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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 webmaster is not
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RICKA Flatwater Annual Planning Meeting to be held at
River
Bend Farm on March 31st at 1:00.
Details
Adirondacks Trip for 2012. We will be camping at Rollins Pond
Campground and will be targeting sites A001 – A033.
Please fill out this form to let the organizers
know who is attending and where you will be staying.
ADK RSVP Form
Suggested
camping gear
You can
register at
www.reserveamerica.com. You can now register.
Bog River overflow- one of the many beautiful
scenic trips in this area!
The dates of the trip will be August 4th
– 12th. There are some motels in Tupper Lake which
is about 8 miles from the campground. We will be paddling
local lakes and rivers in the area which may include the St. Regis
Canoe area, Fish Creek Loop, upper, middle and lower Saranac Lake,
the Raquette River and any of a number of others in the area.
You are welcome to come for all or part of the week. Trip
Leader is Henry Dziadosz 401-567-0313 or
henry@twincitysupply.com
More info
Join us for some toasted peeps around the
campfire!
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RICKA Flatwater Schedule
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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
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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.
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| 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
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01/27/2012
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The Ten Mile River Watershed is
holding a few events that may be of interest: For more info,
visit the website. |
Preventing boating injuries
Layering for Cold Water Boating
Dangerous
Dams
Lightning facts
Woonsocket !
Mass Wildlife Pond Maps
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New!
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what's new in RICKA !
Are you looking for new places to
paddle and new people to paddle with?
Would you like to paddle
after work during the week? You’re not alone. The
Southern New England Paddlers (SNEP) and will be organizing Wednesday
evening paddles in May, June, July and August. Each week or so,
they will take a SNEP group out a on a local river or pond for an easy
relaxing paddle.
Click to find out more.
This is not a RICKA event, but it may be of interest to our group
SNEP- Southern New England Paddlers
Layering for Cold Water Boating
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