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KAYAK TRIPS: Each participant must complete this release & Waiver

PART A: Kayak Trips: Release & waiver of Liability and indemnity agreements                                          

HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVES, DISCHARGES, AND INDEMNIFIES    Calvert County Natural Resources, its employees and agents of the afore mentions municipality, all sponsors, volunteers, owners of property used in the event, transporters, and other participants, all for the purpose herein in referred to as “releasees,” and saves them harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, liability, cost and expenses in connection with loss of life, personal injury, and/or damage to property arising from or out of any occurrence associated with participating in, observing, entering or exiting the event.

Each of the undersigned EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE ACTIVITIES AT THE EVENT BY THEIR NATURE ARE DANGEROUS AND INVOLVE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.  Each of the undersigned further expressly agrees that the forgoing release, waiver and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws governing the County and state where this event is being conducted and that if any portion thereof is held as invalid, it is agree that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. 

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statement, or inducement apart from the forgoing written agreement have been made.

This release, waiver and indemnification agreement specifically embraces each and every phase of the event sanctioned, authorized, offered and/or promoted by said release during the entire event and applies to every activity and/or service of the event herein mentioned, and has the same effect as if executed after each and every activity of the event in which the undersigned participates so that the parties herein intended to be released and indemnified shall be fully and effectively released and indemnified as to the entire event hereinabove described.

I have read the foregoing release before agreeing to the waiver and warrant that I fully understand the contents thereof.

PART B: KAYAK TRIPS: FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE                                                                       

If participant is under 18 years of age, a parent/guardian must execute in addition to the above, this following waiver for each participant under age eighteen.

I,  referred to as the parent/guardian, do hereby represent that I am in fact, acting in such a capacity and agree to save and hold harmless and indemnify each and all of the parties referred to above as releasees from all liability, loss, cost, claim of damage whatsoever may be imposed upon said releasees because of any defect in or lack of such capacity to so act and release said releasees on behalf of both myself and the aforementioned minor.