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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Class III and IV whitewater in Oklahoma?? You bet. Flagpole Mountain near Clayton, Oklahoma is a unique plateau unlike any other area of the Ouachita Mountains. It offers ten (or more) whitewater streams for paddlers to explore, ranging from Class II to IV+, and is a short drive from Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Little Rock, Dallas, and Shreveport, Louisiana.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Let that sink in for a second. These runs are some of the most accessible whitewater segments for middle America. Paddleable segments include Buck Creek , Pine Creek , Clear Creek , Maxwell Creek , Little Cedar Creek, East Fork of Little Cedar Creek, Crumb Creek , and Wildcat Creek, although we suspect many more lie untouched on top of Flagpole Mountain. Of these, Pine and Buck are known to hold water for multiple days after a good rain.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">The kicker is that we needed a gauge on which to base the water levels. Previously, there was no true way of knowing if any of these creeks were running without calculating rain totals and driving hours based on a hunch. In 2016, thanks to donations from numerous sources, including the Arkansas Canoe Club and OKC Kayak, that dream became a reality. The Pine Creek gauge is now ideally situated on beautiful Pine Creek, a sporty Class III run . The gauge provides dependable pool-height readings and can be accessed here. Once we understand the minimum level, we will be linking the gauge to American Whitewater and the Ozark Creek Information Summary. Our best guess at a minium floatable level currently is at least 7 feet on the gauge.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Funding will be the major issue moving forward. Per USGS, the maintenance fees total $4,000 annually. Your funds will be put directly towards helping us keep this treasured gauge. While there are some plans in the mix to secure long-term funding, 2018 and 2019 will be pivotal years for this project because it will allow explorers to calibrate the ideal levels and educate other paddlers about the area. We need your help now!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Any paddlers living in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas stand to benefit from this gauge, as do any whitewater boaters travelling along the I-30, I-40, and I-35 corridors. The Flagpole Mountain creeks often run when nothing is going in Arkansas. There are state parks within a thirty minute drive of the gauge itself. This is very real opportunity to advance whitewater paddling in Oklahoma and we ask that you be a part of it.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">1. We need to raise $2, 273 by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_119937710" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 1</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(of 2018) to keep the gauge alive through 2019.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">2. After that, we will need to raise $2,600 to support the gauge through March of 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Both of these totals include GoFundMe's charges. All donated funds are overseen by a collection of Arkansas Canoe Club-affiliated paddlers, so you can rest assured that your donation will go straight towards funding this gauge (ain't no funny business going on here). Anything you can donate will go a long way to helping us open up Flagpole Mountain to the whitewater community!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/pinecreek!">www.gofundme.com/pinecreek!</a></span></div>
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<b>We Turned Out For The First Trashy Tuesday of 2018</b><br />
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The first "Trashy Tuesday" of the new year is officially complete! The ACA puts a priority on cleanup and environmental conservation. The Trashy Tuesday tradition is a monthly river cleanup organized by the Willamette River Keepers and supported by the ACA and various municipalities throughout the Willamette River Valley. The cleanups take place along the full length of the Willamette River and several of its tributaries from Portland to Eugene Oregon. In Eugene the cleanups are scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of each month and focus on a different section of river depending on the amount of trash. These cleanups are incredibly important because not only do they help keep the local communities safer, looking nicer and healthier; they also affect every community down river and even world wide as this trash has the potential to reach the ocean and end up anywhere on the globe, on a beach, in our fish or in the ocean’s depths. So find your local river cleanup opportunity and do your part to help. Oregonians near the Willamette Valley who wish to get involved should visit williamette-riverkeeper.org.<br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">USA Kayak Polo – The USA Women’s National Team brings home gold!