Purchase your ticket in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/96851 Tickets are $20. in advance / $25. at the door. The Long Island City Community Boathouse requests the pleasure of your company at our Spring Launch 2010 fundraiser party.  We'd love you to join us in driving off winter and bringing on the spring. Suggested donations, sponsorships and proceeds from raffle and silent auction will fund LICCB programs which enable increasing numbers of participants to safely enjoy the pleasures of paddling on our local waters of the East River,  Newtown Creek and Hallets Cove.      Party is set for the evening of Thursday, March 11th at The Foundry 4238 9th Street, half a block south of the Queensboro bridge in LIC.  This year, with extended hours, 5PM til 10PM. Come early! Stay late! Or both!  It's a come as you are casual event  in a unique and intimate venue.      Be part of this enjoyable and memorable event and support the growth of free human powered boating provided by the all volunteer, not for profit Long Island City Community Boathouse.

The Long Island City Community Boathouse needs paddling photos, from any year, as soon as possible. Hallets Cove, Friday Night Chill Paddles, tours, special events, etc. Your photos might be chosen for promotional materials, inclusion in the slide show that will run through the evening of the annual fundraiser on March 11, and the website photo gallery. It's a great conversation kicker to be able to point to your photos overhead as they're enjoyed by 200+ people packing the house! Instead of emailing them, please send jpg's (ideally between 900x600 or larger) to the following web gallery: http://gallery.me.com/tribeofman/100080 Thanks!

The New York Fire Department is sponsoring a free CPR program called "FDNY's CPR TO GO PROGRAM". This program is aimed at anyone interested in learning how to administer CPR or brush up on their skills. This program does not provide certification. From NYC.GOV: "The Department will offer CPR training to the public at both Department Facilities and participating New York Sports Club locations throughout the five boroughs. Everyone who completes the training will receive a free, transferable week-long pass to NYSC for you or a friend. The program is designed to teach you how to save your Family and Friends. The [...]

Three people have been nominated as candidates for Chairperson of Long Island City Community Boathouse. Two nominees have respectfully declined the nomination. Ted Gruber has accepted nomination and as such is the sole candidate for chairperson. In accordance with LICCB's parent Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, the election will be held on Thursday, December 10th 2009. Election The election will be held at the next boathouse meeting, which takes place on Thursday, December 10th 2009 from 7PM to 8:30PM, in the boathouse meeting space located at 46-01 5th St. on the second floor. Those eligible to participate in the election must have [...]

Nomination Process Nominations for LICCB Chairperson will be accepted by Joan Dunne via email jdunne@elliman.com from now through Sunday 11/22/2009, and must include the word "nomination" in the subject line of the email. People eligible to participate in the nomination process and the elections must have volunteered at least once with the LICCB in 2009 and must be at least 18 years of age. The nomination should state the person's name, contact information (email and phone number), a description of their volunteer activity with the group, why they would like to volunteer as Chairperson, and what they propose to do as [...]

This Saturday presents the rare opportunity to land on South Brother Island. Normally closed to the public, this island serves as a bird sanctuary for several species including Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Double-crested Cormorant. The Brother Islands have a famed history. North Brother Island served as a quarantine for infectious diseases from 1885 through 1938. Its most famous resident was Typhoid Mary. It also served as an adolescent rehabiliation center for roughly a decade starting in 1950. South Brother Island was inhabited for a short time by an early owner of the New York Yankees, Jacob [...]

    The end of the summer paddling season is approaching but here's the good news. LICCB's affiliate Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club is preparing for their famous bacChANAL Party which will be held on Saturday October 3rd from 5-9 PM.       Many of us have been there before and had a splendid time. It's an outdoor street end block party with canoeing on the Gowanus Canal, live entertainment by the Red Hook Rambler,  quality BBQ once again catered by PJ Handley's and lots more good stuff.       LICCB volunteers will be helping again to manage the canoe dock and paddling. We'll mix and mingle with our fellow [...]

LICCB is inviting all persons who have volunteered with at least one event this season (Hallet’s Cove, a Chill paddle, work party, or a special project) to one of two trips on Monday, September 7 (Labor Day). Please RSVP to Steve Ellis, steve.ellis@mountsinai.org. If requests for either trip exceed available space, paddlers will be selected in order of RSVP. Guests (non-Volunteers) will only be accommodated by special request and volunteers receive priority. Morning trip: Double Circ - Millrock and Ward’s Island. North to Millrock, rest in the cove on the north end of Millrock (landings [...]

Sunday, August 9th.     This week, we plan to paddle boats from the boathouse (46-01 5th Street) to Hallets Cove (31st Avenue at Vernon Blvd.) Volunteers are welcome to meet at the boathouse at 11:00 AM to paddle the short trip up at 11:30.     We're meeting up  a bit early this Sunday. Those who want a longer trip can paddle with us past Hallets Cove to Astoria Park to share in the excitement of the Astoria Water Walk event.  Please bring along tennis balls, flying disk, or a football for the kayak to shore volley!     The water off Astoria Park should be calm while we're there [...]

Paddling at Hallets Cove Sunday August 2nd is cancelled because or rain and predicted  afternoon thuderstorms.