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South Shore Blueway Trail Seeks Paddler Input
The South Shore Blueway Trail Project needs input from kayakers to help develop a water-based trail for the paddling community in the western portion of the Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve. Your suggestions for new water access points, launch sites, and trail routes are vital to the planning of this new water trail. The…
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NACK Fall Newsletter
The North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak Newsletter now available. Hal has never disappointed us. Here is his newest creation, our Fall Newsletter.
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NACK Cold Weather Kayaking Meeting Thursday 9/27/12
Our next NACK General Meeting will feature information and discussion on cold weather kayaking. We will have, as our special guest, Frank Copren representing OS Systems Drysuits with a full array of drysuits and a new OS Systems Paddling Jacket. You can safely extend your paddling season with the proper clothing and training. In addition…
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Indian Island Paddle and Barbecue
NACK held its Indian Island Paddle and Barbecue this past Saturday and the conditions were perfect. The morining began with heavily overcast skies but this time the weather predictions were right and bright sun prevailed. Indian Island is a Suffolk County Park nestled between the twin forks of Long Island where the Peconic River empties…
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NACK Kayak Instructor Training Program
This year NACK was extremely fortunate in being able to acquire the instructional services of Chris Raab. For anyone unfamiliar with Chris he is the owner of Tuktu Paddles, a company that has provided canoe and kayak instruction and custom canoe and kayak paddles to the paddling community for over 12 years. Chris lives in…
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NACK Long Island Kayak Trips and Activities
Several additional kayak trips and activities have been added to the NACK 3rd Quarter Schedule. Some highlights include: August 19 Mattituck Creek August 20 Heckscher State Park Peer Practice August 21 Setauket Harbor August 26 Oyster Bay August 27 Jones Beach Peer Practice September 9 Sag Harbor Coves September 15 Riverhead Indian Island
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Kayaking the Carmans River
More than 20 NACK paddlers enjoyed fine weather and abundant wildlife last weekend paddling the tranquil Carmans River. The river flows through the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Brookhaven and we traveled from the cold, spring fed water near the falls all the way to Bellport Bay. The river, and its small tributaries, are fed…
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NACK Summer Newsletter 2012
The NACK Summer Newsletter has arrived. Check out the articles, the latest schedule, NACK Trip Skill Ratings and plenty more. Our thanks, Hal for another splendid edition of the NACK Newsletter.