Advise sought on paddling in NY city at Christmas. If the wind is not howling, and we have our dry suits, etc, is paddling the harbor or east river a real possibility? Are there recommended rental places? JKL *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Looze, John & Donna" <looze_at_earthlink.net> To: "PaddleWise" <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> > Advise sought on paddling in NY city at Christmas. > If the wind is not howling, and we have our dry suits, etc, is paddling the > harbor or east river a real possibility? Are there recommended rental places? There are no official rentals in NYC. What there are are several touring services. Try http://www.nykayak.com and http://www.manhattankayak.com both of which have tours and provide kayaks, paddles, PFDs. Charges are in the $100 or so range for an outing. You definitely need a dry suit by Christmas time here or a wet suit, albeit the latter is on the margins of being adequate. There are limitations imposed by post 9-11 security zones. Basically you cannot get near Ellis and Liberty Islands, the latter where the Statue of Liberty is. You must stay 100 yards off of piers on the Manhattan side from around 48th St to 59th St. And you must stay away 25 yards from tunnel ventilators, bridge piers and anything considered a port facility. Put ins are possible best probably at Pier 63 at about 23rd St. (to determine the nearest street to a pier subtract 40 from the pier's number). There is also a put-in at Pier 40, which lines up with Houston St. more or less. Pier 26, the home of the Downtown Boathouse, pulls up its kayak dock at around now, i.e. it will not be out there in December through about late April or early May. Any trip should be planned with the currents that can be quite strong, especially on the East River, and hard to paddle against if they are not going in your direction. If you need any specific info, contact me back channel. good paddling, 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 - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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