</span></b><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The USA Women’s National Team represented USA Kayak Polo at the 2017 Pan American Canoe Polo Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, over November 16th-19th. </span><span class="m_6416460773384730494m7725142192995269679m6945749516728427326m7281101457770282765gmail-4n-jfbreactioncomponenteventdetailscontenttagsfsl"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #313131; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The biennial Pan American Canoe Polo competition is the continental cup championship for Canoe Polo, and includes federations from both North and South America.</span></span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Canoe/kayak polo is a team sport requiring strength, coordination, agility and knowledge of tactics. The game is played 5 on 5, with each team permitted up to 8 people, and with two 10-minute halves. Each player paddles individually in a highly maneuverable kayak and is allowed to pass, dribble or throw the ball, using their hands or a paddle.</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">During the competition, the US Women’s team finished 1st in a round robin after a win against Canada 5:2, a draw against Argentina 5:5, and a win against French </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #313131; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Guiana</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> 9:1. Playing against the well-prepared Argentinian team was the most challenging game for the US; Supported by numerous spectators, family and friends, the young Argentinian team played with their hearts and fought hard. On the last day of the competition, the US Women’s team played well and won their semi-final convincingly. The US Women were hoping to have a rematch against Argentina in the final, but Canada secured their spot with a 1:0 semi-final win over Argentina. Under the guidance of their experienced coach, whose previous role was coach for the U21 German Men’s National Team, the US Women changed their tactics to a more aggressive “press” style of play and were able to dominate the final game against Canada with a score of 5:0.</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">By winning the Pan American Canoe Polo Championships, the USA Women’s National Team qualified to participate in the 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships, to be held in Welland, Canada.</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Coach: Holger Dietrich (Berlin, Germany)</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#1: Sveta Platanova (San Francisco, CA) - Captain</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#2: Olly Gotel (New York, NY)</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#4: Heather Fenske (San Diego, CA)</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#5: Emily Pozzi (Austin, TX)</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#7: Stephanie Schnorr (Austin, TX)</span><span style="color: #313131;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#11: Lydia Thein (Boston, MA)</span></div>
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ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-20286908805161005412017-09-22T01:22:00.002-04:002017-09-22T01:26:19.571-04:00INVITATION to a Workshop on U.S. Forest Service Permitting<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">
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ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-27951051226397378102017-09-21T02:28:00.001-04:002017-09-21T02:28:25.001-04:002017 Sanctioned Event of the Year Award Winner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The Penn Cup is a fall series of races designed to introduce paddlers to the sport of slalom racing. Races are held on Sundays, with Saturdays reserved for course construction, practice, and clinics. Clinics are taught by experienced racers -- including former series champions and some of the best paddlers in the state and in the US -- and serve to introduce beginners to the sport, and to help more experienced racers advance from the basics of running the gates to discovering and paddling the most efficient lines. Awards are presented at each race, and overall series awards (earned on a point system) are presented after the final race. There are many classes available at each race for open and decked boats, solo and tandem boats, racing boats, recreational boats, canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, juniors, cadets, and masters. The emphasis is on fun and learning, and so the races in this series make an excellent introduction to the sport. Courses are designed to be challenging to beginning-intermediate paddlers. Penn Cup Series is dedicated to building interest in slalom racing at the grassroots level. Some of our past participants have gone on to national, international, and Olympic teams in the sport. This event series has been ongoing for 40+ years, and has a strong youth slalom development program. This is the perfect example of local clubs and instructors working together to form a multi-location competition series that also places strong value on education and training.</span></div>
ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-47711872201497965972017-08-29T21:13:00.001-04:002017-08-29T21:14:53.468-04:00Guest Water Blog By Carol Newman Cronin and Susan Shingledecker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white;">With stand-up paddleboarding getting more popular by the day, how can paddlers and boaters safely navigate around each other? Let's learn from both sides. First up, our paddleboarder, Carol Newman Cronin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) can be like fiberglass gnats: unpredictable and hard to spot. Beginners, especially, need to paddle defensively, which means avoiding congested areas until you can reliably control your own board. It takes time to develop the skills and strength needed to maintain a stable speed and direction. Until you do, the best place to learn is somewhere away from boating traffic. Once you're confident in your board-handling skills, the key to defensive paddling is to take responsibility for getting out of the other guy's way. Here are some specific tips:</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anticipate interactions.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You'll see other boats coming before they see you. Don't wait for them to alter course. With enough lead time, you can get out of someone's way, even if you have to paddle perpendicular to your planned route to do so.</span></li>
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<span style="color: white;">SUPs are hard to see from any distance. Freeboard is the biggest factor in boat visibility, and even boards with really thick rails have only around 6 inches of it. You may feel quite tall, and your board might be bright red when you look down at it, but from a quarter mile away, your profile will blend in with the background — even against an open horizon. Here are two ways you can increase the chances of being seen:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">SUPs are defined by U.S. Coast Guard rules as "vessels" outside a surf zone, so paddlers are required to carry or wear a life jacket and a signaling device (whistle in daylight, flashlight after dark). Other smart ideas:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">SUPs can turn, go straight, or come to a full stop very quickly, and they're almost never constrained by their draft. But this directional flexibility can tempt us to go places we shouldn't, like into marinas and empty slips. Doing so makes our next move quite hard to predict for a boat operator. By using our maneuverability to stay out of the way, rather than to explore places where larger vessels are trying to maneuver themselves, we'll minimize the chances of surprising or annoying their operators. More tips:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">On any given day, boaters can be faced with a minefield of commercial traffic, moored boats, kids sailing Optis, and flotillas of kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders. SUPs are considered vessels, so operators must follow the same navigation rules as other boats. For many, however, this may be their first time on the water, so for boaters, collision avoidance should supercede all other considerations. Here are a few tips for boaters to help us all share the water:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Susan Shingledecker, vice president of the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation, started boating on the Great Lakes and now enjoys exploring Chesapeake Bay with her family on their 28-foot sailboat.</span></div>
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ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-39107160273969441462017-08-21T11:30:00.001-04:002017-08-21T11:30:51.434-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-91432351671778863162017-08-03T11:38:00.000-04:002017-08-03T11:38:18.750-04:00Marine17 | Asia-Pacific Boating Safety Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Building on the success of Marine13 and Marine15, Marine17 attracted over 500 attendees and more than 70 exhibitors from across the Asia-Pacific region. This unique 3 day event brought together the marine sector leaders from state and federal governments and industry to discuss the key sectoral issues across the themes of boating business, marinas, boating safety and light commercial marine.</div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">The ACA is proud that the tireless volunteer work of our Safety, Education & Instruction Council(SEIC) and all of it's Discipline Committees is recognized worldwide as a leader in paddlesports safety and education. We also thank the Marine17 organizing committee for providing the ACA an opportunity to share our information in this region of the world.</span></div>
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ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-57606478170881174522017-07-15T13:23:00.000-04:002017-07-15T13:23:30.725-04:007 Health Benefits Of KayakingThis ACA Water Blog features guest-blogger Alex Stevenson from the River Whisperer. You can read more of his posts at kayakcritic.net!
