Winter came to a close with a flurry of back to back pool sessions. There was great turnout at all six of them, and great to see people keeping their skills sharp and picking up new ones along the way in the “off” season. Self and assisted rescues, new rolls, balance braces, sculling, paddle strokes,…

Pool sessions through the winter are nice, but for five intrepid NACK paddlers, access to open water will not be denied! The rest of the photos and videos are available here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miPYhUUeYqw Edit: The seals in the area seemed much more comfortable inspecting us and we got to see some of the more rare local…

They can close the roads; the water may freeze; the winds may blow; and the pool session may be cancelled, but you can always go out and practice!

One of the frequent activities we do in peer practices and on various trips/outings is to go over self and assisted rescue techniques. The primary reason is of course simply to keep everyone safe. It builds confidence and allows us to push our skills in other aspects of paddling knowing that we can recover if…

The 2016 pool sessions have started up and it’s great to see John back on the water! …nice to see everyone else too of course 🙂 Click the image or this link to see the collected photos and videos from the day. Note that I did not prune or tune them, so if there are…

Before the deeper cold of winter sets in, a group of 6 hearty NACK paddlers and a friend headed out to Jones Beach Field 10 for some cold water practice of rescues and rolling, and a cruise by Haunt’s Creek to hunt for some seals. Here is a video montage of that day, Saturday, 12/5/2015.…

As fans of cold water paddling and adverse conditions, I found myself at Goldstar Battalion beach in Huntington on Saturday the 14th of November waiting for Alan Mayors to arrive. A gale force warning was in effect. Air temperature was 49°, water temperature 59° and the sun was shining on the whitecaps in the harbor.…