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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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Help shape the future South Shore Blueway Trail
The South Shore Blueway Trail will provide a variety of opportunities and experiences for paddle users to explore the coastline and rich estuarine environment of the Hempstead Bays and South Oyster Bay. The South Shore Blueway Trail planning team will host a public Stakeholders’ Meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm in the Village…
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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…
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Southern Connecticut Small Craft Symposium 2013
The second annual Southern Connecticut Small Craft Symposium (SCSCS) is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Changing Tides Paddle Craft invites everyone to again join them at New Haven’s Wilber Cross High School for a day of free information on paddlesports by local organizations. For the second year, Elizabeth and Gordon, New Haven…
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Author Kevin Stiegelmaier at NACK February 2013 Meeting
Kevin Stiegelmaier, author of the recently published Paddling Long Island and New York City, will be our guest on February 7th at our next regular meeting. His latest work, subtitled “The Best Sea Kayaking from Montauk to Manhasset Bay to Manhattan” covers 50 paddling routes and destinations across all of Long Island and the New York…
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A Word from Your Director At-Large Colin Mullen
In 2012, NACK had some tremendous successes and one or two disappointments. The major disappointment was we failed to have an L-3 assessment. By the time we had all the assets in place the weather became a factor and it was too late in the season to give the assessment. Therefore, for those of you…
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NACK Winter Newsletter
The NACK Winter Newsletter is now available. It features articles on paddling in France, on Lake Powell and a detailed piece on the Adirondack Canoe Classic. There’s information on the Winter Pool Program and our Post Holiday Awards Dinner plus Small Craft Communication and Winter Paddling…..and more. Thirty-four pages in total! Check it out here:
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NACK Meeting 12/13/2012 with Mike Bottini
The next NACK Meeting, with special guest, naturalist Mike Bottini, will be Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Connetquot Public Library. After a brief pre-meeting, we’ll have nominations and elections for four Board of Director positions. At 7:30 pm Mike will have a powerpoint presentation on the MAMMALS OF LONG ISLAND. It’s all about Long…