Whitewater Forum: Can anyone help hook me up with some NY boaters?

Can anyone help hook me up with some NY boaters?

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Topic: Can anyone help hook me up with some NY boaters?

Posted By: NOMADIC WORLD
Subject: Can anyone help hook me up with some NY boaters?
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 1:04pm

Hey Everyone,

I just moved out to New York, obviously just at the right time as you have all the water and the east got about 2 inches of snow this year. I'm trying to hook up with some boaters and figure out the scene here. I know a few of you have given me some tips and folks to look up, but I'm just trying to cast the net a bit wider.

Thanks
Chris

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In The Business of Doing Things.

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Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 4:03pm

Not sure if you've given this one a whirl but hit up www.npmb.com and ask the same question. Ditto for the "Where's the Whitewater At" group on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/Wheresthewhitewaterat/

Probably not the bullseye for hooking up with NY boaters, but fairly close.

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-Jay

Posted By: Mr.Grinch
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 5:01pm

NPMB

Northeast Paddler's Message Board. Very similar to PP.

Where in NY state are you? Or are you in the Big Apple?

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Posted By: NOMADIC WORLD
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 5:21pm

Thanks guys. I'm in the Big Apple. Wouldn't touch the river outside my window with a carbon fiber stick. But I did join the NE Message Board.

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In The Business of Doing Things.

Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 7:25pm

-Check out the dam release schedule at NPMB and post up to see if anyone else is hitting up any of the runs.

http://www.npmb.com/cms2/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 - http://www.npmb.com/cms2/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 :

-Also- If you are up to it - put up a post asking for folks to hit up the Popolopen. Class V creeking, supposedly very (30-45 minutes) close to NYC. Even if it's not in season you'll probably dredge up some NYC boaters who will probably chime in.

-One other note - there EC boating scene is way more interconnected because of the dam-release nature of the boating there (not much running, everyone congregates at the same runs). If you're willing to do a bit of driving along with your message board activity you're likely to hook up with folks in your hood via old fashioned social networking.

Let us know how it goes!

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-Jay

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