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November 1st Turkey Paddle at Wallum Lake. Meet at 1:30 for a 2:00 launch. Coordinators are Cheryl Thompson stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com
401-497-5887 and Sharon Dragon  shdrag1@gmail.com    401-225-3942.


A lovely fall paddle with dinner at a nearby restaurant. Restaurant is Bistro Eight Ates 172 Gore Rd, Webster, MA 01570. . You are welcome to come to the paddle only or the restaurant only.if you can not make both the dinner and paddle.
RSVP by October 28th if you intend to have lunch with us, dinner is about 4:00 pm..

 You will not be charged for parking at Wallum Lake.

No RSVP needed for the paddle, just for the reservation at the restaurant.
 

At this time of year a change of clothes in a waterproof bag is required. A wetsuit or drysuit is recommended.


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Douglas State Park, Douglas, MA. Wallum Lake is located on the border of RI and Ma., has  crystal clear water, and an easy paddle. 

 Directions: 146 north  exit for Rt 16 to Douglas/Uxbridge
Follow Rt 16 W thru the town of Douglas. You will
come to  an intersection for Rt 16 & 96. GO STRAIGHT. (You will see a sign for Douglas  State Park/Wallum Lake) This is S. Main St. Follow until you see a sign for  Douglas State Park, take this left. Just down the road take a right  at park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the hill to the put-in.
 
 Also: Rt 395 exit 2 for town of Webster. Follow Rt 16 east until
 you see a  sign on the right for Douglas State Park or Cedar St. Follow Cedar  St to the  end. Go straight across at sign for Douglas State Park. Just down  the road  take a right at park entrance. Follow road bearing left down the  hill  to put-in.

Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

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 and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities.

Paddle with Santa in Wickford- Trip organizer: Pat Lardner pslardner@gmail.com 401-524-8057
Meet at 11:30 AM  to decorate your Canoe/Kayak.


RSVP to Pat Lardner at 
pslardner@gmail.com so she can have Elf hats for everyone attending.

Wetsuit or Drysuit mandatory


Wickford Festival of Lights  

Once again we will be escorting Santa down Wickford Harbor as he arrives by boat at the the town dock. 

Paddlers should plan to deck their boats with holiday decorations and bring their holiday cheer!

We will meet at the same location as last year,
 170 Main Street, Wickford, RI. Parking lot is located to the right of Gardners Wharf Seafood. 




Changes and cancellations to trips will be posted on the flatwater message board

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  Our coordinators provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.

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 and Kayak Association, although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities.
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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.
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At this time of year, wetsuits or drysuits are REQUIRED. You will not be allowed to paddle with the group if you do not comply. If you are weating a wetsuit, please bring a change of clothes.

Our first on-water meeting/paddle of the season is the signal that summer is here! For those new to the club, a group paddle or event replaces the more structured meetings of fall through spring, and takes place on the third Monday evening of the month.   

 

Sudbury River

Meet at 10:00 for a 10:30 shuttle  Trip coordinator: Erik Eckilson 617-794-0378 eckilson@cox.net

This trip has been cancelled. We will try to reschedule it.

Sudbury River – Wayland to Concord

We will put-in at Sherman’s Bridge Road in Wayland and paddled down to Lowell Road in Concord  - about 8 miles.

 For much of the trip, the Sudbury meanders through marshland of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. We swill stop for lunch at Brooke Island at Fairhaven Bay.

Those who are interested can continue a short distance past the take out to visit the Old North Bridge in the Minuteman National Historic Park.

Put-in: 72 Sherman's Bridge Rd, Wayland, MA 01778

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