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  • Summer Newsletter 2015

    The Summer Newsletter Is Here  

  • North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak Winter Newsletter

    Check out the Winter 2015 Newsletter  

  • Cold Water and Hot, Minty Chocolate….

    Both were enjoyed by Saturday’s NACK peer-practice attendees over at Field 10. The bright, sunny skies & mid 30’s temps were a big improvement over last year’s snowy, windy coldwater session; although the 48 ̊ water definitely marked the final day of wetsuit season for me! A pretty steady wind from the North kept drifting…

  • North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak Fall Newsletter

    The Fall 2014 edition of the North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak Newsletter is now available online.  It’s great reading and includes registration information on the Winter Pool Program so it’s not something you would want to miss!

  • A Cautionary Tale

    Alan has a cautionary tale for us. Just as for “want of a nail a kingdom was lost”, for want of a secure bow tie down my kayak was lost! Simplest thing like not making sure the excess slack line on tie down strap was properly knotted and out of harm’s way became a very…

  • Peer Practice June 9 2014

    Heckscher State Park Peer Practice The weather looked threatening, but the rain held off. An 11 knot wind was driving the chop on the bay toward the beach. Bob, Rich and I meet Steve on the beach for a pre-practice briefing. Conditions were at the lower parameters at which the Level 3 test will be…

  • Peer Practice 5.19.14

    With the weeks just flying by & the long Memorial Day Weekend only days away, far flung NACK members from Eastern Suffolk, Western Nassau & various North & South shore points in between gathered over at Timber Point for our last Peer Practice of the month. To avoid the brisk wind out on the open…

  • Free Earth Day Paddle at Empire Kayaks 4/27/2014

    Sun. April 27. “CLEAN THE PLANET, PADDLE FOR FREE” Empire Kayaks celebrates Earth Day by offering a free hour of paddling between 10am – 3pm. To receive your free hour, you have to pick up some litter while you are on the water. Call 516 889 8300 to reserve.