NYCkayaker Lk. Champlain to NYC

[Lee Reiser/Leona Fontaine]

Dear Cherie and Harry,
   I fully support you in this generous endeavor.
   My Mother-in Law has Parkinsons Disease, which is further complicated by her inability to speak English, she is Chinese(she only speaks Toysan, a dialect of Cantonese). My wife does not drive, so every Saturday I take her to the nursing home in Flushing, NY to vist with her mother. I would like to assist you in any way that I can. I have been involved in the Manhattan Circumnavigation as a support guide for the past three years, as well as having completed the Great Hudson River Paddle twice (2002 & 2003), from Albany to NYC. Please let me know how I can be of assistance to in any way.
    Sincerely,
Lee Reiser

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>Today's Topics:
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>   1.  Long Island Circumnavigation for Alzheimer's Disease Care
>      (Erik Baard)
>   2. Re:  Boathouse Brook Park (TomBrooklyn)
>   3.  Lake champlain to nyc paddle... (HB)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:27:38 -0500
>From: "Erik Baard" <erikbaard at gmail.com>
>Subject: NYCkayaker Long Island Circumnavigation for Alzheimer's
>	Disease Care
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>Ahoy'all!
>
>I'm happy to announce that I will be circumnavigating Long Island from
>August 13 through August 27 to raise funds for Alzheimer's Disease care and
>family education with a special emphasis on multilingual outreach to
>lower-income and immigrant communities. The goal, in partnership with the
>Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation, is to aid families in keeping their
>loved ones at home for as long as possible, rather than being forced into
>premature hospitalization by economic circumstances.
>
>I plan to launch from, and return to, the Flushing World's Fair Marina.
>Please see the bottom for a rough sketch of the float plan. You might be
>able to help prepare this effort for success, or share in it underway.
>
>I am dedicating this voyage to Gillian Fairfield, my childhood landlady in
>Flushing, who passed away in May. Her birthday was August 27, and so this
>gesture is my farewell gift to her. If you're curious about this woman's
>remarkable kindness, which motivates me to attempt something that clearly
>stretches my abilities (I will be training and practicing this spring and
>summer), I will gladly share my "New York story" about her in private
>correspondence. Or suffice it so say she and her husband spent more on my
>mother, brother, and I than they ever took in rent, and provided
>incalculable love during that time of struggle.
>
>My boat will be a Looksha 17, generously on loan or at discount from
>regional Necky/Old Town/Ocean Kayak distributor Gary Hall. Against the
>traditional kayaker aversion to naming boats, it will be christened, for
>Mrs. Fairfield, the "Gil" or "Gillie." Her husband will choose, since her
>used both pet names for her.
>
>Some of you might be aware that there were a few Memory Paddles organized by
>the LIAF in recent years, a tradition started by a Brooklyn kayaker,
>culminating with Olympic paddler participation. In recent years the
>foundation has instead opted to host sailing regatta day events. The kayak
>trips were becoming too costly and too demanding of foundation staff hours,
>as they provided ground support.
>
>I'm reviving the Long Island kayak circumnavigation by foregoing a motorboat
>escort and going solo without a ground crew, though friends will be welcomed
>to join for some legs of the trip. Furthermore, the LIC Community Boathouse
>and Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club are arranging for insurance through the
>American Canoe Association. I will camp out and crash with friends (some new
>ones?) and family ? if a hotel is offering a $250 room for the night, I
>would rather exchange that for a $100 donation to Alzheimer's Disease care.
>
>I'm already grateful for the help I've received from paddlers with whom I
>have communicated privately. My thanks especially to Ted Gruber for helping
>map out GPS coordinates and distances between ports of call along the
>292-mile voyage. Naturally, I also used the Eldridge Tide and Pilot book
>donated by Randy of the New York Kayak Company. We've budgeted 11 days of
>paddling, with three days for storms and wind interference.
>
>If you know of people or companies who might donate or loan basic gear, like
>a GPS, or might provide shelter at points on Long Island, please drop me a
>note. I would also very greatly appreciate wisdom from paddlers on the South
>Shore and East End.
>
>And of course, help organizing events at ports of call, to raise funds for
>the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation's multilingual outreach for care
>education, and to generate awareness of needs and resources related to this
>disease, are essential.
>
>Here's a rough and tentative float plan by paddle day (again, with three
