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Hot News: Coast Guard warns of cold water danger ProJo -- Fri, Nov 06, 2009 Please send candidates for Today's Photo to the Webmaster. Include the name of the person who took the photo and a brief caption.

Now that we have your attention, print this to register.   Hypothermia -- How fast can it happen? On Memorial Day, 1996, an 18-year old canoeist capsized into 50 degrees F lake water. He sank to the bottom before a rescuer in a boat towing the canoe could reach him. He was wearing blue jeans, a light shirt and no life jacket. His body was recovered the next day by divers. Your ability to survive accidental immersion will depend on how you prepared yourself before going out. Dressing for the possibility of immersion helps buy time to work out a rescue in case of an accident. Warm weather does not cancel out the danger of cold water. Instead, wearing lighter clothing on warm days may increase risk. Members: Do you have your own web page? Send the URL to the Webmaster and get a link in the members' section of RIC/KA's links page .

F.Y.I. Issues you need to be aware of.

READ THE MINUTES of the most recent Executive Committee meeting USGS Real-Time Water Data for Rhode Island: Streamflow Conditions If you elect to receive the Paddler by e-mail please be certain to add RICKA_Newsletter@Yahoogroups.com  to your address book so it doesn't get filtered out as spam. Link problems on the homepage - TheSea Kayaking web pages, the Flatwater web pages, and the Whitewater webpages all reside on hosts separate from the home site. Among other reasons, this serves a security function in that, when the main RICKAsite gets hacked (it has happened 5 times so far) the satellite sites are protected from being defaced and needing to be restored.Bear in mind that web servers, like personal computers, are subject to occassional crashes and/or occassionally have to be taken offline to be upgraded. These events are beyond our control.In the event that you are unable to access one of the satellite sites or even the home site, please wait an hour and try accessing it again before reporting a problem to the Webmaster.Thanks. Need to locate a club officer or member of the Executive Committee (includingall activity chairs?  See the second page of any issue of the Paddler .Invasive species alert: Live Chinese Mitten Crabs have been caught incrab pots in Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. These are the firstconfirmed reports for the eastern United States.These are the first confirmed reports for the eastern United States. To date, there havebeen seven crabs documented, and five have been in the past two weeks.We don’t yet know whether the crab has established reproductivepopulations in these estuaries or spread to other locations along theeastern U.S. Please click HERE for more information and how to report sightings. The AMC has 2 camping facilities on Knubble bay outside of Bath ME. A recently constructed cabin and 40 acre Beal Island. The AMC runsseveral kayaking trips out of the Cabin/Beal Island per year, both the cabin and Beal Island are also available for rent.  More information:http://www.amckbc.org/

Discounts for members Bring your RICKA membership card and remember to ASK for the discount.

Claude's Cycles Snowshoes 10% off. Canoe & power sports accessories 10% off. Wood canoes & fiberglass canoes 8% off. 50cc scooters 3% off. Receive an additional 2% discount on canoes and 50cc scooters when you pay by bank check. Discounts are for card carrying RICKA members and apply to non-sale items. Foxborough, Ma. (call for directions) 508-543-0490 www.claudescycles.com Canoe Passage Outfitters: Glass andKevlar boats, 10% off retail; polyethelene boats 15% off retail;accessories, trips and instructions, 10% off regular prices. 277 Water Street, Warren, RI, (401)289-2754 www.canoepassage.com Eastern Mountain Sports: Cranston and Middletown locations only; not valid in other locations, online, or on phone orders. Valid on in-stock merchandise only. Offer expires 12/29/2009. RICKA members can save 15% off plastic hulls and accessories (when purchased with a hull); 10% off all other kayak accessories without purchase of a hull. Ternd & Conditions - % off full-priced items only. The KayakCentre: Glass boats 6% off normal retail; plastic boats 10% off normal retail; accessories with boat purchase 15% off,10% off all other times for RICKA members. Brown and Phillips Streets,Wickford Village. 1-888-SEA-KAYAK, www.kayakcentre.com NorthwindSports  10% RICKA discount on non-sale items. 267Thames St., Bristol, 401-254-4295 www.northwindsports.com OceanState Adventures (OSA): 10% RICKA discount.Services include kayak repairs, tune ups, and customizing. 99Poppasquash Road, Bristol. 401-254-4000. http://www.kayakri.com OspreySea Kayak Adventures: 10% off accessories.489 OldCounty Rd Westport Mass. 02790(508)636-0300 www.ospreyseakayak.com Quaker Lane Outfitters : All canoes & kayaks 10% off. Accessories 20% off. 4019 Quaker Lane (Route 2) North Kingstown. 800-249-5400. WaveLengthMagazine: Offers a "Club Sub"introductory discountfor new subscribers who are paddling club members. Asubscription generally costs $15/year, but new subscribers who areRICKA members, can subscribe for $10. Send a check with your name andmailing address along with a note saying you belong to the RICanoe/Kayak Association. The mailing address is: WaveLength Magazine,2735 North Rd., Gabriola, BC, Canada, V0R 1X7. Check them out on theWeb at http://www.WaveLengthMagazine.com

 

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