Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
We only heard from 5 people about the Paddlesport Show in NJ.
If you want to volunteer for a few hours to help run the Boathouse
table, and get free admission please send an email to
volunteer@.... If you already replied you don't
need to do it again. Let us know if you want to do it so we know
if we should commit to the booth.
See: http://www.jerseypaddler.com/paddlesport/index.html
The folks over at the Long Island City Community Boathouse
are hosting a fundraising party on 2/15, (This Thursday).
Its at their space in Long Island City. See the following for details:
http://www.licboathouse.org/party
All of the Boathouse volunteer emails are available online at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dtbh_volunteer_news/
One of our volunteers, Mark Gluck, organizes a day of pool practice
every year at Rutgers University in Newark. The following email from
Mark contains all the details. Please contact him directly to register:
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The 12th Annual Rutgers-Newark
FREE KAYAK INTRO &
SKILLS PRACTICE
ROUNDUP
** No prior Kayaking Experience Required **
** WARM indoor Olympic-sized Pool **
Saturday, February 24th
1pm to 4:30pm
(show up anytime for all or some of this period)
INEXPENSIVE EARLY PORTUGESE DINNER TO FOLLOW
IN NEWARK'S FAMED IRONBOUND DISTRICT
* Children (who can swim) Welcome *
NOTE: YOU MUST PREGISTER BY EMAIL (see below)
BY FEB 21
If you have never been in a kayak before and would like to try one in a safe
warm environment (a large heated olympic-size indoor pool), or have kayaked
before but would like to learn or practice safety skills (e.g, wet
exits, re-entry, or rolls), please come join us for this annual event.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
* Practice paddling skills
* Practice safety techniques: exits, re-entry, rolls
* Watch rolling and paddling videos
* Meet local whitewater and seakayaking enthusiasts from NJ & NYC area
* All in a warm heated Olympic sized pool
The event and boats and informal lessons are all free, but those without
Rutgers ID need to pay $5.00 guest pass for entry to facility (volunteer
kayak instructors are free).
We will have an assortment of kayaks to try and use but if you have your
own kayak, you are encouraged to bring it (please let us know if you will
bring a kayak)
PORTUGESE BANQUET AFTERWARDS:
Kayaking followed by optional early inexpensive Portugese dinner in
Newark's famed Ironbound district from 5 to 7pm. Located just a few blocks
from Newark Penn Station, makes for easy return to NYC by PATH or NJTRANSIT.
* Bring cash (probably less than $20) for dinner. No checks or Credit Cards.
PRIOR RSVP/REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY WED 2/21:
Should be emailed to both:
"Craig Ritz, Rutgers Aquatic Director" critz@...
"Mark Gluck" gluck@...
Please indicate:
1) Your prior kayaking experience and level (if any).
2) If you will bring a kayak or need to borrow one.
3) Will you stay for dinner.
4) Names of everyone in your group (if more than just you).
PARKING:
Parking- $10.00. Email critz@... to get on list for parking
and for more info on where to park.
GETTING THERE:
Golden Dome Athletic Center Pool
Rutgers-University Newark
42 Warren Street (corner of Washington)
Newark, NJ
Newark is 15 minutes by NJ Transit train from NY Penn Station (at 34th & Eight
Avenue). On Saturdays, trains leave NY Penn Station approximately every 20
minutes. The Rutgers-Newark campus is only a 10-15 minute walk from the
train station, or 2 stops on the local trolley.
Driving directions, campus map, & Newark City Map:
http://gluck2.rutgers.edu/html/more_info.html
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Thanks for all those who signed-up for the Paddlesport Show
in NJ. I'll get back to you all with details soon. We now have
enough people to man the booth.
Jim Wetteroth, our president, wanted to let everyone know about
a hearing that is coming up at the Community board #1 this week.
The hearing concerns the Hudson River Park Trusts plans for the
new Boathouse at Pier 26.
There will not be an opportunity to speak, because it is a
committee meeting rather than, a full board meeting, but it helps
to have people, especially people who live in lower Manhattan, come to
the meeting to show support for the Boathouse. Jim will be making
comments to the committee about the proposed design that the park
has submitted.
The meeting is this Wednesday, Feb 21, at 49-51 Chambers Street,
6:00 PM, 7th floor. Bring a picture ID. There is a security checkpoint
so be sure not to bring any pocketknives or anything else that might
be considered a weapon.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Thanks for all those who signed-up for the Paddlesport Show
in NJ. We only get a few free tickets, and might have to pay for
the others, so if you decide you can't make it, be sure to let
us know.
The details, and directions are here:
http://www.jerseypaddler.com/paddlesport/index.html
Jim Wetteroth, our president, made a presentation to the Community
Board about the HRPT design for the new boathouse at Pier 26.
We have a number of changes and improvements we would like the
Park to make to save costs, make the boathouse work better, and
be a better facility for everyone.
One of our volunteers found this mock-up of the design on the web:
http://www.wystudio.com/hrpt/hudsonriver.htm
Jim's written testimony is below:
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Comments on the Hudson River Park Trust.s Final Design
for the Boathouse on Pier 26
Meeting of Community Board 1 Pier 26 Committee
February 21, 2007
In the Hudson River Park Act, Pier 26 is designated as a Park use,
non-revenue generating. pier for public recreational access. The
Final Design (.the Design.) for the Cafe & Boathouse facility at
Pier 26 delivered to Community Board 1 consists of a boathouse with
a plan area of approximately 5,000 square feet and a restaurant of
10,000 square feet, including its (exclusive) outside tables, and
the overlook, which, with its elevators, and elaborate construction,
is the most expensive item in both the proposed construction and the
long-term maintenance. This is clearly a revenue-generating,
destination restaurant. in direct contravention of the legislation,
and the expressed request of the community for ancillary food service,
only, at this location. The restaurant should be replaced with a
variety of food carts and a picnic area or eliminated in light of
the snack bar proposed for Pier 25.
In addition to the disproportion of space allocated to the boathouse
as against the restaurant, the footprint of the boathouse itself is
30% smaller than the original Boathouse. Given the growing popularity
of this form of recreation, the footprint of the new boathouse should
increase, rather than decrease, by 30%.
The boathouse is intended to house boats and equipment to afford to the
public access to the 80% of this park that is water, as well as the
public trust that is New York Harbor. This human-powered boating
brings its participants into a closer contact with our environment,
and a building intended to support this activity should not insult
that environment.
Materials used to construct this building should be durable and
suit its purpose, and withstand the conditions the building will
endure over its proposed, minimum fifty-year, lifespan. Systems
within the building should also reflect an awareness of this
lifespan and growing purpose. The boathouse should be built to serve
its purpose: supporting responsible public access to our public waterways.
The construction as drawn seems needlessly complex for a seasonal
storage building, while the exterior materials proposed are susceptible
to corrosion in this semi-marine environment; moreover, the interior
is likely to make the structure a total loss in the event of almost
any fire.
The roof should be configured to allow for solar collectors because,
as a public entity, the Trust should display leadership in responsible
energy use. The roof should extend as far as practical to the North to
provide some shade for the participants in the public boating program.
The dimensions set forth in this design of the boathouse are inadequate
for the storage and movement of kayaks averaging 16ft, the most common
length used in the River. The designers have drawn a boathouse full of
14ft boats, in an area which only marginally works for even 14ft, or
shorter boats. The former Boathouse was 52ft wide and allowed the
double-row storage of full-size boats, while the new boathouse, as
drawn, is 43ft wide and will not.
There is no indication of the width of the promenade on the north and
west sides of the boathouse, but this space will be critical to the
operation of our free public programs. It is difficult to judge the
adequacy of the promenades for foot traffic without their dimensions
and those of the pier itself.
The main door does not line up with the head of the ramp to the dock.