<p>Kayaking is a fun activity that you can do with the entire family. You can also get a lot of <a href="http://kayakcritic.net/" target="_blank">benefits from kayaking</a> frequently. For some people, it is a way of relaxation. They feel like they are less stressed out the moment they go out there on the waters to kayak.</p>
<p>Aside from relaxation, you will also have a physical activity that makes you lose weight gradually, but constantly. This is perfect for those who have weight issues. You don’t have to hit the gym just to lose weight. Instead, you can have a more fun alternative which is kayaking.</p>
<p>It is also good for the heart. It is a form of a cardiovascular exercise that increases heartbeat and regulates the flow of the blood throughout the body. Once you have seen the changes in your body, you will start feeling more positive about yourself.</p>
<p>You will feel good since you have started to lose weight and be in better shape. You will also find people who share the same passion. You can be with the same group of kayak lovers and meet on a regular basis.</p>
<p>These are just some of the reasons why you should try out kayaking. If you want to know more about kayaking and the list of benefits that you will get from the activity, just check the infographic below. Once you have started doing this activity, you will find yourself out in the waters. You will truly enjoy the activity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">Seven years ago, through the work of Dave Burden, the ACA's International Paddlesport Ambassador, the first ACA sanctioned club in <span class="il">China</span> was opened on Fuyang Island. (insert the two attached pictures with red carpet and blue background with Coastlines logo). Several of the Coastlines Kayak Club staff received the ACA Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Assessment. Coastlines co-founder David Chen continues to support the ACA's outreach in <span class="il">China</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">Over the past several years, multiple ACA Instructors, Instructor Trainers and Instructor Trainer Educators have had the opportunity to teach a wide variety of Assessment courses and Instructor Certification Workshops (ICWs) in <span class="il">China</span>. (insert kayak photo with ACA banner here)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">• Dave Burden</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">• Christopher Stec</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">From Level 1: Intro to SUP to Level 3: Coastal Kayaking to Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking to Adaptive Paddling Workshops, there are now multiple ACA certified Instructors across <span class="il">China</span>. In addition, over 100 ACA assessments have been awarded over the past few years. (insert SUP photo with ACA banner here)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">On May 19, 2017, the ACA entered into a partnership with Zhejiang University. (use their logo and the photos where we are on stage signing the agreement)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">After a series of meetings, a signing ceremony took place at the International Paddlesports Summit in Hangzhou in conjunction with the 120th anniversary of the University.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;"><a href="http://www.zju.edu.cn/english/">Zhejiang University</a> is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest, most selective and most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C9_League">C9 League</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Delta_Universities_Alliance">Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance</a> and the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Pacific_Rim_Universities">Association of Pacific Rim Universities</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;"><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-size-adjust: auto;">In order to further the spread and promotion of paddlesports, and to advance the exchange and development of paddlesports between </span><span class="il" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-size-adjust: auto;">China</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> and the USA, both parties held mutual and friendly consultation. By utilizing Zhejiang University’s hundred-year old educational influence, and American Canoe Association’s expertise in paddlesports, on the basis of the principles of “resource sharing”, “complementary advantages”, “emphasis on practical results”, “win-win cooperation”, both Parties have agreed to establish a stable and sustainable long-term partnership, and reached the following strategic partnership mutual understandings:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;"><br dir="auto" />• Launch educational and instructional cooperation, ACA will assist Zhejiang University in establishing paddlesports curricula, the ACA will give its authorization to Zhejiang University to carry out ACA's existing paddlesports educational and instructional programs and establish an ACA accredited education and instruction headquarters on the Universities premises.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;"><br dir="auto" />• Both Parties will provide each other with favorable conditions and treatment, forge a new developmental advantage, and work together to promote paddlesports in <span class="il">China</span>’s schools.</span><div dir="auto">
