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October 11th Narrow River Meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 launch. Trip organizer is Erik Eckilson - 617-794- 0378  Eckilson@cox.net

Due to low water the Tully Lake trip has been changed to Narrow River.

Narrow River - Sprague Bridge – Narragansett
We will put in at Sprague Bridge. High tide is 11:30, so we will meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 launch.

We will do a round trip up through Pettaquamscutt Cove and the Narrows between Middlebridge Road and Bridgetown Road – about 6-miles.
Those who are interested can paddle down to the beach when we get back to the bridge. You must be a strong paddler as we may have current and windy conditions. Suitable for boats 14-feet or longer. Bring a lunch.

Put in: 298-276 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
Additional parking is available on the other side of the river on both sides of route 1A

Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk  of serious injury or death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities

October 18th Saturday Blackstone Gorge Fall Colors Paddle
Meet at 9:30 for a 10:00 launch.
Leaders: Gary Powers 
garpow28@aol.com
 
This is a pretty fall paddle, just under 4 mi. round trip and suitable for all paddlers.  Parking lot is small.
 
The put-in for this section is near the Blackstone Gorge across from 66 County Street, Blackstone MA.

GPS Coordinates: N42 00.923 W071 33.165 with a short walk from the parking area to just above the Rolling Dam (1886). 

 The Rolling Dam is large and backs up a lot of water into a millpond that was used to power the Blackstone Manufacturing Company (1904) and currently provides water power for hydroelectricity.  About one mile up river is the Triad Bridge where three railroad lines were to cross at a point forming a three-tiered bridge.  At about 1-1/2 miles on the left bank is Blackstone's best-preserved lock structure, the Millville Lock (1828).
 
For more information about the Triad Bridge and Millville lock please visit:
 
The trip continues another ½ mi to our turn around spot, just below Central Street in Millville where we meet small rapids near the remains of the site of a succession of mills, a grist mill (1732), a sawmill (1753), and the first woolen mill (1814) in the Blackstone Valley, among others.  From there, we turn around and finish our fall colors tour back at the Blackstone Gorge dam.

Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk  of serious injury or death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities.

 
November 1st Turkey Paddle at Wallum Lake. Meet at 1:30 for a 2:00 launch. Coordinators are Cheryl Thompson stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com
401-497-5887 and Sharon Dragon  shdrag1@gmail.com    401-225-3942.


A lovely fall paddle with dinner at a nearby restaurant. Restaurant is Bistro Eight Ates 172 Gore Rd, Webster, MA 01570. . You are welcome to come to the paddle only or the restaurant only.if you can not make both the dinner and paddle.
RSVP by October 26th if you intend to have lunch with us, dinner is about 4:00 pm..

 You will not be charged for parking at Wallum Lake.

No RSVP needed for the paddle, just for the reservation at the restaurant.
 

At this time of year a change of clothes in a waterproof bag is required. A wetsuit or drysuit is recommended.


Google Maps  

Douglas State Park, Douglas, MA. Wallum Lake is located on the border of RI and Ma., has  crystal clear water, and an easy paddle. 

 Directions: 146 north  exit for Rt 16 to Douglas/Uxbridge
Follow Rt 16 W thru the town of Douglas. You will
come to  an intersection for Rt 16 & 96. GO STRAIGHT. (You will see a sign for Douglas  State Park/Wallum Lake) This is S. Main St. Follow until you see a sign for  Douglas State Park, take this left. Just down the road take a right  at park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the hill to the put-in.
 
 Also: Rt 395 exit 2 for town of Webster. Follow Rt 16 east until
 you see a  sign on the right for Douglas State Park or Cedar St. Follow Cedar  St to the  end. Go straight across at sign for Douglas State Park. Just down  the road  take a right at park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the  hill  to put-in.

Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk  of serious injury or death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities.

Paddle with Santa in Wickford- Trip organizer: Pat Lardner pslardner@gmail.com 401-524-8057
Meet at 11:30 AM  to decorate your Canoe/Kayak.


RSVP to Pat Lardner at 
pslardner@gmail.com so she can have Elf hats for everyone attending.

Wetsuit or Drysuit mandatory


Wickford Festival of Lights  

Once again we will be escorting Santa down Wickford Harbor as he arrives by boat at the the town dock. 

Paddlers should plan to deck their boats with holiday decorations and bring their holiday cheer!

We will meet at the same location as last year,
 170 Main Street, Wickford, RI. Parking lot is located to the right of Gardners Wharf Seafood. 




Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk  of serious injury or death. The Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities.
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The people who coordinate RICKA trips are responsible for setting a meeting time and how to get to the put-in and take-out. The trip coordinators are unpaid volunteers who are not  professionals.  They are not and cannot be responsible for determining the adequacy of your skill level, your personal safety, well-being, or happiness.
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At this time of year, wetsuits or drysuits are REQUIRED. You will not be allowed to paddle with the group if you do not comply. If you are weating a wetsuit, please bring a change of clothes.

Our first on-water meeting/paddle of the season is the signal that summer is here! For those new to the club, a group paddle or event replaces the more structured meetings of fall through spring, and takes place on the third Monday evening of the month.   

 

Sudbury River

Meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 shuttle  Trip coordinator: Erik Eckilson 617-794-0378 eckilson@cox.net

This trip has been cancelled. We will try to reschedule it.

Sudbury River – Wayland to Concord

We will put-in at Sherman’s Bridge Road in Wayland and paddled down to Lowell Road in Concord  - about 8 miles.

 For much of the trip, the Sudbury meanders through marshland of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. We swill stop for lunch at Brooke Island at Fairhaven Bay.

Those who are interested can continue a short distance past the take out to visit the Old North Bridge in the Minuteman National Historic Park.

Put-in: 72 Sherman's Bridge Rd, Wayland, MA 01778

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