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• WW TRAINING: 2025 WW Rafting Workshop CANCELLED

  • Start
    May 03, 2025
  • End
    May 04, 2025
  • Location
    Ocoee, TN
  • Registered
    4 registrants

  • WW TRAINING: 2025 WW Rafting Workshop CANCELLED

    03 – 04 May 2025

    UPDATE: 20 March 2025 - Due to a death in the family and a knee injury we are cancelling this workshop.  Please keep your eye open for us to reschedule this workshop.  
    
    Course Overview

                To encourage new access to whitewater with small rafts. The course will be tailored to student needs with a focus on beginning and intermediate techniques.

     

    Required Skills

                Able to manage personal mobility in and around water.

    Able to swim confidently while wearing a Personal Floatation Device (PFD)

                Able to follow instructions and communicate independently.

     

    Required Equipment (Personal)

                PFD

                Helmet

                Foot wear.  No sandals

     

    Recommended Equipment

                Dry Bag

                (2) 3-4” locking carabiners (3) Locking Carabiners

    Water Bottle – that you can tie down to the boat

                Paddling Clothes – Wetsuits or Drysuit (or other thermal paddle gear)

                Throw Rope

                A River knife

                Raft Paddle – if you do not have one please let us know

     

    Main Objectives:

     

    Set up and take down a raft with rigging.

     

    Identify whitewater features and hazards

     

    Become familiar with rafting paddle strokes

     

    Learn and use body position commands

     

    Safely maneuver a paddle raft through rapids

     

    Basic rescue and safety principles for rafting

     

     

    Secondary Objectives:

     

    Guide or captain a raft

     

    Combat Recover a flipped raft

     

    Combat recover a passenger

     

    Single person control a raft in a swim event

     

    Playboat with a raft

     

    Schedule:

    Friday

  • ·         Arrive at AU Campground and set up your tent and get some sleep.
  • ·         Your camping fee is part of your tuition for the workshop

  • Saturday

  • ·         Breakfast at 0730 hrs in camp
  • ·         Workshop starts at 0800 hrs in camp
  • ·         Lunch will be provided on the river
  • ·         Dinner will be provided at camp around the campfire.  Chili Dinner with all the fixings and Dutch Oven Dessert

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    Sunday

  • ·         On your own

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    Cost

  • ·         $50 a person which includes two nights (Friday and Saturday) of tent camping, meals on Saturday, and lots of training with rafts
  • ·         Break Down - $10.00 per night so $20.00 goes to AU, $25.00 for food, and $5.00 to ACA to cover your insurance for the workshop

  Location:  AU Campground, 522 US-64, Ocoee, TN 37361

  You will need to register on the HCKC website, and you will pay Saturday morning at Breakfast.  If you have any questions, please text me at 207-522-0259.  John Gates

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• SK: Lake Monroe Overnight

  • Start
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    May 04, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Bloomington, IN
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  SK: Lake Monroe Overnight May  3-4, 2025 

  Trip Sponsor: Jeff Stejskal 

  THIS is a LEVEL 2 HCKC Sea Kayaking Trip (with possible Level 3 conditions) Please review trip level chart before signing up. Trip Level Guide 1-2021.docx  

  Join us for an overnight paddling trip on Lake Monroe.   Lake Monroe lets us camp from our boats along the shore in Deem Wilderness. This is our annual spring pilgrimage and we will camp out on the peninsula across from Cutright Public Access Site.    

  If you only want to paddle on Saturday, our campsite should be only be about 3-4 miles from the Cutright put-in so that people are welcome to come out and day-paddle with us without camping. 

  Registration:  Please register on the club web site or by email if necessary 

  Meeting Place/Put-In:  Cutright Public Access Site.  This is about 2 hours from the intersection of Hwy 37 and I-465 on the southeast side of Indianapolis. (Google Map)    

  Directions to Meeting Place: Take Hwy 446 south from Hwy 46 on the east side of Bloomington to the Lake Monroe causeway.  Cutright is the first turn on your left immediately after you cross the causeway. Go to the first boat ramp that you come to after leaving Hwy 446.   

  What to Bring:  Bring your paddling gear, spray skirt, camping gear, food for lunch, dinner, and breakfast, and warm clothes.  You should also bring drinking water with you.   We will be camping from our boats and you will have to pack all of your gear and food in your boat, so plan accordingly. 

