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Pool sessions begin at 9 am and run until noon. Doors open at 8:30 am and everyone must be out of the building by 1 pm.
The fee for each session is $15 and children under eighteen are $5. Checks or cash only!
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Lockers, showers, and bathrooms are available. You must bring your own towels.
Helmets and PFD’s are required in the pool.
All boats must be throughly cleaned before they are allowed in the pool. Please remove float bags and all gear from your boat. Clean your boats at home before coming to the pool to save time. Boat inspectors will check each boat.
Everyone is required to sign the Rodale pool waiver which will be available at the pool and to join the Lehigh Valley Kayak and Canoe Club if you are not currently a member.
Club membership applications and waivers will be available at the pool. Club dues are $20 for an individual or $25 for a family.
If your last name begins with A to M bring a main dish that serves 6. If your last name begins with N to Z bring a side dish or dessert that serves 4 to 6.
Introduction to recreational kayaking
- Leaser Lake
- $60/person
- June 3rd, 4th, and 10th
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Tuckahoe Tours LVKCC 2023 Spring Trip
May 19-22, 2023
We’ll be paddling from Friday, May 19, to Monday, May 22. There are campsites and a few basic cabins available for the full weekend, but they are being snatched up already. To make sure you have one, go here to book: https://parkreservations.maryland.gov/. When you book your site, make sure you select Tuckahoe in the park drop-down list. You’ll find tabs to select a campsite or a cabin (under lodging) across the top of the page. Plug in the dates – Friday, May 19, to Monday, May 22 – and select your site.
Paddlers will be responsible for making their own reservations. Talk to your camping buddies and double up on the sites. This is a state park campground and the sites are not cramped. Two vehicles and six people are allowed on each site.
We’ll do our Friday warm-up paddle on Lake Tuckahoe in the park. Saturday and Sunday, paddles will be scheduled on the nearby creeks and rivers. There will be a mix of nature paddles on well-protected creeks and distance, open water events. At one end of the scale, a trip on bucolic Tuckahoe Creek should satisfy the nature nerds. A 15-mile paddle across the wide, lower end of the Chester River and around Eastern Neck will offer a good challenge for the voyage-minded. Between the two extremes will be a trip to the quiet waters around Wye Island.
The club has booked a large pavilion at the park for Friday. We’ll do sign-ups there Friday morning starting at 10 a.m. and get together again for a cookout Friday evening.
Once you have a site booked, please send an email to Dave Dawson, dl-dawson@rcn.com with your name and phone number, your campsite number, and the boat you’ll be paddling. Also include the names and email addresses of anyone who will be sharing the site with you. If you cannot find a site and want to share one with another paddler, send Dave a note. Several campers have booked sites they are willing to share.
We’ll figure out all the nitty gritty details in the spring. But for now, you need to reserve your space.
Introduction to Moving Water
Lead Instructors:
- Scott Douglas – ACA L4 Whitewater Kayaking Instructor, L2 Moving Water Kayaking Instructor Trainer, 45 years paddling experience.
- Pat Beltz – ACA L2 Moving Water Kayak Instructor, 12 years paddling experience
- JC Rankin – ACA L2 Moving Water Kayak Instructor, 12 years paddling experience
- Chad Rankin – ACA L2 Moving Water Kayak Instructor, 12 years paddling experience
- Josh Smith – ACA L4 Whitewater Kayaking Instructor, 9 years paddling experience
Information:
- Cost: $200pp
- Contact Person: JC Rankin
- Class Dates: January 21 – March 11, 2023
- Class Times: 8:45 AM to 12:45 PM
- Class Limit: 16
- Location: Rodale Pool, Cedar Crest College, Allentown
- More Information and application: petvetjace@comcast.net
Class Description:
This class is a 16-week progression that is designed for anyone who wishes to learn to kayak on rivers from Class I to Class III. The first part (pool class) is on Saturdays from 8:45 to 12:45 from January 21 – March 11, 2022. Each session is four hours divided equally between classroom and pool. No previous experience is necessary, please contact us for essential eligibility criteria. Topics such as boats, gear, clothing, paddle strokes, river features, knots, river safety, fitness, edging, bracing, assisted and self rescues, and rolling will be covered. The second part (Beginner River Series), consists of 8 trips on various sections of the Lehigh River, progressing in difficulty, to be held on Saturdays or Sundays from April to July. The focus of these trips is hands-on experience in moving water learning eddy turns, ferrying, edging, bracing, river reading, and self-rescue.
In Memoriam: Bob Rock 1949-2021
Past President of the LVKCC
Friends and Family Celebrate the life of Bob Rock at LOC November 20, 2021
