Forum: Trips (Official)
06-26-2022, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 328
Trip Report
Many thanks to Mike Danko for leading a group of 15 paddlers in 13 kayaks and two canoes down five miles of the Mahoning from B&O Station to the new access point in Struthers. Originally scheduled to...
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Forum: Trips (Official)
06-25-2022, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 328
Planning to be there
A trip to Iowa that I had planned for 6/23-6/27 was postponed. So I plan to attend the Mahoning River Y-town run on Sunday.
JP
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Forum: Trips (Official)
06-13-2022, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 625
Lifetime firsts!
One of the interesting aspects of giving canoe rides at Riverfest is that most of those who are lifetime Youngstown-area residents had never before been on the Mahoning River. Most are surprised at...
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Forum: Trips (Official)
06-12-2022, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 625
Go Minnie!
Giving canoe and kayak rides to the public at Riverfest always produces its share of surprises and unusual situations. Today I had the honor and privilege of paddling Minnie Wolfe up past the West...
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Forum: Trips (Official)
06-11-2022, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 625
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
06-01-2022, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 372
Western PA Solo Canoe Rendezvous
Just a reminder that the annual Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous (http://wpascr.org) is this weekend, June 3-5, at Cooper's Lake Campground near Slippery Rock, PA
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
06-01-2022, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 275
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Forum: Paddling Videos
05-16-2022, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 382
Canoe Tricks!
Maybe we can try some of these at the club picnic :1::1::1:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wM_evTO_BRc
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
05-15-2022, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 353
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Forum: Trips (Official)
05-14-2022, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 867
Trip Update
From Tom Smith, one of the trip leaders, as of Saturday morning:
“Update:
Weather forecast has improved! We are a go for the paddle tomorrow. Some of us will be there early to help unload....
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Forum: Trips (Official)
05-11-2022, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 867
Mahoning and Beaver Rivers, May 15th
Tom Smith, one of the leaders for the trip on the Mahoning and Beaver Rivers, asked me to post the following:
We're going to do a scouting trip (check for strainers and whatnot) Thursday May...
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Forum: Trips (Official)
05-01-2022, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 607
Good Call
Judging from the radar over the last couple of hours, looks like canceling was a good call.
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Forum: Local Waters
04-25-2022, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 471
Rescue on the Cuyahoga in Kent
Nice work by the child's mother, a kayaker and Kent rescue personnel. Many of us know exactly where the island that the mother and child landed is located.
Here is the article....
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Forum: Trips (Official)
04-23-2022, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,639
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Forum: Trips (Official)
04-03-2022, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 842
Another Great Day on the River!
Many thanks to Mike Danko for leading a wonderful trip down the hard-to-catch Conneaut Creek in the far northeast corner of Ashtabula County! What a beautiful and fun run it is and what a great way...
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Forum: Trips (Official)
04-02-2022, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 842
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Forum: Trips (Unofficial)
03-30-2022, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,557
Just a guess...
Thanks for the very interesting race report, Jim. Lots of good observations and lessons learned. You are to be commended for shaking off the spill, regrouping, and finishing the race...not easy to do...
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Forum: Trips (Unofficial)
03-28-2022, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,557
Good Report
Mike,
Thanks for the race report. Really sorry about your vehicle needing a tow right before the race. Without question you did the right thing to help fellow paddlers who flipped despite it costing...
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Forum: Trips (Unofficial)
03-26-2022, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,557
Chili Chilly Run Training
The club’s annual chili chilly run often prepares us for paddling in weather like today! Hope our folks did well in the Red Moshannon Race. Can’t wait to hear about it.
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Forum: Trips (Official)
03-19-2022, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,073
Ice Breaker
Planning to be there. Please make the wind subside at bit!:23:
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
02-25-2022, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 878
Pinning/Drowning in North Carolina
Very sad and tragic pinning incident on the Oconaluftee River in North Carolina earlier this week in which a young woman paddler from Cleveland Heights, OH, lost her life:
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
02-13-2022, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,105
ACA Classes
Here is a link to American Canoe Association courses and course content. This could help generate ideas for what to include in the proposed safety class.
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Forum: General Paddling Discussion
02-10-2022, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,105
Boat-over-boat recovery
Since the training will be on a lake it would seem like a good opportunity to practice boat-over-boat recovery for both canoe and kayak and paddler re-entry in open water over one’s head. Kayakers...
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Forum: Off Topic
01-26-2022, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,342
X-Country Skiing
Not sure how many in the club ski cross country, but conditions are really good. I was over at the golf courses in Mill Creek Park today and skiers shared both courses with just a handful of others....
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Forum: Local Waters
01-03-2022, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,395
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