  Be sure to have a 2025 Indiana DNR Nonmotorized Boat Permit.  You should be able to pick one up on the way to the meeting place, either at the DNR headquarter on Hwy 446 on the north side of the entrance to the Paynetown SRA or at the gate for the Paynetown SRA. 

  Required Equipment:   Depending on the temperatures, wet suits or dry suits are recommended.  Due to potentially rough lake conditions, spray skirts, safety equipment, and sea/touring kayaks with fore and aft bulkheads are required. 

  Schedule:    Saturday - 10:00 am is the recommended time for arrival at the put-In.  We will launch at 10:45 am.  We will probably paddle about 4-5 miles and then set up camp and have lunch.  After lunch, we will go out and explore more of the lake. 

  Sunday:  We are flexible here.  We could return to Cutright as early as 10:00 am and drop off people who have to take off.  We’ll talk and figure this out Saturday night depending on how far people want to paddle on Sunday and when people have get home. 

  Contact information:  Jeff Stejskal jeffs45321@hotmail.com  Please contact me by 7:00 pm on the Thursday before the trip if you want to come.  Be sure to register or contact me since I will monitor weather forecasts prior to the trip and I will let the people who have contacted me know if there will be changes to or cancelation of the trip due to the expected conditions. 

  
  

   

  
  

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• Swiftwater Rescue Class L2-L4

  • Start
    May 10, 2025
  • End
    May 11, 2025
  • Location
    East Race, South Bend, IN
  • Registered
    18 registrants

  Swiftwater Rescue Course L2 - L4

  10 - 11 May 2025

  Welcome to the Swiftwater Rescue Course!  Richard and I will be guiding you on your path to become a better rescuer.  Our weekend together, you will learn several new techniques so you can have a toolbox full of “tools” that you can use to rescue a fellow boater and their gear.  We only ask you to come rested and with an open mind because we are here to guide you on your journey.

  This course is for anyone that paddles moving water to whitewater.  If you paddle any streams here in the Midwest, you NEED this course!  This course gives you the skills to know how to rescue others and be rescued by your fellow paddlers!

  Here is the plan:

  I will arrive at the Suzuki Music School around 9pm on 09 May and set up at the school.  Saturday morning, I will be getting up around 6am to start fixing breakfast at the school.  I will move to the East Race, so I’m set up and ready to go for an 8am start time.  We will be conducting class on Saturday from 8am to around 5pm with a lunch around noon.   After that if anyone wants to play on the race, they may do so that is taking the class.  I will move back to the Music School to start dinner and have it ready around 630pm.  We will eat and talk rescue and paddling stuff until everyone is tired.  Sunday morning, I will get up and follow the same schedule as Saturday and have breakfast ready and be at the East Race by 8am on Sunday morning.  We will teach and finish up our training on Sunday afternoon around 4pm.  I will serve lunch around noon on Sunday.

  Lodging:

  Anyone interested in staying near the course for free, Monica Davis’s Mom has a music school near the course and has offered for anyone attending the course to stay at the school.  I will donate some money towards Mrs. Davis to cover any expenses.

  You will need to bring the following:

  ·         Sleeping bag

  ·         Pillow

  ·         Sleeping mat

  ·         Towel, personal hygiene products

  The school will be available for entry after 9 pm on Friday 09 May. No one will be at the school on Saturday or Sunday except the Swiftwater Rescue Group.  The school has one shower and 3 bathrooms. Inside the building, there are several classrooms and a large room downstairs for people to sleep on the floor on an air mattress.  The kitchen has a refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee machine, stove, and sink. John Gates will provide food for breakfast and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday morning at the school.  I will also be providing lunch both Saturday and Sunday. There is plenty of paper plates, bowls, silverware, cups, and cookware to use.  The school is in a very nice part of town with a grocery store across the road. There is a huge yard for outdoor play. No campfires are allowed since we are in city limits without a burn permit which we will not need.  The building has internet, and Monica will bring her projector to play kayaking videos or whatever people want to watch.

  Address:

  Suzuki Music School

  52549 Gumwood Road

  Granger, IN  46530

  The following items you will need:

  River gear that keeps you warm.  Drysuit or wetsuits because we will be in the water most of the day.

  Your Rescue Kit (Pulleys, carabiners, webbing, etc)

  Helmet

  Paddle craft:  whitewater kayak, etc.