Since it will be impossible for any door in the west side to line up
with the ramp, a larger door should be located where the outdoor
showers and lockers are now indicated.
The lockers and a hose should be moved to where the office is now
located, eliminating the outside showers. The office should be
moved to where the toilets and showers are now proposed, and these
should be eliminated. The public restrooms which were formerly
adjacent to the estuarium should be replaced. Eliminating the complex
plumbing associated with the toilets and showers will allow draining
the building in winter instead of heating it. Heating the boathouse
over the winter is an unnecessary operational expense.
We believe in light of the above that the design requirements should be
revisited and the proposed construction redrawn to more properly meet them.
Other aspects of the Design work counter to the efficient operation of
a volunteer-run public facility that will provide public access to
hand-powered boating. The Design should be improved in the
following ways:
- the boathouse should be a fireproof structure;
-it should function simply as a warehouse for boats, and in that
regard, should be configured to enhance the perception of the
public versus the private area, such that public activity is
focused in one area and the facility can be operated with a
minimum of volunteers;
- showers should not be enclosed, and should consist of simple
spray nozzles;
- toilet facilities should be relocated outside of the boathouse and
over or near sewerage lines;
- shaded areas should to the extent possible be incorporated into the
Design;
- and the office booth where the public will be received should be
eliminated.
The Downtown Boathouse urges reconsideration and a redrawing of the
Design that will result in the construction of a less costly, permanent,
more efficient and more welcoming facility.
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Downtown Boathouse Volunteer,
Jim Wetteroth, our president, wanted to let everyone know about a hearing
that is coming up at Community board #1 this week. The hearing concerns
the Hudson River Park Trust's plans for the new Boathouse at Pier 26.
There will not be an opportunity to speak, because it is a committee meeting
rather than a full board meeting, but it helps to have people, especially
people who live in lower Manhattan, come to the meeting to show support for
the Boathouse. Jim will be making comments to the committee about the proposed
design that the park has submitted.
The meeting is tomorrow, Monday 3/12, at 49-51 Chambers Street, 6:00 PM,
7th floor. Bring a picture ID. There is a security checkpoint so be sure
not to bring any pocketknives or anything else that might be considered a
weapon.
My Apologies for the short notice.
Martin
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
We are not going to have a Boathouse meeting in April, the first
monthly meeting will be 5/1/2007. See the full schedule on our
website, www.downtownboathouse.org/calendar.html
This Saturday is the last day of the pool program. There is no
program on Sunday. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out
this winter.
Thanks for all those who signed-up for the Paddlesport Show in NJ.
We sent a private email to those who volunteered early, and we have
them down for complimentary admission, but anyone else is welcome
and encouraged to come. If you do come just stop by the Boathouse
table and offer to help out.
The details, and directions are here:
http://www.jerseypaddler.com/paddlesport/index.html
There is a comprehensive article about the issues surrounding the
new Boathouse for Pier 26 on this website:
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_201/largerrestaurant.html
This was published in the Downtown Express Newspaper.
The resolution mentioned in the article was passed by Community
Board 1 on March 20th, and Connie Fishman, the President of the Hudson
River Park Trust will be invited to the next CB 1 Waterfront Committee
meeting on Mar 26, at 6 PM, at 51 Chambers St. 7th Floor, to discuss
the Trust's plans for Pier 26. If you are interested in the boathouse
on Pier 26 you should attend. This is not a public hearing, but there
will be an opportunity for reasonable participation (at the discretion
of the chair) by the public who attend.
The Boathouse is going to run a CPR class for our volunteers. The
class will be on April 14th from 10AM to 4PM. The Boathouse will pay
for the class, but we encourage any volunteer who can afford it to
become a member of the Boathouse and make a $50 membership contribution
to help us pay for the instructors, the materials, and the certification.
Membership is not required for the class, it's optional.
See: http://www.downtownboathouse.org/membership.html
for a detailed description of our membership policy.
The class will be held at:
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-5228
Cross Streets: Clarkson Street & 7th Avenue South
Directions: By subway: #1 to Houston Street; A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to
W. 4th Street
We start right at 10AM, and could go as late as 4PM, but will probably
finish earlier. The Boathouse is providing Pizza and soft drinks for
lunch.
This class is for active volunteers. One of the requirements for our
permit from the Trust is that some of the volunteers running the Boathouse
will have current CPR and First Aid training. The class is equivalent
to the American Red Cross certification, and accepted at organizations
like the BCU, ACA, PADI, etc etc...
You may be able to get a reimbursement or stipend from your employer
for taking the class.
You don't have to definitely confirm yet, but if you are interested
please email volunteer@... and we will pencil you
in. Please write "CPR registration" in the subject line. Its first
come first served...
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Victor was able to get the pool time at Riverbank State Park
extended. There is no pool time this week, but it starts up
again on 4/14, and goes to 4/29. We will be doing volunteer
practice time for the entire session from 2PM - 6PM; Everyone
is welcome. For directions please see our website:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/directions.html
The CPR and First Aid class the Boathouse is running is only about
half full. If you volunteer a lot at the DTBH, please consider taking
the class. The Boathouse pays for the class, it only takes a few hours,
and we throw in lunch!!!
The class will be on April 14th from 10AM to 4PM.
The class will be held at:
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-5228
Cross Streets: Clarkson Street & 7th Avenue South
Directions: By subway: #1 to Houston Street; A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to
W. 4th Street
We start right at 10AM, and could go as late as 4PM, but will probably
finish earlier. The Boathouse is providing Pizza and soft drinks for
lunch.
This class is for active volunteers. One of the requirements for our
permit from the Trust is that some of the volunteers running the Boathouse
will have current CPR and First Aid training. The class is equivalent
to the American Red Cross certification, and accepted at organizations
like the BCU, ACA, PADI, etc etc...
You may be able to get a reimbursement or stipend from your employer
for taking the class.
If you want to take the class please send an email to
volunteer@.... If you already signed-up, and we
sent you an acknowledgement please don't sign-up again. Please write
"CPR/FA registration" in the subject line. Its first come first served...
The New York Kayak Polo club is having a fundraising party on April 14th.
These guys always throw a really fun party, so head over there after your
CPR and FA training. For details see their website:
http://nykayakpolo.org/fundrSp07.html
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Although the air temperature has been getting warmer, the water
in the river is still very cold. Nobody should be paddling from
any of the Boathouse locations without a drysuit. In a few weeks
it may be safe to paddle with a wetsuit, but not yet.
Victor was able to get the pool time at Riverbank State Park
extended. There is no pool time this week, but it starts up
again on 4/14, and goes to 4/29. We will be doing volunteer
practice time for the entire session from 2PM - 6PM; Everyone
is welcome. For directions please see our website:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/directions.html
The CPR and First Aid class the Boathouse is running is only about
half full. If you volunteer a lot at the DTBH, please consider taking
the class. The Boathouse pays for the class, it only takes a few hours,
and we throw in lunch!!!
The class will be on April 14th from 10AM to 4PM.
The class will be held at:
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-5228
Cross Streets: Clarkson Street & 7th Avenue South
Directions: By subway: #1 to Houston Street; A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to
W. 4th Street
We start right at 10AM, and could go as late as 4PM, but will probably
finish earlier. The Boathouse is providing Pizza and soft drinks for
lunch.
This class is for active volunteers. One of the requirements for our
permit from the Trust is that some of the volunteers running the Boathouse
will have current CPR and First Aid training. The class is equivalent
to the American Red Cross certification, and accepted at organizations
like the BCU, ACA, PADI, etc etc...
You may be able to get a reimbursement or stipend from your employer
for taking the class.
If you want to take the class please send an email to
volunteer@.... If you already signed-up, and we
sent you an acknowledgement please don't sign-up again. Please write
"CPR/FA registration" in the subject line. Its first come first served...
The New York Kayak Polo club is having a fundraising party on April 14th.
