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2011-03 March.Pub Newsletter of the Rhode Island Canoe & Kayak Association VOL XXXIV No. 3 March 2011 March Club Get Involved Meeting Board Elections Coming up In Jack Radcliffe: April Would you (or someone you know) like to get Navigation for more involved in the club? Nominations are Paddlers now open for club officers: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Monday, March 21st, 7 pm The Board is responsible for both the day to day Jewish Community Center operation of the club and the future directions 401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI the club will take in the services and activities it provides to the membership. The election of the Board will take place at the April general meet- "Are we there yet?" ing on 4/18/11. This time around Jack will give you no-tables-needed math tricks to determine your speed in your kayak upstream, We are also looking for a Chair for the Competi- downstream, cross-stream and in variable winds so you can tion Committee. The person(s) filling the posi- havea more accurate sense of probable arrival time at any tion will be part of the RICKA Executive Board. given destination. The regular time commitment is one evening a Do bring a noteboook and a pen, don’t bring your lifelong month for a board meeting, plus organizational aversion to trigonometry tables. and committee work to put on events. This will be fun, but it will be useful, "seat-of-your-pants" If you are interested in any of these positions, or knowledge that you can use for a lifetime. would like to nominate someone, please contact Jack has been sailing, rowing and paddling in coastal waters Nomination Committee Chairman Erik Eckilson for more than 50 years. As a young boy he single-handed at (401)765-1741 or mailto:[email protected] his Beetlecat out of Mattapoisett, ranging far as Cuttyhunk until his mother caught him. He has held a 100-Ton Ocean Operator (All Vessels) Coast Guard license since 1979,.and Inside This Issue has navigated across the North Atlantic as captain of the sailing ship Plover and as first mate of the (in)famous Black RICKA Membership Renewals Page 2 Pearl of Newport. He has been teaching kayak navigation as Annual memberships will expire on 3/31/11; renew an ACA-certified instructor since 2005. yours with the form on Page 2. For more information, please contact Jim Cole, RICKA Membership Coordi- Directions to the Jewish Community Center: nator at 401-377-1033 mailto:[email protected] From Rt. 95 South: take Exit 24 & turn left onto Branch or go to http://www.ricka.org/Join/Jointhefun.html Avenue. (From Rt. 95N Northbound take Exit 24 & turn right onto Branch Ave.) Cross North Main Street at the lights and continue up the hill (past Kentucky Fried RICKA Library Pages 3-5 Chicken). Cross Hope St. and continue one block to the At long last, we have an updated list of materials in the end at Morris Ave. Go left, then immediately right onto RICKA library. These materials are available for Sessions St., then down the hill to Elmgrove Ave. The checkout to all RICKA members. For imore nforma- JCC will be across the street. Please use the back tion, please contact Elijah Swift, RICKA Librarian, at entrance. Staff will buzz the door open. From there, take 401-294-6043 mailto:[email protected] or go to http:// the elevator up to the second floor. www.ricka.org/ricka_library/Library.html - 1 - March 2011 CLUB EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Sea Kayaking wwww.rickaseakayaking.orgww.rickaseakayaking.org FlFlatwateratwater www.www.ricka-www.rickarickawww.ricka---flatwater.orgflatwater.org Sea kayak trips will now be posted on the Show & Go Message Board, http://rickaseakayaking.org/forums/index.php?board=2.0 Save the Date for the Flatwater Planning Meeting March 26th, 2011 at River Bend Farm in Uxbridge. This meeting is open to everyone. Meet at 12:00. Bring a dish or snack to WhitewaterWhitewaterWhitewater hhttp://www.ricka-http://www.rickattp://www.ricka---flatwater.org/wwschedule.htmflatwater.org/wwschedule.htm share if you wish and bring ideas for trips. Thank you to Ranger Val for allow- ing us free use of River Bend's conference room again! Branch River Icebreaker (Class II) - Sunday, March 20th If you have a trip that is tide dependent or requires a full moon, you can e-mail As a 'nod' to all the years that RICKA ran the RI Whitewater Champi- Cheryl to save the date. Other than special circumstances, we will not save dates onships, we are planning to run the Branch River on the traditional before the meeting. If you have never led a trip before, we can partner you up 3rd weekend in March. We'll meet at the Falls in Harrisville. Cold with a seasoned leader, just ask. weather gear (wetsuit or drysuit) is required. You must have class Questions contact Cheryl at [email protected] or call at 401-647-5887. II skills