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December 7th Santa Paddle Trip
organizer: Pat Lardner RSVP to Pat Lardner at pslardner@gmail.com so she can have Elf hats for everyone attending. 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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End of scheduled paddles for this season.
Please keep an eye on the message boards for pick up paddles and
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April 12th Flatwater Planning Meeting at River Bend Farm from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in Uxbridge. Coordinator is Cheryl Thompson 401-497-5887 or Stonefoxfarm@juno.com Join us at Visitor Center at River Bend Farm in Uxbridge, MA for our annual Flatwater Planning Meeting. At this meeting, we will set up our calendar for the 2025 year, so please bring ideas for trips. If you would like to lead a trip but do not have experience, we can partner you up with an experienced leader, just ask. We will have party pizza and soda. You may bring a snack or dish to share, if you wish. If you have dietary restraints, please bring what you can eat. The Visitor Center is located at 287 Oak Street, Uxbridge, MA. |
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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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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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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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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. Tri Trip coordinators: ....... 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. 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 https://maps.app.goo.gl/McRcBeWF1PsrsUY19 |