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Hail Sebago, We Have Enjoyed a Long New York Autumn with Enough Fair The official newsletter of the Sebago Canoe Club in Brooklyn, NY kayaking, canoeing, sailing, racing, rowing December 28, 2006 SEBAGO BOARD OF Hail Sebago, DIRECTORS 2006 – 2007 We have enjoyed a long New York autumn with Commodore enough fair weather to extend the paddling season John Wright and wrap up Phase 1 of our Master Plan with the Vice Commodore completion of the pathway and basic landscaping. Pete Peterson Treasurer I get a feeling of running the marathon as we hurry Zachary Abrams forward through cooling waters and shortening days Secretary before the end of the outdoor season. We delighted Beth Bloedow Board Members in wonderful fall color along the Palisades, found Ann Barry light traffic out in the Bay, and worked in short Philip Giller sleeves to compost the garden or paint around the Elizabeth Green Stevie McAllister clubhouse. Soon, we will move inside for archival Dennis Quigley review, program planning, exercise sessions, pot Tony Pignatello luck meals, and boat building projects, all made Susan Piper comfortable by the new stove donated by Tom Mat Waldo Anderson and installed by Vadim Belyakov. Members SEBAGO COMMITTEE completing their work obligations or surpassing CHAIRS them continue to improve our club environment with Fleet Captain restored lawn areas, retaining walls around planting Ahn-Minh Nguyen 718.266.2551 beds, tree pruning near power lines or pathways, removal of asphalt and rubble from Membership excavated soils, and new plantings selected by the gardening committee. The departure of Tony Pignatello 718.353.8018 a 30-yard container filled with rubble and assorted trash completes the cleanup. Now we Kayaking settle in for preparation of our 2007 season. Jerry Dunne 212.656.7753 Thanks to the ongoing efforts of Phil Giller and the Planning Committee, we begin the Canoeing/ process of approval and funding for our next phase of restoration, the rebuilding of the Kayak Fishing dock and a handicapped-friendly ramp. The J.M. Kaplan Fund has provided a matching Andy Novick grant of $40,000 toward this effort, and the first step toward realizing the balance has 347.415.5865 Calendar been requested through the Independence Community Foundation. Phil welcomes Beth Bloedow members with interest in grant writing and research to join him in this effort, as we hope 718.241.9130 Sailing to begin construction late next year following approval of plans by the NYS Department of Jim Luton Environmental Conservation. 718.633.5844 Rowing Sebago does not stop moving just because the weather turns and the nights lengthen. Joe Romano This is the time for planning and preparation for an active season in 2007. Watch for 718.680.4574 announcements of environmental action meetings, attend those you can, and report back Flatwater Paddling Mike Boxer to members through the e-Blade. Join us for Board Meetings, held at member homes 718.241.9130 during the colder months, at the new schedule of the first Tuesday monthly. Participate in a Cabin Stewards committee for program development in your area of interest. Suit up and get out on a cold Mike Boxer & Beth Bloedow weather paddle, and maintain your skills in pool sessions or at a clubhouse exercise session 718.241.9130 with the equipment set up for the season by the Flatwater Paddlers. Be sure to be at the Membership Frostbite Frolic on the first day of the New Year, for good food and fellowship. Photos Ann Barry 2007 will be as great a year as we make it together. See you on, or maybe just looking 917.817.5830 longingly at, the water. Social Committee Linda Peterson John Wright, Commodore 718.377.5510 Membership Committee t looks like another year has gone by. Just because Thanks to all the people who helped out with the temperature drops that doesn’t mean that we membership. I don’t want to list names for fear of Iare going into hibernation. We still have a paddle or leaving someone out. It was truly a group effort to two coming up. Members are always on the lookout for make this one of our most successful years. I’d also a pool session, some of us like to go hiking without the like to thank all the organizations who displayed our bugs and we have the Frostbite Regatta to look forward brochures. to on Jan. 1. 1) Brooklyn Tourism Office 2) Fort Tilden Visitor’s Center Pei and Shari manning the Sebago Table at Alley Pond 3) Floyd Bennett Field Visitors Center. Park on Estuary Day. 4) Neil’s Natural Foods Fresh Meadows 5) Salt Marsh Nature Center on Avenue U in Brooklyn. 6) VA Hospital 23 st. N.Y.C. 7) Kingsbay Library Branch at Nostrand Avenue. 