The results are in...thanks to everyone who voted. This year we received over 50% more votes than the last several years. Special thanks to all the nominees who volunteered their time to serve the membership.
Congratulations to the 2010 Board of Directors:
Daniel Boone
Jim Clapper
Sam Davis
Eric Fisher
Trent Ganstine
Rob Karwedsky
Gene Levine
Steve Logan
Jack Lyle
Lisa McCarter
Jim McCool
David Pelren
Mark Quarles
Patty Shultz
Heather Stacey
Scott Strausbaugh
Charlie Wilkerson
Barnett Williams
Fanci Worthington
Check out the bios for the 2010 Board of Directors .
FREE CLASS – Winter Paddling Workshop – Friday November 13th
If you missed Winter Paddling Clinic then you have one more chance to learn all you need to know to extend your paddling season. This event will cover all the topics from the Winter Paddling Clinic, without the on-water instruction.
In the Southeast we are blessed with weather that allows paddlers to enjoy rivers and streams year round. After the TVA, and other power companies, shut down dams in the Fall, Mother Nature provides us with hundreds of paddling options. If you haven't paddled in the Winter and early Spring you are missing out. There are no crowds, no tubes, no duckies, no loud aluminum canoes, and NO RAFTS, just beautiful scenery. Whether you prefer slow moving streams or raging whitewater the FREE Winter Paddling Workshop has something for you. Recreational paddlers are encouraged to attend.
The FREE Winter Paddling Workshop consists entirely of off-water presentations and demonstrations. No need to bring any gear. Some of the topics that will be covered at the workshop:
- What you should wear to be safe and comfortable
- How to recognize, prevent, and treat hypothermia
- Fool proof ways to start a fire
- How to build a shelter in an emergency
- What extra gear you should have for emergency situations
- How to plan cold weather trips
- How to lead cold weather trips
FREE Winter Paddling Workshop will be held on Friday November 13th from 7-9:30 p.m. at Casa Fiesta. The address is 2615 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN. This event is being co-promoted with the Paddle Adventures + meetup group. This is a great chance to meet other area paddlers - come early and stay late. This is a free class, and space is limited so pre-registration is required.
Get yourself and your boat decked out in your most outrageous Halloween attire and join us for a float on the Cumberland River. We’ll give Halloweenish prizes for categories yet to be determined. Sherry Beard will be assisting in this effort. Meet at the boat ramp in Shelby Park at 9:00 a.m. We’ll take out a relatively short distance downtown near the Titans’ stadium. We can have a picnic lunch at the takeout so bring Halloween goodies to share.
Directions: I-24 to the Shelby Street exit. Turn away from downtown. Turn right on 5th Street and left on Davidson Street. Davidson Street runs into Shelby Park. Look for the red canoe at the ramp area.
Pre-registration is
required due to potential weather and river conditions. Remember, however you are dressed, you must wear a PFD! I won’t have access to email after Thursday, October 29. Contact Daniel Boone to register at
dboone@lithographicsinc.com or call 615-889-1200.
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TSRA has an on-going video/audio history project featuring interviews and conversations with some of the founding members. Here is a short Quicktime movie, (2MB)
"The Genesis of TSRA with Bob Miller"
A group of TSRA paddlers running Wooten's Folly rapid in Clear Creek canyon on the Cumberland Plateau.
©David Pelren