These guys always throw a really fun party, so head over there after your
CPR and FA training. For details see their website:
http://nykayakpolo.org/fundrSp07.html
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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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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Our new season starts this Saturday May 12. Please come down to
any of our locations to help-out whenever you have time. Check
the website for exact opening and closing hours. We don't open
on the weekdays, or run the morning trips until June 15.
New volunteers are welcome anytime. Just come down to any of the
locations, tell the people who are working that you are a new
volunteer, and they will show you the ropes.
There was a very large sewage spill in Yonkers last weekend. The
leak has been repaired, but it will take a few more days for the
sewage to be dispersed, and the county is advising people not to
boat in the river until Friday.
Because of some injurys that occurred last year we are not running
any bracing or support stroke classes during the Wednesday evening
classes. In addition we would like all volunteers not to engage in
any practice or "peer training" of support strokes. Support strokes
are the low-brace and high-brace strokes that we do in closed cockpit
kayakys. Without proper training there is a possibility of injuring
your shoulder if you attempt these strokes. Support strokes should
only be taught or practiced during the BCU 2-star classes that Taino
will be running. We don't have a schedule for these classes yet, but
we will send an email when we do. There are several commercial kayak
schools in the area that cover these types of advanced topics. Please
see our links page on the website for their contact information.
Closed-cockpit or decked kayaks should only be used outside of the
embayment by people on the public boat list. To get on the public
boat list you need to be a regular volunteer, have gone on 4 or 5
of the morning trips as an assistant trip leader, completed the
local conditions class, and take a short skills test. The rules
for using the public boats are posted here:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/downloads/pub_boat06.pdf
See you on the water this Saturday!!!
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
The community board task force, our President Jim Wetteroth, and the
Hudson River Park Trust, are continuing their meetings about the design
of the new Pier 26 Boathouse. The next meeting is today 5/17 at 4:00PM
at 49-51 Chambers Street, 7th floor. This is the Community Board office.
Bring a picture ID. There is a security checkpoint so be sure not to bring
any pocketknives or anything else that might be considered a weapon.
Our new season got off to a good start last weekend, and we will
be very busy this weekend as the weather gets warmer, and the word
gets out.
We were very short of volunteers at the Pier 40 location, and had
to close the 72nd St. location on Sunday because we didn't have
enough staff. If you come to one of the Boathouses to help, and
there are plenty of people please consider going to one of the
other locations. The vibe and environment is different at each
spot. We lave loaner bikes at pier 96 and pier 40 that you can borrow.
If you are a new volunteer just come down any time we are open and
introduce yourself. We provide on the job training for free.
We were featured on NY1 last week, if you missed it you can see the
clip at:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/Search/Results/index.jsp?search=kayak&search_nav_highligh\
t=1&side_search=0&frontpage=1&x=12&y=6
If this link doesn't work just go to NY1.com and search for kayak.
One of our regular volunteers, Mike Samuel was hit by a motorcycle as
he walked across the highway at Pier 96. Mike is out of the hospital, and
recovering at a friend's house. There is a get-well card for Mike
at the Pier 96 Boathouse. If you want to send your wishes to Mike please
sign the card, and please be careful crossing the highway.
We have a group of school kids coming to the Pier 96 Boathouse on
May 25th at 11:00AM. If you can help during the day please email
volunteer@... or just come on down. It's a Friday
afternoon, and it should be about 13 kids.
The CPR and first-aid cards have not been mailed yet, but the people
who gave the class are working on it, and they hope to get them out soon.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
All locations of the Boathouse are open on a regular weekend
schedule this Monday, Memorial Day. The weather is supposed to be
very nice, and we will be busy, so if you have some time please
come down to help. We need help at all 3 locations.
A group of school kids are coming to paddle on Friday 5/25. If
you have time during the day please come down and help. Meet at
Pier 96 at 10:30AM, the kids get there at 11:00.
A number of Navy ships are in the harbor this week for "Fleet Week".
The Navy and Coast Guard create a very large security zone of up
to 300 yards around the ships. If you are paddling outside of the
embayment please stay well away from them. If you want a look at
the ships please go on a tour from land.
Next weekend on 6/2/2007 the Boathouse is hosting a talk by an
author about a really wild paddling adventure. The talk is at
Pier 96, right after we close at 6:30PM. Snacks and drinks will be
provided, please see:
http://www.fulcrum-books.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=5872
We don't start the regular morning trips until 6/16, but we are
going to run a special volunteer only morning trip on 6/3 to dedicate
the new dock on Governor's Island that our president Jim Wetteroth
and other volunteers have built. This trip is open to all volunteers
We will meet at the Boathouse at Pier 96 at 6:00AM, and be back by
lunchtime.
On 6/8 and 6/22 we are going to run 2 volunteer paddles for Women
only. These paddles are open to all Boathouse volunteers. Meet at
the Boathouse at 5:30PM, there is no need to sign-up for them, just
come at 5:30. Please bring a waterproof flashlight, or a regular
flashlight in a plastic bag. Please also bring a light jacket.
This paddle is ONLY open to women, and it will be led by our women
trip leaders.
The CPR and first-aid cards for the class the Boathouse hosted last
month are now in the office at Pier 96. If you took the class, please
get both of your cards out of the white desk drawer in the office at
Pier 96.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
On Saturday 6/2/2007 the Boathouse is hosting a talk by an
author about a really wild paddling adventure. The talk is at
Pier 96, right after we close at 6:30PM. Please see:
http://www.fulcrum-books.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=5872
They are bringing drinks and snacks, so it should be really
fun, and you might even be able to make a free dinner out
of it. The talk is open to the general public, everyone
is welcome.
We don't start the regular morning trips until 6/16, but we are
going to run a special volunteer only morning trip on 6/3 to dedicate
the new dock on Governor's Island that our president Jim Wetteroth
and other volunteers have built. This trip is open to all volunteers
We will meet at the Boathouse at Pier 96 at 6:00AM, and be back by
lunchtime. Rob Buchannan put up this great website showing the dock
launch:
http://web.mac.com/robbuc/iWeb/Site/ahab%27s%20dock.html
Sandy and Jeremy have volunteered to run a trip to see the famous
parrots of Englewood NJ. Apparently some pets got loose, and are
now breeding in Jersey. See: http://www.edgewaterparrots.com/
We will leave after the public program from Pier 96 at 5:00PM
on Saturday June 9th. There are some nice restaurants over there
so bring money for dinner, a waterproof flashlight, and a light jacket
in case it gets cold. This trip is open to all volunteers. New volunteers
can use sit on tops, experienced volunteers can use decked boats.
Our next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday 6/5. Come at 6:00PM to
catch-up with friends, the meeting will be called to order at
6:30PM. The meeting is open to everyone.
The Jersey City Reservoir preservation group that the Boathouse has
worked with in Jersey City is having a Fundraiser- on June 14th at
Liberty State Park, Jersey City. Liberty House Restaurant,
6pm-9pm $125.00 Dinner.
Sandy Sobanski led a number of other volunteers to run a free
kayaking program in the reservior in Jersey City for the last few
years to show them what is possible in this great space.
See their website for details: www.jcreservoir.org.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
A group of school teachers are coming to paddle on Friday 6/15. If
you have time during the day please come down and help. Meet at
Pier 96 at 10:00AM, the teachers get there at 10:30. Jeremy will
be running the program, we may stay in the embayment, or we may
go on a short trip.
On 6/8 and 6/22 we are going to run 2 volunteer paddles for Women
only. These paddles are open to all female Boathouse volunteers. Meet at
the Boathouse at 5:30PM, there is no need to sign-up for them, just
come at 5:30. Please bring a waterproof flashlight, or a regular
flashlight in a plastic bag. Please also bring a light jacket.
