Meetings are held the last Tuesday of the
month, 7:00 p.m. at the Seattle R.E.I. flagship
store.
2003 Meeting Schedule
- Jan. 28, 2003 -
Chris Cunningham-Seattle Sea Kayaker Magazine
- Feb. 25, 2003 - Jennifer Hahn, kayak guide, author, and
edible plant specialist
- Mar. 25, 2003 - Alan Gurevich, sights to be seen if you kayak Ha Long Bay in
Vietnam
- Apr. 29, 2003 - Paddling Baja: Hear
the stories, see the pictures and get some tips on kayaking Baja in a program
featuring the trip of Steve Hodge, Pauline Craig, Mel Rogers, Deanna Rogers,
Martin Malkin and Judy Blake
- May 27, 2003 - tba
- Jun. 24, 2003 - Potluck and Pizza Party by the
water
- Jul.-Aug 2003 - Gone Paddling
- Sep. 30, 2003 - Twelfth Annual �Tall Tales and
True Stories� meeting, a potpourri of members� best (or worst) trips of
the summer
- Oct. 28, 2003 - A double
feature from our Speaker for the Fleet, Randy Brook includes stills
and short movies of the grizzlies of
Katmai National Park, Alaska.
See bear cubs play fighting and salmon jumping
up a waterfall. The grizzlies are up close and personal. Some bear scenes
rated �R�. Then travel to the Mediterranean, where the kayaking is very
different from what we�re used to, including some unusual hazards. The area
near Marseille has the steepest cliffs and wonderful caves to paddle into.
Some bare scenes rated �PG�.
- Jan. 27,2004MUSK
OX ON BANKS ISLAND, CANADA:
Banks Island, in the far north of Canada, has the
world�s greatest concentration of musk oxen.
Noel and Cindy Gilbrough, who have delighted us with several
shows of their previous arctic exploits, will present slides of this
year�s adventure. The
group of 7 chartered their own airplane to get to the island,
landing on the tundra. They
then spent 12 days traveling by decked canoe (and one folding kayak)
down 99 miles of the Thomsen River in the middle of the island,
ending near the north coast, gazing across the pack ice toward the
North Pole less than 1000 miles away.
- Feb. 24, 2004 -
Darren
Bouwman, of Moresby Explorers, will present his slide show on the
Queen Charlottes. Darren is especially interested in and
knowledgeable about the marine environment and coastal rainforests and
says they are among the highlights of his slides.
- Mar 30, 2004 -
DeDe
- Apr 27, 2004 - Lee Moyer: He�s a legend in the Northwest kayaking world, having
designed and sold some of the most popular boats on the water
- May 25, 2004 -
Les Urich will present a slide program on good trip preparation and
the pitfalls that await when preparation falls a little short. He'll
be drawing on all his experience, plus a well-honed sense of humor
and great pictures from his many trips.
- OUR ANNUAL PICNIC.....the Social Event of
the season is on Tuesday, June 29, 2004.
We gather between 5:00 and 6:00 P.M. and the pizza arrives at
6:30 P.M. (Hint:
don�t be too late or it will be all gone).
Come to Magnuson Park on Lake Washington and look for shelter
#1. Some of us will be
coming early to hold the table.
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Sept.
28, 2004 - Tall Tales-Stories of our paddling experiences over the
summer.
-
Oct.
26, 2004 - We
will feature two trips a world apart in
miles and mood that illustrate the striking variety of experience that
kayaking opens up to those who venture out on the water,
John Wilson will discuss his trip down Montana's Smith River AND DeDe
Chinlund will present her trip to the Galapagos Islands.
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Nov.
30, 2004 - Glaciers, geysers, active volcanoes and some of the
world�s largest colonies of breeding sea birds were among the natural
wonders encountered by Shawna Franklin, Leon Somme and Chris Duff, of
Port Townsend, when the three circumnavigated Iceland by kayak.
The 81-day trip covered 1,700 nautical miles, and every day
brought something new and fascinating, says Leon.
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Sept.
28, 2004 - Tall Tales-Stories of our paddling experiences over the
summer.
-
Oct.
26, 2004 - We
will feature two trips a world apart in
miles and mood that illustrate the striking variety of experience that
kayaking opens up to those who venture out on the water,
John Wilson will discuss his trip down Montana's Smith River AND DeDe
Chinlund will present her trip to the Galapagos Islands.
-
Nov.
30, 2004 - Glaciers, geysers, active volcanoes and some of the
world�s largest colonies of breeding sea birds were among the natural
wonders encountered by Shawna Franklin, Leon Somme and Chris Duff, of
Port Townsend, when the three circumnavigated Iceland by kayak.
The 81-day trip covered 1,700 nautical miles, and every day
brought something new and fascinating, says Leon.
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Previous Years' Programs
2001
- 2002
2000 - 2001
1999 - 2000
1998 - 1999
1997 - 1998
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