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NACK Meeting Special Presentation Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons
The April 17th meeting of North Atlantic Canoe and Kayak will feature a special presentation by the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons. They plan on bringing along a few of their rescued animals, that for various reasons, cannot be returned to the wild. They will also discuss what we can do as kayakers if…
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Southern Conneticut Small Craft Symposium 2012
North Atlantic Canoe and Kayak Founding Director and ACA Instructor Trainer Elizabeth O’Connor will be conducting the First Annual Southern Connecticut Small Craft Symposium at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven CT on Saturday March 31, 2012. NACK members will be there demonstrating basic boat handling skills and capsize recoveries in the pool. The…
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Visit NACK at the Jersey Paddler Kayak Show
North Atlantic Canoe and Kayak will have a booth this weekend at Paddlesport 2012 the largest kayak show on the east coast, in Somerset NJ. The show features over 100 exhibitors including manufacturers of kayaks, canoes, accessories, sportswear, paddling clubs, professional instruction and expeditions, as well as lectures and video and slide shows of paddling…
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Be Prepared for Cold Water Kayaking
We’ve had a very mild winter, Daylight Savings Time has begun, Spring is almost here, and the days have been unusually warm. Sure makes one anxious to get on the water. Unfortunately the water is still dangerously cold and will stay that way for a good while. If you decide to head out you must…
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NACK Kayak Pool Session Qajaq Testing
And as if all the pool rolling successes weren’t enough, a couple of members got the opportunity to test their latest Skin-on-Frame kayak creations in the pool. These SOFs consist of a western red cedar frame that’s lashed together in the “qajaq” building fashion of the people of the Arctic. Traditionally they would be covered…
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Kayak Pool Sessions Completed
The eight weeks of two-hour Sunday pool sessions at Suffolk Community College has ended this past Sunday. Ann did a fantastic job of organizing it. All the members went out of their way to help one another, including kayak unloading and loading from and to the cars, and carrying them in and out of both…
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Kayak Trip Planning Using Internet Resources
This month’s meeting of North Atlantic Canoe and Kayak (Wednesday 3/7/12 at the Connetquot Library) will focus on kayak trip planning using internet resources. With the prime paddling season about to begin it’s not too early to begin thinking about where we want to paddle. Which leads us seek out new places. But how does…
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Hudson River Greenland Kayak Festival 2012
The 2012 Hudson River Greenland Festival will be held June 22 thru 24 at Croton Point Park on the Hudson River. Based at Croton Point, the Hudson River Greenland Festival is a three-day event including organized mentoring in paddling, rolling and Greenland Rope Gymnastics, paddle-carving workshops, kayak building demos, races, and various cultural presentations on…
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