This paddle is ONLY open to women, and it will be led by our women
trip leaders.
We have purchased 3 cellphones for use at each of the 3 Boathouses.
These are pre-paid phones, with a limited amount of expensive minutes
on them. Please only use them to call from Boathouse to Boathouse, and
if you have your own cellphone with free weekend minutes use that to
place the outbound call instead. If you are working at one of the
Boathouses, and need something, or need more volunteers please try to
call one of the other Boathouses. We often have extra staff at Pier 96,
and we are often understaffed at Pier 40 and 72nd St.
Pier 96 646-549-9015
72nd St. 646-595-7608
Pier 40 646-269-2974
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer,
We are researching moving our volunteer email program to gmail. You may
receive an email from google telling you, you have been subscribed to a
new google group. We will continue to keep your name and contact details
private, we are just using google to host the mailing list. Nobody can
see your email or email you, just the Boathouse Officers. Please watch for
the email.
One of the questions we get asked a lot is, How can new volunteers help?
The answer is to just come to any of the locations, and introduce yourself.
No special training or skills are required. You just need to be friendly,
and willing to learn. If you are an experienced volunteer, and a new
person comes in, please make them feel welcome and show them around.
As a new volunteer be sure to try all the different locations. They are
all very different both in atmosphere, the work that needs to be done,
and the pace of the program.
We are holding some more new volunteer introductions. These are just
30 minute sessions where new people can hear from the experts sort of
soup-to-nuts on all the programs and procedures. It.s not necessary to
come to one of these sessions. If you can.t make it, we still need your
help.
The new volunteer sessions will be held at the Pier 96 location on the
following times:
Saturday July 7 at 12:00PM
Saturday August 4 at 12:00PM
We are open July 4 at all locations just like a regular weekend day. We
will also be running a trip from Pier 96.
We are still a little short staffed at all our locations, particularly
Pier 40 and 72nd St. If you have been wanting to come and help now is
a good time. We are very busy because the weather has been so warm.
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday July 2nd. At 6:30PM. Come at 6:00
to catch-up with friends, the meeting will be called to order at 6:30PM.
We are doing some special kids programs during the weekdays on the
following dates and times. They will be trips or embayment paddling,
or a mixture of both. If you have some time during the week, please
come and help:
7/12 1:00 PM
7/17 10:00 AM
If you are a regular volunteer you are welcome and encouraged to go
on the morning trips as an assistant trip leader. You don.t need to
enter the lottery to be an assistant trip leader. You need to be
comfortable paddling a decked kayak for over 3 hours. If you have
never been in a decked kayak before be sure to practice after one of
your volunteer work sessions in the embayment, before going on the trip.
Also be sure you have done a wet exit and rescued another swamped kayak.
The best time to try the decked kayaks is anyday after the morning
trip returns, usually about 12:00PM. Just ask the trip leader to spend
a few minutes and go over the basics with you, then you can practice on
your own.
The morning trips are a great way to build-up your skills in a safe
controlled environment with expert advice from our trip leaders,
and like everything at the Boathouse, it's fun too.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
There have a number of changes in the board of directors Tim Gamble,
Martin Sweeny and Graeme Birchall have left the board. Jeremy Hooper is
now the acting Secretary and Tatianna Carayannis is now acting treasurer.
There will be more information later about about the board. For now the
most visible change will probably be that I will sending out the
volunteer emails instead of Tim Gamble. I would be grateful for your
patience during this transition as I get up to speed with everything.
This Saturday, July 7th, there will be a new volunteer orientation at
Pier 96 at noon. Anyone who is new to the boathouse or has any questions
about the boathouse and its activities is encouraged to attend
The great Hudson River paddle will be arriving at the Pier 96 boathouse
at about 2PM on July 11th. The boathouse will be open to greet them.
For Details see http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/ghrp/details.htm
Taino will be running a BCU 1 and 2 star training session on Sunday July
15 at 9AM at Pier 96.This is open to all ACTIVE volunteers. Be there
Earlier than 9 and ready to get on the water at 9AM This a very useful
training session for anyone wanting to improve their paddling skills and
knowledge. There will be an assessment in the fall.
On Friday July 20th we will be running an ebayment paddle for a number of
kids from 12PM-3PM. If can help out contact Sandy Sobanski at
dragonsandy1@...
"We will be doing 2 swim escort kayaker orientation classes before the
Triathalon
The first class will b held at the DTBH at 6;30pm on Tuesday July 17th.
Another class will be held at 5:00 pm at the DTBH on Saturday July 21st.
After the class on Saturday-kayakers can paddle up to 72nd St with me,
Sandy Sobanski. Paul Amico will also be hauling kayaks in his truck up
to the tri. Kayakers should contact me if they want to do the triathalon
kayak support. dragonsandy1@...
I will also be at the boathouse way early-- at 4:30 am Sunday-if anyone
wants to paddle up there with me. But they should contact me if they
plan to show up at the boathouse 4:30am that morning.
****We must be at the Triathalon by 5:30 am on Sunday!****
Thanks for your help!!!!
Sandy "
We are looking at better way to handle our volunteer lists. One of the
things we are looking into is a google group. This means that may get
some boathouse emails from a google address. there may one or two test
messages. thanks for you patience.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
This is Just a quick update that this Friday, July 20th during the day will be
quite busy. The kids paddle has been pushed back to 1PM instead of the
originally
scheduled 12 noon. We also have a group of teachers coming in the morning at 10
AM. This will be a busy day. Any help will be greatly appreciated. So if you
have
any time during the day on Friday. PLEASE come by the boathouse at Pier 96
either
by 10 AM or at 1PM.
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Ok Guys! The Triathalon folks are putting out a great breakfast, nice gift
bags,
and... they are making a lovely donation to the DTBH for helping out...
We are trying to round up some more great DTBH volunteers!
Please contact Sandy Sobanski dragonsandy1@...
We need more kayakers for swim support for the Triathalon on July 22nd! If you
would prefer a sit-on-top kayak, we can have everything up there waiting for you
that morning---kayak, paddle, life-jacket and all... And if you really want to
be
spoiled...Contact me if you would like a certain deck boat up there...Or you can
paddle it up the afternoon before and drop it off at the kayak meeting spot
behind
the resturant at tthe 79th St Boat Basin.
I will be launching from the DTBH at 4:30am the morning of the Triathalon- July
22nd, if anyone would like to paddle up with me.
We are asking kayakers to be at the Triathalon meeting spot-on the grassy area
by
the 79th St Boat Basin at 5:30am.
There is a kayaker swim support orientation classes at the DTBH the day before,
Saturday the 21st at 5pm.
Let me know if you are intending to help out!
Thanks!
Sandy
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
The Kids Paddle Tomorrow that was originally scheduled for 1PM to 3PM
tomorrow, Friday July 20th has been cancelled due to expected
thunderstorms. The 10AM morning program is still on, weather permitting.
If you want to help out be at the boathouse by 10AM.
thanks
Jeremy Hooper
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
If you are reading this, this information is a little redundant, however, All
volunteer information emails are also posted at
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/dtbh_volunteer_news/
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Tim Gamble writes:
I'm writing to ask for your help to provide kayak support for the upcoming
CIBBOWS race on August 5th.
The race is a 1 mile swim race along the beach in Coney Island. You can read
about CIBBOWS and the race at:
http://www.cibbows.org/races/2007.html
This group is not affiliated with the Manhattan Island Foundation that runs the
races in the Hudson River.
This is an easy race to support. It is just a 1 mile course along the beach. You
need to be comfortable in your kayak, and able to control it, but advanced
skills are not required.
If you want to help please let me know. I especially need people who can bring
their own boats via car. I may be able to get a trailer to bring boats from the
Downtown Boathouse, but I'm not sure.
Let me know if you can drive yourself, or you need a ride.
