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--> 2012 Race Director’s Meeting
The 2012 Race Director’s meeting will be held at Van Auken’s Inn in Thendara NY on January 21, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. All race directors and members are welcome to attend as we assemble the racing calendar for the 2012 season. We will order food and drinks from the menu or bar.
Van Auken’s Inn is located on Rt 28 just behind the train just South of Old Forge. Check out their website for more info - vanaukensinne.com
--> Attention Race Directors!
It is time to send in your information for inclusion in the 2012 NYMCRA Calendar. Please submit your info in the following format to Ed Greiner egreiner1@yahoo.com :
- Day & Date:
- Race Name:
- Location:
- Distance:
- Registration Time:
- Start Time:
- Contact Information:
- Brief description or other pertinent information:
Thanks,
Ed
--> 2011's Final Points Race Results
Canoe Results are posted here. Kayak Results are posted here.
--> Announcing the NYMCRA Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
This
year's banquet will be held on
Saturday October 29th, 2011 from noon to 4 pm at the Sunset
Restaurant in Auburn NY. Lunch will be a hot
buffet for $16.00 per person. The banquet will feature awards to
winners of the NYMCRA points classes, raffles, reports from club
officers, elections for board of director openings, and other fun
events.
Anyone
wishing to serve on the Board of Directors is asked to contact Mike
Skivington at skivingtonm@yahoo.com. RSVP to Kim Griener at
twobears@nycap.rr.com or by phone 518-875-6497. Please come
and help us celebrate another great paddling season!
--> Call for newsletter articles!
NYMCRA will be publishing
another newsletters this season. We need
your articles, photos, training tips, web-links, or paddler
profiles. Tell us about your races, your favorite places to paddle,
or share your tips on training and technique. Race photos are
especially welcome! The newsletter exists to share information
about paddling; please consider contributing to upcoming issues.
Send your articles and photos to Holly Reynolds,
NYMCRA Newsletter Editor
-- The Annual Race Directors Meeting minutes...
Race
directors meeting for the 2011 season happened in Thendara NY on January 22, 2010.
The meeting minutes are posted
here. Highlights - Boat specifications for the new C-4 classes
were decided. John Diller's Blackwater boat was added to
the approved stock boat list. The canoe points races and the kayak
points races were decided.
-- Reminder! After November 1st and before May 1st...
New York State Navigation Law Update
"No owner or operator of a pleasure vessel less than twenty-one
feet, including rowboats, canoes, and kayaks shall permit its
operation, between November first and May first, unless each person
on board such vessel is wearing a securely fastened United States
Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of an
appropriate size when such vessel is underway. Failure to wear a
lifejacket on such vessels will be considered a violation under
Section 73-c if the Navigation Law and is punishable by a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $250, applicable to either the
operator and/or the owner of the vessel." The official
reference to this law is
here.
-- NYMCRA newsletters
Did you know all the NYMCRA newsletters are available online since 2008! You'll find them all on the Newsletters page. Did you also know NYMCRA members can elect to receive the newsletter by email? To get your newsletter by email contact or
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