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NACK Greenland Paddling Skills Day with Alison Sigethy
Alison was the first international woman to compete in all nine events at the 2006 Greenland National Kayak Championship and she medaled in eight of them. You can check out her rolling video on YouTube. Alison in not only a talented competitor, she is a patient and insightful instructor. Working directly with each individual, she…
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NACK Paddlers on ACA Pacific Northwest Expedition to the San Juan Islands
Earlier this summer three NACK members, Ann, Dara and Colin traveled to the west coast to participate in the first American Canoe Association Pacific Northwest Expedition to the San Juan Islands area of Washington State. The San Juans are a vast collection of islands right on the U.S. Canadian border. During their week long expedition…
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NACK Summer Newsletter and New Contact Lists
The Summer Newsletter has been added to the Library section and revised contact lists have been added to the Members Only Area. The lists are available in convenient .pdf format and also as a spreadsheet. Hal again has done a great job on the newsletter and Colin has a very interesting article on how he…
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Open Paddle and Club Meeting at Captain Kayak Shop 7/24/2010
OPEN PADDLE July 24th at 10:30 AM at Captain Kayak 23 River Road Sayville, NY 11782 Everyone Is Invited to Attend We are looking for anyone who is interested in paddling to join us. You must bring you own boat, paddle, some drinking water, & PFD (Personal Flotation Device, also known as a “Lifejacket”) and…
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FRAN SCHNARR MEMORIAL OPEN WATER SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Several NACK paddlers volunteered Sunday July 11 as individual escort craft safely guiding swimmers around the waters of Huntington Bay NY for the Annual Fran Schnarr Metropolitan Swimming Open Water Championship. Events included distances of 5K and 10K (3.1 and 6.2 miles) along with youth and masters events. Paddlers carried flotation to give to a…
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NACK Summer Kayak Schedule
The NACK Summer Schedule is now available. Trips, practice sessions, training opportunities, ACA assessments and the Founders Day Outreach/Paddle are included.
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Hudson River Greenland Festival
Three NACK paddlers took the plunge 🙂 and participated at the Hudson River festival last weekend. They were joined by paddlers from several northeastern states and some from as far away as Virginia, Portland Oregon and Canada. At least 50 paddlers turned out to learn Greenland rolling technique and work on their paddling skills. It…
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Summer Newsletter
The deadline for the Summer Edition of the newsletter is fast approaching. Hal could use some fresh photos and articles. Send your contributions to halmcl@mac.com so they can be included in the next edition. Let’s hear what you have been doing or plan to do over the summer.