Members Only San Juan Island Backcountry Excursion

Join Outdoor Adventure Center for an amazing week of kayaking, marine biology exploration, beach combing and camping on pristine coastlines.

• Dates: August 20 -26, 2012
• Cost: $1,275
• Contact: info@outdooradventurecenter.com

www.americancanoe.org/Excursions

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Members Only Backcountry Excursion to Mexico

Whitewater Kayak, Whitewater Canoe, Raft or Inflatable Kayak with world reknowned guide Jim Coffey and Esprit Mexico.  This whitewater adventure awaits in the warm climate of Mexico.

• Dates: March 3 - 10, 2012
• Cost: $1,550 CDN
• Contact: mexico@whitewater.ca

www.americancanoe.org/Excursions


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ACA Event Calendar Facebook App

The ACA would like to announce that it now has a Facebook App. The ACA Event Calendar can now be viewed and interacted with via Facebook. The Facebook app is easy to add to your Facebook Favorites so you can stay up to date with paddlesport events. You can view ACA Event Calendar App via the direct link, through ACA Facebook or add it to your favorites.


Add the ACA Event Calendar to Your Facebook
Go to the ACA Event Calendar App. The app will ask for access to your public information, if you chose to allow access, you will then be brought to the app itself.


Now that you have allowed the app access to your Facebook it is listed in your apps, you can click on the pencil icon next to the ACA Event Calendar to add the app to you favorites and viola, you can now quickly access the ACA Event Calendar from your Facebook Home Page! (You may have to tweak your app settings to allow the app to show up initially on your homepage or view it in your account settings)



To Use the App via the ACA Facebook page
This is accomplished by clicking on the ACA Event Calendar listed in the left nav of the ACA Facebook Page along with wall, photos and info. This is a much easier process but more limited viewing window.


The Facebook app only requires access to information that is already listed as public on you Facebook profile.

Please see the links below from Facebook Help Center for tips on working with Facebook apps.


App Basics
Adding, Displaying & Removing Apps
App Privacy Settings

PHOTO CONTEST!

Did you know that America Recycles Day is November 15th?

You have ONE WEEK! The ACA is calling on you to send in your craziest pictures of you and your friends cleaning up the waterways you paddle on!


Established in 1997, America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling in the United States. One day to educate. One day to motivate. One day to encourage YOU to actively participate in reducing your waste 365 days a year.


Be a part of a national movement towards a healthier planet! Your pictures could be included on our website, blogs, Facebook, and publications. The winning submission will receive a free ACA shirt! Get your submissions in by November 14th so the winning shot can be unveiled on America Recycles Day! Photos can be sent to Cate, chuxtable@americancanoe.org

Want funding to help organize your own cleanup? Apply for one of our Club Fostered Stewardship Grants today!

ACA Collegiate Race Series Virginia Championship

Students from Sweet Briar College and Hollins University endured Virginia’s first taste of winter this weekend when they met on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg to compete in the ACA Collegiate Race Series Virginia Championship.

These students not only took on rapids, but also the rain and sub 40 degree temperatures. They donned their cold weather gear and put up some great times on the race course!

The paddlers competed in three classes, OC1, K1 and OC2. Hollins Outdoor Student-athlete Carmella Glazier took the OC1 title with a time of 11 m 34 s, and her teammates Tina DelPup and Mia McDonald took the OC2 title with a time of 11 m 9s, which also was the fastest time of the day. The highly contested K1 class was the closest race of the day; Hollins’ Madeleine Regan edged out Sweet Briar’s Sydney Fuller by 1 s to claim the K1 title with a time of 11 m 12 s.

Race Results

Press Release

Collegiate Race Series Virginia Championships

Up the River WITH a Paddle

It will be a day that Sebastian has never seen before. The first-ever paddling race on the St. Sebastian River, “Up the River with a Paddle,” will bring together recreational and competitive paddlers alike – kayakers, canoers, stand up paddle boarders and all non-motorized water sports enthusiasts of all skill levels and ages. Organizers expect to draw paddlers from around the state who have heard about the scenic beauty of one of the most diverse natural estuaries in the country – the South Prong of the river. 

This will be the backdrop of the event, to be held Saturday, November l9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dale Wimbrow Park, 11805 Roseland Road in Sebastian. Proceeds will benefit By the River (BTR), the area’s independent residential community for low income senior citizens, giving them the chance to live affordably in a life-enhancing community. The race is sanctioned by the American Canoe Association (ACA) and being sponsored and coordinated by Florida Outdoor Center (FLOC).


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Vehicles in Action

ACA Subaru's have been seen all over.

Learn more about the ACA Member - Subaru VIP Program

Where have you taken your Subaru this fall?