  Throw bag

  Air Bags for your craft

  Paddle

  Foot wear.  No sandals

  Rescue knife

  Rescue PFD or PFD

  If you do not have any of the above, please reach out to me and we will discuss.

  Cost:

  The cost for the course is $110 if you are an ACA Member.  If you aren’t an ACA Member, the cost will be $150 and you will become an ACA Member.  Also included in your $110, you will become a HCKC Member if you are not already or your dues will be paid for another year.  The cost of this course is to cover cost of food, donation to the music studio, and cover Richard and I’s cost.  We do not make anything off this course.  We do this because we want our fellow boaters to be able to rescue others and even us on the river!

  If you have any questions, concerns or just want to say Hi please reach out to Richard or I and we will be happy to chat.  We look forward to working with each one of you. 

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• Summit Lake Open Water Rescue and Intermediate Skills Weekend

  • Start
    May 30, 2025
  • End
    June 01, 2025
  • Location
    Summit Lake State nPark

  Open Water Rescue & Intermediate Skills

  Friday May 30- Sunday June 1

  Location: Summit Lake State Park 

  Instructor Sponsors: Linda Decker & Jim Heichelbech

  Join us for a fun training weekend focusing on kayak skills and open water rescues. It is a great chance to get to know other paddlers, learn what to do in a rescue situation and improve your skills. If you can’t come for the weekend, come for the day you choose..

  Reserve Campsites Early. Registration is now open. Jim & Linda will be in site 117

  Itinerary:

  Friday May 30 Arrive to camp Options: afternoon paddle, practice rolling, group campfire

  Saturday May 31st Day will focus on rescues, towing, managing emergencies Launch Time tbd

  Sunday June 1st Intermediate Skills – strokes, edging, bracing,  Launch Time tbd

  Location: Summit Lake 5993 N. Messick Road New Castle, Indiana  South Boat Launch Near Harvey Shelter (Enter Park and go left at the T intersection and follow the signs to the boat launch)

  We will be practicing kayak handling and rescue techniques.  We will focus on how to manage your boat to keep from capsizing, and how to get yourself and your friends back into their boats when the inevitable happens in open water.  There will be plenty of time to work on strokes, bracing, balancing, towing, and rescues. 

  This clinic is an opportunity for new paddlers to learn open water rescue techniques and a chance for more experienced paddlers to compare techniques and practice them in a safe environment.  This clinic is important since kayakers need to regularly practice these skills, so they are “fresh” when we get into a real rescue situation.  You want to know how to get yourself or someone else back in their boat quickly and on your first attempt.   Open water paddlers should take this course before attempting any "big water" adventures.

  Rescue Course Content: 

  ·       Wet exiting your boat 

  ·       Solo Reentries (Paddle Float, Cowboy, Stirru[, Reenter and Roll) 

  ·       Assisted Reentries (T-Rescue, Scoop Rescue) 

  ·       Towing - contact tows, short tows, and regular tows. Will discuss when to start towing and when towing may be needed to assist a rescue (W will bring extra tow ropes if you don’t have one.)

  Required Equipment:

  ·       Touring or Sea Kayak - Kayak must have flotation in both bow and stern either sealed bulkheads or flotation bags

  • If you have a Recreational Kayak, you do not need the flotation, but bring it if you have it. Please bring your Spray Skirt if you have one.  A life Jacket is required.  We will have a separate group for the recreational boats and will practice rescues in a sheltered area near shore.

  ·       Spray Skirt

  ·       Life Jacket 

  ·       Kayak Safety Gear - Bring the kayak safety gear that you normally carry:  pump, paddle float, stirrup, tow line.   Please do not buy this equipment just for this class since you can borrow from other participants to see what works for you before you buy.

  An Indiana DNR 2025 Non- Motorized Sticker is required for each boat $5 at the gate or can be ordered in advance online

  For questions contact:

  Linda Decker lsdecker2018@gmail.com

  Jim Heichelbech gem5610@gmail.com
  

  
  

  
  

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• TVCC Paddle School (Non-HCKC Events)

  • Start
    May 30, 2025
  • End
    June 01, 2025
  • Location
    AU Campground, Ocoee, TN

  Register

  This is a TVCC Event and you have to be a member of the TVCC Club.  This is a paddling school for all skills.

