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Finger Lakes-Ontario Watershed Paddlers' Club Newsletter FLOWlines www.acanet.org Finger Lakes-Ontario Watershed Paddlers’ Club Newsletter Rochester NY www.flowpaddlers.org Volume 7, Issue 4 April 2002 April Steering Meeting Last Three Pool Practices Date: Thursday, April 4 Admission to pool practice is $2 for FLOW members Time: 7:00 P.M. and$5forthegeneralpublic. Place: TheCafeatBarnes&NobleBookstore Boats Must Be Clean! Pittsford Plaza, 3349 Monroe Avenue Place Pittsford Middle School Steering committee meetings are open to all 75 Barker Road, Pittsford members. Feel free to just show up - your input is Time Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:30 PM welcome. If you are not available but have an idea, Dates April 3, 10 send email to [email protected]. Place Wheatland-Chili High School April General Meeting Corner of North Rd. and Rt. 386, Scottsville Date: Thursday, April 11 Time Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Time: 7:00 PM Dates April 1 Place: Brighton Town Lodge 777 Westfall Road, just west of S. Clinton ACallForHelp Southern Rivers It's not an SOS. No one is in danger. The help we Big Laurel Creek, The Ocoee, Big Sandy, Nolichucky need is the lending of your expertise — your Gorge, The Chattooga, The New, The Cheat River knowledge of area waterways. Festival, Nantahala, The Cranberry, The Doe, The French Broad, The Little, The Tygart. We’ll talk Hi, we're Rich & Sue Freeman, the authors of 7 about the geography, the rapids, the stories guidebooks on outdoor recreation. Our books help generated by the people who have — come heck and people get out hiking, bicycling, dog walking, high water — run these rivers every spring for many snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and most years. We’ll have slides, a large map and lots of recently exploring waterfalls (see interesting facts about running the Southern Rivers. www.footprintpress.com) Come and join us for a fun evening. Next we'd like to produce a guide on flat water Club Day At EMS paddling for canoeists and kayakers. The problem is … waterways are not our area of expertise … they're Eastern Mountain Sports, located in the yours … so we could use your help. Marketplace Mall, is holding their annual Club Day The guide will cover family-friendly flat water on Friday, April 26 and Saturday 27. The store offers paddling in central and western New York. Anything a 20% discount to clubs including FLOW. All you from Utica south and west to the Pennsylvania have to do is show up with a membership card or border is fair game. If you know of a good place, we'd newsletter, preferably one showing current love to hear about it. Explore it fully and submit a membership. Hours are 4 pm to 9:30 pm on the detailed report and we'll identify you in the book as 26th and 10 am to 9:30 pm on the 27th. the field editor for that waterway — a chance for a little fame, if not fortune! The guidebook will take us Paddling Hotline May Be two years to completely research and produce. We Discontinued plan to have all research completed by spring of 2003. The paddling hotline is getting minimal use. Most of the “pick up trip” activity has shifted to the message Our email address is [email protected]. Our board on FLOW’s web site. Therefore, we are address is PO Box 645, Fishers, NY 14453. We considering discontinuing the voice mailbox. welcome all input and recommendations. If you'd If anyone feels that the hotline is still a vital FLOW like data sheets to record recommendations / service, please come to a steering committee meeting observations, please call us at 421-9383 and we'll or send email to [email protected]. mail some to you. Please let us know if you plan to Continued on page 7 2 FLOWlines - April 2002 FLOW Organization Paddling Contacts President...................Mike Shafer ...........227-9291 FLOW Corporate Sponsors Vice Presidents..........Cathy Rague . (315) 926-7890 BayCreek Paddling Center....................... 288-2830 ......................James Hopkins ......621-2721 Boat/gear sales & rental, instruction, kids camp Secretary...................Dorothy Caine........544-9725 8% off stocked accessories Treasurer ..................Ed Boggs ...... (315) 926-7890 www.BayCreek.com G.R.I.P . .................................................. 381-3418 Facilities Development Rick Williams.........381-3418 ACA Certified whitewater instruction Membership ..............James Hopkins ......621-2721 Oak Orchard Canoe & Kayak ........ (800)-4-KAYAKS Trips & Events ..........Ivan Rezanka .........381-7475 1000 Boats, car & truck racks, parts, repair, ½ day river tours Newsletter .................Simon Barnett .......899-6803 10% off accessories; 22% off plastic WW boats (in stock only) Education/Instruction Ardie Shaffer..........334-4487 www.oakorchardcanoe.com Public Relations ........Steve Kittelberger...442-6138 Snow Country ......................................... 