rick stoehrer Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Greg Paquin at Kayak Waveology has his schedule up for the year and for the 6th consecutive year the AUTUMN GALES is being run in the raucous and rowdy waters off of FISHERS ISLAND and in the surrounding area.Held October 10,11 and 12th, the GALES is, as always, run in the waters off of FISHERS ISLAND. The location is central to a LOT of dynamic and challenging water with lots of current. These demands keep the goal of the event in stark focus - intermediate to advanced training in challenging water! Flying in are international coaches Nigel Dennis , Eila Wilkinson, Peter Jones, Phil Clegg and Harry Whelan; all accomplished expedition paddlers with decades of coaching experience and hard earned insights into rough water paddling and life around the sea. Joining them is the Kayak Waveology crew of locals – Greg Paquin, Paula Riegel, Nick Schade, Carl Tjerandsen, Glenn Charles, Tim Motte, Ciro de la Vega, Rick Stoehrer, Paul Sylvester, Jon Tobiassen and David Grainger – all accomplished paddlers, coaches, guides and local condition gurus! All of them there and on hand to teach, lead and shepherd the whole thing around to sniff out the local hot spots - to put you in the right place at the right time!6 years running the AUTUMN GALES has been providing the right coaches and training in advanced conditions so that you can go get yourself into big moving water and back again.Join Greg October 10-12 in Stonington Borough Connecticut for the AUTUMN GALES!http://www.autumngales.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I hope to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick stoehrer Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Dear Friends and Sea Paddlers,October will be here before you know it - the wind will meet tide and the 6th Annual Autumn Gales will be upon us! Running out of Stonington Borough CT and into Fishers Island Sound, we’ve drawn paddlers from afar and abroad…an array of participants from the UK, Japan, Sweden…even the West Coast of the US! Truly, an international event, we urge you all to once again heed the call of the water and join us October 10, 11 and 12.Come and expand your boundaries and push yourself through to the next level in paddling while sharing in the camaraderie the event has enjoyed these past years.We have an abundance of riches with Coaches and Guides that are tops in the field coming from far and away and once again joining us in this lively and challenging water we call home!To see the coaching line up and the available courses we have listed for the event – from Rough Water to BCU trainings and assessments, visit http:autumngales.com. We will again be running the Tide Race and Overfalls course out at Fishers as well as BCU 5 Star Sea Leader training, BCU 4 Star Sea Leader training and Assessment as well as BCU Nav courses. A full plate of paddling and learning!We have a strong commitment of paddlers for the event but there are more of you out there. If you’ve thought about it and have questions, we’d love to hear from you and answer those lingering questions that might be holding you back. It’s not all blood, guts and adrenaline. Simply put, this event is aimed at folks who are looking to do more.So that’s it…you’ve been looking to do more…so come and do it!Looking forward to hearing from you!Best,Greg PaquinKayak Waveologywww.kayakwaveology.comwww.autumngales.com Edited August 6, 2014 by rick stoehrer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethS Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I just took the plunge so to speak, and sent in my application; I'll be diligently working on my combat roll for the next 2 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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