Drop in, 9am - 2pm
Rearrange a few racks in the small boathouse
Add additional pipes to the black sculling docks to secure it in place
Check the rigging on the Schoenbrod 8 & 4
Build a rack for sweep oars
Rake & clean up the campus area
Clean GWC bays in small and large boathouses
Canal Clean Sweep
5pm-8pm
Saturday, April 11th - Lock 32 Work Party
Canal Clean Sweep
11am-4pm
Paint the storage trailer
Paint & update the kiosk
Spread remaining stone on trails/pathways
Rake future "lawn" site; clear stones & sew grass seed
Create raised garden beds
Fix the wooden stairs to the trailer
Stain picnic tables
Clear brush from the trail
8am-Noon
Clear brush, branches, garbage from river banks
Pick up plastic bottles & trash along river edge and docks
This City event is being organized and run from Genesee Valley Park again this year, using the baseball field for setup. On this morning, expect that the parking loop will be closed and parking will be limited with all the groups coming in and out for this event.
If you will be attending the Canal Clean Sweep at GWC or coming for an early morning row, let the City representative know so that you can be directed to the appropriate parking area.
All current/paid 2009 GWC rowing members will receive the new boathouse code after having viewed and signed off on watching the
US Rowing Safety Video. We will have the video setup on Sat, April 4th and Sat, April 18th for those who will be here for the Clean Up Days. Otherwise, please call us to arrange a time when you may stop in at GWC and watch the video in the conference room (it's only 30 mins long).
The GWC Safety Committee encourages all rowers to engage in safe rowing practices.
Need to renew your GWC Membership? You can register online or call us at 328-3960. All members must have a current 2009 waiver on file or have signed an electronic copy via US Rowing with affiliation to Genesee Waterways Center. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
5pm - dusk
On
Monday, March 23rd, the long-awaited building arrived at Lock 32
Whitewater Park! We are very excited to have an area that will provide
classroom and office space, a private area for changing, and shelter
this season. Look for the upcoming story about the Lock 32 Whitewater Park and
its new building in the Our Town section of the D&C in early April!
We are moving forward with improvements at Lock 32 Whitewater Park, and would benefit from donations to help us get ready for another great season! We have a wish list of items below, with direct links to products that can be purchased locally. Thank you for considering making a donation to GWC's Lock 32 Whitewater Park! GWC is a not-for-profit organization and your contribution is tax-deductible.
| Donation/Wish List Items: | ||
| Picnic Tables (4) & Adirondack Chairs (6) (Amish Outlet, N. Chili) |
Folding tables (4) Folding Chairs (24) Floor fans (3) |
Lumber for raised garden beds Flowers & shrubs (perennials, annuals) |
Since the Lock 32 Building is a shell, we will be building and creating the space inside from scratch! If you have miscellaneous items from household projects, such as spare junction/electrical boxes, wood paneling, 2x4s or other wood scraps, lamps or light fixtures, please contact us or bring your items to the work party on April 11th. Any unused items will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. |
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Or so I thought...[story from Nicole's perspective]
Two familiar
boaters grace the cover of the Spring 2009 issue of the International
WHITEWATER Magazine, Kayak Session. Paddlers Chris LaFlair (blue helmet) and Danny Doran (silver helmet) were photographed by Lock 32 Instructor and Team Riot kayaker Paul Twist on the Tygart River in West Virginia last September. The combined efforts of the paddlers and the creativity of Twist in staging the photograph made for a dramatic picture, as the two boaters synchronized their boofs off the 12-foot waterfall known as Ladies' Fingers.
[What's a 'boof' you ask? Check out the Instructor Forum on the GWC Kayaking site for info]
It was a beautiful day, and the last paddle before heading home after a long weekend paddling several rivers in the Maryland/Pennsylvania/West Virginia area. A dozen paddlers, many GWC members and all members of the local paddling club, FLOW, had headed down south for the festivities and paddling at the Gauley Festival, paddling Class IV/V rivers including the Upper Youghiogheny, Upper Gauley, and Tygart Rivers.
The weekend kicked off with a paddle on the Upper Yough, a nine-mile stretch of creeking, boulder-hopping continuous IV-V rapids that left you pretty tired by the end!
The next day we hit the Upper Gauley in our playboats, a big-water river with technical Class V rapids (undercut rocks in just about every one, and copperhead snakes lurking if you portage) with unnamed Class IIIs throughout. Although the river is supposedly jam-packed with boaters Gauley Fest weekend, by the time our group of 12 put on the river (a 2-hour shuttle included) after 1pm, it was clear of traffic and we paddled without meeting up with too many others along the way. Several of our group contributed to the addition of new campfire stories and tales of gnar (myself included with an encounter with a nasty, retentive hole--it fits two paddlers and two boats by the way--two swims, a broken paddle, bruised ego and several lessons learned in river reading skills).
