short walk to the water. The Club committee has booked the Bateman's Baycaravan park, www.beachresort.com.au, for the weekend commencing Friday 19th March 2010. NSWSKC members will get a 10% discount, so mention this when booking in.
Key Speakers
We have Ginni Callahan from the USA coming. Ginni runs her own kayak expedition and training business, she has done many long expeditions and we are sure she will be an inspiration for more reasons than one that will be obvious when meet her at Rock'n'Roll. She is an accomplished instructor and all members of our club will benefit from her visit. Ginni is excited about being part of our event.
Beau Miles will show us his award winning film of his paddle around the coast of Africa. Beau is an adventurer and film maker. Beau is going to be an interesting bloke, and his presentation will be excellent. Plenty of entertainment for the Saturday night.
Catering
The dinner will be privately catered and you will be able to book the meal with either a standard or vegetarian option when you register online for the event. It will be necessary for all members to book a meal for Saturday night if you want a meal. It will not be possible to purchase a meal on the weekend as in previous years.
Bring your own cutlery, crockery and chair for the Saturday meal.
Wet your taste buds:
- Roast beef marinated in red wine and seeded mustard dressing
- Roast potatoes and pumkin
- Minted peas. Demi gaze gravy
- Vegetarian pasta
- Gourmet potato salad and pasta salad. Various salad dressings
- Mini pavlova with fresh fruit and cream
You will need to bring your own food for other meals including Sunday night. There are shops and restaurants close by.
Paddles
Most paddles will be scheduled for the morning leaving the afternoon for mainly land based activities such as workshops, rolling competition, handicap race and maybe some instruction in the lagoon subject to its condition.
Registration for paddles will be at 8.15 in the marquee.
Snapper Island Race
On Saturday afternoon at 4 pm depending on weather we will have a Snapper Island handicap race. This will be a fun event available to all with some novel handicaps given particularly to the more experienced paddlers. The independent judges will decide the winners.
Helmets
Please bring your helmets. Any paddle that involves surfing or surf landings will require a helmet and your sea leader may instruct helmets are available to be worn on other paddles.
Photo Competition
Bring your favourite photos to enter the photo competition; there will be some great prizes.
Raffle Tickets
You can buy raffle tickets online on the registration form. A new boat from Expedition Kayaks and lots of other great prizes make this raffle well worth having an investment in. The Rock'n'Roll costs a lot to put on, so your support of the raffle helps the Club finance situation.
Projection Equipment And PA System
We need a projection system and screen for from Friday night to Sunday night. We also need a public announcement system for the marquee. If there is a Club member that can loan us this equipment we would be grateful. We also need a loud haler for the handicap race to Snapper Island.
Volunteers and Input
This is your event, so if anybody has ideas about activities that can be run during Rock'n'Roll, give the committee your input. If you would like to volunteer to give a presentation over the weekend or would like a particular topic presented, please advise the Rock'n'Roll coordinator.
The weekend is a busy one and we need some volunteers for beach marshals, a person who is technically competent to take charge of the projection equipment and speakers, raffle ticket sellers etc. So please contact the Rock'n'Roll coordinator if you can help out on the weekend.
Spread the Word
Rock'n'Roll is the premier event in the NSWSKC calendar — lots of fun, lots of fellowship, fantastic entertainment and lots to learn. We suggest you book early particularly if you want a cabin.
Program
| Friday 19 March 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 16:00-21:00 | Collect registration details | HQ |
| 17:00-finished | Free beer and Pizza supplied by our Platinum sponsor Expedition Sea Kayaks | Marquee |
| 19:00 | Sea kayak slides and DVDs | Marquee |
| Saturday 20th March 2010 | ||
| 07:30 | Weather briefing for sea leaders and instructors | HQ |
| 08:00 | Registration for Saturday trips | Marquee |
| 08:20 | Welcome by our Commodore Michael Steinfield. Briefing on the weekend | Marquee |
| 09:00-12:30 | Organised paddles. Other trips can be organised amongst Club members but all trips must be logged in at HQ including the names and grades of those going, destination etc. | as per trip plan |
| 09:00-12:00 | Forward stroke tuition by Mark Sundin | Lagoon |
| 09:00-11:30 | On-land and in water instruction from our special guest Ginni Callahan from the USA. | Meet at marquee |
| 13:30-14:30 | Rolling training by Ginni Callahan. Limit: 12 people | Meet at marquee |
| 13:30-14:30 | Repairs and maintenance talk by Lawrence Geoghegan | Marquee |
| 14:30-15:30 | 'Planning an expedition' by Andrew Eddy | Marquee |
| 16:00 | Snapper Island race. This is a short race for fun. There will be handicapping. All should participate depending on weather. Great prizes. | Beach |
| 18:30 | Dinner. You must have booked and paid for the meal if you wish to participate. | Marquee |
| 19:30 | Judging of photo competition. Great prizes, so bring your photos. | Marquee |
| 19:45 | Auction: some goods donated by our sponsors will be displayed in marquee prior to dinner. | Marquee |
| 20:00-20:30 | Drawing of raffle prizes. Buy plenty, our sponsors have donated over $7,000 of goods including a new kayak from Expedition Sea Kayaks. | Marquee |
| 20:30 | Beau Miles,adventurer extraordinaire and film maker, will present his film on his 4,000 mile paddle around Africa. Beau will be very entertaining. | Marquee |
| 22:00-??? | Socialising in marquee | Marquee |
| Sunday 21st March 2010 | ||
| 07:30 | Trip briefing for sea leaders and instructors | HQ |
| 08:00 | Registration for Sunday trips | Marquee |
| 09:00-10:30 | Training with Ginni Callahan | Meet at marquee |
| 09:00-12:30 | Organised paddles. Other trips can be organised amongst Club members but all trips must be logged in at HQ including the names and grades of those going, destination etc. | as per trip plan |
| 13:30-14:00 | Meet the Committee | Marquee |
| 14:00-14:30 | Hawkesbury Classic talk | Marquee |
| 14:30-15:30 | Talk by Ginni Callahan about leadership and groups on water, leading a peer group etc. | Marquee |
| 15:30 | Rolling Competition (participants must show at least 3 different rolls) | Beach |
| 18:30 | Ginni Callahan from the USA will make a presentation on her trip 'Paddling the Baja coast in Mexico' | Marquee |
| Monday 22nd March 2010 | ||
| 08:00 | Weather briefing for trip leaders and instructors | HQ |
| 08:00 | Registration for morning trips | HQ |
| 09:00-12:30 | Morning trips | Beach |
| 12:30 | Rock'n'Roll 2010 close. Go home and relax after a fabulous weekend of paddling, socialising, being entertained and having a great time. | |
HQ = Head Quarters
Stay tuned
Watch our website which will list further details as we get closer to the event.
Sponsors asnd Prizes
We have lined up some great sponsors who are generously offering fabulous prizes — you could come away with a Zegul 530 kayak (valued at $3690) and other great gear! Expedition Kayaks are our Rock'n'Roll 2009 Platinum Sponsors. Our Gold sponsors are Nadgee Kayaks and Mirage Sea Kayaks. Our Silver sponsor is Pittarak International, and our Bronze Sponsors are Hybrid Kayak Sails, Elver Paddles, Flat Earth Sails, Capeboatworks and Eurobodalla Shire Council.
