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TBSK HOME
Our kayaking club and it's members are located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, USA. Our primary goal is to help people enjoy the sport of sea kayaking in a fun & safe manner. Members enjoy over 50 Organized Paddle Trips each year, free kayak skills training, monthly "paddle picnics", a monthly newsletter, and monthly meetings featuring information on kayaking and related topics by speakers from across the area,
...and a great social network of Sea Kayakers !
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Join us for the next TBSK Meeting
at Bill Jackson's on Monday July 8 at 7:00 pm.
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NOTE: Only paid members have access to all pages and the event calendar and Member Roster.
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Club Presidents' Comment
by Jim Greenhalgh
Photo of the Month
Your TBSK board is currently working on an effort to provide more trips and training on a regular basis. We are setting a goal of offering a minimum of one to two trips every week, and increasing our offering of training. This effort will involve better coordination of our existing pool of trip leaders and instructors as well as recruiting new trip leaders. We have amended a policy by which any trip leader, leading or co-leading, four trips per year will get free annual membership. With proper coordination our goal can easily be achieved with each trip leader leading as little as four or five trips per year. If you are interested in assisting with this goal, please contact a board member. For the rest we ask for your patience as we organize this effort.
We are now entering the hot weather season in Florida so beware of overheating as you are paddling. Drink plenty of water and maintain electrolytes. Beware that high air temperature, high humidity, and low/no wind can act together to quickly overheat a paddler. Warm water will make it difficult to reverse a process which could progress to heat exhaustion or stroke. Paddle safe and smart.
-- Jim
TBSK July Meeting Speaker - Matt Keene, Florida Adventurer
We have with us, at the July monthly meeting Matt Keene, a true Florida paddling adventurer. Matt has paddled over 2,000 expedition miles throughout Florida. In 2009, he became the first person to complete the Circumnavigational Trail - a 1,515 mile paddle around the state. Since then he has gone on to paddle the length of the St Johns River and Ocklawaha River. He has used these trips to raise awareness about environmental issues and recreational opportunities in Florida. His presentation will highlight moments from his paddles, as well as provide an opportunity for an audience-driven question and answer session on various aspects of kayak camping, long-distance paddling, and the planning and preparation that go into long-distance adventures. Join us Monday evening, July 8, 7 pm, Bill Jackson's
TBSK Sponsored Paddles this Month
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Saturday, June 1
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Crisp Park, Anclote River
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Tom Sobocinski
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| Saturday, June 1 |
Essential of Kayak Touring
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Jean Totz
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Saturday, June 1
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Rainbow River
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Charlene Proeger
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Wednesday, June 5
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Emerson Pt. to Ana Maria Island
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Terry Proeger
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Wednesday, June 5
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Anclote River
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Hank Brooks
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Wednesday, June 5
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TBSK Intro. To Kayaking
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Terry Hobbs
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Saturday, June 8
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Intermediate/Advanced Skills
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John Marek
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Wednesday, June 12
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N. Ozelo to the Suncoast Keys
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John Ennis
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Wednesday, June 12
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TBSK Intro. to Kayaking
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Terry Hobbs
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Saturday, June 15
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Dunedin Cswy to Caladesi Island
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Susie Evans
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Saturday, June 15
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TBSK Central Fl Picnic
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Curt Gashlin
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Wednesday, June 19
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TBSK Intro. to Kayaking
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Terry Hobbs
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Saturday, June 22
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Ft. De Soto
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Paddle Picnic
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Saturday, June 29
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Weedon Island
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Hank Brooks
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