North East Wisconsin Paddlers, Inc.
caps off its winter classes season with an opportunity practice
your new skills on real water! These events are for participants in
NEWP classes in the current year and all other club members.
Usually, both a whitewater and a coastal paddle opportunity is
offered each year on the same weekend. On these designated student
outings, NEWP offers the use of its whitewater or sea kayaks and
related gear and provides qualified instructors to guide
participants through the event. The purpose of the student outings
is to help participants apply the lessons learned in the pool
classes to real whitewater and open water situations.
f you are NOT a 2012 MEMBER of
Northeast Wisconsin Paddlers, Inc please fill complete a Liability Waiver out and
bring it with you to the event. If you are a member, please note
your ACA member number on the form. There is no cost for current
ACA and NEWP, Inc members, but there is a $5.00 fee for ACA
nonmebers to cover event Insurance costs. Check our Membership page for
information on becoming a member.
Whitewater Outing - Saturday June 2, 2012
A whitewater kayak student outing
will be held on the Red River near Gresham. Participants in this
trip can meet in Appleton or Green Bay to carpool, or at the launch
site:
- Appleton - Meet at the McDonald's Restaurant at Northland Mall
(Hwy 47/Richmond Street at CTH OO/ Northland Drive) in
Appleton, WI at 7:00 a.m.
- Green Bay - Meet at 7:15 a.m. on the west side of the
K-Mart on Lombardi Avenue. This parking lot is between the K-Mart
store and the closed Burger King restaurant. Leave for the Red
River at 7:30 a.m.
- Launch Site - Located on Lower Lake Road at the Red River
crossing, southeast of Gresham at 9:00 AM.
This event provides students
wishing to learn whitewater kayaking skills an opportunity to
paddle with a group of experienced paddlers who can help them read
the river and refine their paddling technique.The Red River has
been selected for this outing because it offers appropriate
whitewater paddling conditions for a student outing and is well
known by the instructors.
Pre-registration is required so appropriate boats and gear can
be available for student participants. Will Stahl and Jack Roberts
are the lead NEWP instructors for this student outing. Complete the
registration form below and return it to Will Stahl at 216 Stevens
St., Neenah, WI 54956 or by email at wrsy55@sbcglobal.net.
Whitewater
Student Outing Registration Form - ALL participants
need to fill this out and send it in ASAP!
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Coastal Outing - 9:00 a.m. on Sunday June 3, 2012
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Manitowoc YMCA in
downtown Manitowoc . This event will be led by lead instructors Robin Nelson, John Bodwin and Chuck
Sivret, with assistance from several other NEWP instructors.Meet at
9:00 a.m. to unload gear; launch is planned for 9:30 a.m.
Coastal Outing Student
Registration Form - ALL participants must complete and
submit this form ASAP.
The purpose of this event is to
provide students wishing to learn to sea kayak an opportunity to
further their basic skills of boat control and paddling techniques.
The area we have chosen to conduct this event offers the paddler a
choice of river setting and lake access, and both may be explored
as the weather conditions and the paddler's experience dictate. The
event further provides the student all this under the guidance and
watchful eyes of seasoned sea kayakers.