FAQ

Yes, an insurance is available through the FQCKEV (federation). All the members of the club are automatically members of the FQCKEV. The accident claim form is on line at http://www.federationkayak.qc.ca/ (in the menu A propos/Documents)

You have to fill out a claim and send it to the federation within fifteen days after the date of the accident.

This insurance applies only if you hurt yourself in Canada and received treatment in Canada. Moreover, the activity you were doing had to be on the calendar of the club to be approved by the CCKEVM.

It is recommended to be at least a group of 3 when running a river. The reason is that if one paddler gets hurt, one person can stay with him while the other goes for help.

The answer is no. In fact, you have to hold yourself in the boat using your knees and legs when the boat is upside down. If the sprayskirt (which is meant to keep the inside of the kayak dry) is very tight, it could be hard to get out of the kayak if the paddler forgets to detach it.

The club doesn't hire any employees. All organizers (Administrators, Instructors,...) are volunteers.

The cckevm is a non-profit organization. A law regarding companies forbids non-profit organization from paying dividends to their members. When the club has a surplus, a certain percentage of it is kept in a river access fund and the rest in an operation fund. Every year, a portion of the river access fund is also donated to other non-profit organization working to preserve river access.

Even though it is only required to have basic swimming skills for the pool beginner class; it is important to understand that white-water kayaking requires strong swimming skills when on a river.

Log in and click on 'Forums' on the left; Select a topic of your choice (Ex: Eau-vive) and click on the link at the bottom of the page: 'Subscribe'

Vidéos:

- s'abonner à un forum: http://www.screencast.com/t/DOo4xdOS
- s'abonner à une discussion: http://www.screencast.com/t/Y7fHsAJlPesh

Click on 'log in' at the top right. Change to the tab 'Request new password' in the main window. Then follow the other instructions.

To create an activity, you have to open the calendar and click on the 'Add+' link at the top. If it's a river outing, indicate the section and date in the title.

Video: http://www.screencast.com/t/ypMfOTZx4ab

To modify your activity, you must first open it in the calendar, then open it in full mode (click on the title or the 'Plus' link at the bottom of the window). Once the activity page is open, you must click on the 'Modify' tab.

- Log in - Click on 'Member directory' on the left of the page - You can click on the column header to sort the table differently - You can go to the next tables using the numbers and arrows at the bottom of the page - You can filter the table to show only some members based on one or more criteria (example: list all beginner paddlers living in Laval)

If you click on a member, his page will open and you will have access to the data that this member is sharing with other members

- Create an image: format png or gif, size 30Kb or less preferably - Log in - Click on the 'Edit' tab - In the 'Image' box, click on the 'Browse' button - Select the image file on your drive and click 'Open' - Click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the page

- Log in - Click on the 'Confidentialité' tab - Change your privacy settings as needed - Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the 'Submit' button

Depending on your choices, other members will or will not see your phone number, address or email when they access your member page

- Log in - Click on the 'Edit' tab - Click 'Membre CCKEVM' just below - Change your personnal data as needed - Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the 'Save' button

- Log in - Click on the 'Edit' tab - Type your new password and confirm it in the two password fields - Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the 'Save' button