Reminder from: PrairieCoastPaddlers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PrairieCoastPaddlers/cal Fox River-Algnqn-Elgn Saturday April 9, 2011 9:00 am -...
Dear Prairie Coast Paddlers, I wanted to invite you all out to our Grand Re-Opening This Weekend. For details/more information about the opening event...read...
ALL: On 4/9/10 we will be having the second of two Summit Meetings of Water TrailKeepers. This would be a good opportunity for folks who want to learn more...
Oops.that should be 4/9/11... From: pscpaddlers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:pscpaddlers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 3:20 PM To:...
Colin from the Sierra Club has several of these brand new paddles that he is selling for $70. They are 250cm 4 piece paddles with fiberglass shaft halves and...
No disrespect intended towards anyone, but a 250 cm paddle is not suitable for most types of kayaking. That length is more commonly used by canoeists who...
APRIL 2011 CANOECOPIA A GREAT SUCCESS FOR IPC ! This year the IPC sponsored an information table and two events at Canoecopia. All three were highly...
A while ago I chipped my carbon blade while paddling in the river. Yesterday it was finally warm enough outside and I applied three strips of carbon tape to...
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seakayakerjb@...
Apr 4, 2011 9:56 pm
I'd contact Werner and ask them. They are a very user friendly company. And, I'd get a different paddle for rivers with lots of rocks, or playing in rock...
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PrairieCoastPaddlers@...
Apr 7, 2011 1:56 pm
Reminder from: PrairieCoastPaddlers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PrairieCoastPaddlers/cal Fox River-Algnqn-Elgn Saturday April 9, 2011 9:00 am -...
I understand the response to this paddle has been sparse at best. This paddle has always been one of my favorites. The first paddle of the year on a...
This past fall, some of you expressed an interest in distance yakking. Due to the Sunday t-storm forecast, Busse Lake is looking like a good spot for an 8-10...
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Bob Lippold
blippold01@...
Apr 8, 2011 3:26 pm
I'll be there Dan. Bob Lippold ... I'll be there Dan. Bob Lippold On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:56 AM, < PrairieCoastPaddlers@yahoogroups.com > wrote: Reminder...
We all had a great time on the Fox today. Started out a bit cool and foggy/overcast. Before lunch, the sun was shining as brightly as the smiles! Thanks,...
Looks like you had a great time, and I see you all met Jim and Alicia! Good to see Kristine back out on the water too. Hope to see everyone on 4/23 at Busse...
Next week on the Nippersink. I did this paddle today and enjoyed the heck out of it. Some minor surfing waves made it the perfect paddle for me. Hope...
Hi Everyone, We had a great time Saturday on the Fox River! It began with a wonderful send-off by new members, Alicia and Jim Wallace who set up a table...
John and Brooke tested out their pool skills that they worked on throughout the winter sessions at Vernon Hills High School pool. Today we braved the 45...
On another note open for discussion "WHAT WOULD YOU DO?": Today with 45 degree water temps and 30 mile winds, we encountered 2 newbies getting into more...
This unfortunately happens thousands of times every year, most of them live to tell about it. You did the right thing, and at the same time were reminded that...
I think you did the right thing too, but it's always a tough call about what to do when you're there and confronted with a situation. This time of year; the...
Newbies are generally oblivious to potential danger. Perhaps planting an idea in their heads without coming across as trying to derail their already in-motion...
I am glad to hear you tried to stop them. We once encountered a solo paddler without a PFD about 0.5 mile off-shore in Lake Michigan on a similar day. The guy...
For those of you waiting for IL registration stickers or have one set to expire this year (June 30th), here's the latest from the DNR website just now. ...
Well done. You let them know the situation. Then you hung around in case they got into trouble. Finally, you invited them for a rescue practice in the future. ...
Thanks for the update. I just received the title for a 'new to me' boat and was wondering where the tags were. BTW. The boat was undocumented and I had the...
These are what I call Close Call Encounters. I am reminded of an overweight women with three kids under 10yrs old that I towed out of section three on the...