We will launch from 2 separate locations:
1)Plumb beach off the Belt Parkway. Meet at 06:30, launch at 07:00.
2)On the beach at the Start in Brighton Beach, meet at 07:30, launch at 08:00.
Because it is Sunday there is free parking available at the start, and parking
is always free at Plumb Beach.
After the race a number of us plan to spend the morning and early afternoon
paddling out to Breezy Point, maybe doing a little surfing.
CIBBOWS will supply breakfast. I will supply a gourmet lunch for anyone who
wants to do the Breezy Pt paddle.
Thanks!
Tim...
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Tim Gamble 917-721-8851
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We have purchased 3 cellphones for use at each of the 3 Boathouses.
These are pre-paid phones, with a limited amount of expensive minutes on them.
Please only use them to call from Boathouse to Boathouse, and if you have your
own cellphone with free weekend minutes use that to place the outbound call
instead. If you are working at one of the Boathouses, and need something, or
need more volunteers please try to call one of the other Boathouses. We often
have extra staff at Pier 96, and we are often understaffed at Pier 40 and 72nd
St.
Pier 96 646-549-9015
72nd St. 646-595-7608
Pier 40 646-269-2974
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We have started two weekly sunset volunteer paddles, on Tuesdays and Sundays
after we close the public programs. These leave from Pier 96. While all (old and
new) volunteers from all locations are welcome, these paddles are aimed
primarily for volunteers who have little or no deck boat experience or who have
never been out on the river. TheyÕre meant to be easy, relaxed paddles of
1-1.5hrs, led by more experienced volunteers. If youÕve never been in a deck
boat or done a wet exit and want to go on one of these trips, please plan to ask
a more experienced volunteer or the dock master to show you the basics sometime
before the tripÑeither during the public program earlier in the week/weekend or
come early enough (at least a couple of hours) before the trip to get
comfortable in a deck boat and with wet exits. Trips will leave no later than
7pm so plan to be there by 6:30 to get and dress your boat (earlier if youÕve
never been in one). We should be back by sunset. Please bring
a waterproof flashlight, a change of clothes, and a light jacket. If youÕre
an experienced paddler, please consider volunteering on the trip to assist your
new fellow volunteers as they get their sea legs.
Thanks
Jeremy Hooper
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
On Saturday August 18th we will have our annual party, the Harrison St. Regatta.
We will be setting up at 1PM
There is a race at 2:00PM, Starting at Pier 96, followed by a BBQ in
the park at 72nd St. This is always a lot of fun, so please put it on your
schedule now. We may need some people to help out with some of the preparation
and cooking. Let me know if you would like to help.
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Also on the 18th there is going to to be a group of kids coming with some
salvation army volunteers. They are coming at 9AM. and will probably be gone by
10:30. We will be running our normal public program in the morning at the same
time We will just set aside 4 or 5 doubles for them. There will be more adults
than children. If you can be at Pier 96 at 9AM to help, please do.
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Tim Gamble writes:
Please mark your calendar. The Portside Group in Red Hook Brooklyn is
running their 2nd annual Kayak Valet event. See:
http://www.portsidenewyork.org/KayakValet.htm
Sat, 9/8/07 Rain date Sun 9/9/07
The idea is that you can paddle down to Red Hook, and leave your boats to
enjoy the neighborhood. We had a lot of fun last year.
Free kayak rides by the Red Hook Boaters http://www.redhookboaters.org/.
Safety Boat provided by Launch 5 http://launch5.com/
There is no need to sign-up. If you have questions you can email portside
or me. I'll be there for the morning with the Red Hook Boaters doing our
free kayaking program.
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Nancy Brous writes:
New York Kayak Polo will be holding an introduction to kayak polo session on
Thursday, August 16th, from 6pm Ð 8pm at our new summer home at the pier 66
boathouse on the Hudson river at west 26th street.
The event is free to all participants.
Non-ACA members will have to pay a $10 insurance fee to participate.
All gear is available for your use at no cost: boats, paddles, sprayskirts,
helmets, and lifejackets.
Bring a towel and a dry change of clothes.
For more information about kayak polo and our club, please visit
www.nykayakpolo.org or email us at nykayakpolo@...
We look forward to seeing you there.
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On Saturday August 25th There is a swim leaving pier 96 for the little Red
Light House, under the George Washington Bridge. They will be setting up around
3PM and starting the race at 4:15PM. This will happen while our public program
is open. More details to follow
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The Boathouse has come in possession of a Trak kayak. See
http://www.rethinkkayak.com/ for details about this boat. It is not actually our
boat. It is on permanent load from the manufacturer. I encourage anyone who is
comfortable in a deck boat to try paddling the boat in the boathouse ebayment.
There are some issues to be aware of with the boat. It is a fairly tippy boat by
boathouse standards. As this boat has no bulkheads it must NEVER be taken
without the front and rear flotation bags in place and inflated. Check these
before taking the boat house. This boat has limited reserve buoyancy so it is
almost impossible to empty on the water if it becomes flooded. It is also a
fragile boat. It is NOT to be used for any rescue practice
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Friends on Hudson River Park is doing Shakespeare plays at 1PM and 5PM on Pier
95, the little River get down south of the boathouse. They will be doing this
this weekend and next. They are leaving so of their props in the the Parks
department office so they need to access the office at 11AM and again at 7:30 on
Saturday and Sunday. If anyone is in the boathouse at these hours please allow
them access the the parks office in the south east corner of the boathouse.
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
The gala event of the year at the Boathouse is this Saturday 8/18 the Annual
Harrison Street Regatta. This is our annual fun-race and BBQ that is
held every year at the Boathouse. It is the highlight of the paddling
season. As last year year the race goes from our Pier 96 location at 56th St.
to the Boathouse dock at 72nd St.
The winner is the 2nd boat to cross the finish line. The race is open to
all human-powered craft. Our fleet of public kayaks is available for use,
or bring your own boat. Come at 1:00PM to register, the Race Starts at 2:00PM.
A BBQ is held after the race. Everything including the food and soft drinks
is 100% free.
The winner receives a trophy that must be made by hand by the previous year's
winner. For the last 5 or 6 years the trophy has been captured by a
Downtown Boathouse Volunteer, and displayed prominently in the Boathouse
trophy case. We plan a spirited defense again this year.
We encourage everyone to participate in the race. For most people it is
just a fun paddle. We try to get all our boats out on the water at once.
Last year we probably had 50 or more kayaks in the water.
We will be closing Pier 40 around noon on the 18th to give people time to get to
Pier 96. We will be closing our Program around the same time at 96. to prepare
for the regatta.
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On Saturday August 25th at 2PM at Pier 96 we will have a quick orientation for
new volunteers. this is not so much a class as an introduction to what the
boathouse does and what volunteers, how you can help out and some of the fun
stuff that volunteers do. We encourage anyone interested to be at Pier 96 and
look for Aliye or Rob.
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Also on the 18th, the day of the Regatta, there is going to to be a group of
kids coming with some salvation army volunteers. They are coming at 9AM. and
will probably be gone by 10:30. We will be running our normal public program in
the morning at the same time We will just set aside 4 or 5 doubles for them.
There will be more adults than children. If you can be at Pier 96 at 9AM to
help, please do. The
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tomorrow night:
New York Kayak Polo will be holding an introduction to kayak polo session on
Thursday, August 16th, from 6pm Ð 8pm at our new summer home at the pier 66
boathouse on the Hudson river at west 26th street.
The event is free to all participants.
Non-ACA members will have to pay a $10 insurance fee to participate.
All gear is available for your use at no cost: boats, paddles, sprayskirts,
helmets, and lifejackets.
Bring a towel and a dry change of clothes.
For more information about kayak polo and our club, please visit
www.nykayakpolo.org or email us at nykayakpolo@...
