November Club Meeting Movie Night - Our Favorite Trips of 2019 Monday, November 18, 2019 at 7:00 P.M
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Newsletter of the Rhode Island Canoe & Kayak Association Vol. XXXXII No. 11 November 2019 November Club Meeting Movie Night - Our Favorite Trips of 2019 Monday, November 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Join us at our November meeting as we look back with stories, pictures and videos at our favorite paddling trips of 2019. With over 100 trips scheduled by RICKA this year, it can be tough to pick a favorite, but we’ll do just that. If you have a story you would like to share, please contact Erik Eckilson at [email protected] or 401-765-1741. Videos and slideshows should be no longer than 10 minutes and advance notice is required. We will have adaptors for connecting Mac and PC laptops to a projector, or bring a flash drive with videos or pictures. The meeting will be held in the Community Center located behind the Louttit Library, 274 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI. Please note location. Directions: From Route 1-95, take exit 5B to merge on to Route 102 North toward West Greenwich. The Louttit Library will be up the road about 3 miles on the right. Turkey Paddle and Dinner Save the date Paddle with Santa at at Webster Lake November 2, 2019 – paddle at 10:30 a.m., Wickford Harbor dinner at 2:00 p.m. December 7, 2019 - details to follow We will meet at Point Breeze Marina for a paddle on Webster We will escort Santa as he arrives by boat at the Town Dock in Lake, with dinner to follow at the waterfront Point Breeze Wickford. Always a fun event. Details will be posted on the Restaurant. The Point Breeze Restaurant is located at 114 Point Flatwater Massage Board. Breeze Road, Webster, MA. Come for the paddle, come for the ___________________________________________ dinner, or both. RSVP required for dinner at: Follow us on Facebook http://www.ricka-flatwater.org/formturkey.htm 1,326 people like us – how about you? Contact Earl MacRae [email protected] 508-988-5589 http://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandCanoeKaya with any questions. kAssociation From the RICKA Library… Stay Fit in the Offseason with these DVD’s Kayak Fitness Paddler’s Personal Trainer Yoga for Paddlers Kayak Fitness – the Fusion of Sport and Everyone who uses a paddle is at risk of Yoga increases strength, flexibility, Exercise is designed to improve your injuring his or her shoulders. This tape balance, confidence and focus, which are paddling as well as your overall fitness. will help you become stronger and more all attributes of a skilled kayaker, canoeist The program moves through multiple flexible, reducing this risk, and making or rafter. This video features two different segments broken down by the main muscle you a safer and more effective boater. It workouts with instruction on poses, groups used in paddling. This DVD comes includes help for kayak and canoe breathing and meditation. Work out with 3 pre-programmed workouts, or you paddlers with a full flexibility workout, regularly, and you can reduce your chance can create your own sequences tailored to shoulder strength exercises focusing on of injury and improve your boating your personal needs and time. the rotator cuff, and a pre-boating session These are just three of the great books and videos covering the range of paddling topics that are available in our collection. If you would like to check out these or any other selections, contact Bill Hahn at [email protected]. Library selections can be mailed to you with a postage paid return mailer provided at no cost to the borrower. RICKA is an ACA Submit your stories to the Do you have a story that you could share, a picture, gear review or trip report? Please consider sending it to the Paddler. Chances are, there are a lot of people who would really enjoy seeing it. Paddle America Club Don’t be shy, please send it along to [email protected]! Executive Board: Rhode Island Canoe & Kayak Association The next Executive Board meeting will be held on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Executive Board the REI Cranston Store, 22 Chapel President: Pat (Mayhew) Lardner ……..401-524-8057…..….… [email protected] View Boulevard, Cranston. All are Vice President: Danny O'Shea …...…...401-527-3447…..……. [email protected] welcome to attend. Secretary: Skye Pechie ………...…..…..401-647-0074….......…. [email protected] Treasurer: Andy Viera.……………….…774-218-5731..….…[email protected] Newsletter Editor: Members at Large: Erik Eckilson Mike Bussell.…..…………...401-568-8605……...…[email protected] 11 Diana Drive Peter Hill ………………..…508-366-6381….. [email protected] Woonsocket, RI 02895 Sean Murphy ………………401-206-7829 ………[email protected] Email: [email protected] Marty O'Loughlin ……….…508-336-9592….…… [email protected] Gary Powers …………….....401-743-3729….….…... [email protected] Membership: Conservation: Ric Souza ……………....508-572-3095 ….