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Volume 4, Issue 4 | July 2018 PADDLEACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescue ACA launches fundraiser for whitewater slalom Whitewater Raft Adaptive Paddling Workshop Chile Workshop Sees Promising Instructors Instructors of the Month Table of Contents ACA News Education 3 Mission Statement & Governance 25 May Instructor of the Month 5 Meet Your ACA Staff 26 June Instructor of the Month 8 ACA Staffer Inducted into Hall of Fame 28 Boating Safety Statistics Released 9 ACA Partners 29 ACA Staffer Visits Chicago Youths 30 ACA Pro School Spotlight: Nantahala Outdoor Center Stewardship 12 Paddle Green Spotlight: Adaptive CFS grant recipients, part 2 32 Equipment Spotlight 16 Recent Paddle Green Policy Action 33 Workshop Produces Smiles, Empowerment 17 Microfibers Affect Waterways 35 Florida to Host Adaptive Paddling Summit 20 Heart of the Gila on Track 36 Upcoming Adaptive Paddling Workshops 23 Stewardship Initiatives News Near You International 38 State By State 58 Germany to Host Instructor Academy 58 Europe Symposium scheduled for October Membership 59 Chile Produces Promising Instructors 45 ACA Member Benefit: 63 Sea Kayaking Educators Symposium Sugar Island 46 ACA Outfitter Spotlight: Mutt E. Waters Paddling History 49 Member Photo of the Month 64 Women's Tilting Competition 52 ACA Supports Whitewater Slalom 53 Off to the Races 55 Upcoming Races & Events www.americancanoe.org PADDLE | July 2018 | Page 2 ACA Mission Statement Founded in 1880, the ACA is a national nonprofit organization serving the broader paddling public by providing education related 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wade Blackwood - Executive Director Executive Committee Chris Stec - Chief Operating Officer President - Peter Sloan (NC) Marcel Bieg - Western States Outreach Director Vice President - Robin Pope (NC) Kandace Bowers - Financial Coordinator Treasurer - David Bell (OK) Kelsey Bracewell - SEI Manager Secretary - Anne Maleady (CO) Dave Burden - International Paddlesports Ambassador Amy Ellis - State Director/Membership Coordinator Board Members Katie Hansen - Membership Coordinator *Terms expire at the annual meeting of the year listed Kimberly Jenkins - Paddle eMagazine Editor Brett Mayer - Public Policy Chief At-Large Directors LeighAnn Moore - Insurance Coordinator • William Irving (North Carolina - 2019) Carrie Schlemmer - Education & Grant Coordinator • Lili Colby (Massachusetts - 2019) John Sims - Social Media Coordinator • Robin Pope (North Carolina - 2018) • Kirk Havens (Virginia - 2018) Independent Directors Competition Department • Jeff Rouse (Virginia - 2019 Morgan House - High Performance & Competition Director • David Bell (Oklahoma - 2019) Rafal Smolen - Slalom National Team Coach • Peter Sloan (North Carolina - 2018) Chris Barlow- Sprint High Performance Manager Zsolt Szadovszki - Sprint National Team Kayak Coach Affiliated Organizations Director Aaron Huston- Sprint National Team Canoe Coach • Vacant Aasim Saleh - Sprint Jr. Team Manager Shaun Caven - Paracanoe High Performance Manager/Coach Property Management Committee Zuzana Montagne - Slalom High Performance Manager • Bill Micks (Virginia - 2018) • Safety Education & Instruction Council • Steve Hutton (South Carolina - 2019) Cover photo Competition Council Instructor candidates take to the water during • To be elected a Whitewater Raft ICW recently held in Chile. Elite Athlete Directors • Slalom - Scott Mann (Virginia - 2019) • Sprint - Stanton Collins (Georgia - 2019) Follow us on... • Paracanoe - Kelly Allen (Oklahoma - 2019) Immediate Past President • Anne Maleady (Colorado) Liaison Members(non-voting) • Tom Uebel - Sugar Island (New York) Ex-Officio (non-voting) • Wade Blackwood - ACA Executive Director (Virginia) Page 3 | PADDLE | July 2018 www.americancanoe.org SAFETY, EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION COUNCIL (SEIC) STATE DIRECTORS • Chair - Steve Hutton (SC) AL - Chris Anderson NE - Steve Kuhl • Vice Chair - Trey Knight (TN) AK - Levi Hogan NV - Available • Secretary - C.C. Williams (SC) AZ - Available NH - Available • Past Chair - Robin Pope (NC) AR - Tom Burroughs NJ - Jason Parker CA - Alexander Morris NM - Robert Levin Committee Chairs CO - Theresa Zook NY - Mike Cavanaugh • Adaptive Paddling - John McDonald (OH) CT - Available NC - Doug Stager • Coastal Kayak - John Browning (MI) DE - Chris Beckman ND - Available • Intro to Paddling - Beth Weigandt (VA) DC - Meredith Waters OH - Ryan Pepper • Prone Kayakying - Adam Masters (NC) FL - Tommy Thompson OK - Aasim Saleh • Rafting - Elisha Lynn McArthur (CO) GA - Scott Fraser OR - Available • River Canoe - Greg Wolfe (OH) HI - Indar Lange PA - Steve Barber • River Kayak - Mike Arnoff (VA) ID - Available PR - Omar Ramos • Safety & Rescue - Sam Fowlkes (NC) IL - Lenore Sobota RI - Available • Stand Up Paddleboard - Raphael Kuner (Germany) IN - Joe Rozsaheqyi SC - Jefferson Atkins • Surf Kayak - Sean Morley (CA) IA - Available SD - Cory Diedrich • Surfski - Chuck Conley (VA) KS - Available TN - Bob Snuck • Touring Canoe - Molly Gurien (OH) KY - Nathan Depenbrock TX - Charley Kemp Institutional Members LA - Ben Sandmel UT - Available • SEIC Chair Appointment - Josh Hall (SC) ME - Rob Hutchison VT - Available • SEIC Chair Appointment - Peter Casson (RI) MD - Chuck McMillin VI - Available MA - Kevin Beckwith VA - Steve Eudy Liaison Members MI - Michael Gray WA - Bill Corson • Boy Scouts of America - Rob Kolb (TX) MN - Bridget O’Boyle WV - Evan Young • USCG - Tom Dardis (DC) MS - Brian Ramsey WI - Thomas Schrader • USCG Auxiliary - Don Goff (MD) MO - Justin Adams WY - Helen Tozer-Wilson MT - Available For information about the State Director Program, please contact Amy Ellis at the ACA National Office. www.americancanoe.org PADDLE | July 2018 | Page 4 Meet your ACA Staff What's the best advice you ever heard? Wade Blackwood Executive Director "There is never a never and never an always." Marcel Bieg Western States Outreach Director & Grant Manager "Only boring people get bored." LeighAnn Moore "Respect everything." Insurance Coordinator “Be happy with what you have. Don’t go searching for things to make you happy.” Brett Mayer Public Policy Chief "Go slowly." Chris Barlow Sprint High Performance Manager The best advice I ever heard was Carrie Schlemmer from my coach who told me that Education & Grant Coordinator to be a great athlete you should "Let's go kayaking!" Zuzana Montagne "Always strive to be a champion off Slalom High Performance Manager the water as well as on the water.” Samuel L Jackson says, "Be cool, b--ch." PagePage 55 || PADDLEPADDLE || JulyJuly 20182018 www.americancanoe.orgwww.americancanoe.org Meet your ACA Staff www.americancanoe.org/staff Christopher Stec Chief Operating Officer "Just keep swimming..." ~ Dory, Finding Nemo Morgan House High Performance & Competition Director When I was getting nervous about a race, my coach, Nathan Luce, told me, "Morgan, relax...we are not trying to cure cancer here. We Katie Hansen are paddling skinny little boats in Membership Coordinator Kelsey Bracewell a straight line against our friends." SEI Manager "Go outside!" This really put things in perspective for me. "Worry is a misuse of your imagination." Dave Burden International Paddlesports Aaron Huston Ambassador Kandace Bowers Sprint National Team Canoe Coach "Great things never come from Financial Coordinator "Try not. Do... or do not. There is comfort zones." “Yesterday is over and tomorrow no try." may never come, so live today to Continued on page 7 the fullest.” www.americancanoe.orgwww.americancanoe.org PADDLEPADDLE || JulyJuly 20182018 || PagePage 66 Making the World a Better Place to Paddle! Since 1880. Zsolt Szadovszki Sprint National Team Kayak Coach "For every one minute you spend training your body, spend two minutes training your mind.” Amy Ellis Aasim Saleh State Director/Membership Sprint Jr. Team Manager Coordinator "Surround yourself with good “Everything in moderation. people." John Sims Including moderation.” Social Media Coordinator "Learn to work hard now, it will make life easier later." Rafal Smolen Kimberly Jenkins Slalom National Team Coach Paddle eMagazine Editor "Work hard every day to achieve Shaun Caven "Happiness is a choice and your goals." Paracanoe High Performance everything else is a matter of Manager/Coach perspective." "Find a coach and a mentor" "Learn one new thing every day" "Paddle Faster!" Page 7 | PADDLE | July 2018 www.americancanoe.orgwww.americancanoe.org ACA staffer inducted into hall of fame ACA Director of High Performance & Competition Morgan House was inducted into the Northeast Geor- gia Sports Hall of Fame on May 24. He is part of the hall of fame's first class in nine years. Born and raised in Gainesville, House began competing in sprint canoe/kayak at a young age and de- veloped into one of the best in the United States. House was named National Canoe/Kayak Male Ath- lete of the Year, traveling the world while competing in the U.S. Nation- al Championships, Pan-American Games, World Cup and the U.S. Sprint Team Trials. He has won more than 50 national paddling titles. “I never, ever thought I deserved to be a part of anything like this,” House said. “I’m just humbled to be included in this along with all of the people that are already part of it.” www.americancanoe.org PADDLE | July 2018 | Page 8 PARTNERS We are grateful to these organizations and companies for their significant commitment