  If interested please reach out to myself or Toni Harris for more details.

  John Gates

  207-522-0259

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• HCKC: DEMO DAY--SOCIAL--PICNIC... TO WELCOME NEW CLUB MEMBERS

  • When
    June 07, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GEIST PARK: 10979 FLORIDA RD. FORTVILLE IN
  • Registered
    13 registrants

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   LET’S WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS TO THE HCKC

  DEMO DAY & PICNIC

  
  

  **JUNE 7**

  HCKC: DEMO DAY—SOCIAL—PICNIC

  TRY A BOAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD PADDLE

  TRY A PADDLE YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD USE

  MEET CLUB MEMBERS WHO HAPPILY WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

  ENJOY A PICNIC LUNCH/DINNER OF BRATS, BURGERS, AND SIDES

  PLEASE BRING A PITCH-IN SIDE DISH 

  (WILL CONTACT MEMBERS TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATE ITEMS)

  BYO NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 

  
  

  *BRING AS MANY BOATS AND PADDLES AS YOU CAN CARRY

  *MARK ALL EQUIPMENT WITH NAME AND CELL #; *BRING WHEELS

  *THE SIGN ON THE SHELTER READS: “DAVIS FRIENDS AND KAYAKERS”

  *QUESTIONS: CONTACT—marianndvs@gmail.com

  
  

  DATE: SA
  

  
  

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• UP Michigan: Marquette, Fayette & Pictured Rocks

  • Start
    June 28, 2025
  • End
    July 06, 2025
  • Location
    Fayette SP and Marquette Tourist Park Campgrounds

  HCKC 2025 Summer Upper Peninsula MI

  EVENT IS FULL, contact trip sponsor to get placed on the waiting list

  Dates: June 28 thru July 6, 2025

  Trip Sponsors: David & Susan Nord (Assisted by Linda Decker, Jim Heichelbech, and Tony Pascuzzi)

  Trip Level: Level 3+

  Join us for a week of sea kayaking on both sides of Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. We will paddle rugged Lake Superior locations in the Marquette/Munising region and then paddle in northwestern Lake Michigan near Fayette State Park along Niagara Escarpment in the area known as the Garden Peninsula. Expect to paddle along colorful sandstone cliffs with caves on Superior and white dolomite cliffs on Lake Michigan.

  Campground Locations: We will base camp out of 2 locations:

  Location	Campground	Check in	Check out	Reservations
  Marquette, MI	Tourist Park	Saturday June 28	Weds July 2	CLICK HERE
  Fayette, MI	Fayette State Park	Weds July 2	Sunday July 6	CLICK HERE

  PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO RESERVE THEIR OWN CAMPSITES.  Mark your calendars (sites fill up fast) - Reservations open January 2nd for both locations!

  Important Trip Info: This HCKC sponsored trip is structured as a set of four to six (4-6) day trips that will average 12-14 miles per day with one 18 mile route (weather permitting).  Each day will include a midtrip lunch stop of 30-60 minutes. Participants will drive to a different put-in location each day and unload/load boats at that location. Each day trip will start and end from that location (no shuttles). Expect drive times of about an hour if we paddle Pictured Rocks. This trip will also offer participants casual opportunities to practice surf launching & landing, paddling in wind, turning in wind, draw strokes, rudder strokes (bow & stern), bracing, edging and boat control. We hope to encourage some fun learning opportunities as we explore. Due to the weather and other factors, the itinerary will be determined each day and communicated to participants as far in advance as the forecasts reasonably allow. All day trips are subject to change to maintain kayaker safety. Participants can choose whether or not to join each day’s scheduled trip. Trip Leaders may restrict or redirect individual participants on any given day, if necessary, to maximize individual and group safety.  If the weather makes padding unreasonable, there are lots of biking and hiking opportunities nearby.

  Required Equipment:
  

  • Sea kayaks 15’ or longer with full perimeter deck lines, sealed fore and aft bulkheads and/or floatation.
  • Personal Flotation Device (PFD) & whistle, spray skirt, pump, and paddle float.
  • Wetsuit and paddling jacket or dry suit.
  • VHF radio (recommended), InReach or PLB  (if you own one)
  • Extra food and water, sunscreen, insect repellent or head net, waterproof matches, headlamp, emergency blanket, first aid (especially epi-pens or required medications)

  Daily trips will be selected to minimize weather impact, but routes may include any of the physical and environmental conditions listed below:

  • Paddling locations may include open water crossings up to 2.5 miles, tour boats/recreational traffic, and limited landing opportunities due to rugged shorelines.
  • Winds up to 15 knots (17mph) and/or waves up to 2 feet, plus confused wave patterns near cliffs.

