Due to the rescheduling of another large event from Saturday to Sunday because of rain, our Anable Basin facility will not be available for use for Public Walkup paddling.  We regret any inconvenience. Any of you who were intending to volunteer at the Walkup are encouraged to volunteer at the Circumnavigation Ground Assistance event taking place from 1-4pm at the Basin, instead.  There will be a nice large parade of ~150 fancy boats to see, followed by a short trip for volunteers. We hope to see you at our upcoming public paddles, beginning on August 19 at Hallets Cove.

Same news, different date... The amount of overnight rainfall (>0.8 inches, 30+% more than last weekend) has led to a Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) event which discharges stormwater runoff and raw sewage directly into the waters of NY Harbor.  Sadly, this is an ordinary result of sufficient rainfall in NYC as the 14 sewage treatment plants throughout the boroughs are outdated and insufficient to handle common amounts of rainfall.  These discharges can have obvious health consequences for those who would participate in activities on the waters such as ours. The CSO advisory in effect forces us to cancel today's Walkup program, where the public, including [...]