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white; font-family: sans-serif;">We would like to thank ACA Instructor and teacher at Zhejiang University, Ge Wu for his continued assistance throughout this process. In addition, we have also been working with former <span class="il">Chinese</span> National Team member and Sprint World Champion Ms. Shu Yaping from the University on this outreach project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">The ACA is very excited to be able to provide an invitation to U.S. Colleges and Universities with a paddlesport program to conduct an exchange program with <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">students and/or faculty with </span>Zhejiang University's paddlesport program.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">This is a unique opportunity to not only share our respective ideas on paddlesports, but also to enhance the cultural experience between our two countries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">If your College or University is interested in a paddlesports exchange program, please contact ACA Chief Operating Officer Christopher Stec for additional details.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">The ACA is als<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">o commited to supporting the numerous paddling clubs that are arising throughout <span class="il">China</span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">Over the next few months the ACA will be setting up a <span class="il">Chinese</span> website and payment platforms on AliPay and WeChat. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c; color: white;">The ACA would also like to thank Dave Burden and Ivan Bartha for the significant amount of time, energy, and guidance that they have provided in regards to the ACA's growth in <span class="il">China</span>.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>In 2012, a dam failed while being dismantled and there was a huge flood on the Boardman River. After that the </b><a href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/"><span class="s4"><b>Boardman River Clean Sweep</b></span></a><b> had to remove 90 docks, decks and other large debris that had been washed into the river. The most difficult part of that project was finding the pieces that we had photographed and marked with a GPS. We needed a combined GPS/camera.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>This year we decided to clean up </b><a href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/2017_0515_Commons_small/DSCN0273_small.jpg"><span class="s4"><b>Kids Creek</b></span></a><b>, the last and largest tributary of the Boardman River, which flows through a 100 year old historic stand of </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea_abies"><span class="s4"><b>Norway Spruce</b></span></a><b> at the restored </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traverse_City_State_Hospital"><span class="s4"><b>Traverse City State Psychiatric Hospital</b></span></a><b> that was established in 1881 and closed in 1989. </b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We found Kids Creek to be littered with the usual trash and a homeless campsite but when we inspected the surrounding woods, we found a horrible mess. Many homeless people of Traverse City live in these woods and their small amounts of trash and litter have built up over the years to an amazing level. As far as we know, neither these woods nor the creek have been cleaned up in recent memory.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>The woods are a maze of foot paths and trails and I was lost as soon as I walked into them. We photographed and GPS marked the trash along the creek and in the woods but we had a hard time finding it again when we went back. It was very confusing.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We used the ACA grant money to buy a waterproof </b><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TEY2W3Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"><span class="s4"><b>GPS NIKON</b></span></a><b> camera and, with the assistance of a member of the homeless community as our guide, we rephotographed the locations we had previously found and our guide led us to several more sites that we had missed in the woods and on the creek. </b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Finding them again was much easier with the photos and GPS coordinates that matched up so easily. All we need to do now is click on the coordinates under the photos in our report gallery and a map comes up to where the photo was taken and we can see what is there in the photo.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We wanted to do our project before the foliage came out on the trees and bushes so we would not have to struggle to move around in the woods and for clear visual sight lines to keep an eye on everyone for safety, especially any children that volunteered.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>On the Saturday of the Mother’s Day weekend, May 13, 2017, seventeen people arrived at our meeting place (in the rain) and we started to work. 4 of the volunteers were young children who worked right along side of us. They were able to get into spaces that we larger people could not enter. We all wore protective gloves and the children were not allowed to touch any of the trash except with a grabber. Seven different organizations were represented.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>With the assistance of our homeless volunteer and in only 2 1/2 hours we removed 95 - 42 gallon bags of trash plus a lot of large items like a trash tote, wheel barrow, tents, sleeping bags, tarps and some boxes. As we filled the bags, we left them at strategic locations in the woods for later removal and we all moved on to the next site. Each bag weighed at least 45 pounds. That's about 4000 pounds in total.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>On our last trip out of the woods, we spotted three more sites which some of us went back a few times to complete. In all we removed a total of 124 bags of trash in three days. That’s about 4500 pounds.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>The ACA grant paid for the Nikon Camera, a port-a-john rental, 120 large heavy duty 3-mil trash bags, box cutters, twine, tape, color printing and heavy duty pruning shears.