Sunday September 6th
Quinebaug River in Brooklyn CT
Meet at 11:00 for an 11:30 launch.
Leaders Cheryl Thompson
401-497-5887
stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com and Tom Farley
Bring a lunch.
This trip is suitable for everyone.
Quinebaug River in Brooklyn CT
18 Day Street, Brooklyn CT 06234
N41° 48.161' W071° 53.775'
Driving Directions:
From Route 6, turn north at the traffic signal onto Day
Street. There is a Citgo gas station and convenience
store at the intersection. Drive 300 feet, then turn
right at the signs for “Quinebaug River Canoe Trail” and
Riverbend Apartments. Drive down the hill approximately
400 feet and bear left at the apartments. Turn right at
the bottom of the hill into the parking lot. Parking &
Access to the River River access is at the end of the
parking lot on the left.
Site Description The Town Of Brooklyn Riverside Park
Canoe Launch is very user friendly. Both novice and
experienced paddlers can enjoy several hours here. The
site is easy to find, has good parking, and can be used
almost all year. Paddlers can travel three to four
miles upstream and then return back downstream to the
launch site.
This is intended to be a hand launch ramp; a locked
cable prevents vehicular access. Nevertheless, be aware
that small motorized boats do travel on this portion of
the Quinebaug.
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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September 12th Swallow Murmuration Paddle-
Meet at 5:00 for a 5:30 launch
Trip organizers are Skye and Steve
Pechie scitamb.2@juno.com
and Andrea.
Sunset will be at 7:14.
Bring your dinner if you wish to eat while waiting in
your boat for the display to begin.
Minimum boat lenght requirement is 14 feet and
longer
The Coast Guard requires Kayaks and canoes to
display a single white light that is visible from all
angles. Most boats use deck mounted lights. Headlamps
are essential at the take-out as it is not lit, though
some parking spots are floodlit.
A note from Rich Coupland who has organized this
event previously:
"Every year, September through early October,
the swallows congregate on the lower Connecticut
River. Perhaps half a million birds gather in the
reeds of a small island each evening before sunset,
then lift into the sky and swoop back and forth in
large, a coordinated display known as a murmuration.
To sit in a small boat and look up at this display
is a very special experience.
The gathering is usually at the north end of Goose
Island, on the east side of the Connecticut River, a
mere two miles north of I95. It has been ongoing for
many years. There are often private power boats and
kayaks there in the evening, and there has been a
commercial dinner cruise that visited the site. The
Associated Press did a story on this in 2014: https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/torn...4.amp.html.
The preferred location is just south of I95, on
the east side of the Connecticut River at Ferry Landing
State Park, 398 Ferry Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371. Drive down
to the water, and the put-in is a small sandy area with
a couple of picnic tables, before the first parking
area. There isn’t much traffic on this dead-end road, so
most people stopped to offload their boats, then found
parking.
The Paddle is about 2.3 miles north to the viewing
area at the north end of Goose Island. Paddle to the
right of Calf Island and Goose Island, then around to
the north point of Goose Island. Watch for other boat
traffic.
Some thoughts: We were comfortable in lightweight
paddle clothing but, in general, plan for cooler
evenings.
Over-all, this was a great way to spend a
late-summer evening!" Rich
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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September 13th to the 19th Adirondack Trip Week
long camping and paddling trip in the beautiful
Adirondacks. Trip
organizers are Chuck Horbert chorbert13@gmail.com
401-418- 2838 and
Cindy Gianfransesco.
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September 26th Moonlight Paddle Worden
Pond. Meet at 5:45 for a 6:15 launch. Jen
Stanton bigredstantons@gmail.com Cindy
Gianfransesco and Chuck Horbert chorbert13@gmail.com
401-418-2838
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September 26th Picnic and Wickford Paddle
The Flatwater paddle will be at Wilson Park. Meet at
9:30 and we will be launching promptly at 10:00.
FW leaders Cheryl Thompson
stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com 401-497-5887
Wilson Park boat ramp.
Paddle in the calm, wind-protected waters among the
islands and marshes.
Google Maps
Turn onto Intrepid St. from RT 1 (it's just North of the
junction of RT 1 & 1A, near the fire & Police stations).
Continue to the launch and the parking lot at the very
end. NOTE: You can also get to the launch by going
through the main entrance for Wilson Park from RT 1A,
just South of the RT 1 & RT 1A junction, but it might be
easier going the other way.
GPS N41 34.638 W071 27.187 Boat ramp
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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September 30th Moonlight Paddle on Worden Pond.
South Kingstown Meet
at 5:45 for a 6150pm.
Trip Coordinators: Jen Stanton bigredstantons@gmail.com Cindy
Gianfransesco and Chuck Horbert chorbert13@gmail.com
401-418-2838
Worden Pond is the second-largest freshwater lake in RI.
Bring a headlamp or waterproof light.
Worden Pond in South Kingstown
Worden Pond is a large lake in South Kingstown,
Washington County, Rhode Island. It is the
second-largest freshwater lake in the state of Rhode
Island, behind Scituate Reservoir, and the largest
natural freshwater lake in the state.
This access site on the south shore of Worden
Pond has a small dock, a cement plank boat ramp, and a
large gravel parking lot.
Town: South Kingstown
41° 25.776' N 71° 34.04' W See this
location in: Google
Maps
Driving Landmarks: On Wordens Pond Road, 1/2 mile
west of the junction with Route 110 (Ministerial Road)
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 |
November 7th Turkey Paddle Wallum Lake Cheryl
Thompson stonefoxfarm75@gmail.com 401-497-5887
and Sharon Dragon shdrag1@gmail.com
Meet at 1:00 for a 1:30 launch.
Dinner reservation is for 4:00 pm.
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 26th if you intend to have dinner
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.
Google Maps
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.
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December 5th Santa Paddle-
Wickford RI
Trip coordinator is Pat Lardner
pslardner@gmail.com
Paddle with Santa at Wickford Harbor on December 5th
meet at 11:30 a.m. for a 12:10 p.m. launch .
A
wetsuit or drysuit is required for this paddle.
Join us as we escort Santa as he arrives by boat in
Wickford Harbor.
We will meet at the Wickford Town Dock next to Gardner’s
Wharf (170 Main Street, North Kingstown, RI). Please
RSVP to Pat Lardner at psla...@gmail.com so
we know how many hats we will need for Santa’s elves.
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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