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Spring 2018 Newsletter
Here is the Link to the 2018 Spring Newsletter
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My 2017 Year in Review
I’m off to Michigan to visit the in-laws and won’t be back on the water until January. Over the past few months I’ve been assembling a fairly massive collection of videos and still images from the people I’ve paddled with, and I have finally completed the 2017 Year in Review. It has many folks, in…
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On the Water Empowerment
A lot of the focus for NACK is on safety. This surprises no one. You’ve likely been on outreach events with NACK like the Belmont Lake State Park Pumpkin Tow, Babylon Kayaking for a Cause, or Captree Dockside Festival, among others. If you haven’t…well, step on up and join the fun! Aside from socializing, running…
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What NACK means to me
I want to spend a few moments sharing my reflections on what NACK means to me. Just what it is I get from it, why, and even how I know it. I enjoy many types of paddles from the serene and meditational, to the technical aspects of rolling and boat control, to the raucous fun…
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NACK Spring 17 Newsletter
The Spring 2017 Newsletter is now online.
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NACK, We have liftoff !!!
Things are looking up & moving along. After being greenlighted by substantial unanimity with a vote taken at last November’s general membership meeting, the ‘NACK drone’ has moved from a mere board meeting proposal to becoming a rock-solid (in up to 15mph winds so far) reality. Definitely a quantum leap ahead of that camera-on-a-pool-skimmer-pole ‘drone…
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Our Winter Pool
Has just passed its hallway point & we are down to just two remaining sessions. I understand a lot of folks who aren’t snowbirds or year round cold water diehards kind of just pack their boats & gear away & don’t look back until the azaleas start to bloom. So if you find yourself in…
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A Tale of Joy and Sorrow
At about 5:30am on February 11th, I loaded the kayak on the car with the help of my wife, before driving her to the train station. We set out pre-coffee, and my brain shifted into autopilot as if it were my normal commute. Add to that, that we were running tight on time for her…