……[email protected] Sharon Dragon Flatwater: Cheryl Thompson ………...….401-497-5887….…[email protected] P.O. Box 184 Librarian: Bill Hahn…………………..… 401-524-1612….………[email protected] Hope Valley, RI 02832 Membership: Sharon Dragon ……… ….401-225-3942….……[email protected] Email: [email protected] Safety & Education: Bill Luther………[email protected] Sea Kayak: Carleen McOsker…..………[email protected] The Paddler is published monthly Webmaster: Cheryl Thompson ………….401-497-5887.....…[email protected] except December by the Rhode Island Whitewater: Paul Leclerc ………..……... 401-568-1103 …[email protected] Canoe & Kayak Association, Inc. Wilderness: Chuck Horbert …………… 401-418-2838………[email protected] - 2 - Kayaking adapted, and moved to reminder that for some, this was not Adaptive Regatta Point on the shores of Lake a very good day at all…. Quinsigamond in Worcester. Paddling Rain never prevented the sessions By Marjorie Turner Hollman from taking place, although the previous Saturday’s program was The rule, when working with folks interrupted by rain for a time. More with special needs, whether elderly, adaptation was necessary, those with cognitive or physical paperwork was put away to protect disabilities, or any other special it from the wetness, and everyone needs, is to be ready to adapt. The sheltered for a time till the rain blew Adaptive Kayaking program the past. As a light drizzle continued, Suzanne Buchanan having some fun Blackstone Heritage Corridor the intrepid volunteers and planned with their partners, All Out participants headed out. They were When the All Out Adventures van Adventures, was scheduled for this probably going to get a little wet arrived, volunteers sprang into fall at Wallum Lake, Douglas. The anyway, right? action. They had done this for the four sessions planned began in earlier sessions, and knew what was Douglas. Then Eastern Equine During another session, a bald eagle needed. Life Jackets were ready to Encephalitis (EEE) reared its head flew right overhead, offering an be set out, waiting for participants and the town of Douglas, along with added, unplanned thrill for to be carefully fitted prior to getting many other towns in Massachusetts, participants, volunteers and staff into kayaks. The boats were was considered to be under critical alike. One session was filmed by unloaded and brought to the shore. threat of people contracting the drone by Heritage Corridor Adaptive equipment was readied, serious, even fatal disease. Photography Ambassador Bob prepared for many different types of Evans (you can volunteer your challenges our participants might photography skills!) Check out his bring to the event. five minute video here. Prior to the arrival of the first The last morning of the program participants, we gathered and dawned cool and sunny. Volunteers, received “marching orders” as it both experienced members of were, from Patty, from All Out RICKA (Rhode Island Canoe and Adventures. When it comes to Kayak Association) as well as dealing with the boats, Patty is in Corridor VIPs (Volunteers in the charge. Safety equipment was Volunteers ready to help participants and Park) arrived ready to get to work. identified, and where we could volunteers get signed in Even as we set up registration quickly find it if needed. Everyone tables, the whirring of helicopter was given a clear role. Two Rather than cancel the program, blades sounded in the sky. volunteers turned out to be EMTs Suzanne Buchanan scrambled and Throughout our program, life flight (Emergency Medical Technicians) found an available, suitable helicopters at UMass Medical and they were our designated first alternate location that would not Center, right across the street from subject participants to serious risk the park, came and went. A sober Continued on page 4. of exposure to EEE. Adaptive - 3 - Continued from page 3. the water and headed across the both arrived on shore together and lake together. smiling. We all wished them a responders. Participants began to happy anniversary. arrive and everyone hurried to their Each of the four events in the total places. program offered several sessions, so this routine of gathering in the So much happens behind the scenes water, then heading out together for an event of this type. Pre- was repeated each time they went registration allows for clarification out. We were blessed with sunshine of any needs the participant has that the whole day for this last time. must be taken into account. The day of the event, additional information While the outings were basically is gathered from each participant to uneventful, even the experienced Thanks to all the volunteers assure everyone is cared for wisely. volunteer paddlers had a few harried moments, and were happy to report NOBODY even came The four-session program could not close to getting a dunk in the lake!! have happened without the staff A young boy and his mother and kayaking equipment of All Out stopped by as we were readying to Adventures.