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Volume 41, No. 5 770.421.9729 www.georgiacanoe.org May 2006 Summer Roll Practice Joint AWC / GCA Summer Roll Practice will be held at Stone Mountain Lake this year beginning in May and running through the end of daylight savings time in October. Sessions are sched- uled for Wednesdays at 6:00 (or earlier). Admission is free once you enter the park (a season pass is highly recommended if you plan to attend multiple sessions). To get there, enter the park from the Stone Mountain Freeway (East Entrance) and take the first left. Continue about a What's Inside... mile until the road crosses the dam and take the first right into the parking lot. The boat ramp is on the right. Activity Schedule ........................... 3 Use the area around the ramp to load and unload boats only. There is a Announcements ............................. 4 fair amount of power boat traffic putting in and taking out at the ramp. Once Club Information ........................... 2 in the water, try to stay clear of the ramp for the same reason. Conservation Corner ..................... 8 Note: Park regulations do not allow "swimming" at this location, so if you Do the Wave ................................ 20 are in the water spotting for someone, an explanation to the park officials may Hot Tips and Cool Ideas ............... 18 be in order. So far no one has been cited for a violation there. Instruction / Training .................. 10 Volunteers are needed to help with kayak, canoe and C-1 rolling. Your Library Info ................................... 4 help is appreciated! Nymph and the Ka Yaker ............. 14 Race Watch ................................... 11 Safety ............................................ 10 New Board of Directors Members Tallulah Dam Release .................. 12 The GCA Board of Directors now has three new Members at Large: Trip Reports ................................. 11 Matthew Crawford Want Ads ...................................... 23 Lamar Phillips Welcome New Members ................. 8 Jay Manalo What Joan Doesn't Tell You ......... 13 When you see these folks, thank them for stepping up to take a leadership role and helping to guide the club's direction. "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream Flat Water / Smooth Water Safety Day always wins; not through Hi, Everyone. We are holding a one day safety class for lake and smooth strength, but through persis- water river paddlers on June 3. We don't have a location firmed up yet, but plan tence." on being on Lake Lanier or Lake Allatoona. We will focus on rescue techniques, - Jackson Brown. loading and securing boats, wet exits and re-entries and "wind, waves and weather." This class is open to recreational kayaks and canoes. Please email me at [email protected] or call me at 404.512.0832. Printed on recycled paper Thank you, Gina Johnson. Who Ya Gonna Call? information — Call Ed Schultz at 404.266.3734. The following list is provided for If you didn’t receive your Eddy Line — Call Ed Schultz your convenience: at 404.266.3734. For general information about For information on GCA clinics — Call the clinic the club — Call the club telephone coordinator listed on the clinic schedule, or call Training number, 770.421.9729, and leave a message. Someone will Director Gina Johnson at 404.512.0832. get back to you. For information on winter roll practice — Call Louis To volunteer to help with club activities — Call Boulanger at 404.373.2907. President Vincent Payne at 770.834.8263 or contact the For information on placing want ads in The Eddy committee chairperson for your area of interest. Line — Call Newsletter Editor Allen Hedden at 770.426 For information on payment of dues or membership .4318, or see "To place an ad" in the Want Ad section of The status — Call Treasurer Ed Schultz at 404.266.3734. Eddy Line. To sign up for a club trip — Call the trip coordinator at For information on commercial ads — Call Newsletter the number listed on the activity list. Editor Allen Hedden at 770.426.4318. To sign up to lead a club trip — Call Cruise Master For information on videos and books available from Steve Reach at 770.760.7357. the GCA Library — Call GCA Librarian Denise Colquitt For change of address or for Eddy Line subscription at 770.854.6636. Board of Directors Meetings GCA Executive Committee The Georgia Canoeing Association Board of Directors President ............................................. Vincent Payne meetings generally are held quarterly the first Thursday of Vice President ......................................... Tom Bishop the last month of the quarter (March, June, September, Secretary ............................................. Jamie Higgins December) at 7 PM at the Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA Treasurer .................................................. Ed Schultz in Buckhead, 1160 Moores Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia Member Services Chair ................... Gabriella Schlidt 30327. All GCA members are encouraged to attend. If you Recreation Chair ................................... Denise Keller have an item for discussion, please call GCA President Resource