Here’s To 2012 and More Fun Paddling!
Posted on 21 December 2011 | Comments Off
Kayak Staten Island in the News
Posted on 14 October 2011 | Comments Off
KSI Fundraiser: October 8th 2011 – Alice Austen House Museum – A beautiful, warm, sunny, Saturday afternoon was the backdrop for our first fundraiser. A good time was had by all, live music and our great, little, wooden-paddler-kayak race! Read about it HERE!
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KSI at Freshkills Park – “Sneak Peak”, Oct 2nd 2011 – More good weather for Kayak Staten Islanders to offer a kayaking program during Freshkills Park’s, second annual open day.
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OYSTER GARDENS: Our oysters have continued to grow since their “planting” in late June. We will need to conduct one more measurement in early November before winter sets in so if you are interested in joining us please email kayakstatenisland@gmail.com. Read about the Oyster Garden Program HERE!
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The Wooden Paddlers Are Getting Ready!
Posted on 30 September 2011 | Comments Off
The race begins October 8 at 3:00pm on the lawn of Alice Austen House Museum.
Buy a chance to win: Cash 1st prize; gift certificates from Adobe Blues restaurant, Spa Finder, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Seaside restaurant, Campmor to name a few. We will have lots of fun cheering our paddlers on to live music and dancing to make the earth shake and the paddlers roll!!
Our team of volunteers are busy assembling the wooden kayak racers!
Come to our October 8th Fundraiser
Posted on 15 September 2011 | Comments Off
We are having a fundraiser, Saturday October 8th, on the front lawn of Alice Austen House. Buy a chance on the Great Little Wooden Paddler Kayak Race, they cost only $10 each, and take a chance at winning a prize.
Our Kayak Staten Island volunteers are hard at work in the shop producing the kayak racers. These hand-made wonders are being produced under the watchful eye of our master craftsman kayak builder.
If you’re buying a chance by check, please make it out to our fiscal sponsor “Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club”, and add KAYAK STATEN ISLAND in the notes section. Click HERE for directions to the Alice Austen House.
Sequine Mansion
Posted on 7 September 2011 | Comments Off
Seguine Mansion, a grand 19th century home on Staten Island, a kayaking destination, is hosting a fundraiser this September 24.
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Beaches Closed, Time To Reflect, Stolen Kayak
Posted on 29 August 2011 | Comments Off
BEACHES CLOSED: Once again we regret to inform all that Staten Island beaches are closed. NYC Parks is making excellent progress in draining the pond that formed in parking lot #1 as a result of Irene.
You can check on the beach status HERE, at the NYC Beach Status website:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/beach/beach-si.shtml
We hope beaches will be open for our next scheduled free kayaking event, Saturday September 10th, Noon – 3:00pm, at our usual South Beach location.
TIME TO REFLECT: We’d like to take this time to remind paddlers to take a step back and evaluate the current weather conditions, and your own paddling skill levels/abilities before venturing out into open waters.
As was reported in SILIVE August 27th, two kayakers capsized just south of Great Kills harbor. NYC Police Harbor Patrol unit rescued them and returned them to Great Kills where they were promptly “…issued summonses for violating a local emergency order“.
We urge all paddlers who enjoy our local waters to first: Know Your Limitations; how far can you paddle, and what speed can you maintain, Always wear your PFD, Know your waters you are planning on paddling in, Let someone else know where you plan to go, and when you plan to return, evaluate your self-rescue skills, check the local weather conditions (wind, tides, currents), and be sure to have fun!
STOLEN KAYAK: One of our volunteers has reported a stolen kayak, taken from a Rosebank shop early AM on August 29th. This is a hand-built “skin-on-frame” “Yost-like” Sea Tour 18EXP, sewn with sand beige 12oz cordura nylon, with an ash & cedar coaming. The finished size is 18ft X 24″ beam, 3/8″ pine seat boards, and black nylon painter lines, with no other deck rigging.
If you see, or hear of anyone in possession of this boat, please let us know via email.
Kacey
KSI is Growing Oysters!
Posted on 25 August 2011 | Comments Off
KSI is participating in NY/NJ BayKeeper’s oyster restoration program. “Oysters are vital to the ecological integrity of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE), which is why Baykeeper has been working to restore oyster beds in the HRE since 1999.” (www.nynjbaykeeper.org)
We have a cage of 500 oysters growing next to our South Beach kayaking site; 50 of the oysters need to be monitored every month. We measure, record and submit the oyster’s growth as well as document the other sea creatures present in the cage.
After the first measuring July 31st we are happy to report our oysters are thriving —stay tuned for further oyster reports!
Saturday August 13th – 11:00 – 3:00
Posted on 9 August 2011 | Comments Off
Come to South Beach for free kayaking this Saturday August 13th, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. We’re hoping for a nice sunny day at the beach!
High winds and/or lightning cancel/close the event.
Beaches are Open!
Posted on 28 July 2011 | Comments Off
The beaches are open, come to South Beach this Sunday July 31st at 11:00 AM for free kayaking!
Friday Kayaking Cancelled
Posted on 21 July 2011 | Comments Off
Due to the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge, we are cancelling Friday July 22nd kayaking event.
The New York City Health Department has issued beach pollution advisories for the following locations to take effect Friday, July 22, at 10:00 am through Monday, July 25:
• South Beach in Staten Island
• Midland Beach in Staten Island
• Cedar Grove Beach in Staten Island
• Sea Gate in Brooklyn
Water quality modeling indicates that these beaches have been potentially impacted by the untreated sewer discharges from the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. Though the beaches are not closed, the New York City Department of Health does not recommend swimming and bathing until this advisory is lifted, especially for people with underlying medical conditions, or young or elderly people who may be more likely to get sick if beach water is swallowed. Signs will be placed at the beach entrances to alert the public of the risk.