  Participants must be able to:

  • Safely exit their kayak while wearing a spray skirt and participate in an assisted rescue.
  • Maintain a pace of 2.5-3.0 mph in L3 conditions in any wind or wave direction (or accept a tow).
  • Paddle for up to 3 hours without landing. (Expect 4-7 hours of paddling each day)

  Marquette Based possible day trips (Tourist Park):

  1. Presque Isle to Little Presque Isle (13 miles)
  2. Presque Isle Black Rocks and Marquette Harbor (8-12 miles)
  3. Bay Furnace-Wood Island-west Grand Island (15 miles) 45min from Marquette
  4. Sand Point Trout Bay paddle (14 miles) 60 mins from Marquette
  5. Miners Beach to Chapel (14 miles) 75 mins from Marquette or 80 min from Fayette

  Fayette Based POSSIBLE DAY TRIPS (Fayette State Park):

  1. Spider Cave – Snail Harbor (12 miles)
  2. Sac Bay- Little Summer Island (10 miles) 15 min from Fayette
  3. Fairport to Summer to Poverty Island (18 miles) 15 min from Fayette(optional longer route)
  4. Fayette north to Garden Bluff (16 miles)
  5. Portage Bay loop on east side of the peninsula (10-12 miles)

  Registration:  Register here and e-mail David Nord  nordfamily@hotmail.com

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• Eagle Creek Triathlon Safety Boat July 19

  • When
    July 19, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Eagle Creek Park Reservoir, Indianapolis, In

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  Swimming portion of the  Indy Sprint Triathlon Series.  HCKC members and guest provide safety boats for the swimmers in the 500 meter course.  Participants are there to provide assistance to swimmers, guide them on the course,  allow a place to rest or signal for extraction.  We will be on the outside of the course while city lifeguards are on the inside of the course. Meet at the Eagle Creek Park office on 56th street just northwest of the main park entrance and just before you get to the bridge over the reservoir. 

  If you're bringing a guest or another family member please register them separately.

   We must be unloaded and on the water by 7:45-50 as the swimming starts at 8am.   Instructions will be given just prior to the event.  No special skills needed.  Items which may enhance your effectiveness are whistle,  short throw line and float, extra PFD.  We are usually done by 9.  Some go to breakfast, some go paddle around, some have to go home and do chores. 

  This is an important event to HCKC as we the club is paid a $1000.00 for helping with this event.  You will get an event T-shirt for participating, please register with shirt size.  Canoe, Kayak or paddle board OK. 

   If you have questions or concerns please contact Dwayne James at dwaynesjamesa1@hotmail.com.

   Thanks for your help.

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• Detroit River Urban Kayaking 2025

  • Start
    July 24, 2025
  • End
    July 27, 2025
  • Location
    Detroit, MI

  Detroit River Urban Kayaking Trip July 24-27

  Sponsors: Kathy Blumer, Rob Blumer & Kathy Estes (Assisted by David & Susan Nord)

  Trip Level 3 (Coastal Kayaking)

  Join us for an urban kayaking experience on the Detroit River.  Participants will paddle international waters between Canada and the United States and can expect to see the dynamic Detroit skyline, the busy Ambassador Bridge, the nearly completed new Gordie Howe bridge, freighters and ships from many countries, factories that crowd up to the seawalls, and natural areas that are home to many types of birds.

  This HCKC sponsored trip is structured as a set of four (4) sequential day trips that will average 10-15 miles per day.  Conditions will vary each day, including open water under the bridges, sheltered canals, coves and inlets on islands of varying size, and busy shipping channels to cross.

  Due to the weather and other factors, the itinerary and sequence will be finalized closer to the trip date and is subject to change in order to maintain kayaker safety.

