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Welcome to Sound
Kayakers, a club for sea kayakers from Connecticut and New York
who paddle in Long Island Sound. We are an American
Canoe Association (ACA) Paddle America Club, which gives
our ACA members liability coverage for club events.
Sound Kayakers organizes meetings & trips, rescue clinics,
guest instruction with nationally recognized trainers, camping
trips, and other events to develop the kayaking skills and seamanship
of club members. We operate under the Common
Adventure Model, with consensus/team decision-making on
club trips.
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At the end of 2011, the club had 80 members, aged 25-75, with
most from Fairfield and Westchester counties.
Photo: Tim, Andrew, Geoff, Dan, Kevin, and Michele
off Greenwich, CT on Earth Day, 2010.
How to Join: Anyone who has
taken a level 1 sea kayak lesson with Kayak
Adventure LLC or another ACA or BCU certified instructor
may join. Dues are $15/year/person.
Follow this link to our membership
application form. You will also need a signed 2012
ACA Adult Waiver for each member. Print and fill out both
and send with dues payment to the address on the application.
To schedule a first lesson, see Kayak Adventure's 2012
Calendar, or ask us for recommendations for other certified
instructors in your region.
Other Regional Clubs:
There are several clubs in the region. Ours is one of two
with a primary focus on the western Sound. For example, Connyak
best serves sea kayakers in the eastern part of the state, with
some trips in the western end. The Appalachian Mountain Club
CT chapter (AMC)
serves all Connecticut paddlers, with whitewater and flatwater
groups. KALM,
The Kayakers Alliance of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, started in
2005. The Housatonic
Valley Paddling Club meets monthly in Brookfield, CT. They
focus on lake & river paddling in northwestern Connecticut.
The Yonkers Paddling & Rowing
Club is based in Westchester County, with a boat house on
the Hudson River. The Cold Spring
Kayak Club also promotes paddling on the Hudson River. RI
Canoe/Kayak Association serves Rhode Island.
Links we like:
Connecticut
Coastal Access Guide
Sea
Kayaker Float Plan
Lighthouse
to Lighthouse Race
Lighthouse
Race Results 2003-2011
Sea
Kayaker Magazine online articles
CT
DEP Boating
New
York State Boaters' Guide
Books we recommend:
The
Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook, Second Edition
Sea Kayak Rescue, 2nd: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques (How to Paddle Series)
Simple Kayak Navigation: Practical Piloting for the Passionate Paddler
Fearless:
One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent
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