>spare days available):
>
>Day 1    Worlds Fair Marina to Atlantic Beach Bridge, 39.4 mi.
>    Media stops at Gantry Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge, Far Rockaway)
>
>Day 2    Atlantic Beach Bridge to Cedar Beach, 30.9 mi.
>Day 3    Cedar Beach to Smith Point, 27.7 mi.
>    (Camping with LIC Community Boathouse)
>
>Day 4    Smith Point Park to Shinnecock Inlet, 20.7 mi.
>    (Visit with Shinnecock Nation canoe carving partners)
>
>Day 5    Shinnecock Inlet to Hither Hills, 28.8 mi.
>Day 6    Hither Hills to Montauk Harbor, 16.0 mi.
>Day 7    Montauk Harbor to Orient Point, 18.5 mi.
>Day 8    Orient State Park (bay side) to Mattituck Inlet, 25.7 mi.
>        (Lenape sunrise ceremony for departed, 40th birthday)
>
>Day 9    Mattituck Inlet to Port Jefferson Harbor, 31.2 mi.
>    (Crash with grandma.)
>Day 10  Port Jefferson  to Bayville, 30.5 mi.
>    (Crash with mom.)
>
>Day 11  Bayville to Worlds Fair Marina,  22.7 mi.
>
>Grand Total, 292.1 miles.
>
>It's funny that circumstances have lead me to this Long Island
>circumnavigation on my 40th birthday, considering my 30th birthday was
>marked by my first Manhattan circumnavigation!
>
>My thanks to many of you for your friendship through these years, and for
>helping me arrive *almost* ready to achieve this more meaningful passage.
>
>:)
>
>Erik
>
>-- 
>Erik Baard
>
>www.licboathouse.org
>www.naturecalendar.com
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>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:48:42 -0800 (PST)
>From: TomBrooklyn <tombrook11232 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Boathouse Brook Park
>To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
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>> > From: HB <carrotjuice at friendsofbrookpark.org> 
>> We are working on one at:
>> http://www.friendsofbrookpark.org/waterfront
>==============
>Outstanding.  What's the status of the park and boathouse prospects?  -TBk
>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:54:01 -0500
>From: HB <carrotjuice at friendsofbrookpark.org>
>Subject: NYCkayaker Lake champlain to nyc paddle...
>To: "nyckayaker at rockandwater.net" <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Message-ID: <C3C0C1C9.460%carrotjuice at friendsofbrookpark.org>
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>Sharing this with nyc community, contact her directly if interested, peace.
>
>from, "Cherie C" <c4sunflower at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Harry,
>>   
>> My name is Cherie Crowningshield and I am in need of your help.....
>>   
>> In April-May of 2008 myself and 2 friends are planning a kayak journey from my
>> home on Lake Champlain in Port Kent, Ny, to the statue of liberty....You have
>> sent me the info on the 5 borough kayak ramble last fall and i wanted to go
>> but I was out west studying with a navaho family. I know that you mentioned in
>> the email about needing an escort while on the waters in nyc.....can you guide
>> me in the right direction or would you like to help make this happen????? this
>> has been a dream of mine for so long and we're now in the process of trying to
>> make it a fundraiser to get sponsors to donate to "paddle for a cure" for
>> parkinson's disease ....also if you know anyone who might enjoy this trip let
>> me know.....we're trying to keep it as small and close to nature as
>> possible....carrying our food and temporary living quarters with us......
>>   
>> Thank you so much for your time and all the amazing things you're doing for
>> nuturing mother nature......
>>   
>> Cherie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "Harry J. Bubbins" <carrotjuice at friendsofbrookpark.org> wrote:
>>   
>>> Join us at American Museum of Natural History
>>> For New York Water conference and performances!
>>> 
>>> We seek volunteers to be at our specially invited info table. We are also
>>> bringing a canoe!
>>> 
>>> Need help at brook park to set up and bike over, then help at the museum.
>>> 
>>> Free admission and no lines if you email me back today before 4pm, or call.
>>> Please help!
>>> 
>>> Harry
>>> 
>>> ____
>>> 
>>> Saturday, January 12
>>> Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, first floor
>>> 
>>> These programs feature New York stories from historical relationships that
>>> indigenous peoples had with rivers and estuaries to current water-related
>>> issues.
>>> 
>>> Opening Ceremony
>>> 12:00 p.m. ? Kaufmann Theater, first floor
>>> Mohawk Singers and Dancers
>>> photo: Courtesy of the company
>>> 
>>> A ceremonial opening honoring water with Rev. Patricia Ackerman (Hudson
>>> River project), and Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace, Zen Buddhist priest,
>>> founder of Hermitage Heart and the Bodies of Water School.
>>> 
>>> Mohawk Singers and Dancers: Honoring Water *
>First Performance ? 12:30 p.m., Kaufmann Theater, first floor 
>
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