James River run this Saturday, 10-17-09

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We're planning to paddle the James from Howardsville to Scottsville this coming Saturday. This paddle is open to everyone. Please let us know if you'd like to join us. (We'll be leaving from Charlottesville at a time yet to be determined.) Either leave a comment below or post a message to the thread on the Facebook group.

Correction!

For those who are paddling tomorrow (10-12-09), either meet at Greenberry's @ Barracks Rd. shopping ctr at 8:15-8:30 (behind Ruby Tuesday's) or meet at the ramp at ~~GLASGOW~~ at 10:30am.

(NOT Buchanan as stated in the last post.)

Balcony Falls Run on Columbus Day

Virginia Paddlers' Assoc. are on the James River this coming Monday for a run through Balcony Falls starting at Buchanan. Is anyone else up for this paddle?

If so we can meet at Greenberry's @ Barracks road early Monday and then carpool down to the put-in together. Everyone else is meeting at Buchanan @ 10:30am so we probably ought to depart Barracks Road SC ~ 8:45'ish.

Leave a comment below or just be at Greenberry's on Monday morning around 8:15-8:30 so we can get boats loaded/rearranged.

...and you thought you were having a bad day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4babuQlFKM

Wye Island Regatta Race preparations

4 paddlers made the 14 mile round trip paddle from the S. Rivanna dam to that place where the paddling water stops above the Rea's Ford bridge and back this morning in preparation for this coming Saturday's Wye Island Regatta in Maryland.

We'll be doing a lighter workout paddle this coming Wednesday at 6pm in preparation for the regatta while the rest of the recreational paddlers will be departing sometime between 6-6:3-pm. Please join us.

Also, if anyone is planning to go to the Wye Island Regatta from the Charlottesville area please let us know so we can try to arrange some car pools.

Let it roll, baby

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We finally got a Wed. evening without rain!

Let's try to beat our new record of 12 boats next Wednesday. Same time, same place.

2009 Race Video is here

Don't forget to join us Wednesday evenings during the summer at the boat ramp just above the S. Rivanna Reservoir dam at the end of Woodburn Rd., Charlottesville. We'll start gathering at 6pm and depart ~6:30pm for leisurely paddles to Twin Bridges and back for all age groups and skill levels. Some even pack food and call it dinner. If you bring chicken wings, however, the "water wings" joke has been heard waaaay too many times. Please resist the urge. :-)

2nites paddle called off due 2 tstorms

Wednesday evening paddle, June 3

Subject: Wed. Night Flotilla

"Looks like the weather will work with us this week; the "Rivanna Yacht Club" [anyone who wants to] will do a twilight paddle from the South Rivanna boat ramp to twin bridges and back Wednesday evening. Launch at 6:30pm."

Editor's note: By the way, the boat ramp is the one just above the dam, behind Wal-Mart at the end of Woodburn Rd.

May 30 paddle recap and some new info.

We had a great 14ish mile paddle down the Rivanna today from the S. Rivanna Reservoir to Milton. Perfect weather, perfect water, plenty of wildlife and even a bald eagle. It sure is nice to be able to paddle the whole way without portaging around the Woolen Mills Dam.

We stopped at Darden Towe Park to stretch our legs and bumped into another group of paddlers just getting ready to hit the water. This was a group that we needed to learn about (photos included) and we did. They were members of the Virginia Paddlers Association who are an informal group of recreational paddlers who do their planning via a Yahoo Group presence. Check them out. I know I have already put in a request to join their group. Hopefully we'll get some of them to join this loosely associated group of Rivanna paddling enthusiasts.

Our friend Conny Roussos from the Nelson Paddlers also put us on to The Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race that will be held next weekend in Frederickburg. Check it out.

Does anyone think a logo and T-shirts are in order?

I got tired of people asking if there are shirts, etc. so tell me what you think. Does anyone really want apparel with a group logo on it?

Paddle this Saturday, May 30

We're heading down the Rivanna from Rt. 29 to Milton this Saturday and anyone interested is welcome to join us. Meet at/near Greenberry's in Barracks Rd. shopping center at 7:30'ish between 7 and 7:30am. We hope to figure out the car shuttling/game plan quickly and then depart 7:45-8am at 7:30am. We'll be the ones with boats on top of our vehicles. ;-)

Seeking photos and videos

Please, please, please send in all photos and videos you have from any of the Rivanna River Ragatta Races. See the previous post (below) to see where to send them.