Development Chair ............... Debbie Dargis Vincent Payne at 770.834.8263 so he can add your item to River Protection Chair .............................. Don Kinser the agenda. Attending Board meetings is a great way to Training Chair ...................................... Gina Johnson become more involved with the GCA. Submitting Eddy Line Material Deadline for material to be submitted for publication in the next Eddy Line is the fifth of the month, i.e., for the January issue, material should be submitted no later than December fifth. The editor must receive all articles, trip reports and want ads by the deadline or they MAY NOT be published in the next issue. To submit material via EMAIL, send to [email protected]. The text of an article can be placed in the body of a message, and photo images can be attached to the message as attached files. To submit material via COMPUTER DISK submit articles or trip reports on a 3-1/2 inch IBM/DOS formatted disk as an ASCII text file labeled with a ".txt" file extension, and include a printed copy (Disks returned only if requested). To submit material via U.S. MAIL, send to: Allen Hedden, 2923 Piedmont Drive, Marietta, GA 30066. All classified ads will be run for two months unless otherwise requested. Hand-written or phoned in material CANNOT be accepted. Contact Newsletter Editor Allen Hedden at 770.426.4318 for questions. Thanks for your cooperation. The Eddy Line (USPS 017773), published monthly, is the official newsletter of the Georgia Canoeing Association, Inc., publication address: 3060 Pharr Court North, #315, Atlanta, GA 30305. Annual subscription price of $20.00 is included in the $25.00 membership dues. Periodicals postage paid at Atlanta, GA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Eddy Line, c/o Georgia Canoeing Association, P.O.Box 7023, Atlanta, GA 30357. READERS: Send old and new addresses and an Eddy Line address label. Telephone 770.421.9729. Copyright © 2006 by the Georgia Canoeing Association, Inc. Views and opinions expressed in articles and editorials are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the official views and policies of the club. Articles and trip reports are edited only for grammar, punctuation, spelling, vulgar or obscene language, and to fit in allocated space. No substantive changes are made in any material published herein. Eddy Line material published herein and not individually designated as copyrighted by other than the GCA may be copied, reprinted, republished or otherwise disseminated to other paddling organizations having a newsletter exchange agreement with GCA. Proper credit should be given. Publication of paid advertisements herein does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services advertised, or the advertiser. The Eddy Line 2 May 2006 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES May 4 Executive Committee Meeting Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA Vincent Payne 770.834.8263 6 Big Cedar Creek (Note 5) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Vincent Payne 770.834.8263 7 Terrapin Creek (AL) (Note 5) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Vincent Payne 770.834.8263 13 Nantahala Class 2-3 Intermediate John Scott 770.421.2451 13 Chattahoochee (Note 1) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Jack Taylor 770.998.0350 14 Broad Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Steve Reach 404.579.3166 14 Upper Amicalola (Note 4) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Edward Stockman 770.441.9767 14 Nantahala Class 2-3 Intermediate Jackie Pickett 404.622.6825 20 Broad Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Connie Venuso 404.633.8038 20 Ocoee Class 3-4 Advanced Jodi Kaufmann 706.759.3857 20-21 Upper Chattahoochee Cleanup (Note 2) Class 2-3 Intermediate Carl Kirkpatrick 706.878.7284 27 Hiwassee Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Jack Taylor 770.998.0350 27 Flint - Yellow Jacket Shoals Class 1-2(3) Trained Beginner (Intermediate) John Holley 478.972.2771 27-29 BSF Cumberland (TN) (Note 3) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Lois Newton 706.398.3069 28 Hiwassee Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Jack Taylor 770.998.0350 June 1 Board of Directors Meeting Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA Vincent Payne 770.834.8263 3 Flat / Smooth Water Safety Day TBA Gina Johnson 404.512.0832 5 Ocoee Class 3-4 Advanced Allen Hedden 770.426.4318 18 Cartecay Class 2-3 Intermediate Edward Stockman 770.441.9767 Note 1: Buford Dam to Settles Bridge. Beginners especially welcome as well as all others. Note 2: Wildwood will furnish free shuttle and free canoes for volunteers who assist with the cleanup. Note 3: Station Camp to Blue Heron, wilderness overnight canoe camping. 3 day camping cruise. Note 4: Remaining strainers on this section may raise effective rating to Class 2-3 Intermediate depending on water level. Note 5: Paddle with the Prez. Possible camp-out for those who want to paddle Big Cedar & Terrapin Creeks. See announcement in this issue of The Eddy Line. Your Trip Could Be Listed in This Space — Call the Cruise Master and Sign Up Now!! Signing Up: Call the trip coordinator listed to sign up for trips.