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Seal Sighting off of Fire Island
On Saturday, November 16, four paddlers and I launched our kayaks from Oak Beach at 10:30 AM and headed out on the bay for five hours. The day started out being a bit overcast, but the skies gradually gave way to a fair amount of sun with puffs of clouds scattered around here and there. We started…
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South Shore Blueway Trail Draft Plan Released
The Draft South Shore Blueway Plan establishes a water trail along Nassau County’s south shore and is the result of a community-wide trail planning process that identified access points and gaps where further water access is needed to complete the trail. The South Shore Blueway Trail Draft Plan has been released to the public with…
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NACK Newsletter Fall 2013
Hal comes up with another great Newsletter including a personal story from a recent solo paddle on Little Neck Bay. Click the image to go to the Fall issue.
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The Power of Water
From Paul V While visiting Vermont, less than a year after the devastation of the tropical storm Irene, I witnessed the aftermath of that devastating storm which literally wiped out the town of Waterbury, VT. In speaking to a local real estate agent who lost her home, that had been in her family for over…
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Waterviews Photography Workshop
When: Saturday, October 5, 2013 (10 am to noon) Where: Visitor’s Center at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge 340 Smith Rd Shirley, NY 11967 (Registration Required – limited seating) (631) 286-0485 The NACK membership might be interested in this photography workshop – considering almost all the photos have been snapped from a kayak. If you have…
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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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Manhattan Circumnavigation 2013
On July 27, Renee and I (Lynne) completed “Jerry & Steve’s Annual Manhattan Circumnavigation” (30 miles) with 68 kayakers. It took about 10 1/4 hours to complete, including breaks. From the launch, 7:15 AM, (Tubby Hook, Upper west side of Manhattan in the Inwood section) we paddled south on the Hudson on a strong…
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NACK Paddlers visit Old Inlet Fire Island National Seashore
There is a place on Fire Island in the wilderness area of the National Seashore called Old Inlet. It lies just about 2 miles west of the Ranger Station at Smith Point. The reference to old inlet comes from the fact that many years ago there was an inlet at that point. It fed water…
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