Volume 48, Issue 8 The Paddler Tattler INSIDE THIS ISSUE (Click items to jump) Calendar August Events Training Trips Snorkling Happy Hour Triathlons Freedom Float GS Raft Race Trip Reports Overnighters Billy Crush wave wheels off Baby Falls in his Loki on a Flatwater Paddlers rare summer creek day. (Photo: Brandon Koch) AUGUSTMONTH 2015 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat July 26 27 28 29 30 31 Aug 1 Big Brother Big Sister Roll Practice @ Lesser Wesser Messer Raft Trip Harrison Bay (Nantahala Falls) Flatwater W. Chick 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roll Practice @ Pigeon River Harrison Bay Boundary Waters 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sports Barn Triathlon Roll Practice @ SWR Course, Pigeon Harrison Bay River, Freedom Float Boundary Waters Overnighter (Minnesota & Canada) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SWR Course Board Meeting Roll Practice @ Ocoee Sampler Upper Green River Harrison Bay Boundary Waters Overnighter Flatwater BBQ & Sunset Paddle to Bat Cave 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Snorkling Happy Hour Roll Practice @ Harrison Bay 30 31 After a rare summer deluge, TVA flooded the Ocoee for two days on July 2nd and 3rd. Here’s the put-in at 9300 cfs. (Photo: Meryl Stark) The Paddler Tattler August 2015 2 July 30th, Aug 6th, 13th, 20th, Aug 9th—Sportsbarn Sprint August 19th—August Board and 27th—Summer Roll Triathlon Support Meeting Practice 6:30am. (C). Chickamauga Dam Beach. 6pm. (C). Rock/Creek Riverside. Come see 5:30pm. (C, WW). Harrison Bay State Park. Lifeguard the wannabes for their quarter- what the board does and enjoy food & drink Dust off your skills before Paddle School mile swim while they try to drown each afterwards. or just come for a good time. Rolling until other. Details on page 7. Contact Taylor There are vacancies for the 2015-2016 dark (ish), then food and drinks afterwards. Watson with your t-shirt size. Board, and if you’re thinking about running, Contact Steve Crowell. check out our meeting! August 15th—Freedom Float August 23rd—Conasauga Detailed information on 12pm. (C). The Chattanooga Watercraft Snorkling Happy Hour Overnighter Trips can be Community is having a Freedom Float 10am. (C). Conasauga River. Ali Reddington found on Page 13. to honor the heroes who were killed has organized a day for the club with and injured in the terrorist attack on the Cheriokee National Forest Snorkling Detailed information on Chattanooga. Put in at the Riverpark and Program to see our rivers from a new angle. Flatwater Trips can be found float down to Riverfront Nights. Shuttles will Cost is $25. RSVP and pay by August 7th. on Page 16. be organized. Details on page 8. Details on page 6. Trip Leader contact information for Whitewater Training Trips can be found on the schedule on Page 5. AUGUST EVENTS AUGUST Please RSVP to the trip leader by the Wednesday prior so that support boaters can be arranged. The Paddler Tattler August 2015 3 Meryl Stark, Newsletter Editor I hope that everyone has been having a fantastic summer r so far, full of new and memorable experiences. I love e reading through the happenings of the club each month n as I compile the newsletter, especially when people r recount the fun and learning that club events have o provided. C s Ashley talks about volunteering in her column this month, t’ Ashley Teel, TVCC n and she is right on the money! Without the commitment of a de Vice President Presi dedicated core of TVCC volunteers, our events would not be of the quality that I’ve come to expect over the last few years that I’ve been involved with the club. Thank you to everyone, especially our board members, and Well folks, I can’t believe we are already coming into August to everyone else, please consider giving back to the club by serving on the board or and the last month of service for the 2014/2015 TVCC Board. This past year has been organizing an event. full of records and first, that when I stepped into office I couldn’t imagine. We started off in October with our first women only event, Whiskey, Women and Whitewater and This doesn’t come without my own shameless plug... our largest Ocoee Race on record! This winter we brought TVCC a winter roll practice I am looking for an assistant to help with putting the newsletter together each month. at a location and cost that meet the needs of TVCC. We then went into new winter Aside of everyone’s submissions, this publication really is a one-(wo)man show. Many creeking trips, Movie Night at Dumpy’s and Pint Night with