NYCkayaker Miami to Maine?

[Erik Baard]

The LIC Community Boathouse and the coming World Boatbuilding Museum 
are based on the waterfront directly facing the UN. Part of our 
growing mission is to be a visible reminder to delegates and 
Secretariat staff of the importance of marine ecology.

We recently welcomed an outrigger canoeist into our community, and he 
explicitly wants to highlight the dangers faced by islands nations in 
the south Pacific due to environmental damage. A few of these include 
rising sealevels, acidification of oceans, overfishing, reef damage 
because of unwise development, coral declines and bleaching.

We have *ample* storage space and we'd be happy to host. 

Also, a number of new hotels are being constructed in LIC and a few 
have recently opened. I'll check to see if any of them would 
accommodate her for the good PR.

If I package this as an LIC waterfront/LIC development link-up with a 
great cause, I might pull in some good support.

Best regards,

Erik


> 
> Ahoy NY/NJ Kayakers,
> 
> Is anyone interested in joining part of this very cool trip? The 
Dredgers 
> can offer some storage and we'll pay for dinner at Motey's Italian 
> restaurant on Carroll St / Gowanus if she visits the Gowanus Canal.
> 
> Margo Pellegrino is a young mother who plans to paddle her 20' 
outrigger 
> canoe from Miami to Maine this summer to bring attention to the 
plight of 
> our oceans. She has asked the American Canoe Association to help get 
word 
> out about her trip as well as for moral and in-kind support.
> 
> For example, she won't be able to carry much gear on her boat and 
camping 
> out will get old fast. So if someone was willing to put her up for a 
night 
> during her trip, she would be most appreciative.
> 
> And she would like nothing better than to have company along the 
way, so if 
> you want to paddle part way with her, feel free to do so. Read more 
about 
> Margo's trip and how you can be a part of it at her website 
> www.miami2maine.com
> http://www.acaenews.org/editor/www.miami2maine.com
> 
> Let's Dredge!
> 
> Owen Foote
> Gowanus Dredger
> dredgers at excite.com
> 718 243 0849
> www.gowanuscanal.org
> 
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Erik Baard

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