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10 YEARS!  10!

Greg Paquin (and NSPN's own Paula Riegel) at Kayak Waveology is having the 10th annual AUTUMN GALES off of Fishers Island sound this November! 

10!  THAT has to be some kind of regional record for annual symposia, yah?  Clearly he's doing something right.  

For 10 years, the AUTUMN GALES has gathered paddlers with world class coaches and local guides down in Stonington Borough CT for a weekend of paddling and instruction in the reefs and races of Fishers Island Sound.  10 years of instruction, learning, fun, sun and saltwater. 

10 years of some amazing paddlers and scenes...watching Harry Whelan put on a peerless tutorial on surfing a long boat....Barry Shaw one year surfing and just PLANTING the front end, doing a pirouette and then paddling out through the surf again to avoid a directionless paddler down wave (and after 10 years, I still can't believe he was so timely or elegant)...seeing a couple really humdinger waves coming over and through Wicopesset reef one year with so many boats spread out and watching a buzz lightyear clad Jon Tobiassen  going up, up, up and others yelping in unmitigated JOY (looking at you smiley Genn Gatan).

10 years of briny Gales memories...visceral, vivid, lasting memories, etched in salt.  I wouldn't trade them for anything.  What are you waiting for?

As ever, the Stonington Portuguese Holy Ghost Society has their Fry-day night fish fry....and this year, there's a band!  Dance, sing, carouse....but come Saturday morning, we're on the water!  Paddle knackered my friends.

Come.  Learn and push a boundary.  Dance.  Sing.  Tell and hear a story or two and enjoy the quintessential New England village of Stonington Borough, CT.

http://www.autumngales.com/

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FOLKS - 

The leaves are about to put on their show, the air is getting nippy at night and the AUTUMN GALES are finally just around the corner.

Come and learn and challenge yourself to a day with Keirron Tastagh or Harry Whelan....they're doing stuff with boats that most of us only aspire to doing. 

Pete Jones with his endlessly deep bag of coaching tools, tricks and tips....Eila Wilkinson with her keen, well traveled eye...these are the real deal/been there, done that lads (and lassy's) and none of us should miss time on the water with them.

The Gales are nearly upon us...what're YOU going to do?

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