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We had a donation of food coupons from Burger King for a post cleanup lunch. We had a donation of a golf cart from the Traverse City Country Club to transport the bags out to the road. We had a donation from the City of Traverse to remove and dispose of the three large piles of trash bags we deposited along the surrounding roads. We also had financial support from Adams Chapter Trout Unlimited. </b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>On our last project day, we distributed trash bags to several of the homeless people camping in the woods and along the creek. We placed a trash tote at the park across the street from the woods for the campers to use and we left some signs for hikers and bikers to encourage them to take out what they bring in.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We plan to continue the momentum that the ACA helped us start and make this an annual Mother's Day weekend event to maintain this beautiful and pristine property through which runs the largest tributary of the Boardman River.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>We wish to thank the American Canoe Association and LL Bean for their continuing support of our efforts to keep the Boardman River flowing clean, cold, and beautiful.</b></span></div>
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was dead before I tipped over. I didn’t take in any water because I wasn’t
breathing. Two other paddlers – Derek and Jeremy, right next to me – didn’t think
anything of it until they noticed some strange movement of the boat and my
paddle floating into the main flow of the river. Because of their quick action,
and their “hand of God” move to get me upright and out of my boat, CPR was started
within a few minutes...</span></span></div>
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even more so now. My new life theme is, “Every minute has a purpose.” My career
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On behalf of the ACA, we would like to thank Education and Outreach Coordinator T.J. Turner for his outstanding dedication to the paddlesports community during his time on staff at the ACA National Office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">T.J. grew up in the Lower Shenandoah Valley, where he gained appreciation for the outdoors and the mountainous terrain and the waterways of Virginia. In 2001, he started his career in recreation by obtaining a snowboard certification through the Professional Ski Instructors of America/American Association of Snowboard Instructors in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. In 2006, he attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia to study kinesiology focusing on sport and recreation management. While attending JMU, he worked with the University Recreation Center Outdoor Program running programs all around the Shenandoah Valley area and even some paddling trips through West Virginia and Maryland. In 2009, he traveled to Macomb, Illinois to pursue his outdoor recreation education at Western Illinois University. In May 2010, he graduated with a Master’s degree in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration. In May of 2010, he interned at the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission to continue his outdoor recreation training with a water-sports focus. In the Fall of 2010, he moved out to Wyoming and directed a ski school in the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest. In April 2011, he took his first ACA course with Josh Hall, Charlie MacArthur, and Roger Schuman for L-2 Stand Up Paddleboard. Since that date, he has been pursuing his passion for teaching and educating others about watersports. In May 2011 and 2012, he helped manage the CCPRC camp program and helped train incoming summer staff. From August of 2013 through February of 2017, in addition to providing great customer service, T.J. has managed a wide range of U.S. Coast Guard grants for the ACA and as provided ACA outreach at numerous events across the southeast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He currently holds an L-2 Instructor Trainer certification for Stand Up Paddleboard, helped to write the L-3 SUP surf curriculum for the ACA, and paddles mostly in the greater Charleston area and Folly Beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The adventure begins shortly. These two fine women, Kelly Henry and Laura Zulliger, are going to paddle 250 miles of Taiwan's beautiful and rugged eastern coastline! This expedition, Fearless Formosa, will start on April 24th and conclude on June 3rd. Kelly and Laura will teach a range of classes in collaboration with local paddling clubs and organizations. Their instruction aims to not only teach advanced kayaking skills - like kayak surfing and rock gardening - but also to further female outdoor leadership among Taiwanese women paddlers. We are so proud of you ladies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the most recent Surf Expo, our staff had the pleasure of meeting with By Land or Lake, Inc., which is a non-profit dedicated "to give back to the great community we live in." This organization is run by students in the Business Institute of St. Cloud High School and will be a leisure boat rental business, scheduled to open at the beginning of this summer. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This is an amazing opportunity for the Associates (the students of St. Cloud High School) and for the community! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ACA is working with the Associates over the age of 18 to become certified instructors and the others will be involved in the Paddlesports Safety Facilitator (PSF) Program. We are very excited to see how this business, the first of it's kind, will grow! