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NACK Meeting Dates
Posted by: | CommentsThe next two NACK meetings have been scheduled…everyone is welcome.
The February meeting will be on Thursday February 2nd at the Connetquot Library
760 Ocean Avenue
Bohemia, NY 11716
6:00 PM – pre-meeting what are your favorite kayak DVDs educational and/or entertainment.
7:00 PM – meeting Nominations for the executive board, elections will be in March
8:00 PM – Swap meet and Auction, bring articles to sell or swap yourself or donate the proceeds to the club. All articles are welcome not just kayak gear. After that we will be showing excerpts of your favorite DVD’s and those in our own library.
The March Meeting on Wednesday March 7th at the Connetquot Library
Topic: Trip Planning. An interactive presentation by Steve M.
How to use your computer and internet resources to plan your trip.
Launch and landing sites, tides & currents, navigation and weather.
Where do you want to Kayak this year?
Colin is requesting that every member pick a trip that they would like to take. He will have his calendar at the meetings to save your date.
NACK Newsletter 2012 Edition
Posted by: | CommentsThe latest NACK Newsletter, the Winter 2012 Edition is now available. Check out the Winter Pool Program, Gliding Through Summer and Winter, Cold Water Peer Practice, Revised Paddling Trip Guidelines, Reflections from the Cockpit, and Build Your Own Kayak.
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
NACK Fall Newsletter
Posted by: | CommentsThe NACK Fall Newsletter is now available. In this edition: The Presidents Message, Manhattan Circumnavigation, Paddling Skill Levels, GPS Pathfinder or Paperweight? and a review of many recent trips and activities.
NACK visits the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation
Posted by: | CommentsLast weekend NACK members had the opportunity to visit the facilities of the Riverhead Foundation where they attended a lecture on Sea Turtles and Marine Mammal Strandings. After the lecture we got a private of tour their rehabilitation center and laboratory area. Every year the Foundation helps rescue seals, dolphins and sea turtles that are injured or in the case of sea turtles, stranded in our waters by the rapid onset of cold weather. They also conduct research, often attaching GPS tracking devices on released animals to monitor their activities.
Kayakers are often a position to find animals in distress and the Riverhead Foundation maintains a 24 hour emergency response team for all of Long Island and NYC. So if you find an animal in distress please contact the Riverhead Foundation at 631 369 9840. They also point out that sea turtles, which are commonly found at this time of year, may be in such a state of cold shock stunning that they may appear dead. Their heart rate and respiration slow down severely but they can often be saved if you contact the foundation.
On this Thursday November 17, 2011 the Foundation, in cooperation with the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation and Waterways, will present a free seminar on marine mammals and sea turtles. The seminar will also show residents what to do if a seal, dolphin, whale or sea turtle is stranded on the beach. It will begin at 6PM at the Administration Building on Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout.
Reservations are required by calling the foundation 631 369 9840 or emailing volunteers@riverheadfoundation.org
The Riverhead Foundation is located on the Peconic River in Riverhead adjacent to Atlantis Marine World.
NACK Open Meeting July 21, 2011 Kayak on the Carmans River
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For our next on-the -water meeting on Thursday, July 21st, we will paddle the Carmans River. The event is open to all members and non-members who have kayaks. Sorry, but there is no longer a kayak rental on site. The launch site will be the old Glacier Bay Sports store on Montauk Hwy (County Road 80) in Brookhaven. The street address is 2979 Montauk Hwy.
We will meet at 5:30 and be on the water by 6:15 PM
From WikipediA:
The Carmans River is one of the four largest rivers on Long Island and is similar to other Long Island rivers in that is totally groundwater generated (e.g., no lakes). Almost all of the river is specifically protected by the Central Long Island Pine Barrens. All of it is designated by New York State as either a “Scenic River” or a “Recreational River.” Adjoining the river is the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
Kayak Rolling and Skills Training with Alison Sigethy 8/21 & 22 2011
Posted by: | CommentsAlison Sigethy has confirmed that she will again be on Long Island for NACK Kayak Training Classes for kayak rolling, Greenland strokes and ACA rough water skills. Kayak Rolling classes will be held on Sunday morning along with a second session of Greenland Paddling skills (or more rolling classes). On Monday plans are for a full day of American Canoe Association (ACA Level 4) equivalent Rough Water kayak skills training. You don’t need to be rated at ACA Level 4 to participate as this class is intended to prepare individuals for ACA skills assessment at that level. Be prepared to get wet and helmets will be required.
Alison, who resides just outside Arlington, VA, was the first international woman to compete in all nine events at the 2006 Greenland National Kayak Championship and she medaled in eight of them. Anyone who attended the NACK sessions with Alison last year would agree that she is a great instructor. Class locations and costs will be determined shortly. Space is limited so start making plans now.
NACK Summer Newsletter 2011
Posted by: | CommentsThe latest North Atlantic Canoe and Kayak Newsletter is now available on-line. It includes trip and training reports, message board info and the Summer Schedule of events.
Kayak Accident Prompts Navigation Law Change
Posted by: | CommentsBack in April we posted details of a court case resulting from a fatal kayak accident on Lake George N.Y. last summer. It all stems from an incident where a power boat was involved in a collision with a kayak resulting in the death of the kayaker.
From news reports , we noted that Town Justice Robert McNally ruled that the kayak was not considered a vessel under state law, so the operator of the power boat was not required to yield the right of way.
Bonnie over at Frogma has posted a response on her blog from the Saratoga County District Attorney Jim Murphy who prosecuted the case. His comments in part read:
“I too am a kayaker and was stunned to read the judge’s decision and the court’s incredibly strict and narrow interpretation of the Navigation Law. We have decided to pursue a statutory change to affect all New Yorkers by amending the Navigation Law in next year’s legislative session.”
You can check out her posting and the full comments from the DA over at the frogma blog The DA will be looking for support from all interested parties to lobby for the changes in the Navigation Law.
For discussion of the case, and what it means, visit the NACK Long Island Sea Kayak Message Board