| Date | River | Class | Ability | Coordinator |
8/7
Sat | Lehigh River, Jim Thorpe, Pa | I-ll | Nov | David Rosenfeld
davidsrosenfeld@gmail.com |
| Combined trip with AMC, good for low time paddlers but some experience required. No cost, but you will be a guest of AMC. |
8/14-15
Sat-Sun | Hudson River, North River, NY | III-IV | Adv | Tom Hart
trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| Beautiful remote run with challenging rapids. Solid roll and/or strong class 3 skills. Early start as release doesn't last long. If you’re comfortable on the Toh it’s similar difficulty though bigger with many bad places to swim. Ends with long flat-water (long boat recommended). Planning on 2 days and backcountry car camping Fri. and Sat. night. Plenty of lodging in area for those who prefer more luxury.
Whitewater Challengers has offered 15% professionally guided rafting. (Don’t book directly - ask coordinator for more info).
Possibly Sunday Sacandaga for those who don’t want to get home late or think back to back 15 mile days is too much. |
8/14
Sat | Lehigh River, Whitehaven Pa | II+-III | Int | Chris Scalisi
kayakchris@optimum.net |
| Nice class II+/III solid intermediate whitewater, dam release, 8 miles, several interesting sections, features and waves. |
8/21-22
Sat-Sun | Deerfield River, Dryway, Ma | IV | Adv | Tom Hart
Trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| Popular class III - IV river, that begins with several class III rapids before finishing with three strong class IV rapids (Dunbar, Dragon's Tooth, and Labyrinth). This is a good first step into more advanced whitewater, but requires a dependable roll to avoid potentially serious injury incurred during a swim. |
8/28
Sat | Lehigh River, Whitehaven Pa | II+/III | Int | Peter Nolan
nolan_peter@hotmail.com |
| Nice class 2+ solid intermediate whitewater, dam release, 8 miles, several interesting sections, features, waves. Group camping already reserved at Hickory Run State Park, Albrightsville, PA for Friday Aug 27 and Saturday Aug 28. Some folks may paddle on Sunday. Gear and intermediate level whitewater ability (like self-rescue) necessary, may be somewhat higher level than normal rafting release. |
9/8
Wed | KCCNY Meeting - All Members Welcome - Virtual | Meeting | All | Tom Hart
trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| Virtual board meeting at 7.30 E.S.T. All KCCNY members are invited. Contact any board member for link that allows access to this virtual meeting. |
9/18
Sat | Lackawaxen River, Hawley Pa | II | | Helga Trocca
helgat@comcast.net) |
| A classic, beautiful and convenient beginner run |
9/25
Sat | Mongaup River, Port Jervis NY | II+ | Int | Tom Hart
Trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| 2 barrel dam release- bigger pushier water |
10/2-3
Sat-Sun | Esopus River, Phoenicia, NY | II-III | Int | Tom Hart
Trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| Practice Saturday, race Sunday, on site camping and lodging. Details at
https://nessrace.com/esopus-slalom/ We’ll probably paddle river as well and or have a separate trip. Slalom is a great way to sharper skills in a relatively safe controlled environment. |
10/16
Sat | Ocean Surfing, Long Branch NJ | Ocean | Int | J R Ford
j_r_ford@yahoo.com |
| Come spend a day at the beach with your kayak. Basic ocean surfing techniques can be provided but participants should be solid class II paddlers, although a roll is not required. Some surf specific kayak demos may be available but plan on bringing your own equipment. A Surf Report will update participants with condition expectations Friday evening or early Saturday morning prior to travel times.
ACA does require Helmets and PFDs, and waivers need to be up to date. |
10/23
Sat | Mongaup River, Port Jervis NY | II+ | Int | Tom Hart
Trips@tomhartphoto.com |
| Come out and enjoy a Mongaup 2 barrel release. Potential cold weather and scary masks - the Monster-gaup. Appropriate gear required |
11/13
Sat | KCCNY Annual Dinner/Meeting | | All | Helga Trocha
helgat@comcast.net |
| KCCNY annual Dinner/Meeting November 13th, Jersey City (Paulus Hook) - evening. |