Flatwater Paddling                                                                                                                

                                  

Our not-for-profit club offers paddle trips on rivers, lakes and ponds as well as estuaries, marshes and coves. Trips are open to canoes and kayaks.

CALENDAR-  2010 Season at a glance!

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Photos  

 Rolling Clinic pics: session 1 week.1   and  week 2   

Session 2 week 1

 

 
 In the event of a last minute cancellation or modification to a paddle trip, please check the message board as well as your e-mail and the website for updates. There may be  times that the webmasters are not available to update the trip information. Click for Message Board. 

 

 

 Items of interest

Check out Erik's story of the New Year's Day Paddle on the Farmington!

Citizen scientists’ sought for FrogWatch USA program at Roger Williams Park

Save the Date- March 27th  RICKA's Flatwater Potluck/ Planning meeting. We will meet at River Bend Farm at 1:00 to set up our calendar for 2010! 

For those interested in cross-country skiing without leaving our fair
state, there is a list over at Google for the express purpose of
tracking conditions at local ski spots.
Here's the link

 

2010 Tide Calendars

Check out Erik's video on the Blackstone!

Adirondack State Park week 2010

 

RICKA Flatwater Schedule Scroll down:

 
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. Trips are group events.  You, and you alone, are responsible for yourself    

PFDs (life vests) are required on all RICKA and Blackstone Valley Paddle Club trips.  Please stay out of channels and be aware of boating traffic. Canoes and kayaks do not have the right of way.

Note: Inflatable PFDs (life vests) are not acceptable for paddling on RICKA Flatwater trips or Blackstone Valley Paddle Club trips for safety reasons. 

Paddling Basics Choosing a PFD

 

Cold Water Paddling

 

Real time water levels in the Blackstone River
Tides

 

Weather  
USGS Real Time Water Data   Narragansett Surf Cam
   

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/Kayak Association (Rhode Island Canoe Association, Inc.), although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities. Each participant is responsible for his or her own training in boating and rescue techniques, equipment, and personal well-being when engaging in or attending club-organized activities.

        

 

Report broken links, questions or concerns to the Flatwater, Whitewater and Blackstone Padldler's webmaster - Cheryl Thompson Cameron:  

 

To sign up for the free e-mail list, send an e-mail to StoneFoxFarm@juno.com  or click below:

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Items of Interest:

April 9th -11th - New England Paddle Sports

 

Adirondack Trip 2010

Henry has just announced that he will be leading a week long camping and
paddling trip in Adirondack State Park, NY, again next year. It will be
from July 31 - August 7 2010
We will try to key in on sites 80 - 100 at Lake Eaton campground. You
can make reservations on
October 30th ,2009 at ReserveAmerica.com
 

Jim Cole has written a book " Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island". Click here to check it out  

Pro Jo article on Jim's Book

      

 
The old Charlestown Naval Air Station, a.k.a Ninigret Park in Charlestown.  The area at the end of the runway has been turned into a parking area and includes HC accessible rest rooms.  And there isn't a boat ramp for power boat, canoe and kayak only.   Jim Cole


and....Check out the new put-in on the Pawtuxet River in Warwick.

 

The Ten Mile River Watershed is holding a few events that may be of interest:   July will bring a Roger Williams trail paddle. For more info, visit the website.

2010 Tide Calendars

 

http://www.nbnerr.org/tides10.htm

How Kayaks are made- courtesy of Chick N.

Mass Wildlife Pond Maps

Preventing boating injuries

Layering for Cold Water Boating

Dangerous Dams

Lightning facts

Woonsocket !

 

                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Click for Glocester, Rhode Island Forecast 

 

 

 

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For those interested in cross-country skiing without leaving our fair
state, there is a list over at Google for the express purpose of
tracking conditions at local ski spots. By all means, please feel free
to post about your experiences on bike paths, parks, etc, around Rhode
Island and nearby Mass.
Here's the link