General meeting will be at 7 pm, online.
ZOOM INFORMATION will be posted on the BASK Calendar on the morning of February 23.
If you are not a BASK member, e-mail jonathan@moosepix.com for the link.
Agenda:
- Welcome New Members
- Upcoming Paddles and Events
- Safety Checklist Presentation
- Sciatica and Back Health for Paddlers
- Skills Clinic Logo Content Update
- BASK Officer Nominations!
- Presentation of the 2022-2023 Budget
- And more!
- Keynote Speaker: Dimitri Vandepoele on "Crossing the North Sea"
Dimitri started sea kayaking in 2007 and has never stopped since then. When he’s not at work or sleeping, he’s on the water doing mostly day-trips, shorter trips, surf sessions, training rescue and paddle techniques and coaching others.
He founded the NORTHSEAKAYAK team to unite Belgian like-minded paddlers; it is a non-official group where everybody is welcome to join, regardless of age, level, experience, or gender. They try hard to paddle safely and responsibly and share all their knowledge with those who paddle with them. Key words in his team: “Take care of your team, and they will take care of you!”
Dimitri learned sea kayaking on his own by trial and error and through watching videos, since there was not much support in Belgium. With his videos he tries to promote sea kayaking in Belgium, and with success! He write articles on a regular base for the Belgian Canoe & Kayak Federation, and others. Unfortunately there are no rocks and tidal races in Belgium, but he still manages to keep things interesting! Most important within Dimitri’s team, it’s all about the smiles, the fun, and the companionship!
Dimitri owns the coveted title of being the first person to complete a solo, unsupported crossing of the North Sea. This crossing took place in 2015, and he did it again (also solo and unsupported) in 2018. He is still the only person who did this particular solo crossing. He also completed a number of challenging offshore trips on the North Sea.
Besides achieving personal goals, he invented the Training Day concept. That is a one-day gathering (once a year) where he and his team share all their knowledge (both theoretical and practical) with other paddlers. He joined forces with Spirit of Korkyra (Croatia) where he changed, and upgraded the concept to a real Sea Kayak Training Camp with the same goals but spread over a whole week.
How to Attend:
**** ZOOM INFO WILL BE POSTED on the BASK calendar****
Zoom info will NOT be on Buzz.
Zoom info will NOT be on the BASK website except in the calendar.
If you are not a BASK member and lack access to the calendar, contact jonathan@moosepix.com for the link.
Please do not share Zoom information on social media.
You must confirm that you have access to the BASK calendar prior to the meeting. Please do not wait until the last minute to do this. We may not have the resources to assist you at the last minute.
Please make your Zoom “Display Name” your real name, as it is listed in the BASK directory. Here is information on how to do that:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201363203-Customizing-your-profile
If your Zoom display name is, “I am a ZoomBoomber” and we can not easily verify that you are a legitimate BASK member, we may kick you out of the meeting.
