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Fire Island Light 7.12.2014
On Saturday morning 6 of us met over at Oak Beach for a 9:00am set off. An easy channel crossing, with all the powerboaters seemingly sleeping in & favorable currents going our way, got us over to our destination at Fire Island Light ahead of schedule. Plenty of time to take a nice tour to…
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Summer Newsletter 2014
The Summer Newsletter is now available with lots and lots of pictures. Here’s what John Jr. had to say: “Hal has done it AGAIN, 36 pages of absolute beauty, pictures and information. I cannot thank Hal enough for putting this together. However it is all of the members who contribute articles to Hal that…
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Summer Schedule 2014
The North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak Summer Schedule 2014 (third quarter) is now available. Paddling trips, training and assessments and practice sessions and more! It’s time to get out on the water. For the latest version updates will be posted to our Schedule Page as they occurr.
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Paddle & Pizza on Browns River 6.19.2014
North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak again celebrated the arrival of the summer season with an open paddle on the Browns River in Sayville. Members and guests ventured out from Captain Kayak onto the river and followed it out past the breakwater into Great South Bay. The refreshing trip was followed by a brief meeting and pizza…
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Sebonac Creek to Scallop Pond 6.17.2014
“NACK’s Sebonac Creek to Scallop Pond Kayak Trip June 17, 2014 Lynne, Paul, Anne & Mike, Julie & Bob all had a delightful paddle Tuesday. Sebonac Creek, Southampton, is a beautiful spot and it is wonderful that such an exclusive area like this allows free on-street parking for non-residents. It was a very “weather” dependent…
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Peer Practice June 9 2014
Heckscher State Park Peer Practice The weather looked threatening, but the rain held off. An 11 knot wind was driving the chop on the bay toward the beach. Bob, Rich and I meet Steve on the beach for a pre-practice briefing. Conditions were at the lower parameters at which the Level 3 test will be…
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Bay Day in Oyster Bay 6/1/14
Every year The Waterfront Center, in Oyster Bay plays hosts to adults, children and families the first Sunday in June for Bay Day. From their website: “During the event all WFC activities such as sailing, kayaking and Christeen sails are provided at no cost. It is our way of giving back to the community, promoting environmental awareness…
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Peer Practice 5.19.14
With the weeks just flying by & the long Memorial Day Weekend only days away, far flung NACK members from Eastern Suffolk, Western Nassau & various North & South shore points in between gathered over at Timber Point for our last Peer Practice of the month. To avoid the brisk wind out on the open…