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To learn about our PSF Program, please follow: <a href="http://www.americancanoe.org/page/PSF">www.americancanoe.org/PSF</a></span>ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-62405845998720579382017-01-26T13:56:00.000-05:002017-01-26T13:56:00.324-05:00Giving Back to Your Stomping Ground<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each paddling journey begins a little differently, but they each involve falling in love with a beautiful sport that allows you to connect with a part of the world that is otherwise inaccessible. Who spends time paddling down rivers, into coastal caves, or across a remote lake? These are places that paddling has enabled us to embrace. These are important places that require attention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is up to each individual to decide how they want to give back to the waterways that helped them develop passion. You can organize a clean up, write to your congressional representative to express your concern for an area, or host outreach events raise awareness about it's sanctity. Whatever you choose to do, let us help! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Department of the Interior published a Request for Information regarding the proposed development of new dams to generate electric power. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The American Rivers letter, signed by over 80 organizations, including the ACA, uses published data to argue that “we should focus our resources and efforts on upgrading existing hydropower projects and adding hydropower capabilities to existing non-powered dams rather than building new projects.” The rationale behind American Rivers’ position is presented in their letter to the DOI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To learn more about some of the public policy that the ACA is involved in, please follow: <a href="http://www.americancanoe.org/?page=Public_Policy">www.americancanoe.org/PublicPolicy</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ACA is incredibly lucky to have volunteers and partners who care about waterways as much as we do! A great big thank you goes out to all the people who have helped to keep our water trails healthy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you, or an organization you are a part of, would like to organize a clean-up, we can help you by providing insurance, Paddle Green Bags, or publicity! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out this inspirational video from the StreamSweepers about a clean-up on the Rapidan and Robinson Rivers! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcTgxeuM44k&feature=youtu.be">www.youtube.com/300TiresandanOldSofa</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out some of our Stewardship opportunities here: <a href="http://www.americancanoe.org/page/Stewardship">www.americancanoe.org/Stewardship</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you looking for a new paddling goal this coming year? Maybe you are hoping to paddle more than you did last year, maybe you are hoping to pick up a new discipline, or maybe you would like to participate in a 72-mile race! Whatever your next paddling goals are, we can help you achieve them! ACA skills courses are taught all over the world and we regularly partner with various races for you to compete in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On January 1st, registration opens for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge. Racers have 30 hours to complete this course on the Missouri River! If you are the kind of person to take on a challenge, this is the race for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does anyone need inspiration this holiday season to make their families smile? Check out this recipe from Michael Gray's book, available on our eStore!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you would like to read more, buy the book here! <a href="https://aca.site-ym.com/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=7944624">www.americancanoe.org/I'dEatThisAtHome</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ACA would like to personally thank Janet Zeller for her 25+ years of service and dedication to the ACA’s Adaptive Paddling Program. The program was initiated in the late 1980s by Janet and several other talented and motivated ACA instructors including Colin Twitchell and Anne Webre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Janet has dedicated her time to sharing her passion for paddling with paddlers of all abilities, all over the country, and she has hosted dozens upon dozens of Adaptive Paddling Workshops to further share her knowledge and experience with other instructors who share the goal of identifying the unique abilities of every paddler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ACA Adaptive Paddling program has grown to include many extraordinary Instructors, Trainers, and Educators, and the family structure they have formed is due to Janet’s leadership and passion for the program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please join us in congratulating Janet on the legacy that she leaves in the hands of the ACA Adaptive Paddling Program, and wishing her well on her continued paddling journey. Janet – thank you for everything that you have done to make paddling accessible for people everywhere!</span></div>
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<br />ACA | Canoe - Kayak - SUP - Raft - Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168285546445516069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698934422845504727.post-30051676387906011852016-12-07T11:50:00.000-05:002016-12-07T11:50:47.979-05:00The Land Wa'a - Hokulea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you heard about the Hokulea? This large canoe is taking a trip around the world and has recently spent a lot of time on the East Coast! We are so proud of our friends and are pleased that they are happy to partner with us as well! We are honored to be part of such a powerful experience and be able to make it easier by loaning them a Subaru to help make their voyage flow smoothly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To learn more about their story, please follow: <a href="http://www.hokulea.com/the-land-waa/">www.hokulea.com/the-land-waa/</a></span></div>
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