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Tim Gamble writes:
Please mark your calendar. The Portside Group in Red Hook Brooklyn is
running their 2nd annual Kayak Valet event. See:
http://www.portsidenewyork.org/KayakValet.htm
Sat, 9/8/07 Rain date Sun 9/9/07
The idea is that you can paddle down to Red Hook, and leave your boats to
enjoy the neighborhood. We had a lot of fun last year.
Free kayak rides by the Red Hook Boaters http://www.redhookboaters.org/.
Safety Boat provided by Launch 5 http://launch5.com/
There is no need to sign-up. If you have questions you can email portside
or me. I'll be there for the morning with the Red Hook Boaters doing our
free kayaking program.
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Nancy Brous writes.
The 16th Annual Hudson River Swim For Life
&
The 2nd Annual Race for the Hudson
Sunday, September 9, 2007
*Exciting New Swim Route From Nyack to Sleepy Hollow*
Please join us again as we swim & kayak 3 miles across the Hudson River.
Benefiting: the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society & Friends of Claire
Register online beginning May 5th!
www.hudsonriverswim.org
For more information please call (914) 949-0084
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
Just a reminder that we are continuing paddles after the public program on
Sundays at 6 and tuesdays at 7. It is getting darker much earlier these days so
lights are a MUST on this paddles as they will be returning in the dark. Our
weekday program at Pier 96 only has 3 weeks left. When the weekday program is
over we will move the tuesday paddle to 5PM for the last month of the season.
Lights will still be needed.
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Nancy Brous writes:
In the event that you missed it the last time around, New York Kayak Polo will
be holding another introduction to kayak polo session on Thursday, August 30th,
from 6pm Ð 8pm at our new summer home at the pier 66 boathouse on the Hudson
river at west 26th street.
Our last free intro session drew so many people that we ran out of boats!
The event is free to all participants.
Non-ACA members will have to pay a $10 insurance fee to participate.
All gear is available for your use at no cost: boats, paddles, sprayskirts,
helmets, and lifejackets.
Bring a towel and a dry change of clothes.
For more information about kayak polo and our club, please visit
www.nykayakpolo.org or email us at nykayakpolo@...
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Sandy Sobanski is organizing a dinner paddle this Saturday at 6 for people who
have been working the Hoboken days paddle. They will be taking most of the
scuppers. volunteers who are comfortable is a deck boat are welcome to tag
along. There will be a stop for dinner and a return in the dark so, again,
lights are a MUST!
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Victor Gonzalez is organizing a number of excursions to the graveyard or ships
off Staten Island for September. This are car top trips to go you must have a
car capable of carrying a couple of boats, for more info get in touch with
victor at vic434@....
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Tim Gamble writes:
Please mark your calendar. The Portside Group in Red Hook Brooklyn is
running their 2nd annual Kayak Valet event. See:
http://www.portsidenewyork.org/KayakValet.htm
Sat, 9/8/07 Rain date Sun 9/9/07
The idea is that you can paddle down to Red Hook, and leave your boats to
enjoy the neighborhood. We had a lot of fun last year.
Free kayak rides by the Red Hook Boaters http://www.redhookboaters.org/.
Safety Boat provided by Launch 5 http://launch5.com/
There is no need to sign-up. If you have questions you can email portside
or me. I'll be there for the morning with the Red Hook Boaters doing our
free kayaking program.
**************************
Nancy Brous writes.
The 16th Annual Hudson River Swim For Life
&
The 2nd Annual Race for the Hudson
Sunday, September 9, 2007
*Exciting New Swim Route From Nyack to Sleepy Hollow*
Please join us again as we swim & kayak 3 miles across the Hudson River.
Benefiting: the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society & Friends of Claire
Register online beginning May 5th!
www.hudsonriverswim.org
For more information please call (914) 949-0084
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Mark Gluck writes:
A Roshashana (Jewish New Year) Tashlik ceremony will take place at 5:30pm
in the waters off of the
gazebo on the shoreline park just south of the Pier 96 boathouse. The
ceremony involves ritual Hebrew prayers and a casting of the year's sins
into the waters in the form of bread crumbs which will then be washed away
with the outgoing tide. Those who wish to participate via kayak must
arrive no later than 5pm to get kitted out in a boat. The ceremony will be
ecumenical and open to all DTBH volunteers and the general public.
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
The Dinner paddle for Hoboken volunteers this Saturday, September 1st has been
changed to a lunch paddle. It is expected to be leave around 1PM. As such lights
should not be necessary. Downtown boathouse volunteers who are comfortable in a
deck boat are welcome to join in if the public program is adequately staffed.
Please don't leave just a few people to work through the afternoon.
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Mark Gluck writes:
A Roshashana (Jewish New Year) Tashlik ceremony will take place at 5:30pm on
Saturday, September 15th.
in the waters off of the
gazebo on the shoreline park just south of the Pier 96 boathouse. The
ceremony involves ritual Hebrew prayers and a casting of the year's sins
into the waters in the form of bread crumbs which will then be washed away
with the outgoing tide. Those who wish to participate via kayak must
arrive no later than 5pm to get kitted out in a boat. The ceremony will be
ecumenical and open to all DTBH volunteers and the general public.
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
There are only 2 weeks left in our evening, 5-7PM opening at Pier 96. Please
remember that we will still be open on weekends until October 14th this year. We
still need volunteers at all locations.
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As it is getting darker earlier and earlier we are going suspend the volunteer
paddles for the next two weeks. as they would now be leaving in the dark. After
the weekday evening program ends, September 14th is the last day. We will
resume volunteer paddles on tuesdays. With a launch time of 5:30PM There will be
no more weekend, post program volunteer paddles.
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There has been some confusion over the authorized boat user list printed in
front the log book.
You do NOT need to be on the list to take a boat out of the ebayment. as part
of an organized boathouse trip, either a public morning trip or a volunteer
trip. You DO need to be approved to take a boathouse boat out of the ebayment
on and independent trip. Boathouse boats must NEVER be taken out of the ebayment
by yourself. There must always be at least 2 people. Please use the log book.
If you wish to be on the authorized boat list, Please contact me. The basic
requirements are the ability to rescue yourself and others, a knowledge of
tides and conditions and some river experience gained on organized boathouse
trips.
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Tim Gamble writes:
Please mark your calendar. The Portside Group in Red Hook Brooklyn is
running their 2nd annual Kayak Valet event. See:
http://www.portsidenewyork.org/KayakValet.htm
Sat, 9/8/07 Rain date Sun 9/9/07
The idea is that you can paddle down to Red Hook, and leave your boats to
enjoy the neighborhood. We had a lot of fun last year.
Free kayak rides by the Red Hook Boaters http://www.redhookboaters.org/.
Safety Boat provided by Launch 5 http://launch5.com/
There is no need to sign-up. If you have questions you can email portside
or me. I'll be there for the morning with the Red Hook Boaters doing our
free kayaking program.
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Mark Gluck writes:
A Roshashana (Jewish New Year) Tashlik ceremony will take place at 5:30pm on
Saturday September 15th in the waters off of the
gazebo on the shoreline park just south of the Pier 96 boathouse. The
ceremony involves ritual Hebrew prayers and a casting of the year's sins
into the waters in the form of bread crumbs which will then be washed away
with the outgoing tide. Those who wish to participate via kayak must
arrive no later than 5pm to get kitted out in a boat. The ceremony will be
ecumenical and open to all DTBH volunteers and the general public.
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Sandy Sobanansk writes:
Once again...New Jersey is out of control...Right at the Frank Sinatra Park
kayak launch in Hoboken-- a very entertaining scene will be going on. You can
paddle right up to our nice launch and join in on a canolli eating contest,
grape stomping contest, pizza eating contest, get your boat blessed, listen to a
Bon Jovi cover band, or listen to some of the original ShaNaNa guys... Then-
there's always some dude that does Frank Sinatra very well,ÊÊ there's a
classical Italian Mandolin Orchestra, a Doo-Wop band,Ê throw in some Italian
rockers,Ê and of course... Italian Opera.
