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Instructors of the Month | April & May PADDLEA Bimonthly Publication from ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescue Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2015 Adaptive Paddling: It’s About Freedom Instructors of the Month | April & May 2015 CFS Grant Recipients Outdoor Alliance, the ACA, and you ACA Mission Statement Founded in 1880, the ACA is a national nonprofit organization serving the broader paddling public by providing education relat- ed to all aspects of paddling; stewardship support to help protect paddling environments; and sanctioning of programs and events to promote paddlesport competition, exploration and recreation. NATIONAL STAFF MN - David Englund, Bridget O-Boyle Rafting - Jim Virgin (WA) Wade Blackwood - Executive Director MS - Brian Ramsey Adaptive Paddling - Joe Moore (SC) Chris Stec - Chief Operating Officer MO - Dave Haessig Intro to Paddling - Mike Aronoff (VA) Amy Ellis - State Director/Membership Coord. MT - Alex Bergeron Stand Up Paddleboard - Josh Hall (SC) Candy Patten - Insurance Coordinator NE - Bruce Tomes Institutional Members Katie Hansen - Membership Coordinator NH - Patrick Perkins SEIC Chair Appointment - Gordon Dayton (CT) Catharine Lloyd - Communications Coordinator NJ - Vacant BoD Appointment - Larry Ausley (NC) Kelsey Bracewell - SEI Coordinator NM - Christine Mollo Liaison Members Zane Havens - Stewardship Coordinator NY - Liane Amaral USCG-SEIC Liaison - Wayne Stacey (DC) Cireena Katto - Office Manager NC - Daniel Morris BSA Liaison - Keith Christopher (TX) T.J. Turner - Education & Outreach Coordinator ND - Clarence Bina Dave Burden - Intl. Paddlesports Ambassador OH - Ryan Pepper PARTNERS OK - Aasim Saleh Subaru - Official Vehicle of the ACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR - Cheri Holman L.L. Bean Executive Committee PA - Steve Barber Rapid Media PR - Omar Ramos Anne Maleady - President (MA) MTI Adventurewear SC - Ethan Talley, Kyle Thomas Vacant - Vice President Kokatat TN - Robert Snuck Peter Sloan - Treasurer (CO) Werner Paddles TX - Lorraine McPhee Robin Pope - Secretary (NC) Stand Up Paddle Industry Association VA - Chris Misener Judge Charles Strauss - At-Large (VA) USA Canoe/Kayak VI - David Paradise Jerry Dunne - At-Large (NY) BSA Aquatics Taskforce VT - Nathan Lavery Board Members NOAA Marine Debris Program WA - Patrick Steehler U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety Sam Fowlkes (NC) WV - Melanie Seiler Roby Hackney (VA) National Safe Boating Council WI - Thomas Schrader Outdoor Alliance Tom Pitt (MI) WY - Mark Hamlin Bill Micks (VA) Outdoor Alliance for Kids Hobie Polarized Sunglasses Kirk Havens (VA) SAFETY, EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION Andrew Tush (VA) Association of Outdoor Recreation & Education COUNCIL (SEIC) Steve Hutton (SC) International Whitewater Hall of Fame Bill Banholzer (SC) SEIC Officers Whitewater Symposium Jim Ditzel (ME) Chair - Steve Hutton (SC) Leave No Trace Wayne Stacey - USCG liaison (MD) Vice Chair - Rusty Cooper (AL) National Association of State Boating Law Robert Cassar - Sugar Isl. liaison (PA) Secretary - Becky Molina (LA) Administrators Past Chair - Robin Pope (NC) Western States Boating Administrators STATE DIRECTORS Division Instruction Facilitators Association AL - Helen Todd Atlantic - Elizabeth O’Connor Polynesian Voyaging Society AK - Tom Pogson Dixie - Aaron Peeler AZ - Danielle Keil Middle States - Greg Mallet-Prevost, Mike AR - Tom Burroughs Aronoff, & Greg Velzy Cover photo CA - Alexander Morris Midwest - Tom Lindblade & Randy Carlson Paddler: Dan Ives CO - Gregory Skomp New England - Jackie Peppe Photo: Ben Morton CT - Elizabeth O’Connor Northern NY - Laura Liebel Location: Soca River, Slovenia DE - Clarke Greene Red River - Patti Carothers DC - Meredith Waters SW Ohio - John Slocum FL - James Wallis Follow us on... NW Ohio - Chris Lewis GA - John Traendly Chair & NE Ohio - John MacDonald HI - Indar Lange Northwest - Steve Scherrer ID - Elliot Jacobs European Division - Gerhard Grimm IN - Joe Rozsaheqyi California - Marce Wise KY - Nathan Depenbrock LA - Ben Sandmel Committee Chairs ME - Randy Smith Touring Canoe - Charlie Wilson (NY) MD - Bob Cianflone River Canoe - Beth Wiegandt (VA) MA - Samuel Gaughan River Kayak - Larry Ausely (NC) MI - Scott Fraser Coastal Kayak - John Browning (WI) Surf Kayak - Nigel Law (GA) Safety & Rescue - Sam Fowlkes (NC) Safety & Rescue - Charlie Walbridge (WV) 1 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org ACA Staff Wade Blackwood Executive Director “I’m really looking forward to a family canoe camping trip on the Edisto River in SC.” Christopher Stec Chief Operating Officer “SUP surfing with the family in La Jolla, CA.” Kelsey Bracewell SEI Coordinator “Spending more time on the river with my new boat. And teaching Catharine Lloyd how to roll.” Zane Havens Stewardship Coordinator “White Water Open Canoe Downriver Nationals on the Penobscot River in Maine!” Candy Patten Insurance Coordinator “Hiking, rock climbing, and paddling with my family and dogs!” What are you Amy Ellis State Director/Membership Coordinator looking forward “Finding out if Tink, the dog we rescued in late fall, will be a water dog.” to most this Cireena Katto summer? Office Manager “I am looking forward to our vacation in Daytona Beach, FL and our mini-vacation in Atlantic City, NJ. Beach time!” T.J. Turner Education & Outreach Coordinator “To get more people to understand and enjoy the surf environment!” Dave Burden International Paddlesports Ambassador “Comparing the seafood in China to the seafood on Virginia’s eastern shore.” Catharine Lloyd Communications Coordinator “Going kayaking with Kelsey Bracewell so she can teach me how to roll!” Katie Hansen Membership Coordinator “Since I am new to both the ACA and paddlesports, I am looking forward to spending some time on the water!” 