586-6460 Conservation/Access. Jerry Hargrave.......663-3888 10% off paddling gear and accessories www.snowcountrysports.com Businesses Offering FLOW Discounts Newsletter Submissions Colorado Kayak Supply (www.coloradokayak.com) Send us trip reports, articles, letters to the editor, 15% off accessories (Must Supply AWA Number) rants, photographs, ads for our classified section, or Nantahala Outdoor Center (www.noc.com) anything else that you would like to see in FLOWlines. 10% off all goods Send items to [email protected]. If you do Northern Outfitters (www.noh20.com) 10% off all retail items not have e-mail, send items to: Zoar Outdoor (www.zoaroutdoor.com) Simon Barnett 10% off accessories and $50 off boat prices 72 Maple Park Heights Rochester, NY 14625 Local Businesses & Instruction Adventure Calls ..............................(888) 270-2410 Whitewater rafting and boat shuttle in Letchworth State Park Membership / Address Changes www.adventure-calls.com Ardie Shaffer .......................................... 334-4487 To join FLOW, download the membership form from ACA certified whitewater instruction & instructor training the “How To Join” page on www.flowpaddlers.org, fill [email protected] it out and send it with $30 ($35 family rate) to: Art Miller................................................. 377-1994 FLOW Paddlers’ Club C/O James “Hoppy”Hopkins ACA WW instruction & USACK certified WW slalom instruction 43 Whelehan Drive [email protected] Rochester, NY 14616 George Scherer of Sea Kayak Rochester.... 381-2104 ACA certified open water coastal kayak instructor If you don’t have access to the web, contact Hoppy [email protected] at the above address, [email protected] or Hemlock Canoe Works............................. 367-3040 621-2721. Send address changes to Hoppy too. Hand crafted lightweight canoe manufacturer www.hemlockcanoe.com Lock 32 Whitewater Park......................... 328-3960 FLOW Hot Line: 234-3893 Flat and moving water ACA certified instruction To access the FLOW Hot Line: Pack, Paddle, Ski .................................... 346-5597 Flatwater, whitewater, canoe, kayak, & sea kayak instruction 1. Dial 234-3893 from a touch-tone phone. www.packpaddleski.com 2. To listen to messages left by other paddlers, Seayaker Outfitters .........................(315) 524-9295 press the remote access code ACA certified Coastal Sea Kayak instructor / courses & tours any time during the greeting. www.seayaker.com After entering the remote access code, listen to Talic Sport Hammocks ............................. 271-3150 instructions for how to access messages. Wooden canoe and kayak stand manufacturer 3. To leave a message for other paddlers, listen to www.talic.com the greeting and leave a brief message after the Regional & National Organizations tone. American Canoe Association .............................. www.acanet.org The FLOW hotline is sponsored by FLOW Paddlers’ American Whitewater ................... www.americanwhitewater.org Club for FLOW members. The FLOW hotline is hosted Adirondack Mountain Club.....................................www.adk.org Genesee Waterways Center ............ www.geneseewaterways.com by Bay Creek Paddling Center. River Gauges Genesee River (Letchworth) ..........................................468-2303 Catteragus Creek .........................................................532-0626 Upcoming trips/events Black Cr. at Churchville.......................(800) 452-1742 #361131 Whitewater Trips: Contact Ivan Rezanka 381-7475. Salmon River .......................................(800) 452-1742 #365123 Flatwater Trips: Contact James Hopkins 621-2721. Waterline Site Codes ...................................... www.h20line.com All phone numbers are in the 585 area code unless otherwise noted. FLOWlines - April 2002 3 2002 FLOW Whitewater Trip Schedule Whitewater paddling, like all adventure sports, entails an element of risk. FLOW members assume this risk, and share the risk and responsibility for assisting others in need, as a condition of joining any of the listed trips below. Each participant will be asked to sign a release to this effect before putting onto the water. We CAN NOT take non ACA/FLOW members on the trips. To add trips, or change existing trip listings for the monthly update, call Ivan Rezanka, 381-7475. Date Level Trip Description Coordinator Phone April 26 – May 5 Advanced Southern trip. West Virginia to South Carolina. Rivers will be selected during the trip. Mike Shafer 585-227-9291 Will include Cheat River Festival May 3-5. Class III & IV. April 3 (Wed. 5PM) Beginner Lower Oatka Creek, Class II Steve Baker 585-334-5947 April 6 Intermediate Fish Creek. Class III Paul Houndt 585-341-3055 April
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