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Peer Practice
Peer Practice ’14 (second session)… …Was just held in Massapequa this past Monday evening @Alhambra Park. We had a great turnout of 10 NACK members, with quite a few of them coming down up to 1½ hrs. early to get started on this new paddling season! While not everyone was ready to literally ‘take the…
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Peer Practice
From Lynne: “On Monday, May 5th, NACK held its first Peer Practice of the new season at Timber Point Park, Great River. It was the first time back on the water for some, while others braved a few cold-water paddles throughout the winter. The evening started out with plenty of sun and a light wind,…
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Hudson Valley Kayak Symposium 2014
The Hudson Valley Kayak Symposium will be held July 18-20, 2014 in Cold Spring, NY. The driving force behind this event is Matt Kane, a longtime Hudson River guide and instructor. Having recognized the need for stronger kayak instruction and better training opportunities along the Hudson River, Matt has arranged for a lineup of talented kayak instructors…
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DANGER: Cold Water
It’s mid April, there have been some really nice days, but it’s possibly the most dangerous time to be on the water. The reason is Cold Water. It is essential that you dress for immersion, not the air temperature. There have already been several unfortunate incidents in our area. A couple of days ago the news…
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Autumn Gales 2013
Just heard from Greg Paquin of Kayak Waveology about this years’ Autumn Gales event. Autumn Gales is a rough water sea kayak training event for intermediate and advanced paddlers based out of Stonington, CT. The event, scheduled for November 8, 9 and 10, is timed with the higher current flows of Fishers Island Sound to take…
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The Jersey Paddler’s Paddlesport Show is this Weekend!
This weekend, the largest canoe, kayak and standup paddling show on the East Coast is taking place in Somerset, NJ. The show features manufacturers of kayaks, canoes, accessories, sportswear, paddling clubs professional instruction and expeditions, as well as lectures and video and slide shows of paddling trips, expeditions and paddling techniques. Paddlesport hosts over 100…
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Rolling with Sticks® Guidebook and Video by Chris Crowhurst now available for free download
Our recent kayak rolling class with Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson demonstrated a strong interest in Greenland style kayak rolling among NACK members. While there are many exotic Greenland rolls, the Standard Greenland Roll is probably the easiest roll to master and can be done just as well using the familiar “Euro” paddle. Anyone who…
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Kayak Rolling Instruction with Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson & “This is the Roll” DVD
With the NACK Winter Pool Program now in full swing, and in keeping with the NACK philosophy of providing the very best instruction available, we were fortunate to have Cherri Perry and Turner Wilson on hand today to provide some terrific rolling instruction. A bunch of NACK members spent a couple of hours learning aft…