Rock Creek benefiting R/C! of our members look forward to getting the newsletter each month, and it also serves If that was not enough, TVCC has given their full support to Save the Ocoee and we as a tool to help promote and showcase our club to others. Think how much better it had our largest Paddle School on record. The 2014/2015 year has been a great one could be with another person involved! and would not be possible with a Board of dedicated and passionate members, who are willing to give their time and resources. I want to thank each and every one of All you need to be is enthusiastic and creative; I can teach you what you need to know them that has given something of their self to make it all possible for our continuing about the software, or you can work on things that aren’t software-heavy. It doesn’t growing club. matter. If you want to be a part of this publication, contact me at [email protected]. Every TVCC member I talk to is excited about our 2015/2016 year. The organization is 100% volunteer though, from the Board to Support All the best! Boaters, everyone is giving their time to this great club. Without volunteers we would not have Happy Hours, Training Trips, ote and Rescue Rodeo. So if you have gained something from an ’s N event this year and are looking to give back, now is the time or to think about stepping up and serving on the 2015/2016 it Board. If you are interested or want to learn more, please d reach out to any current board member and they can help E answer your questions. Thank you for helping us have such an amazing year! The Paddler Tattler August 2015 4 2015 Whitewater Training Trips Tennesse Valley Canoe Club Whitewater Training Trip Schedule - Summer 2015 Week Day of Week Date River Trip Lead Phone Number Saturday 6-Jun Hiwassee Brandon Beaty 423.322.7328 1 Sunday 7-Jun Hiwassee Steve Crowell 423.994.4732 2 Saturday 13-Jun Tuckasegee Debby McRae 205.533.0182 Saturday 20-Jun Outdoor Chattanooga Demo Day Stacy Stone 423.443.2175 3 Sunday 21-Jun Hiwassee Spence Lycan 423.991.4451 Saturday 27-Jun Nantahala Lisa Lemza 423.243.3530 4 Sunday 28-Jun Waterfront Tri* Taylor Watson 423.304.5102 5 Saturday 4-Jul NO TRAINING TRIPS 6 Saturday 11-Jul Nantahala David McConnell 865.207.9607 7 Saturday 18-Jul Nantahala Scott Harrison 423.240.4288 Saturday 25-Jul Rescue Rodeo Mike Shillinger 423.618.8587 8 Sunday 26-Jul Big Bro/ Big Sis Raft Race* Jim Ledbetter 423.322.3691 9 Saturday 1-Aug Lesser Wesser Messer** Andrew Waters 865.403.0062 Saturday 8-Aug Pigeon David McConnell 865.207.9607 10 Sunday 9-Aug Sports Barn Tri* Taylor Watson 423.304.5102 Saturday 15-Aug Pigeon Brian Swafford 423.902.6699 11 Sunday 16-Aug Upper Green Brandon Koch 313.505.0718 12 Saturday 22-Aug Ocoee Sampler Rudy Beaty 423.715.1520 13 Saturday 29-Aug NO TRAINING TRIPS 14 Saturday 5-Sep NO TRAINING TRIPS Saturday 12-Sep Girl Scout Raft Race* Taylor Watson 423.304.5102 15 Sunday 13-Sep Ocoee First Timers Carin Burford 205.837.3440 Training Trips are continuing education for paddle school students. They differ from regular club trips in that, though no formal instruction takes place, the trips will have sufficient support boaters to assist in skills development. Feel free to ask questions or for help with something as that is why we are there. We encourage you to join in on regular club trips as well, and in some of the listed community service activities and the Rescue Rodeo (whitewater). The white water trips will primarily increase in intensity as the summer progresses, culminating in an Ocoee first-timers trip. Students wishing to participate in a training trip MUST contact the trip coordinator by the Wednesday prior to trip. *Denotes Community Service Activity or other activity - all newbies welcome! **The Lesser Wesser is a special training trip which focuses on running Nantahala Falls. In order to participate in this trip, you must have attended at least two of the Nantahala training trips. The Paddler Tattler August 2015 5 Snorkeling in the Conasauga Happy Hour: August 23rd TVCC is organizing a guided snorkeling trip to the Conasauga additional programs at the Conasauga River or other River on August 23rd through the Cherokee National Forest locations may be organized in the future. Snorkeling Program. Streams in the Cherokee National Forest have an extraordinarily diverse assemblage of fish. In the Some basic information on the program is as follows: clear waters of the snorkeling sites, it is typical to see 15 to 20 • Programs are for groups of 12 to 24 snorkelers species of fish on any given day.