How to get Started Kayaking: Adventures with a double-bladed paddle in Natural & Urban settings Kayaking is currently the fastest growing recreational sport. The creation and development of urban paddling opportunities through boat access, paddling centers and paddlesport events is...dare I say it...very “au courant.”
Highly recommend!!!!American Canoe Association’s Top 10 Safety Tipshttp://www.americancanoe.org/resource/resmgr/sei-educational_resources/brochure_paddler_s_safety_ch.pdf
Helpful Links: Links for information on local weather, wind, water depth & current/flow to make safe, real time decisions about local waterway conditions.
Louisville Metro Police River Patrol*Provide waterbourne services on the Ohio River and its tributatiesemail: [email protected]
Louisvilleky.gov River Patrol contact page:http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroPolice/Units+and+Sections/riverwatchemail.htm
Best wind predictor web site for our area.http://www.accuweather.com/
Best site for predicting the water flow and levels in the Ohiohttp://www.erh.noaa.gov/ohrfc/flows.shtml
River depthwww.river-depth.com
and this is the prettiest wind map and the most easy to understand visuallyhttp://hint.fm/wind/
BOATING SAFETYKentucky Department of Fish &Wildlifehttp://fw.ky.gov/boatingsafety.asp
Navigational Signals and lighting, page 42http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/2012fishingandboatingguide.pdf
Information and Literature on paddling safety, paddling technique, rescues, gear lists, expedition paddling, the Ohio River history, art and culture, Ohio River Navigational Charts and Harlan Hubbard
Louisville Free Public Librarywww.lfpl.org
www.skippingfishboatschool.com
McAlpine Locks775-5056A recording of current river...updated every 2 hours
In the same way that riding a bike to work requires an understanding of traffic signals and regulations, urban paddling comes with it’s own special set of considerations.
Boat traffic Visibility Navigational Markers-location of sailing line/Barge Channel Paddlers should stay together in areas trafficked by boats “barge ettiquette”
A Barge, as the name implies, has no etiquette.Traveling both upstream and downstream between 15-25 MPH, a barge cannot make sudden stops. Urban paddlers are familiar with the location of commercial shipping channels.
You can download a copy of Ohio River Navigation Charts to locate the “sailing line” or commercial shipping lane of Louisville area (river miles 591 to river mile 605) http://louisvillerowingclub.org/OhioRiverNavigationCharts.pdf?from=recentsearch
Ohio River Navigation Charts Cairo, Illinois to Foster http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/article.asp?id=759&MyCategory=41
Local Clubs and Groups:
Kentuckiana Paddlers Association “KPA”http://www.paddlekyana.org/Home/KPA_Home.html
Louisville Area Canoe & Kayak Group “LACK” meet up group http://www.louisvilleareacanoeandkayak.org/
Bardstown Boaters www.bardstownboaters.org
Bluegrass Wildwater Association www.surfbwa.org
Elkhorn Paddlers www.elkhornpaddlers.org
Viking Canoe Clubwww.vikingcanoeclub.info
Kentucky Waterways Alliancewww.kwalliance.org
www.skippingfishboatschool.com
Local Boat & Gear Rentals:LOUISVILLERiver City Canoe & Kayakwww.rcckonline.com
Green Earth Outdoors www.greenearthoutdoors.com FRANKFORTCanoe Kentucky www.canoeky.com
Boat Building & Paddle Carving
Skipping Fish Boat Schoolwww.skippingfishboatschool.com
Guided Environmental and Educational ToursGet Outdoors KentuckyContact Dr. David Wicks at 502-671-3595 or [email protected]
Guided Environmental and Educational Tours (cont.)
Green Earth Outdoors www.greenearthoutdoors.com Local RetailLOUISVILLEQuest Outdoorswww.questoutdoors.com
Local Retail cont.
River City Canoe & Kayakwww.rcckonline.com
Skipping Fish Boat Schoolwww.skippingfishboatschool.com
FRANKFORTCanoe Kentucky www.canoeky.comPaddling and Rolling Instruction
Kentuckiana Paddlers Association “KPA”http://www.paddlekyana.org/Home/KPA_Home.html
Skipping Fish Boat Schoolwww.skippingfishboatschool.com
www.skippingfishboatschool.com
Quest Outdoorswww.questoutdoors.com
River City Canoe & Kayakwww.rcckonline.com
Louisville Paddlng Events in 2012Healthy Hometown Mayors Hike, Bike & Paddle on Memorial Day May 28 www.hikebikeandpaddle.org
KFC Mayors Cup, July 13 & 14For more information call 502-456-3267email: [email protected]/PaddleForHunger
State & National Parks :LOUISVILLE PARKS WWW.LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/METROPARKS
THE PARKLANDS WWW.THEPARKLANDS.ORG
KENTUCKY STATE PARKS WWW.PARKS.KY.GOV
INDIANA STATE PARKS WWW.IN.GOV/DNR/PARKLAKE
OHIO STATE PARKS HTTP://WWW.DNR.STATE.OH.US/TABID/76/DEFAULT.ASPX
WEST VIRGINIA STATE PARKS HTTP://WWW.WVSTATEPARKS.COM
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PARKSHTTP://WWW.NCPARKS.GOV/VISIT/MAIN.PHP
TENNESSEE STATE PARKSHTTP://WWW.TN.GOV/ENVIRONMENT/PARKS/
NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE HTTP://WWW.FS.FED.US
NATIONAL PARKS SERVICEHTTP://WWW.NPS.GOV/INDEX.HTM
www.skippingfishboatschool.com
Kimberley Hillerich – Suggested Library books about the Ohio River:
Essential sea kayaking by Hanson, Jonathan. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Sea kayaking : a manual for long-distance touring by Dowd, John. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 A canoeing and kayaking guide to Kentucky by Sehlinger, Bob, 1945- Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 A canoeing and kayaking guide to the streams of Kentucky by Sehlinger, Bob, 1945- Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Along the Ohio River : Cincinnati to Louisville by Schrage, Robert. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The Ohio River in American history and voyaging on today''s river : along with the Allegheny, Monongahela, Kanawha, Muskingum, Kentucky, Green and Wabash Rivers by Rhodes, Rick. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 On the Ohio with John Ed Pearce by Pearce, John Ed. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The Falls, a stopping place, a starting point by Munro-Leighton, Judy. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The Ohio by Banta, R. E. (Richard Elwell), 1904- Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The River book, Cincinnati and the Ohio Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Shantyboat journal by Hubbard, Harlan. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Mel Bay presents 101 three-chord songs for guitar, banjo, and uke Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 2 of 2 Kentucky life no. 515 : Harlan Hubbard Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Harlan Hubbard : life and work by Berry, Wendell, 1934- Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Harlan Hubbard journals, 1929-1944 by Hubbard, Harlan. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Payne Hollow journal by Hubbard, Harlan. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The woodcuts of Harlan Hubbard : from the collection of Bill Caddell by Hubbard, Harlan. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 The practical handbook of kayaking & canoeing : step-by-step instruction in every technique, from beginner to advanced levels, shown in more than 700 action-packed photographs and diagrams by Mattos, Bill. Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1 Kayaking by Fox, Alan, 1961- Main Active (since 5/9/2012) 1 of 1
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