Top it off with some fireworks. The Blessing of the Fleet is 4pm Saturday the
8th.
Go toÊ www.hobokenitalianfestival.com for the complete schedule.
As they say on their website..
ÊBadda-Bang!
--
If you wish to paddle over to Hoboken for the Italian festival, Please note
that these events happen in the evenings so Lights are an absolute MUST. In
addition you should have had previous experience paddling at night before
planning on Crossing the river to Hoboken and back in the dark.
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As it is getting darker earlier and earlier we are going suspend the volunteer
paddles for this week. as they would now be leaving in the dark. After the
weekday evening program ends, (September 14th is the last day) We will resume
volunteer paddles on tuesdays. With a launch time of 5:00PM There will be no
more weekend, post program volunteer paddles. After the Public Program ends
there may be a few weekend trips organized if the weather is good and the water
is still warm.
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There is a new version of Authorized Boat User List Published in the Log Book.
Again, It has to be emphasized that you do NOT need to be on this list to go on
Public trips or official volunteer trips. An official volunteer trip is either
the scheduled trips or will be announced in these emails. Being on the
authorized List means you are permitted to take a boathouse boat out of the
ebayment with at least one other authorized user. It is recommended that you
should really go out in groups of 3 or more. You are NOT allowed to take a
boathouse boat out of the ebayment by alone! It is also expected that people
behave responsibly and safely on the river, being mindful of traffic, currents
and weather and other factors that can affect conditions on the river.
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Taino, fresh back paddling around Puerto Rico, sill be running a refresher BCU
1 Star/2 Star class on Saturday September 15th at 9AM. This is a REFRESHER
course aimed at those who did he BCU classes earlier in the summer. It is not
the full training. This should NOT be your first BCU class.
Taino will be doing BCU assessment for the 1 and 2 star awards on Saturday,
October 6th at 9AM.
A reminder from Taino:
"Please tell those who want to take the test there is a practical and
verbal part to the exam.
Have them download syllabus from:
http://www.bcuna.com/pages/Main-Pages/Literature.shtml.
They should download 1*Thu 3* syllabus, same file. They only need to
know 1*star and 2*Star information. But they can read the whole
booklet it's small.
I will do a 2*star assessment on Saturday October 6th at 9:00AM
If they have any questions feel free to approach me and ask or those
who have 2*star and above can answer questions which will help them on
the test.
Again remember that is is being done for free for the benefit of the
DTBH so we have better trained volunteer staff which should pass this
along to others."
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Mark Gluck writes:
A Roshashana (Jewish New Year) Tashlik ceremony will take place at 5:30pm on
Saturday September 15th in the waters off of the
gazebo on the shoreline park just south of the Pier 96 boathouse. The
ceremony involves ritual Hebrew prayers and a casting of the year's sins
into the waters in the form of bread crumbs which will then be washed away
with the outgoing tide. Those who wish to participate via kayak must
arrive no later than 5pm to get kitted out in a boat. The ceremony will be
ecumenical and open to all DTBH volunteers and the general public.
**************************
Tim Gamble writes:
CIBBOWS and The Downtown Boathouse are joining the American Literal Society for
a clean-up of Plumb Beach this coming Saturday September 15th at 10 AM.
After the clean-up a number of us will be going for a short paddle, maybe out to
Breezy Point for some kayak surfing. Warning: The tides aren't going to be great
for surf, so there might not be any.
You need to have a car to get out here, there is no subway access, and we aren't
bringing the trailer.
Please contact Tim Gamble directly for more information.
tgamble@...
Transportation/ Directions
You can only access the turn-off from the Eastbound side of the Belt.
1. Get on the Belt Parkway going East. Go past all the Coney Island Exits, and
also past the Exit to Sheepshead Bay.
2. The turn-off for Plumb beach is marked "Rest Area" it doesn't actually say
Plumb beach.
3. If you get to the gas station in the middle of the Belt Parkway, you went too
far, turn around in the Gas Station and go back.
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Tim Gamble writes:
Please try and buy a ticket and attend the Gowanus Dredgers Annual fundraising
party on Thursday 9/20. The party will be at their launch site in Carroll
Gardens Brooklyn.
I have been to the last two parties and they were both great. It's only $25 to
get in, and that includes beer and a really nice dinner. They have two bands
scheduled, and LOTS of chances to win great prizes. Last year I won a really
nice Patagonia Travel Bag.
The Dredgers are doing a great job of bringing free kayaking and canoeing to
Brooklyn, just like the Boathouse does in Manhattan.
Check out the official invite at:
http://www.gowanuscanal.org/
Click on the "Don't miss our bacChanal Party link to buy tickets. You must buy
your tickets ahead of time, otherwise the price goes way way up.
Despite the name, "Bacchanal 2007" this is a kid friendly event. Typically a lot
of families come early ~ 5:00PM for face paining, entertainment by Billy Bones
the Pirate, and canoe rides. It gets quite a bit more rocking later in the
evening, when the music starts and it gets dark.
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On Friday, September 21, a group of school kids are coming to go out on a short
trip during the day. If you want to help meet at the Boathouse at 11:30, we will
start paddling at 12:00, and be back by 2:00PM.
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On October 14th The Mayors Cup Race takes place. This is a race around
Manhattan.
for more information see http://www.nymayorscup.com/
Last year no one from the boathouse competed. the winning time was 3:21:28 So
that is what you are up against!
The race is part of a bigger even called the New York Waterfest.
On of the events is called the Big Splash Hudson river Float. This is a series
of large inflatable river rafts that go down the hudson. They will launch from
our Pier 96 location. The rafts will arrive, be inflated and put the water and
then loaded with passengers. This typically takes place along the south side of
the boathouse, and they launch of the end of the main dock. October 14th is the
last day of our public program so we should be open and welcoming.
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
This is a busy weekend So i just wanted to post what is happening this weekend.
Saturday and Sunday are or last public Harbor trips
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We are going to loan a few boats out to a program on Staten Island on Saturday
the 15th. They will mostly be boats that we don't use in or public program. They
will be picked up early on Saturday and Returned on Sunday evening. We need to
make sure that some people are there on Sunday at 7PM to get the boats put
away.
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Friends of Hudson River Park is having a festival. this coming Saturday,
the 15th, at Clinton Cove. It takes place from 2pm to 5pm, and there will
be games, a free barbecue, music and so on. They will set up the
grill and food line along the front of the boat house facing the grass, The land
side garage door will be open. It's blocked off for the most part by tables
that are manned so any old person can't just wander in, The grill will be
delivered beween 9 and 11am, and the Chef will arrive to setup and begin
grilling around Noon. Laura Hughes, the organizer will be there beginning at
9am.
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Taino, fresh back paddling around Puerto Rico, sill be running a refresher BCU
1 Star/2 Star class on Saturday September 15th at 9AM. This is a REFRESHER
course aimed at those who did he BCU classes earlier in the summer. It is not
the full training. This should NOT be your first BCU class.
**************************
Mark Gluck writes:
A Roshashana (Jewish New Year) Tashlik ceremony will take place at 5:30pm on
Saturday September 15th in the waters off of the
gazebo on the shoreline park just south of the Pier 96 boathouse. The
ceremony involves ritual Hebrew prayers and a casting of the year's sins
into the waters in the form of bread crumbs which will then be washed away
with the outgoing tide. Those who wish to participate via kayak must
arrive no later than 5pm to get kitted out in a boat. The ceremony will be
ecumenical and open to all DTBH volunteers and the general public.
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
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Last weekend Pier 96 was closed for most of the day because we didn't have
enough volunteers to run the program. We are open all the way into October.
