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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 webmasters are not
available to update the trip information. Click for
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Click to make reservations to RICKA's First Annual
BBq at Fort Getty! |
RICKA Flatwater Schedule
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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. Trips are group events. You, and you alone, are responsible for
yourself |
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PFD's (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 PFD's (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
attending club-organized activities. |
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Items of Interest:
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First Annual RICKA BBQ at Fort Getty on August
23rd. Click on link for your reservation. |
Flatwater Training Class to be held on July 19th
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The Borderlands Project in Killingly is now focusing on access to our
many wonderful water bodies. Our purpose it two-fold. First and foremost, we want to have FUN.
Second, we want to have fun as publicly as possible.Weather permitting, we paddle on Friday, June 26 at 5:30 pm, on Middle
Reservoir in East Killingly. It is located on northern (left) side of
Route 101, as you are heading east beyond the East Killingly Fire House.
We will access the reservoir from Pond Road (off of Route 101) so
continue until you see Pond Road on the left side of the highway. Turn
left onto Pond Road and there will soon be places to put your cars. Ed
Eramian email: edward.eramian@gmail.com
An informal group of ‘on your own’ paddlers are
getting together at the following locations, dates and times. These are
informal gatherings. Informal Paddle Dates and
Locations ;
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Middle Reservoir (Pond Road) |
June 26 @5:30 PM |
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Chase Reservoir |
July 1 @5:30 PM |
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Ross’ Pond |
July 7 @5:30 PM |
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Five Mile Pond |
July 16@5:30 PM |
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Quinebaug River (Pomfret Launch) |
July 24 @5:30 PM |
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Wauregan Reservoir |
July 31 @5:30 PM |
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Quinebaug River (South of Rogers) |
August 7 @5:30 PM |
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Old Killingly Pond |
August 15 @1:00 PM |
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Henry Dziadosz is leading a week long, paddling & camping trip in
beautiful Adirondack State Park, NY from August 1-10th. Camping
will be at Lake Eaton
State campground,
which is located outside of Long Lake, NY, approximately a 6 hour drive. The Adirondacks offer many wonderful paddling opportunities.
If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Henry
henry@twincitysupply.com 401-567-0313.
.............. Jim Cole has written a book titled " Paddling Connecticut and Rhode
Island". The release date is April 7th. Amazon.com is taking
pre-orders.
Click here to check it out
Pro Jo article on Jim's Book
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| 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.
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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. |
 Click
for new 2009 tide calendars
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 !
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New!
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 |
