This here North Dakota kayaker is headed your way for a visit. My wife and I will be in the area from May 14th to the 23rd visiting a friend and celebrating both my wife's graduation from college and my 23rd birthday. I would like to see what kind of kayaking NYC has to offer, such as paddle shops I can peruse, boats/marinas I could rent from etc. I would like to get my picture in front of the Statue of Liberty (in a boat) if that is possible - I have heard that it has been done. I am an experienced WW and SK paddler, who is inexperienced in the ways of the Big City. What restaurants do you recommend? Places to see? Please e-mail me, there is no reason to bother the list with it. - I am very excited to hear from you. Thanks, Phil Huck, otherwise known as, thekayaker_at_yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free _at_yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Phil Huck wrote: > > This here North Dakota kayaker is headed your way for > a visit. > My wife and I will be in the area from May 14th to > the 23rd visiting a friend and celebrating both my > wife's graduation from college and my 23rd birthday. > I would like to see what kind of kayaking NYC has to > offer, such as paddle shops I can peruse, > boats/marinas I could rent from etc. > I would like to get my picture in front of the > Statue of Liberty (in a boat) if that is possible - I > have heard that it has been done. > I am an experienced WW and SK paddler, who is > inexperienced in the ways of the Big City. What > restaurants do you recommend? Places to see? > Your best bet for paddling is to show up at the Downtown Boathouse in Manhattan at Pier 26, which is on the Hudson River, between Canal St. and Chambers St. (about 4 blocks from each and easily accessible by the Westside 7th Ave IRT subway at either street's stations). Its program of free kayak should begin that weekend (May 15-16). Normally there are free trips to the Statue at 9 am from that site (about 5-6 miles roundtrip, i.e. 3 miles there, 3 miles back) but the currents will be running quite strongly against paddlers at least on the way back (new moon, moon in perigee for max currents). I am not certain what plans will be then. It is mainly sit-on-tops and the water is likely to be in the low 50s, so have cold water gear, at least a shortie suit. The program is popular and so it runs on a lottery system, first come, first serve. But I don't know if it starts until later in May. There are no kayak rentals really in NY. You might be able to do so from the New York Kayak company (1-800-KAYAK-99) but it is, I believe, an informal setup. There may be a run sometime later that Saturday across the harbor to a festival at the Erie Basin in Brooklyn (it's the place where Erie canal barges use to winter back in the 1830s). Perhaps you might be able to hook up with some one going there and they might want to swing by the Statue on the way (slightly out of the way). Why don't you join nyckayaker listserver for the next few weeks and query over there. To join send email to listproc_at_envirolink.org and write in body of the text subscribe nyckayaker As for places to stay. There is an American Youth Hostel's place on the Upper Westside. I know no details. I am American but far from being a "Youth." :-) Your being 23 puts you way outside the average age of sea kayakers. Awhile ago with the Who We Are series of responses by people on this list, I think we established that the average age was toward the late 40s. For all the other details you want to know, get yourself a good budget travel guidebook from Lonely Planet or some other travel-a-la cheap. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Just one addition to what Ralph had to say - you say you'll be here "to May 23." Just in case you meant "through May 23," and would be available to paddle on May 23, Atlantic Kayak Tours has a New York Harbor trip for that day. Putin is at Liberty State Park on the Jersey side, and the paddle takes you past the Statue and also Ellis Island. They're located in Saugerties, NY, but they trailer the kayaks down, so you would only have to show up with the appropriate clothes and lunch. They've been pretty busy lately, so I don't know how much space they might have available on any particular trip. You can reach them by phone at (914)246-2187, or by e-mail at KayakTours_at_aol.com. On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:40:18 -0700 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: >Phil Huck wrote: >> >> This here North Dakota kayaker is headed your way for >> a visit. >> My wife and I will be in the area from May 14th to >> the 23rd visiting a friend and celebrating both my >> wife's graduation from college and my 23rd birthday. >> I would like to see what kind of kayaking NYC has to >> offer, such as paddle shops I can peruse, >> boats/marinas I could rent from etc. >> I would like to get my picture in front of the >> Statue of Liberty (in a boat) if that is possible - I >> have heard that it has been done. >> I am an experienced WW and SK paddler, who is >> inexperienced in the ways of the Big City. What >> restaurants do you recommend? Places to see? >> > >Your best bet for paddling is to show up at the Downtown Boathouse in >Manhattan at Pier 26, which is on the Hudson River, between Canal St. >and Chambers St. (about 4 blocks from each and easily accessible by >the >Westside 7th Ave IRT subway at either street's stations). > >Its program of free kayak should begin that weekend (May 15-16). >Normally there are free trips to the Statue at 9 am from that site >(about 5-6 miles roundtrip, i.e. 3 miles there, 3 miles back) but the >currents will be running quite strongly against paddlers at least on >the >way back (new moon, moon in perigee for max currents). I am not >certain >what plans will be then. It is mainly sit-on-tops and the water is >likely to be in the low 50s, so have cold water gear, at least a >shortie >suit. The program is popular and so it runs on a lottery system, >first >come, first serve. But I don't know if it starts until later in May. > >There are no kayak rentals really in NY. You might be able to do so >from the New York Kayak company (1-800-KAYAK-99) but it is, I believe, >an informal setup. > > >There may be a run sometime later that Saturday across the harbor to a >festival at the Erie Basin in Brooklyn (it's the place where Erie >canal >barges use to winter back in the 1830s). Perhaps you might be able to >hook up with some one going there and they might want to swing by the >Statue on the way (slightly out of the way). Why don't you join >nyckayaker listserver for the next few weeks and query over there. To >join send email to listproc_at_envirolink.org and write in body of the >text > >subscribe nyckayaker > >As for places to stay. There is an American Youth Hostel's place on >the >Upper Westside. I know no details. I am American but far from being >a >"Youth." :-) Your being 23 puts you way outside the average age of >sea >kayakers. Awhile ago with the Who We Are series of responses by >people >on this list, I think we established that the average age was toward >the >late 40s. > >For all the other details you want to know, get yourself a good budget >travel guidebook from Lonely Planet or some other travel-a-la cheap. > >ralph diaz > > >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter >PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 >Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com >"Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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