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NACK Long Island Sea Kayak Message Board
The Board of Directors of North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak is pleased to announce the establishment of the Long Island Sea Kayak Forum. The Forum has both a PUBLIC area and a Private area just for NACK Members. The Forum has been created by NACK to be a place where paddlers can exchange information and …
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American Canoe Association Excursions 2011
Last year, three NACK members participated in the first ACA Pacific Northwest excursion to the San Juan Islands. We previously posted some photos from the trip right here on the NACK website. The ACA has just posted the story of the San Juan Islands trip on their ACA Waterblog and they have also announced the…
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Long Island Kayak Pool Sessions begin 1/9 2011
The NACK kayak pool program moves to Sundays at Suffolk County Community College this year. Two hour sessions will run from 1:15 to 3:15 for 8 weeks. Here’s an opportunity to practice rolling, wet exits and rescues in a paddler friendly environment. American Canoe Association certified instruction is available for those looking to improve their…
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ACA Members get free magazine subscription
All ACA members, as part of their regular membership benefits, are now entitled to a free subscription of their choice between four paddling magazines. Previously ACA members got a subscription to Paddler Magazine but they now can choose Kayak Angler, CanoeRoots, Adventure Kayak or Rapid. You can also subscribe to additional magazines, in print or…
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Fall 2010 Newsletter
The NACK Fall Newsletter is now available online. As usual Hal has done a terrific job.
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Seafood Shack Paddle Trip Scheduled for August 27
”It’s here– the long awaited paddling trip of the summer to the Seafood Shack at Tobay Beach. This is an ACA Level 2 trip covering about 5 miles. We are planning on meeting at Field 10 Jones Beach at 4:30. There is no entrance fee at this hour. We will drop off our boats and…
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NACK Paddlers on ACA Pacific Northwest Expedition to the San Juan Islands
Earlier this summer three NACK members, Ann, Dara and Colin traveled to the west coast to participate in the first American Canoe Association Pacific Northwest Expedition to the San Juan Islands area of Washington State. The San Juans are a vast collection of islands right on the U.S. Canadian border. During their week long expedition…
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FRAN SCHNARR MEMORIAL OPEN WATER SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Several NACK paddlers volunteered Sunday July 11 as individual escort craft safely guiding swimmers around the waters of Huntington Bay NY for the Annual Fran Schnarr Metropolitan Swimming Open Water Championship. Events included distances of 5K and 10K (3.1 and 6.2 miles) along with youth and masters events. Paddlers carried flotation to give to a…