and be properly prepared for the conditions. Final details will Directions to River Bend Farm: be posted on the Whitewater Message Board when available. GPS coordinates: N 42 05 641 W071 37 442 From Rt. 146 North or South: Take the exit for Rt. 16 East. Follow Rt. 16 East for about three miles into downtown Uxbridge. At light turn right and immedi- Executive Board ate left, to continue on Rt. 16 East. After light, continue to second left. Turn left Next meeting: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 7 pm onto Oak Street. Proceed north on Oak Street for about 1.5 miles, staying right Call or email Mark Roberts (see masthead) for location. at fork by school. River Bend Farm is on the right. The parking lot is next to the All members are welcome to attend. red barn. Membership Renewal FILL in ONLY your name and any new information. RICKA DUES=$15 (with eMail Newsletter) [ ] BVPC DUES=$10 [ ] ENCLOSE YOUR CHECK AND MAIL TO: FULL MEMBERSHIP=$25 [ ] RICKA Includes RICKA & BVPC P.O. BOX 163 (Blackstone Valley Paddle Club) WOOD RIVER JCT, RI 02894 First Class Mail option add $5 [ ] Name Adult 1 *(primary)__________________________________________________________ Name Adult 2 (spouse, significant other)_________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________________ State _____ ZIP+4_______-______ Home Phone (____)_____-______ Other Phone (____)_____-_______Circle one: Work Cell Pager Email 1____________________@_____________ Email 2__________________@_________ Are you willing to volunteer for club activities? Yes: Picnic Newsletter Content Other:___________ Preferred method of newsletter delivery: [ ] E-mail [ ] First Class Mail ($5.00 surcharge) Select Only one. If no selection is made we will assume e-mail. There is a $5 surcharge for First Class Mail. Membership year is from April 1, through March 31 of the following year. There is NO Standard Mail option this year. The PADDLER is published monthly except RHODE ISLAND CANOE & KAYAK ASSOCIATION December by the Rhode Island Canoe & PRESIDENT .....Mark [email protected] Kayak Association, Inc. It is not available by VICE PRESIDENT..... Andrew (AJ) [email protected] subscription, but is included in the cost of SECRETARY .....Barbara [email protected] membership in the Association. TREASURER..... Charlie Larocque, [email protected] MEMBERS AT LARGE ..........Mike [email protected] EDITOR Bill [email protected] Catherine Radcliffe Benn [email protected] 508-369-3028 [email protected] Andy [email protected] 573 Rockdale Avenue COMPETITION .....Position Open New Bedford MA 02740 CONSERVATION..... Terry Meyer MEMBERSHIP FLATWATER..... Cheryl Thompson [email protected] Jim Cole LIBRARIAN..... Elijah [email protected] 401-377-1033 [email protected] PUBLICITY..... Jim [email protected] P.O. Box 163 SAFETY & EDUCATION..... Cat [email protected] SEA KAYAK .....Carleen [email protected] Wood River Junction RI 02894 WEBMASTER..... Alan [email protected] WHITEWATER..... Erik [email protected] - 2 - March 2011 Paddling Community Events & News RICKA gratefully acknowledges Friends of the Blackstone for arranging the use of the Cumberland High School pool for the 2011 Rolling Clinics. creating recreational programs for the local residents to enjoy. Friends of the All of our programs provide opportunities to volunteer, in- Blackstone cluding cleanups, education and work with local municipali- ties to bring this great river and its surrounding watersheds back to its natural and majestic state. http://blackstoneriver.org/blackstone/ Our Mission: To restore, enhance and preserve the physical, Kayaking Made Easy presented by Jim Cole the historical and cultural integrity of the Blackstone River, its author of "Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island" watershed and its eco-system, through public advocacy, edu- Saturday, March, 12 , 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at cation, recreation, stewardship and the promotion of our Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown unique Blackstone Valley resource. Canoeing Made Easy presented by Jim Cole the author of "Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island" We are a Rhode Island non-profit organization dedicated to Saturday, March, 26 , 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at making the Blackstone River fishable and swimmable by Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown 2015. Our programs are dedicated to protecting, preserving Jim Cole is a USFWS Volunteer, canoe & kayak in- and enhancing the natural habitat of local river wildlife and RICKA Library Boat Building This is Canoeing Esquit 2010 Book 2 Disc Celebration of Canoeing Showcasing Top Single Paddlers - The Optimum Kayak Andy Knapp 2000 180 Minutes How to Choose, Maintain, Repair, and Customize a Sea Kayak or Guide to Canoeing L.
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