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Welcome to the Carolina Kayak Club!
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We are a full service flatwater Kayak club from the central North Carolina area dedicated to providing members with the opportunity to enjoy the spectacular paddling destinations available in the region. We are also dedicated to promoting the sport and increasing skills and safety. |
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September Newsletter!
The September edition of the CKC newsletter is now available. CKC members can click here to read it (nonmembers have to wait a month, c'mon, join and read it while it's hot!).
This month's newsletter features a trip report on paddling in the San
Francisco Bay by Alton Chewning, an article on night paddling by
Virginia Travis and a few words on selecting a kayak by Rich Wilcox.
Enjoy!
Volunteers Needed It's time again for volunteers to run for the elected Board positions, see 2010 Elections . Volunteers are also needed to work on our committees. Committees
that need help include Membership, Newsletter, Cruise, Web, and
Training. We're also looking for help from a graphic artist. To
volunteer, see process and contact names . Monthly Meeting - September
Lucia Peel, the chairperson of the Roanoke River Partners will talk about the Roanoke River Partners (RRP). They have developed and maintain the Roanoke River Paddle Trail, which currently has thirteen platforms available for down east adventurers. The platforms have been built on Weyerhauser land, the Nature Conservancy land and private property; one landowner was quoted as saying that the campsite land he leases to the RRP yields more income per acre than leasing land for agriculture! The Roanoke River is a wonderful asset for eastern North Carolina. It passes through many small historic towns that offer a wide variety of quaint small town experiences; at the north end of the river, there are over six miles of class two and three whitewater rapids
Lucia Peel was graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in political science and got her law degree at Wake Forest University. She practiced law until she finally realized that a “bad day in flip flops beats a good day in high heels”. She returned to eastern North Carolina in 2003 to open a B&B and got involved with RRP. She currently runs the Haughton Hall Bed and Breakfast in Williamston, NC, along with being acting Executive Director of the Roanoke River Partners. Please join us September 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm.
Monthly meetings are held at the Business Networking Center (next to the Dairy Queen) in Cary and are open to the public. Please note that beer and wine are available for purchase at the BNC and you can bring your dinner, if you like!
649 Walnut Street Cary, NC 27511 919.342.5251 Lat/long 35.77581673137403, -78.76765966415405
August Meeting Highlights
Mary Hall and David Cole bought touring kayaks for their 25th wedding anniversary in 2002 and have been paddling around the state together ever since. For the August CKC meeting they shared pictures and stories of their 20+ favorite places to paddle and were gracious to let us publish slides and photos to some very special places to paddle in the NC area. If you love to paddle in beautiful places, this presentation is a must see. You may download their presentation by the following links. Select the pdf file (21MB) or the powerpoint slide presentation (14MB compressed).
pdf presentation Powerpoint slide Presentation
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Watch this space!
Schedule of Upcoming Events:
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