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Author: Admin Rick Steeves
Paddling Thoughts
Thoughts about Paddling
by Chuck Brabec http://www.thebrabecs.com/Paddling_Thoughts.pdf chuck@thebrabecs.com
Over the past 15+ years of paddling and teaching whitewater kayaking as a volunteer, I have accumulated the following list of “thoughts” that I like to share with my fellow paddlers.
You are welcome to use any part (or all) of this document.
Board-Webmaster
I enjoy long car rides to go paddling, swimming the Ocoee, and the Haw River in January. I’m honored to help keep this club going!
Officers-President
I’m a canoeist in the Triangle area with pretty equal enjoyment of whitewater and flatwater (lake sunsets/sunrises and coastal marsh waters exploration). After growing up around recreational paddle and water sports I didn’t get into “paddling” until 2007 in college …
Officers-Secretary/Treasurer
Hi I’m Mary Stager, Treasurer for the CCC!
Please contact me at treasurer@carolinacanoeclub.org
Officers-Membership Chair
Membership Chair Bio:
Name: Doug
Boat(s) I paddle: Dagger Nomad, Dagger Mamba, WaveSport Project X56 and a 2015 Jackson Fun
Favorite place to paddle: In a river with water
Favorite color: Red
Favorite CCC Event: Week of Rivers
Favorite thing about CCC: Going on paddling trips with great people
What I do when I am not paddling: Think about paddling and making paddling videos for my YouTube Channel
Favorite offseason activity: There is an offseason?
Officers: Members-at-Large
Hi! We are Marcy Macklin and Michelle Smith, the Members-at-Large for the CCC!
Please contact us at member.at.large@carolinacanoeclub.org
Officers-Education Chair
I have been paddling for about 30 years. ACA instructor since 2005 – level 4 whitewater, level 3 surf kayak. Club member since about 1994. I have taken courses from the club, started helping out safety boating, and then eventually …
Officers-Cruise Chair
Hi I'm Joe Berry, cruise chair of the CCC!
My first paddling trip was a overnighter in 1972 on the New River. Tandem with my father Tom Berry ( Cruise chair way back when) taught me to paddle on the left and to become a C1 paddler!
Bought my first C1 when I was 13. It was a old John Berry design and was about 70cm wide. No need to learn to roll because you just could not turn it over. First solo trip was on the Mayo. Now you know why the MMRT is my heart and soul.