Blue Ridge Voyageurs 2012
Trip Schedule |
Blue Ridge Voyageurs 2012
Trip Schedule |
Notice
and Assumption of Risk:
Whitewater
paddling is a risky outdoor sport. BRV is not responsible for any
individual’s decision to participate in a trip, or for his or
her decision to run any river or section of a river.
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Location |
Difficulty1 |
Contact |
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| Jan. 8. (Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.) |
2nd annual "Fun With Ropes" safety/rescue clinic. |
Open to all | Charlie Dufy (with Tony Allred and Ron Ray) 703- 938-3949 (home) 703-407-0909 (cell) |
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| Jan. 24 (Tues.) | BRV Meeting | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||||
| TBA | Winter thaw trips | Dealer's choice | Use email list. | |||||||||||||
| Feb 17-19 (Sat.- Mon) President's Day weekend |
Lillydippers' Cabin Fever Float? | Dealer's choice (PN-LI) | Use email list |
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| Feb. 25 (Sat.) | Antietam Creek |
PN | Jim Finucane 301-365-3485 (before 9 p.m.) |
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Early March TBA |
3rd Annual Couch Potatoes’ Spring Shakedown Cruise |
PN-I/TBA |
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March 11 (Sun.) |
Dealer's Choice |
Rick Koller | ||||||||||||||
March 13 (Tues.) |
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Rick Koller | ||||||||||||||
March 25 (Sun.) |
Rapp or Rapp tributary |
LI |
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| March 31-April 1 (Sat - Sun) | Dealer's Choice | Instigator Needed | ||||||||||||||
| April 7-8 (Sat - Sun) | Bloomington Release/Dealer's Choice | Instigator Needed | ||||||||||||||
April 14-15, 2012 |
(I-A) |
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April 14 (Sat.) |
Potomac Watershed Clean-Up |
N-E |
Kathleen Sengstock |
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April 21-22 (Sat - Sun) |
Bloomington Releases |
LI/I |
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| April TBA | Stonycreek Basin/Dealer's Choice |
HI | Instigator Needed | |||||||||||||
| May 5 or 6 (Sat - Sun) | Shenandoah River Newport to Luray family-friendly trip |
N/PN | ||||||||||||||
May 5-6 (Sat - Sun) |
Bloomington Releases |
Instigator Needed | ||||||||||||||
| May 12 (Sat.) | 57th Annual CCA Downriver Race |
LI to A |
Star Mitchell, 301-503-3252, | |||||||||||||
May 12-20 (Sat - Sun) |
BRV/MCC Smokey Mountains Trip |
"Class 3/3+" |
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May 18-20 (Fri - Sun) |
2012 Annual Benscreek Canoe Club Whitewater Rendezvous Greenhouse Park, Johnstown, PA. (Guaranteed release from Quemahoning Reservoir, unless the river is naturally high.) |
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| May 19-20 (Sat - Sun) | CCA River Kayak Beginners Class |
N | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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| May 19-20 (Sat - Sun) | Bloomington Releases |
LI/I |
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May 25-28 |
7th Annual Camper Memorial Day Paddlers' Free-For-All at Teeter's Campgound, Albright, WV |
LI to A |
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May 25-28 |
Smoke Hole Camper |
PN-LI? |
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| May TBA | Stonycreek Basin/Dealer's Choice |
HI | Instigator Needed | |||||||||||||
| June 2-3 (Sat.-Sun) | Multi-Club SWR Class hosted by the CCC. |
Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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| June 6-10 (Thurs.-Sun.) | ACA SWR L4 Instructor Certification IDW/ICE |
Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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| June 9 (Sat.) | Dealers' Choice | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||||
| June 23-24 (Sat.-Sun) | Lower Yough Workout & Cheat Canyon for First-Timers |
Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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Early July TBA |
Western NC Week of Rivers |
N-HI |
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| July 7-8 (Sat.-Sun) | CCA Whitewater Kayaking Class |
N/I | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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| July 21-22 (Sat.-Sun) | CCA Swift Water Rescue Class, ACA SWR L4 |
Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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| July 28-29 (Sat.-Sun) | Kibler Valley River Run Festival |
I | ||||||||||||||
Late July/Early August |
Potomac Watershed Clean-Up |
N-E |
Kathleen Sengstock |
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Aug. 4 (Sat.) |
BRV Moonlight Picnic at Violette's Lock |
N/PN |
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Aug. 3-5 |
Flood City Music Festival |
PN-I |
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| Aug. 8-13 (Fri.-Tues.) | ACA River Kayak Instructor Certification IDW/ICE |
A | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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Aug. 11-12 (Sat.-Sun) |
Lehigh Release |
LI | Instigator Needed | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 25 (Sat.) | CCA Canoe/Kayak Rumble |
I | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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Labor Day Weekend |
New River Rendezvous
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All | (usually Mike Sawyer - MCC, Ken Dubel - Coastals, and Charlie Duffy) |
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| Sept. 15-16 (Sat - Sun) | Gauley Festival |
A | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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Sept. TBA |
Lehigh Releases |
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September TBA |
Rick Koller | |||||||||||||||
Columbus Day Weekend |
Annual New Jersey Pine Barrens Car Camper |
N |
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| Oct. 15 (Sat.) | Advanced SWR Exercise – Intermediate |
I | Charlie Duffy, H 703-938-3949, C 703-407-0909 |
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Nov. 3-4 ? |
Annual Tohickon Creek trip |
I |
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Veterans Day Weekend |
Eastern Shore Car Camper |
N/PN |
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November TBA |
Rick Koller | |||||||||||||||
| Dec. 1 (Sat.) | BRV Holiday Party | Mark Wray | ||||||||||||||
Dec. - Jan. 2013 TBA |
Central Florida Trips |
N |
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1 For river difficulty descriptions, see BRV's List of River Rankings and AW's International Scale of River Difficulty
Thanks to all our trip leaders!
? = trip leader not confirmed.
Notes:
Planned Lehigh releases:
May: 12, 26, 27
June: 9, 10, 23, 24
July: 7, 8, 21, 22, 28, 29
August: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25*, 26*
September: 1*, 2*, 14*
*depending on impounded water levels
Click here for the Bloomington and Savage release schedules.
