THE NEWSLETTER OF KAYAK NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Spring 2004 Volume 4(1) Ebb & Flow IN THIS ISSUE: Paddling Smith Sound, Water levels & white water paddling, Duffett’s skin boat, Chapel Arm trip report, Ruth Gordon biography, and more Meet your Executive Dan Miller - president Lots of paddling
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[email protected] Members at Large Spring is finally here, and if you are like me, you are getting itchy to get out on the water and into some real paddling rather than roll practice and Neil Burgess careening into each other at the Aquarena. Your club executive has been John Knight hard at work organizing some great paddling events for the coming season. Mark Dykeman Alex McGruer Two of the best paddling events of the year have already occurred. First off Mark Simpson the mark was the Piper's Hole white water rodeo organized by Chris Letters to the editor Buchanan. This was a tremendously successful event again this year with exceptionally high water levels and a superb surfing wave for the Address your letters to competition. The next big event was the annual Woody Island sea kayaking
[email protected]. Published letters weekend organized by Jim Price. The weather this year was the best in the may be edited for length and clarity. six years that this event has been held, and three days of exceptional paddling were enjoyed by 31 participants.