2 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org Table of Contents Stewardship Adaptive 6 River Access: Can I Paddle That? 24 It’s About Freedom, by Janet Zeller 8 Green Paddler of the Month 26 Upcoming APWs 9 Outdoor Alliance & the ACA 11 2015 CFS Grant Recipients State Director News 28 Updates From ACA State Directors Education 14 SUP: Leashes & Lifejackets Membership 15 April Instructor of the Month 33 ACA Member Benefit 18 May Instructor of the Month 34 Paddling Club Spotlight - Explore 19 SWR Conference North Coast 20 Pro School Highlight - RMOC 21 The Paddling Life, by Cindy Scherrer 3 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org Competition International 36 Events Coming Up 46 2015 Europe Paddlesports 37 USACK & ACA Partnership Conference 38 ACA National Championship Races 47 Paddling in Venice, Italy, 39 ACA North American Open Canoe by Natasha Vugrinec Slalom Championships 48 International Instructors 41 USACK Slalom National Team Named 42 Penobscot River Whitewater Paddling History Nationals Regatta 51 The ACA in 1882 Insurance 44 Outfitter, Livery & Guide Insurance 4 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org STEWARDSHIP River Access: Can I Paddle That? By Zane Havens, ACA Stewardship Coordinator River access is an issue that is generally very they access these waterways. For instance, a controversial in our country. For one thing, it bill was recently introduced to the New Mex- differs from state to state. For example, Arizo- ico Senate that would designate the stream- na has very strict river access laws that favors bed between two pieces of private property private landowners (if the river flows through as private. However, according to the New private property, you “In some states, the recreational Mexico constitution, all need landowner consent waterways in the state to paddle), while neigh- paddler needs to be very careful of New Mexico belong to boring Utah has very little about what waterways they the public. This creates that stands between the attempt to access.” a situation where the paddler and the river waterway is public and (Boat? Lifejacket? Cool, you’re good to go! ). legally accessible, but the streambed is private Additionally, the solutions that are created to property and if you were to so much as touch appease both private landowners and recre- the streambed (without the landowner’s con- ational enthusiasts are often convoluted and sent), you could be cited with trespassing. This flawed. is complicated for a number of reasons (in- cluding access for fly fishing, swimming, etc.), What does this mean in terms of paddling? It but most importantly are the safety implica- means that in some states, the recreational tions of such laws. In the case of emergency, paddler needs to be very careful about what it can be imperative for a paddler to stand waterways they attempt to access and how on the stream bed; if the Senate bill is signed 6 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org into law, any paddler who touches the stream it is important to note the underlying lesson bed between two privately owned pieces of in the legal mess that is stream access in the property (even in cases of emergency) can be USA: Always do your research before getting charged with trespassing. on the water! The ACA, alongside other If you know the rules organizations such as where you are paddling, the New Mexico Wildlife you might just manage Federation and the Ado- to avoid getting into legal be Whitewater Club of trouble for stepping out New Mexico, has voiced to scout a rapid; a night in opposition to this legisla- jail can really sour an oth- tion, and the ACA’s New erwise perfect paddling Mexico State Director experience! has been very involved in combatting the bill. Even with our combined ef- forts, the bill managed to pass the senate and make it to Governor Martinez’s desk. For more information on how the ACA is fighting for waterway access, click here. While the ACA will continue to fight for un- hindered waterway access across the country, THE NEXT GENERATION. RAPIDMAG.COM/SUBSCRIBE 7 / PADDLE / May 2015 www.americancanoe.org Green Paddlers of the Month By Phil Riggan, Writer/Photographer/Volunteer in Richmond, VA The James River in Virginia is America’s Founding River and we’ve made great strides since the Clean Water Act in the 1970s to clean it up after decades of neglect. The out- doors in Richmond has made a big comeback since and now we have bald eagles nesting within the city limits and class III and IV rapids running beneath whitewater rapids down- town.
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