We are all tired by this time in the year, but if you have a few hours
please try and come down and help us finish the season on a high note.
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We have updated the public boat usage rules. We added the following
text:
"Public boats may only be used for trips in the local waters that start
and end at the Boathouse. Public boats may never be transported by car,
truck, or trailer without the written permission of a Downtown Boathouse
officer, and under the supervision of a public trip leader."
Please take a look at the full set of rules at:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/downloads/public_boat08.pdf"
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Due to the weather, we had to reschedule the BCU classes last Saturday.
Taino will now be running the class Saturday 9/22 at 09:00AM. This is a
REFRESHER course aimed at those who did he BCU classes earlier in the
summer. It is not the full training. This should NOT be your first BCU class.
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We have a small group of school kids coming on Friday 9/21 for a short
trip at Pier 96. The kids will get there at 12:00PM. If you want to
help out with this trip please come to Pier 96 by 11:30.
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Tim Gamble has asked to remind everyone one more time about the Gowanus
Dredgers annual fundraising party to be held at the Dredgers location
in the evening on 9/20. See details and buy tickets at:
www.gowanuscanal.org
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Our neighbor on Pier 40, The River Project, is going to be running an
event on Tuesday 9/26 from 4:30PM to 7:00PM. We are going to help out
by offering free kayak rides. If you can come and help please come to
Pier 40 any time between 4:30PM and 7:00PM
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Dear Boathouse volunteer
We have decided to close the 72nd St. dock for the rest of the 2007
season. We are having trouble getting enough volunteers to keep all
our locations open, last weekend Pier 96 was again closed in the
morning because we didn.t have enough people. We are contractually
obligated by the Trust to keep Pier 40 and Pier 96 open, and we are
going to focus on them for the remainder of the season. If you
usually volunteer at 72nd St. Please come down to Pier 96 and help
instead.
Pier 96 and Pier 40 are open through 10/14.
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This Monday 10/8 is the Columbus Day holiday, and both Pier 40 and
Pier 96 will be open on a regular weekend schedule. With all this
warm weather we should be very busy, so please come down and help
if you can.
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Taino will be running a BCU 2-star assessment this Saturday 10/6 at the
Pier 96 Boathouse. The BCU certification program features training
sessions where the strokes are taught and practiced, and an assessment
(test). On Saturday 10/6 we are only doing the assessment. You should
only sign-up for the assessment if you have been to several training
sessions, and have been practicing the strokes.
You can read about the BCU award system on the BCU website:
http://www.bcu.org.uk/bcu/2265-5-bcu-1---3-star-tests-.aspx
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At the beginning of the 2007 season we instituted a policy of no
rolling or bracing practice in Downtown Boathouse boats, except under
the direct on-site supervision of one of our BCU certified coaches
(Taino, or Tim). We also instituted a policy of no peer training of
bracing or rolling, even in private boats. We instituted this policy
to prevent shoulder injuries. In 2006 we had 3 serious shoulder injuries
due to improper bracing technique, so far in 2007 we have had none. Please
pay attention to this important safety requirement. If you want to learn
these advanced strokes you should enroll in one of our BCU classes or in
a class giving by one of the commercial operators mentioned in the
links. page on the Boathouse website.
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The following note is from Tatiana:
Calling all boathouse paparazzi! If you have taken photos or video of
Boathouse programs, trips, etc., this or any other season we would love
to have them for the Downtown Boathouse website and the Boathouse
archives. Please email John Donahue at Donahue.john@... or Tatiana
Carayannis at carayannis@... to make arrangements for us to get
your photos and videos.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer:
New York Water Fest is coming up this Sunday, 10/14, and we need
volunteers at Pier 96. See: http://nywaterfest.org for details.
Two of the Water Fest events will be starting from Pier 96, so it will
be quite busy. If you aren't entering one of the races, please
consider coming to help volunteer to run our program, and deal with
the spectators, many of whom will undoubtedly want to participate in
our public program. It will be a very busy day, and we need volunteers,
especially between 12-3pm.
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Public boat authorized user list
This is the last weekend of the season. Public programs will end on
Sunday 10/14. Please be reminded of the public boat usage rules,
which are in effect year-round. Public boats may not be loaned to
friends or taken out of the embayment by volunteers who are not on the
authorized user list. Also note that public boats must be taken out
in groups of at least two. So it is NOT ok to lend your private boat
to a friend, and take public boat for yourself. Public boats may only
be used for trips in the local waters that start and end at the
Boathouse. Public boats may never be transported by car, truck, or
trailer without the written permission of a Downtown Boathouse officer,
and under the supervision of a public trip leader.
Please take a look at the full set of rules at:
http://www.downtownboathouse.org/downloads/pub_boat08.pdf
If you have any questions about the public boat authorized users list,
please send an email to volunteer@....
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The end of the year volunteer party of the Downtown Boathouse will be
held on Friday, November 16th, 6pm, at The General Seminary, 175 9th
Ave (bw 20th & 21st). Please save the date and watch your volunteer
emails for more information.
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If you took and passed a BCU assessment last season (2006) but have
not received your BCU patch, please send an email to
volunteer@.... All BCU credentials will be handed out
at the end of the year party on November 16th.
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
We are starting the Winter pool program at Riverbank State Park this Saturday,
November 3rd. Details and directions for the public classes are on the Boathouse
website, under the Programs page.
We will be hosting volunteer practice time in the pool from 3PM until
4PM on Saturdays and 2PM to 4PM on Sundays. If want to come for the practice
time you must to be willing to help with the Public class from 4:00 to 6:00, and
help clean-up and put away the equipment afterward. If you missed the special
training session it's no problem, just come to the practice time and talk to the
volunteers running the program.
The sessions should run for a couple of months.
Weekends when it is not running will be posted.
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End of Season Downtown Boathouse Volunteer Party Ð NEW DATE
The Boathouse volunteer party will be held on Thursday, 15 November 2007,
6:30-9:30pm. Please make note of the new date. The party will be held at the
General Seminary in Chelsea, Matthews Lounge: 175 9th Avenue (bw 20th & 21st
Sts). Check in at the front desk and tell them you are going to the Boathouse
party (theyÕll direct you to Matthews Lounge, which is just behind the chapel).
If you would like to help with the party, please send an email to
volunteer@.... While the Boathouse will be providing
traditional Boathouse fare (as well as some new surprises), home baked desserts
or snacks are always welcome.
See you on the 15th!
Downtown Boathouse BOD
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Dear Boathouse Volunteer.
Just a short reminder. The Boathouse volunteer party will be held on
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 6:30-9:30pm. Please make note of the new date.
The party will be held at the General Seminary in Chelsea, Matthews
Lounge: 175 9th Avenue (bw 20th & 21st Sts). Check in at the front desk
and tell them you are going to the Boathouse party (they
â
€
™ll direct you to Matthews Lounge, which is just behind the chapel).
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We are running the Winter pool program at Riverbank State Park. Details
and directions for the public classes are on the Boathouse website, under
the Programs page.
We will be hosting volunteer practice time in the pool from 3PM until 4PM
on Saturdays and 2PM to 4PM on Sundays. If want to come for the practice
time you must to be willing to help with the Public class from 4:00 to
6:00, and help clean-up and put away the equipment afterward. If you
missed the special training session it's no problem, just come to the
practice time and talk to the volunteers running the program. Due to
limited time and boats The practice time is for to active volunteers.
The sessions should run for a couple of months.
Weekends when it is not running will be posted.
Volunteers need to understand that we are guest at Riverbank and the
program won't necessary function as our boathouse programs where you just
show up.
Volunteers should check the web-site for dates listed in the programs area
for closures and also check the status line (646-613-0740) before coming
to the pool.
Volunteers must also understand that sometimes Riverbank will let us know
last minute that is why the status line will be updated as quickly as
possible.
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