Dear Boathouse Volunteer.

The new season will be starting soon. We have our first monthly
meeting on May 1st at 6:30. Our monthly meetings are always the
first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 at our Pier 96 facility. See our
website, www.downtownboathouse.org for directions. Come at 6:00PM
to catch-up with friends, the meeting will be called to order at
6:30. We will have a short volunteer introduction session for new
volunteers immediately after the meeting.

4/28 and 4/29 are the last two days in the Riverbank pool.
The public classes are finished for the year, we are only
doing volunteer practice time from 2PM - 6PM.
for directions please see our website:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/directions.html

On April 30th @ 6:00PM Community Board #1 will be having a meeting
to discuss the design of the Boathouse at Pier 26. The Downtown
Boathouse felt that the design proposed by the Hudson River Park
Trust for this boathouse had a number of flaws. The Community
Board has asked the Hudson River Park to come and discuss the
design. Our president, Jim Wetteroth, will be speaking, as will
the President of the Hudson River Park Trust and the designers of
the new boathouse. We would like other Boathouse volunteers
to come and show their support for Jim, and demonstrate to the
Community Board that their citizens are interested in having
the park build a good facility. It will probably not be possible
for all our volunteers to speak to the community board, but having
a lot of people come to the meeting does help to show that many
people are interested. The meeting is at 49 Chambers Street. Please
bring ID, and be sure not to bring knives or any thing that could
be considered a weapon because there is a security checkpoint at
the entrance.

Thanks to everyone who came to the CPR and First Aid Class last
week. The certification cards will be mailed directly to you from
the organizers.

Lee Reiser, one of our volunteers, is running a trip on the Delaware
River. This trip is NOT sponsored by the Downtown Boathouse, and
only people who are on the authorized user list may use Boathouse
owned boats to go on it. Contact Lee directly for details. A note
from Lee follows:

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Dear fellow paddlers/adventure lovers,
I'm planning a trip on New York's other big river, the
Delaware, on Saturday and Sunday May 5th & 6th. We will start from
Narrowsburg , NY on Sat. morning at 9:00 am, immediately following a safety
briefing at 8:30 am. We will travel downstream to Lackawaxen PA (11 miles 2
hours). The higher the river, the faster it is, so it may take less time to
finish than at normal river levels. We should leave Sat. morning at 9:00 am
sharp immediately following the safety briefing.
At this time of year the river is very swift and cold consisting of 8-10
sets of class 1& 2 rapids, so wet or dry suits are a must as well as
extra paddles, PFDs and spray skirts. Throw ropes and tow ropes are also a
good idea. For the safety of all, we will always take a line of descent out
of the most severe rapids. In addition, there will be a safety meeting
before launching as well as a brief before each set of the ten different
rapids. There are rocks in the river, which we will do our best to avoid so,
a plastic boat is preferable to wood or glass. I use a 17 foot sea kayak.
The scenery beautiful! We have seen many bald eagles and other wildlife on
the trips throughout the years. You may do Sat. or Sun. or both.

Drive time from the GWB is approximately 2 hours to northernmost point.
SAT. DIRECTIONS
Meet 8:00 am. We will be meeting in Lackawaxen, PA. Take the Palisades
Parkway north to I-87 north to Rte. 17 west to I-84 west to the Port Jervis
exit, follow Rte. 6 west through town, then take Rtes. 97/42 north. Routes
97 / 42 eventually split.

Stay on 97. Proceed to the Roebling Bridge, turn left over bridge,
at the end, make a right turn and follow road around to the Zane Grey
Museum. The launch is directly in front.

SUN. DIRECTIONS
Follow paragraph one above. Just past the 97/42 split, look for a small
wooden sign which reads-SPARROWBUSH, NY STATE FISHING ACCESS. Make a 45
degree left at that sign onto a street called Hook Rd. Follow down to the
end. Here we will need to transfer kayaks and gear and leave some vehicles
in order to retrieve those transport vehicles, which will be left 22 miles
upriver.
For those who have longer travel times or hate awakening early in the
morning, I suggest arriving Fri. evening and staying at the many bed and
breakfasts or campsites in the area. For facilities and accommodations,
check out the National Park Service web site at:
www.nps.gov/upde
Bring your camp gear if you want to camp on Fri. and/or Sat. eve in
Narrowsburg, at Landers Campgrounds. This will be our base of operations.
They have a lean-to for around $15. Will rent wet suits too. Contact them
at 845-252-3925 from 9-5 or 24/7 at:
www.landersrivertrips.com
This trip will be planned around your individual needs, within reason,
so please RSVP - ASAP by phone (845) 352-0162 Cell: (914) 374-7954 or e-mail

LEE060@...
YOU MUST CALL WITH YOUR PLANS BEFORE SAT. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SHUTTLE
TRANSPORT.
There is no cell phone service north of Port Jervis. This is an individual,
not a group event. I will not assume any liability for this trip. You must
have proper gear and have advanced or intermediate experience to do this
trip. Join at your own risk.
Hope to see you there!

Lee Reiser
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