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North East Wisconsin Paddlers Gear Swap and Workshop

Saturday, Apr 18, 2015 (8:00 am - 3:00 pm)

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Leader: Ethan Raysby

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The North East Wisconsin Paddlers are hosting a gear swap and workshop session on April 18th from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. I am planning on driving my car and taking up to 4 other people if others are interested in coming along. I will be leaving from the the circle where we load boats, next to the Union, at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The event is at St. Mary's Parish Gymnasium, 312 South State Street Appleton, WI. It is about a two hour drive there, and the group can discuss if we want to stay for all the workshop sessions, see a few, or just check out the gear swap. This would be a good event for all types of paddlers, especially those new to paddling, and those looking for some new/used gear. At the bottom is the schedule for the workshops.
  • 10:30 a.m. - Wisconsin Paddle Destinations - Tom Koeppen
  • 11:30 a.m. - Kayak Packing and Camping - Ken Braband
  • 12:30 p.m. - Kayak Maintenance and Repair - J Peter Braun
  • 1:30 p.m. - Kaykak Accessories - Sherri Mertz
Also, I emailed the event coordinator and asked if he knew any kayaks that would for sure be up for sale. He said: 

"This year, I know of four excellent sea kayaks coming from one source and anticipate a few others as well. I know we are planning to sell two or three of our club whitewater boats at very reasonable costs, but don't know if any of them would suit your needs - they are older models. If you might be interested in that kind of boat, I know one of our guys is going to our storage facility to pick them out in the middle of the week. We have about 40 whitewater kayaks and favor the Dagger RPMs and Max's for teaching in, so will not be selling any of them. Our newer boats are Mambas and although they are not as easy to teach in, we'll hang onto those for now, too. I think the boats we'll probably cull out might include Vortex, Animas, Pirouette, Blast, etc.
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