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SVI Area Canoe/Paddle Board Rentals at Kingswood Camp

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  • Canoe/paddle board rentals are treated the same as camp bookings so you can now go directly to Southern Vancouver Island Area Properties - Kingswood Camp   and click on the blue box  "Book a Site at Kingswood Camp", then select "Equipment" under Category.  The availability calendar will then appear.  

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  • For Guiders wishing to rent canoes and/or paddleboards, see the usage information here. 

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  • For Third-Party canoe and paddleboard renters,  see usage information here. 

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  • Once you have sent in your booking, you will receive an email from the BC Properties Booking Person with a confirmation of your date plus payment and usage instructions. 

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  • Other equipment rentals such as GPS units, radios, sound system can be found under COMMITTEES/Camping section.

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Paddleboards

At the suggestion of the Pathfinders, the Legacy Committee has purchased 4 stand up paddle boards that are stored at Kingswood Camp. Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, the Safe Guide requires advanced certification in order to conduct a session with youth and no Guider in SVI Area is that highly qualified.  Instead, we are suggesting that Leaders who are interested contact a qualified SUP third-party provider.

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Brian Raymer, from South Island SUP https://southislandsup.com/ , has led several sessions for SVI Area members and he provides the paddle boards and paddles (we have our own PFDs).  He is very flexible and suggests that if some youth use the SVI Area paddle boards and PFDs, the cost is reduced. He also welcomes Leaders to paddle when the youth are having a training session, as long as the Leaders are already good paddlers (i.e., not students) and do not use the South Island SUP paddle boards – they will not be charged as a participant. Guiders should definitely identify as SVI Area when they get in touch with Brian.

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There are other third-party SUP instructors in the Victoria area – any qualified SUP third-party provider is acceptable, but Safe Guide requires that the youth must be with a certified instructor while they are on the water.  The paddle boards may be reserved through the new procedure mentioned in the first bullet above.

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