Wed/Thurs Practices resume at SLU

• Starting June 23, 6pm - Wednesday evening practices resume at South Lake Union
• Starting June 24, 6pm - Thursday evening CARDIO practices resume at South Lake Union
• RSVP via Team Cowboy required by 3pm day of practice
• Be on time!

Limitations of Practices

• Practices only open to current, paid members who have signed the membership and waiver forms, and RSVP'ed via Team Cowboy.  See how to pay your membership dues below.
• No guest/free paddlers at this time, only paid members.
• Practices open to vaccinated and unvaccinated paddlers. We do not require reporting of vaccination status.
• Masks required for unvaccinated paddlers and optional for vaccinated paddlers.
• RSVPs via Team Cowboy required to facilitate contact tracing, if necessary.
• Paddlers must answer a verbal health screening when they arrive at practice.
• Boats benched at maximum 50% capacity (no more than 10 paddlers in a 20-person boat).
• If a practice is cancelled for any reason, a notice is sent out via Team Cowboy.

The COVID Task Force continues to monitor the situation and periodically updates our policies to ensure that practices are in compliance with the most recent CDC and WA State guidelines.

How to Pay Your Dues

• Pay and Fill Out the Forms
  • Got to http://www.seattleflyingdragons.org/pay-or-donate.html
  • Follow onscreen instructions to pay your membership via PayPal and fill out the forms (we use Jotform).
  • When you fill out the forms you need to sign either with your mouse or with your finger on a touchscreen.  Don't worry about your signature.  It's normal for it to be a bit wonky.
  • You get an email confirmation for each of the 3 forms.
  • You do not need to send us copies of the forms - we get copied automatically.
• Team Cowboy - used to RSVP for practices (mandatory at this time)
  • After we receive your forms from Jotform we send you an invite to join Team Cowboy.  This might take us a day or two. Thank you for your patience.
  • Follow the instructions in the Team Cowboy email.
  • Team Cowboy with send you an email if a practice is cancelled for any reason.
  • Tip: I use the Team Hero app on my phone for Team Cowboy.  Makes RSVPs easy!

Paddles Up!

Send questions to communications@seattleflyingdragons.org.

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If you intend to practice with our club please read all the information below.  And there's a tip at the end to give you motivation to read it all. :-)

 Practices resume

• Every Saturday at South Lake Union - starts June 19, 8am
• Every Sunday at Squires Landing, Kenmore - starts June 20, 10am
• No weekday practices - on hold for now
• Paid members only, no guests
• RSVP via Team Cowboy required by 5pm the day before
• Bring - Your own water and mask (we do not have extras)
• Be on time!

Limitations of Practices

• Practices only open to current, paid members who have signed the membership and waiver forms, and RSVP'ed via Team Cowboy.  See how to pay your membership dues below.
• No guest paddlers at this time, only paid members.
• Practices open to vaccinated and unvaccinated paddlers. We do not require reporting of vaccination status.
• Masks required for unvaccinated paddlers and optional for vaccinated paddlers.
• RSVPs via Team Cowboy required to facilitate contact tracing, if necessary.
• Paddlers must answer a verbal health screening when they arrive at practice.
• Boats benched at maximum 50% capacity (no more than 10 paddlers in a 20-person boat).
• If a practice is cancelled for any reason, a notice is sent out via Team Cowboy.

The COVID Task Force continues to monitor the situation and periodically updates our policies to ensure that practices are in compliance with the most recent CDC and WA State guidelines.

NOTE: To review Update #1, go to the blog - here.

 How to Pay Your Dues

• Already paid? Check the email you got from us on Tuesday, June 8.
• Haven't Paid? - Pay and Fill Out the Forms
  • Got to http://www.seattleflyingdragons.org/pay-or-donate.html
  • Follow onscreen instructions to pay your membership via PayPal and fill out the forms (we use Jotform).
  • When you fill out the forms you need to sign either with your mouse or with your finger on a touchscreen.  Don't worry about your signature.  It's normal for it to be a bit wonky.
  • You get an email confirmation for each of the 3 forms.
  • You do not need to send us copies of the forms - we get copied automatically.
• Team Cowboy - used to RSVP for practices (mandatory at this time)
  • After we receive your forms from Jotform we send you an invite to join Team Cowboy.  This might take us a day or two. Thank you for your patience.
  • Follow the instructions in the Team Cowboy email.
  • RSVP for morning practices by 5pm the day before.
  • Team Cowboy with send you an email if a practice is cancelled for any reason.
  • Tip: I use the Team Hero app on my phone for Team Cowboy.  Makes RSVPs easy!

Paddles Up!

Great news! 
The Board of the Seattle Flying Dragon Boat Club has approved the COVID Task Force's recommendation to resume limited in-person practices! 

SAVE THE DATE
We are aiming to start practices in mid-June, tentatively planning for June 19th as the first SLU practice and June 20th as the first Kenmore/Squire's Landing practice.  Practices will follow the club's COVID Practice Plan and is subject to change or cancellation depending on King County mandates.  We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we get back on the water. 

COVID-specific rules for practices

• For now, practices will only be open to current members who have paid membership dues, signed the membership and waiver forms, and provided up-to-date contact information. (Be on the lookout for an email about how to do all of this online or check back at this website next week.  We aren't quite ready yet!)
• All paddlers will be asked to sign a COVID Risk Acknowledgement Form at their first in-person practice.
• Practices will be open to vaccinated and unvaccinated paddlers. We will not require reporting of vaccination status.
• Masks will be required for unvaccinated paddlers and optional for vaccinated paddlers.
• RSVPs on Team Cowboy will be required to facilitate contact tracing, if necessary.  Current members - Be on the lookout for an invite to a new Team Cowboy team. You must accept the invitation to be able to RSVP to practices.
• Paddlers will be asked to answer a verbal health screening when they arrive at practice.
• Boats will be benched at maximum 50% capacity (no more than 10 paddlers in a 20-person boat).
• Weekend practices will resume (8am Saturdays at SLU, 10am Sundays at Kenmore/Squire's Landing), provided there are enough paddlers RSVP'ed, and a coach and tiller are available.  Weekday practices may be added to the schedule, depending on interest.

The COVID Task Force will continue to monitor the situation and periodically update our policies to ensure that practices are in compliance with the most recent CDC and WA State guidelines. 

NEXT UPDATE COMING SOON
Keep an eye on your email for UPDATE #2 with additional details. Or check back at this website next week.

Send any questions or comments to the COVID Task Force covidtaskforce@seattleflyingdragons.org.