Date	Event	Leader
2/21/07	National Paddling Film Festival
3/30	Week of Rivers	John A.
4/17-19	Beginner's River - tbd	Jeremy
4/24-26	VCC Beginner's Clinic – Frozen Head, TN	John A.
5/9	BSF – Bear Creek to Blue Heron	Kevin Jones
5/22-25	WV – Burnwood	Greg
6/5-7	Pigeon / French Broad	Liz
6/12-14	Ocoee	John A.
6/19-21	Cheoah / Ocoee	Jess / Delaney
6/27	Canoe Fest – Brookville, IN	Jeremy
7/2-5	WV – Burnwood	Greg
7/17-19	PICNIC – Ocoee	Brian
7/24-26	Yough – PA	Jeremy
7/31-8/2	Ocoee	John A.
8/21-23	Nanny	Dan Molnar
8/30	Ironman
9/11-13	Gauley	Jess / Delaney
9/19	Gauley Fest
9/26	GAF @ NOC
10/9-11	Russell Fork	Harry

Date	Event	Leader
2/22-23	NPFF	Frankfort
3/8-9	Obed System or BSF	John A.
3/22-23	Smokies / Tellico	Darrin
4/18-20	Green - NC	Dave A.
4/25-27	Nanty - Rattlers Forge	Jeremy C.
5/10	Elkhorn River Cleanup	Sumo
5/17-18	Blue River	Richard M.
5/17-18	Cheoah	John A.
5/17-18	Jerry Greenlee Memorial Raft Trip	Dan M.
5/23-26	Beginner's Clinic WV	Brian S.
5/31	Beech Fork River Cleanup	Spalding Hurst
6/6-8	Ocoee	John A.
6/20-22	Nanty	Dan M.
7/3-6	Burnwood - WV	Kevin H.
7/11-13	Ocoee - TN	Chris Baxter
8/1-3	Pigeon / French Broad	Greg
8/15-17	Picnic - TBD	Darrin
TBA	Yough	Dave A.
8/31	2008 Louisville Ironman Triathlon	Todd
9/5-7	Gauley	Jess & Delaney
9/21-23	Gauley Festival WV
9/26-28	GAF NC
10/10-12	Russell Fork	Harry
10/24-26	Russell Fork	Dave A.

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Please update your bookmarks, the forum is getting a makeover. The new link for the Viking Canoe Club forum is www.vikingcanoeclubforum.org All the messages from the old forum will be moved to this new one. It will happen around 8pm March 17th, 2008.

Special thanks to Greg Miller for setting this up for everyone.

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The Viking Canoe Club meets each month on the second Monday of the month, excluding January.

The meetings are currently held at Molly Malone's in Louisville, KY. The meetings start at 6:30pm.

Molly Malone's
933 Baxter Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 473-1222

more info

When: Memorial Weekend, May 23-24, 2008
Where: New River, West Virginia
Cost: $30 for members /$50 for non-members

Includes 2 days instruction, 1 year Viking membership (if non-member), 2 nights camping and saturday night meal.

Download Flyer (PDF 164KB)
Registration Form

This clinic is aimed at people who are serious about getting into the sport of whitewater paddling but have little or very limited experience. This two-day instruction will set you on your way to whitewater kayaking. Topics covered will include: boat and river outfi tting, wet exits, rolling, boat control, reading whitewater, river running and rescue. The instructors, depending on the skills and desires of the students for each class, will determine the clinic setting/river section. Students must arrange for equipment and their own transportation to take part in the clinic. Limited amount of gear is available on first-come, first-serve basis. Also it is advised to participate in club pool sessions before the clinic to get familiar with kayak and gear.

Registration deadline for the Beginner Clinic is May 1, 2008. Must be 18 and older unless accompanied by a parent.

For more information, to inquire about gear and boats or registration for the Beginner Clinic, please contact Brian Sandman at sandmannb@bellsouth.net, phone: 502-767-0741 or Darrin Hines at: darrinlhines@bellsouth.net, phone: 502-216-5627.

