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BVPC 2008 Calendar Check it out!
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Join us for our 8th season when we explore a different waterway every Tuesday night in the Blackstone River Valley. Improve your paddling skills, find the best paddling locations in the valley, learn about water quality, and enjoy a relaxing evening on the water. Meet at 6:15 PM each Tuesday night May through August. The Blackstone Valley Paddle Club was formed by the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Canoe and Kayak Association. Great Canadian Canoe & Kayak Company is the vendor of choice for the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club.
To participate in the
Blackstone Paddler's Events, RI Canoe
and Kayak Association membership fee of $15.00 is required, as is a $10.00 membership fee
for the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club.
These fees provide a
family membership
and are good for the entire 2008 season. If
you are a current RICKA member, come to a
Blackstone Paddler's event and you may join for the additional $10.00
membership fee at your first event. If you are not yet a RICKA member, you
may join and pay your dues for both RICKA and Blackstone Valley
Paddle Club at your first paddle. You may also print out the application and join at any time !
Please make all checks payable to BVPC.
Due to popular demand we have rental boats for paddlers on the first and third Tuesday evenings of the month from our vendor Great Canadian. (Membership requirements are waived for those paddlers renting boats on our rental nights). There is a limited number of kayaks and canoes that may be reserved for a fee. To reserve a boat, call Great Canadian at 1-508-865-0010. Call to leave a message with your request (kayak or canoe), and Great Canadian will return your call with a confirmation. One Thursday evening of the month will be solely devoted to training those paddlers interested in learning basic strokes that will allow them to better control their boat, whether they paddle a canoe or kayak. Great Canadian will rent boats for training nights as well. Training nights are free of charge and included with your membership or boat rental ! Trips are not offered on these evenings. Also look for our "Ranger Nights" every month when we are guided by National Park Service Rangers on interpretive paddles.
BVPC's Partners- RICKA, NPS volunteers and our vendor; Great Canadian- poster by K. Barton
NPS Headquarters at One Depot Square, Woonsocket RI- Photo by Cheryl
Great Canadian's Demo Day-Cheryl
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How Kayaks are made- courtesy of Chick N. Blackstone Valley Paddle Club wins award Valley Breeze article on fall paddling Fish Ladders on the Blackstone Aquatic Nuisance Species Harm Northeast Region
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All Cancellations & postponements of RICKA Flatwater trips & the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club trips will be posted on the website & sent out on our e-mail list. Please check your e-mail before leaving for a trip. To sign up for the e-mail list, send an e-mail to StoneFoxFarm@juno.com and write "Join BVPC list" in the subject line or use the link below to subscribe. Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or death. The Blackstone Valley Paddle Club and Rhode Island Canoe/Kayak Association (Rhode Island Canoe Association, Inc.), although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in club activities. Each participant is responsible for his or her own training in boating and rescue techniques, equipment, and personal well-being when engaging in or attending club-organized activities. Please note that PFD's (life vests) are required on all RICKA trips including: flatwater, sea kayaking, whitewater and the Blackstone Paddler's trips. There are no exceptions.
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Blackstone
Paddlers Safety Standards
Print and bring to
your first paddle
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National Park Service, two
state governments, dozens of local municipalities, businesses, nonprofit
historical and environmental organizations, educational institutions, many
private citizens, and a unifying commission all work together in
partnerships to protect the Valley's special identity and prepare for its
future. Blackstone Valley Division of Tourism
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