  Dates	Campers should plan to arrive Wednesday 7/23/25.  Day Trips are planned Thursday 7/24/25 thru Saturday 7/26/25 An optional shorter paddle may be added for Sunday 7/27/23 for those who don’t have a long travel day on Sunday.
  Experience level	Experience level:  HCKC Level 3 (Coastal Kayaking)
  Weather and water conditions	Choppy water with reflecting waves from seawalls in some spots, higher waves from freighters and powerboats, shipping channels, limited put-ins and take-outs.  Up to 2 MPH current in some spots.  In late July, air temperatures range between 70-85 degrees during the day, rain is possible, water temperature averages 70 degrees.
  Group size	Maximum 12 people (Not including trip leaders and helpers).
  Camping	Sterling State Park 2800 State Park Road Monroe, Michigan, 48162 (734) 289-2715 https://www.michigan.org/property/sterling-state-park  The only Michigan state park on Lake Erie, Sterling State Park's 1,300 acres offers great recreational opportunities including over one mile of beach, boating, shore fishing on Lake Erie and the fishing lagoons, lakefront camping, wildlife viewing and 6 miles of trails.
  Logistics	Trip participants will drive to a different put-in location each day and unload / load boats at that location. Each day trip will start and end from that location (no shuttles). Sterling State Park is the only camping option in the area, it is located 37 miles from downtown Detroit and 15 miles from Lake Erie Metropark.
  Sponsors / Co-Sponsors	Rob, Kathy and Kathy are local to the Detroit area and are experienced paddling in all of the candidate locations.  Other local paddlers have been recruited to provide history and commentary on the areas we will be paddling.
  Other trip info	This is a US-based trip, however multiple day trips will go into Canadian waters.  A passport is not required to kayak in Canadian waters, but all paddlers must carry valid US-issued government ID at all times. Entry permits are required for Sterling State Park and/or Belle Isle ($11 per day, same permit for both) and Lake Erie Metropark ($10 per day).

   Candidate day trips are:

  1. Zug Island, Ambassador Bridge, Gordie Howe International Bridge
  2. Stony Island, Crystal Cove and the Dunbar & Sullivan ship graveyard
  3. Belle Isle and Pesche Island
  4. Grosse Ile and Sugar Island
  5. Historic Detroit River canal tour (this is a trip that RKC used to do)
  6. Lower Huron River (optional for inclement weather)
  7. Maumee River in Toledo (to see the Glass City sunflower murals) - optional for inclement weather

  
  

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• WW East Race Whitewater Fest - NON - HCKC Event

  • When
    August 02, 2025
  • Location
    East Race, South Bend, IN
  • Registered
    1 registrant

  Register

  East Race and the City Of South Bend will be sponsoring a Whitewater Fest at East Race.  

  Details:  more to follow

  John Gates

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• Qajaq Training Camp (NON-HCKC EVENT)

  • Start
    August 21, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    August 24, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Frankfort, MI

  Register

  Qajaq TC is a fun and friendly event for paddlers of all skill levels and interests focusing on Greenlandic paddling, ropes, and rolls.  Founded in 2002, Qajaq TC (Training Camp) is an Official Qajaq USA event. It takes place at Camp Lookout, near Frankfort, Michigan.  There is no road access to the camp.  Our only access is by kayak or pontoon boat, making this a true full-immersion Traditional Greenland Kayaking event.  With only around sixty attendees and a very high mentor-to-student ratio, coaching is flexible and focused on helping everyone succeed, whether you have never been in a kayak before, or have decades of experience.  With the exception of youth scholarship attendees, this event is intended for adults.

   Registration opens April 1.  Click the link for more information and to register.  Qajac TC
  

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• Eagle Creek Triathlon Safety Boat August 23

  • When
    August 23, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Eagle Creek Park Reservoir, Indianapolis, In

  Register

  Swimming portion of the  Indy Sprint Triathlon Series.  HCKC members and guest provide safety boats for the swimmers in the 500 meter course.  Participants are there to provide assistance to swimmers, guide them on the course,  allow a place to rest or signal for extraction.  We will be on the outside of the course while city lifeguards are on the inside of the course. Meet at the Eagle Creek Park office on 56th street just northwest of the main park entrance and just before you get to the bridge over the reservoir. 

  If you're bringing a guest or another family member please register them separately.

   We must be unloaded and on the water by 7:45-50 as the swimming starts at 8am.   Instructions will be given just prior to the event.  No special skills needed.  Items which may enhance your effectiveness are whistle,  short throw line and float, extra PFD.  We are usually done by 9.  Some go to breakfast, some go paddle around, some have to go home and do chores. 