Date	Event	Leader
2/23/07	National Paddling Film Festival
4/13-15	Spring Splash/NOC/Tuck/Little TN	Dave Ackerman
4/13-15	Tellico / Smokies	Darrin Hines
5/12-3	Big South Fork  Overnight Camping	John Pillitteri
5/19-21	Beginner’s Clinic – WV, Dune Glen	Kevin Hisel
5/27	Cumberland Day Trip	Kevin Jones
6/8-10	Hiawassee / Ocoee	Jim Fahling
6/11-24	CO Trip	Darrin Hines
6/22-24	Pigeon / French Broad	Kevin Jones
7/4-8	Chattooga	Spalding Hurst
7/28	Club Picnic – WV	Angela Anderson
8/4	NOC	Dan Molnar
8/17-8/20	Ocoee	Ellen Lovett
8/26 - Sunday	IronMan Event Support on OH River	Greg Shade
8/31-9/3	Lower Yough	Dave Ackerman
9/14-16	WV	Darrin Hines
10/12-14	Russell Fork	Harry Downey
10/26-28	GAF @ NOC

Our Mission
Our main purpose is to unite persons interested in paddling and to promote the safe and responsible use of navigable waters.

About the Vikings
Louisville, KY certainly isn't a Mecca of riversports, but some folks who insist on living here do manage to find places to paddle. Our membership is made up of all types, from beginners to class V boaters. We paddle canoes, rafts, duckies and kayaks. In the winter months you will find many of us at the pool trying to nail that roll or flatwater cartwheel.

Anyone is welcome to join the club - what ever your paddling interest is, ability, or level of experience - this is a chance to meet others with common interests and similar skill levels.

Our goal is to have fun!
Organized trips are planned throughout the year with veteran members leading on a volunteer basis. An important goal of the Viking Canoe Club is to offer its members the opportunity to improve their paddling skills. Every spring the Vikings hold a clinic for novice paddlers. The Viking Canoe Club emphasizes safety and many members have taken Swift Water Rescue classes and are trained in CPR. Vikings also contribute to the conservation and access to the rivers we enjoy.

If you live in the area and have an interest in paddling, we invite you to join us. Dues are $20.00 per year (due in January). Membership dues help to support the newsletter, website, forum, conservation, access and social activities. Download a membership application from the website or come to a club meeting held on the second Monday of every month at KT's Restaurant, 2300 Lexington Road at Grinstead, 6:30 pm for food/social, 7:30 meeting.

Visitors are always welcome.

Traditionally a newsletter goes out this time of year and these announcements are made in it. In lieu of that, this is the Official Announcement:

Nominations for 2007 Officers are as follows:

President: Angella Anderson
Vice President: Kevin Hisel
Treasurer: Donna Sloan
Secretary: Jason Russo

Nominations for 2007 Executive Committee are as follows:
Dave Ackerman
Todd Schindler
Charlie Sloan

Additional nominations will be accepted at the meeting on 11/13/06. Voting will be held at the 11/13/06 meeting.

Annual Dinner Meeting will be held 1/27/07.
Location to be announced.

August 5th & 6th

Jump on your bus and head South. We'll now be heading to the Ocoee, with the options of the Nanty (1 1/2 hr drive) and the Hiwassee (45 min drive) for those not ready for the Ocoee. With luck we might get rained on and the Tellico might be an option.

My plan is to camp at Chilhowee Friday and Saturday nights. Since there is no group camping at the location each person will be responsible for his or her own camping arrangements, but I'm going to try to get there early and grab at least a couple sites close together depending on the advance notice I get from everyone. They are first come first served, but unless they have a loop or two closed there should be room for everyone.

more info

July 29th & 30th
Breaks Interstate Park
Download PDF Application

more info

How to use the Viking Whitewater Gallery:

You must be a registered member in the forum to use the gallery.
The address of the Gallery is: http://vikingcanoeclub.org/Gallery/

Click the "Login" button at the top left of the page. This will forward you to the forum login page. Enter your forum username and password. You then should be forwarded back to the gallery.

How to create an album:

The first time you upload photos you must create a new album. Click the "Create / order my albums" button on the middle toolbar. Click "New" — A new album will be created called "New Album." Rename the album in the textbox below, and click "Apply Modifications".

How to Upload a Photo or Video:

Click the "Upload File" button on the top left of the page. Click one of the browse buttons and locate the photo/video you want to upload. You may choose upto five photos at one time. When ready click continue. This step may take time as the file must be uploaded. When it is done it should say "Successful Uploads". Then click "Continue." Now select an album to place the image into, and if you would like a description of the image. Click Continue and you are done. To view your files click the "My Gallery" button at the top of the page.

Rules:
• Whitewater photos only.
• Space is limited to 40mb per person.