Overall, it was fantastic weekend with paddling buddies that is one of the more memorable, and as always, I take away lessons learned from the river to put into practice for the next paddling season!
Regarding the picture of Chris & Danny...even though it's a great shot, the wonders of Photoshop did me in, as I found out when I received my spring issue of Kayak Session and it was a totally different picture on the front cover...the rest of the info really is true.
Offered at Lock 32 Whitewater Park in collaboration with the JCC
The GWC Summer Fitness Program in collaboration with the JCC is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle in a safe and fun atmosphere, while enjoying the JCC's state of the art fitness facility and working together with educated and highly talented staff. The program is focused on providing a fun and energetic environment in which each participant has the opportunity to learn about fitness goals, sports skills, nutrition habits, team building, and self-esteem.
This full-day program for boys and girls ages 10 to 14 incorporates a half-day of Whitewater Kayaking at Lock 32 Whitewater Park and half a day at the JCC engaging in various fitness activities, group games, and sports. The program is structured from 9am-4pm; each participant will spend half the day at each facility and eat lunch at the JCC. The youth in the program will be supervised at all times, particularly when switching from one facility to the next via the Canal path.
For more information or to register for this full-day program with Lock 32 Whitewater Park and the JCC, call us at 328-3960 or visit the website at www.geneseewaterways.org/kayaking.htm
Red Cost: $1 Green, Yellow, White, Red
Ladies & Men's sizes Cost: $5
Cost: $10
Rochester Paddling Film Festival - DVD
Featuring videos of local paddlers filmed on creeks, big water, and remote wilderness areas throughout North America.
Cost: $10
Spring is in the air and we are almost on the water. In these last
few weeks in the tanks it is important to take some time and reflect on
the individual progress you have made this winter season. I have seen
rowers “reborn” in their strength and technique. The tanks allow
for the technical improvement and rowing rationale that is so hard to
explain or experience on the water. Before entering into this
summer I would suggest just thinking about your experience last season
and what goals you have for this year.
Do you want to race in an 8?
Would you like to learn to scull?
For any of your goals please let Paul or myself know how we can help.
"Glory is in the team not the individual." -Sean Sullivan
For anyone interested in the Thrust technology in the “red boxes” http://www.st-oarthrust.com/
For all the regattas currently happening…http://www.row2k.com/
To order: call 328-3960 or purchase online at geneseewaterways.org
1995 Laser 1x
$400 or BORecreational sculling boat in fair condition; some scratches and minor repairs
Stable boat for Learn to Scull programs/novice sculler
Approx 80lbs (2-person carry)
Length: 18ft
Comes with foot stretchers, oar locks, and sliding seat
GWC's Minority Rowing Team, Cross Currents is also on Facebook; check out their page for upcoming events and information.
* Looking for a buddy to paddle or row with on a summer evening? Check GWC's Facebook page to see who else is around!
* Post a question to a GWC instructor
* See what events are happening at GWC
* View any announcements, schedule changes, or notices
Submitted by Lisa Craigie
This
time of year I start to do and feel strange things.
I watch the weather intently and turn directly to the weather
page to watch what front is moving in.
On my way to work I slow down when passing by the Erie Canal to
see if the ice is breaking up and whether there is any movement in the
water level. When grabbing
my workout clothes, I eye my rowing clothes with a mixed feeling of
excitement and dread-“How tight will those shorts be?”
A winter is hard on anyone living in Rochester but for a rower
the upcoming spring can seem like an agonizingly long wait.
I was recently in Miami on a weekend getaway and every morning
and late afternoon the local crews rowed past my hotel.
My husband raised his eyebrow at me and said, “So when are we
going to check out the boathouse?”
On past vacations I have called up the local boathouse to ask if
I could row as a guest. I
have rowed in Vancouver, California and Florida.
I have learned through these “guest rows” that there really is no
place like home. It starts
off well but then I miss my boathouse, our river and the people I have
come to know over my 13 years of rowing at the GWC.
We are very blessed to have the access to the type of water that
we do. A beautiful long and
winding Genesee for Head Race practices;
a straight-marked Erie Canal for sprint season pieces.
We have the occasional floating log island or even a Port-a-Potty
to deal with, but we row in peace and tranquility.
I’m not one to do things over and over, I’m not a morning person,
and truly deep down I’m couch potatoes.
But rowing changes me; I will get up at 5 am to get to practice,
I workout to be a better and stronger rower not only for myself but so I
won’t let my teammates down and I can’t envision a time that I won’t be
rowing in some sort of boat.
I have met many great people over the years and the funny thing is that
I only know them by their rowing style.
I can’t tell you what they do for a living but I know if they are
a port or starboard or what seat I want them in for a race.