  This is an important event to HCKC as we the club is paid a $1000.00 for helping with this event.  You will get an event T-shirt for participating, please register with shirt size.  Canoe, Kayak or paddle board OK. 

   If you have questions or concerns please contact Dwayne James at dwaynesjamesa1@hotmail.com.

   Thanks for your help.

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• Raccoon Creek Cleanup

  • When
    August 23, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Raccoon Creak

  Register

  Raccoon Creek Clean Up

  Date: 23 August 2025

  
  

  Sponsor: John Gates 207-522-0259

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• Sleeping Bear Dunes Michigan, Aug 24-30

  • Start
    August 24, 2025
  • End
    August 30, 2025
  • Location
    Platte River Campground SBD National Lakeshore
  • Registered
    18 registrants

  SK Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore    August 24 - August 30, 2025

  Registration is currently closed. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact PHYLLIS MALPAS (phylm19@gmail.com)

  Trip Sponsor Martha Gitt (marthagitt@yahoo.com), Suzy McCain (suz13@att.net) and Phyllis Malpas (phylm19@gmail.com) 

  Trip Level L2/L3 (See Below)

  We will be camping at the Platte River Campground which is within the National Lakeshore and known to be one of the nicest National Park Campground in the country. 

  Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses a 35 mi. stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou Islands. The 71,187 acre park was established primarily for its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenomena. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore also contains many cultural features.

  Planned trips include excursions into lake Michigan, Platte Lake, Platte river and Loon Lake. We’ll select from our “bag of trips” based on weather, as we all know “the Lake is the Boss”. For those wishing to search the area online, our probable put in locations will be the coastguard station in DH Day national Lakeshore, the Big Platte Lake DNR boat ramp, and the El Dorado boat Launch and the Platte river Beach Parking area.  For the adventurous and depending on weather, surfing could be an option. Topping things off, there are 100 miles of designated hiking trails, the paved 27 Mile Heritage Bike Trail, a ferry out to South Manitou Island and of course, the beautiful dunes and beaches.

  Required Equipment:  PFD, Sea kayaks 14’ or greater with spray skirts, fore and aft bulkheads, full perimeter deck lines, pump/paddle float and safety equipment are required. 

  Registration:   Register here and e-mail Martha Gitt (marthagitt@yahoo.com) and Phyllis Malpas (phylm19@gmail.com).

  CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS (recreation.gov): PLATTE RIVER CAMPGROUND is a highly desired and competitive campground and this is the week prior to Labor Day Weekend. Reservations open 6 months prior to the date of your first night at 10 AM sharp. 

  
  

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• Cataract Falls Full Moon Paddle

  • When
    September 06, 2025
  • Location
    Cataract Falls Full Moon Paddle Lieber State Park

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  Cataract Falls Full Moon Paddle       September 6, 2025

  Trip Sponsor:  Wally Burchfield

  L1/L2

  Cunot Boat Ramp Lieber State Park 6:00pm

    Want to see the largest water falls in Indiana and paddle under the full moon? Here's your chance! This is a fun paddle and is open to most experience levels. Paddler must be able to paddle 8 miles round trip. A 10' boat or longer is suggested. These are head waters so this is a paddle rather than a float - there is no current but we will paddle at a moderate rate.  The speed of motor boats is restricted so we should not have any problems with boat wake.

      We will meet up at the Cunot boat ramp (Map) at 6PM and launch by 6:30PM.  We will paddle to the falls and take a short break there. Pit bathrooms are available at the falls. Most of the return trip will be under moonlight. We should return to the boat ramp around 11 PM.

      You are required to have a PFD, boat marker light such as a glow stick and a $5 2024 DNR non-motorized boat sticker on your boat . Boat stickers can be purchased online at http://stores.innsgifts.com/2014-state-park-permits/ or at any state park. The gate house at Lieber SRA should have them. You will pass it if you are coming from the north.  Keep in mind if ordering off the website, it'll take about a week for them to ship it to you.

  
  

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• Raccoon Creek Paddle

  • When
    October 12, 2025
  • Location
    Raccoon Creek, IN
  • Registered
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  Raccoon Creek Paddle

  
  

  
  

  Date: 12 October 2025

  
  

  Sponsor:  John Gates 207-522-0259

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