Winter Evening Paddling Rules

Evening paddling is restricted to those paddlers who have been approved by a Lotus coach to participate in the evening paddling. To ensure the safety of all paddlers, the following rules must be strictly adhered to in addition to the Winter Paddling Guidelines. Failure to comply may result in termination of Lotus membership.

1) Paddling course restrictions after dusk: west to 150 meters east of the Kinder Morgan dock and east to 150 meters west of the fuel loading dock. All boats must be within 6 boat lengths from shore.

2) Time restrictions (evening paddling is restricted to Wednesdays and Thursdays between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm). All paddlers must be off the water by 8:00 pm.

3) Paddling alone after dusk is strictly prohibited

4) There must be communication capability for crews (fully charged cell phone in a waterproof case or marine VHF radio)

5) All individuals must wear on their person while on the water a full Personal Flotation Device (PFD) approved by Transport Canada; inflatable PFD’s are not approved for winter paddling. Light coloured or reflective clothing is also recommended.

6) When only two paddlers are going out on the water, information regarding the paddling plan must be left with another responsible individual. Check in with this person upon returning to the clubhouse.

7) Mandatory lighting must be on each OC6 – white bow and stern lights. Each group of small boats on the water must have a front and rear white light; the lead boat in a group must have a white front light and the trailing boat must have a rear light. If a larger group separates into smaller groups, each smaller group must have a front and rear white light.