8) Gerritsen branch, Brooklyn Library 9) McGoldrick Branch, Queens Library 10) Tillie’s Coffee House, DeKalb & Vanderbilt 11) Le Gamin Café, 550 Vanderbilt Ave. 12) Bicycle Station, 570 Vanderbilt Ave 13) Multi Sports 203 w 58th NY NY 14) Jaya Yoga 1626 8th Av, Park Slope. 15) Queens Health Emporium, Flushing 16) Paerdegat Branch of the public library 17) Queens College English Language Institute 18) Kings County Dive Shop on Avenue U Hope everyone has a happy and safe Holiday. Best Wishes! Tony Pignatello Gardening Committee By Beth Bloedow o you remember what our fence looked like just We look forward to your help next year. Please one year ago? A chainlink mess, overgrown with enjoy the greenery, and keep your eyes open for the Dweeds. And the front section of our club? It was butterflies that have discovered our native wildflowers. a huge pile of rubble that we all thought would be We have carved a garden out of what only last year was impossible to remove. Now, thanks to all the incredibly a vacant lot. Who knows what we may accomplish in hard work of our members, we have a beautiful another year? garden space both inside and out of the club. When neighbors, open paddle participants and potential new members come to visit, they see a lush and green oasis as they drive along Paerdegat Avenue. This is the face we always wanted to show to the city, and perfectly appropriate to our status as a city park. During the fall, members have continued to clear rubble and rocks and prepare soil for plants. The gardening committee plans to plant more areas this coming spring, including the side of the clubhouse, the fence beside the outdoor boat racks and some areas near the pathway. The groundsel bushes we were mandated to plant near the water’s edge are doing very well, and we hope to add more native species to this spot. The club is committed to planting native species, as these restore what has been lost in the Jamaica Bay area, feed wildlife such as birds and butterflies, are suited to the local Monarch butterflies were in abundance ecosystem, and drive out invasive plants. at the Sebago Canoe Club garden! Sea Kayaking Committee By Jerry Dunne SEA KAYAK REPORT, WINTER, 2006 participated in on-water demonstrations and escorts on nce again, the sea kayakers have had a very good National Estuary Day on September 30th. Thanks Tony year. The open paddles on Wednesday evenings for organizing these events!! Oand Saturday mornings during the summer For the upcoming months, Jamaica Bay trips will months were a great success. The paddles were well- continue throughout the winter, and Conn Yak and attended, and most Saturday paddles were filled. Matt other local groups will be organizing training sessions Waldo served as a coordinator for the open paddles, in indoor swimming pools for advanced skills such as and as a result the organization and staffing went rolling. Watch your email for announcements. exceptionally well. Importantly, we all need to remember the water As in previous years, BCU Star 1, Star 2 and Star 3 temperature has now dropped to a point where classes were held at Sebago Lake, and a Star 1 class was hypothermia becomes a major concern for us all. held at Jamaica Bay. New Star 1 and Star 2 paddlers Drysuits or equivalent clothing are now necessary to were certified, and a Star 3 paddler was certified. Also, assure safety, and all paddling during the colder months thanks to a grant, we were able to have new paddlers needs to be in groups. Several groups will be paddling certified this year with Canoe Safety, and thus several this winter, so those with the proper equipment please members of the sea kayak committee were certified as watch your emails for announcements of upcoming trip leaders. Congratulations to all!! paddles. Also as a result of a grant, new paddles, PFDs and spray skirts were obtained for the Club, and the new Sebago Board Meetings equipment was of a higher quality than we had. (Thanks Phil!!) The Board of the Sebago Canoe Club meets monthly We had several regional paddles, including the recent on the first Tuesday of the month, with some exceptions Fall Foliage paddle, and many of our sea kayakers due to holiday conflicts. All members are invited to attend. Note: winter meetings, marked with an asterisk Kayaking on Lake Sebago in the Fall are normally held in a member’s home. Watch for the (it’s Mary Eyster) email reminder, or call a Sebago board member. Tuesday, January 9* Tuesday, February 6* Tuesday, March 6* Tuesday, April 10 Tuesday, May 1 Tuesday, June 1 Tuesday, July 3 Tuesday, August 7 Tuesday, September 4 Don’t forget the Frostbite Regatta and Tuesday, October 2 Pot Luck gathering on January 1st. Even if you choose not to paddle January 1st, be Wednesday, November 7 sure to come to the Club and share in the pot luck lunch and enjoy the camaraderie.
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