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This list is a work in progress, please check
with organizers before showing up.
We are updating this for accuracy as fast as possible. If any club members have updates to this
list, please contact Rick Bloom (rickpb@aol.com)
to make additions or corrections.
Monthly
meeting will be held on February 24th at 7:00 PM at the Wooden Indian. Important planning meeting for the
Rendezvous.
Roll Sessions
will be held on four consecutive Sundays starting February 14 (1st
Sunday after Super Bowl). These will
be held at the Johnstown YMCA. Note: the first was held on the 14th
and went well despite cold and snow.
The next one will be this Sunday, February 21st at 7:00
PM. Hope to see you there!
The annual Christmas Party was held at the Homestead Inn on Friday,
December 4th. This year’s
party was well attended with a great presentation by Len Lichvar.
Note: Trips in May and June are still in the planning stage. Please check back for more details as we
finalize these trips and add more.
Anyone planning a trip is urged to contact Rick Bloom so that it can
be posted here ASAP.
2010 will
start off with the: 2010 New Year's "Good Karma" Paddle. Meet at 10:00 AM at Carpenter’s Park.
March 27: Red Moshannon Downriver Race. Always the last Saturday in March.
7.1
miles of good class II water. A
great race that has been held regularly for over 42 years. Contact Ed Bowman (tmo110@netzero.net)
at Tussey Mountain Outfitters: (814) 355-5690 in Bellefonte, PA. The race for canoes and kayaks is at the Peale Bridge (near Grassflat, PA)
on Moshannon Creek (aka "The Red Mo.")
http://tusseymountainoutfitters.com/races.aspx
May 1st
& 2nd Pine Creek Trip
May 8th
Stonycreek Cleanup
May 14, 15 and 16:
Annual Stonycreek
Rendezvous.
Note the new date: construction for the new valve at
Quemahoning Reservoir necessitated moving the event to May. We will be organizing and signing up
volunteers ASAP. Please contact
Janice Eastbourn-Bloom to volunteer.
Plans are underway for regular
clinics to be held at Whitewater Park on Tuesday after work this
summer. Watch here for details.
May 28th Full Moon
Paddle on the Que
June 3-6 CVC Canoe Sojourn
June 13 Middle Yough Trip
June 25 Full Moon Paddle on the
Que
Beginners
– don’t forget about kayak roll session at Rocky Mountain Kayak in New
Stanton. They begin at 7 PM and are free to
members. Also Jeff Prcyl meets every
Sunday now through September at Ferncliff Parking Lot at 11 AM for beginner whitewater
instruction. He then does the Loop of the lower Yough at 3 PM.
Beginner instruction will be plenty.
Again, this is free if you are a member. Gear can be rented from Jeff at $25/day
for all that you need.
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Canoe Sojourn - Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers. June 3-6, 2010.
Four days on the Stonycreek, Conemaugh and Kiskiminetas Rivers. Includes a raft trip on the Stonycreek Canyon with a potential whitewater
release from Cambria-Somerset Authority. The
2009 Sojourn had a record number of participants. Watch for information regarding the 2010
Sojourn.
Kayak Roll Classes
sponsored by Benscreek Canoe Club and Rocky Mountain Kayak
– Sundays in
February 2010 at the Johnstown
YMCA from 7pm – 8:30pm. Free for club members. Nominal boat rental may apply. Please make sure boats are clean before
entering pool.
Jeff Prycl instructed a large
enthusiastic group at the 2009 roll Clinic. Click here for 2007 roll class video clip (2 megs -
Quicktime.mov).
Loyalhanna Creek Beginner Whitewater
Trip with Jeff Prycl of
Rocky Mountain Kayak.
Last Saturday in March, 2010 Meeting
at the Kingston Dam along route 30 just west of Ligonier. Saturday is a Class II canoe/kayak trip
designed for instructional based paddle for 1st time boaters. Sunday is not for very first time in a
boat. If you are a true beginner,
then you must do Saturday in order to do Sunday. This is an excellent trip for those just
getting involved in boating. Jeff
Prycl from TRPC leads the trip.
Bring plenty of water and pack a lunch as this is a long eight hour
day on the water. Lengthy time will
be spent on first aid, safety boating, reading rivers, basic paddling
skills. Anyone needing info or
equipment should contact the hotline and leave message. The BCC will try to supply any and all
equipment that a beginner may need including a boat. Jeff may have an additional day on the
Loyalhanna on as well. Check with
Jeff on the date, this post is assuming that Jeff will run the trip like
last years, we will change this posting if we hear of anything changing.
Middle
Stonycreek Beginner Trip Spring,
2010. (Tentative)
Water and weather pending, we will try
to organize a Class I-II trip on the Stonycreek beginning at Kantner and
finishing at the Blough
Bridge on state route
403. The Ferndale gauge needs to read 4.6 feet and
be over 1000 cfs to be runnable.
This is a beautiful section of the Stonycreek that is great for
beginner boaters. Check the hotline
for info and also check the Forum on the webpage for up to date info. Tentatively meet at the Blough Bridge
(bridge on Stony between Hooversville and Hollsopple) at 11 AM on Spring dates.
Heatheners/Sinners
Trip – Easter Sunday,
2010. Tentative
This is headed by Dave
Greenwald from Pittsburgh. For the past 15 years he has come to Johnstown
to paddle the Stony on Easter Sunday.
If high water, they will paddle Shade Creek. Meet at Carpenter’s Park at 10 AM. This is a class III trip.
Stonycreek Whitewater
Raft Trip – Tentatively Saturday and Sunday during our 2010 Rendezvous. $40.00 per
trip, $30.00 for AmeriCorps and Students (note prices are approximate,
based on 2009 prices). Click
here for 2007 info.
Canoe and Kayak to help Conquer Cancer – May
16, 2009. 9:00 AM at the
Ritchey Bridge on the Raystown Branch of the
Juniata River. A Bedford county effort to raise money to
help fight cancer. www.newD-DAY.org
click “Conquer Cancer” page. Contact
Maggie Morgan and Chris Weitzel – (814) 652-6563 cyperbeach@gmail.com or
Dave Potchak – (814) 766-2802
dpotchak@embarqmail.com
This event was a great success with over 100 boats on the river.
Casselman
River
Cruise. Possible. Contact Roger
Latuch at 814-443-3237 or latuchbrosfms@hotmail.com
Canoe ‘d’ Que
–. Quemahoning Family Recreation
area and Boat Launch. Summer dates
are being considered. Swimming beach now available. Try canoes / kayaks. Food on hand. For more info, call Benscreek Canoe Club
at 814-266-4276.
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