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 …
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.
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Bob Brueckner, Conservation Chair
I joined the Carolina Canoe Club at Week of Rivers in 1987. After five swims on the Nantahala in one day, trip leader Bob Harvey turned to me and suggested that I might want to try paddling the Tuckasegee because the water was a lot warmer. Despite my inability to remain upright, I continued to paddle.
Twenty-five years ago, I came to love rivers. Someone stuck me in a raft on the Upper Gauley. I saw all these idiots in tiny plastic boats with long paddles. Some in canoes. It looked a bit insane. Of course, …
All participants in Carolina Canoe Club trips do so as common adventurers. The club or its individual members may coordinate paddling trips but no one is considered leader of a trip. All participants take the responsibility for making their own …
Coming Soon from a President near you!
Here are a few tips that may make your first or your fiftieth cruise coordination smooth, safe, and fun.
The following is a compilation from members of the Carolina Canoe Club and others. Thank you for your contributions. They are great! If someone has something to add, send it to me & I’ll add it to the list: firstbackpacker@yahoo.com See you on the water (especially at WOR). Dave Ramsey
The following collection of tips was submitted by our membership for those who are new to Week of Rivers. Many of these tips will help you be better prepared for any camping/paddling trip. Even old-timers should review this list (we …
(There’s a lot of great information here; first-timers and old-timers alike are encouraged to read) Week of Rivers is the Carolina Canoe Club’s flagship annual whitewater paddling event, and winner of the ACA 2019 Sanctioned Event of the Year. Each …
