[NYCkayaker] Do we know anything about the 2 kayakers that were rescued when their kayaks overturned in Jamaica Bay yesterday???

Louis Kleinman lkleinman@waterfrontalliance.org
Tue Feb 12 13:25:47 EST 2013


It would be great if someone could get their names & some contact info for direct information.

Louis
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-----Original Message-----
From: NYCKayaker [mailto:nyckayaker-bounces@rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Robert Huszar
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 12:59 PM
To: Jeff Kraus
Cc: nyckayaker
Subject: Re: [NYCkayaker] Do we know anything about the 2 kayakers that were rescued when their kayaks overturned in Jamaica Bay yesterday???

Opps, forgot to add that we would use it for the next HRWA newsletter!!!

On Tue, 12 Feb 2013, Robert Huszar wrote:

> Hey Jeff,
>
> I saw 2 groups of paddlers on the Hudson, too. I had also thought 
> about going cross country, but couldn't resist seeing the river, so I 
> walked the 8 mile loop around the Battery. Splendid day.
>
> Your words ring true. Would you be willing to write something up, just 
> like that. A reaction piece, pointing out how various groups (and then 
> talk about your club specifically) makes sure that their members know 
> about what is needed for cold-water paddling and are outfitted 
> properly for winter paddling.
>
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2013, Jeff Kraus wrote:
>
>> Good point, Bonnie, about their probable non-affiliation with a club. 
>> Did anyone else notice in the AP story that they mention "their 
>> kayak" rather than kayaks? Were these guys in a double kayak? And of 
>> course we don't know what gear or training they had, and the random 
>> couple of comments called them morons for doing this now. Once we 
>> know their story it would be a good idea to put out something about 
>> all the wise, excellent paddlers who go out in the winter with 
>> training and gear, and nobody else knows about them because they do just fine!
>> 
>> I saw two kayakers on Sunday paddling down the Hudson on a gorgeous 
>> day. I was walking from 125th Street to the GWB and back, and I truly 
>> wished I was with them. The river was glassy calm and spectacular. I 
>> had planned to go XC skiing and birding at Pelham but the Hudson was 
>> just so alluring I had to stay home and enjoy the day.
>> 
>> Those paddlers didn't make the news since they were just fine. We 
>> will eventually know about the capsized guys and can respond about 
>> what the hell they did wrong, and how clubs like ours don't EVER let 
>> things like that happen.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 11, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Robert Huszar wrote:
>> 
>>> yeah, good point!!
>>> 
>>> On Mon, 11 Feb 2013, bonnie13@earthlink.net wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Well, I don't know, but if they were over in the Broad Channel area 
>>>> there's a pretty good chance they aren't members of any club - that 
>>>> whole area is like another world as far as water access, half the 
>>>> homes in the area have their own docks & those that don't can find 
>>>> other ways to get out there.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Robert Huszar <r-huszar@panix.com>
>>>>> Sent: Feb 11, 2013 11:37 AM
>>>>> To: Sandy Sobanski <dragonsandy1@gmail.com>
>>>>> Cc: nyckayaker <NYCKayaker@rockandwater.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [NYCkayaker] Do we know anything about the 2 kayakers 
>>>>> that were rescued when their kayaks overturned in Jamaica Bay yesterday???
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does anyone know them?? You know, who were they affiliated with? 
>>>>> Where did they paddle out of, etc???
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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