Philadelphia Canoe Club Open House offers Whitewater and Flatwater Boat Rides, Racing, Demos, Equipment Sales, Food and Fun - Right on the Schuylkill!

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The Philadelphia Canoe Club (PCC) opens its doors to the public for a day of free demonstrations, canoe and kayak rides, used equipment sales, racing, music, food and entertainment. Right on the Schuylkill River on Sunday July 12, 2009, from 10 am to 4 pm. Come and learn about one of the fastest growing sports in the country - paddling.

Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for setup, food prep, grilling, donating baked goods, boat rides, rolling, play boating demos, assisting with race, ticket sales, clean up, etc. Contact Peggy Bradley at tiptop2@comcast.net or cell 267-978-8572.

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Events
Whether you dream of spending the summer running raging whitewater or on quiet paddles through the woods or wetlands, the annual PCC Open House is an opportunity to learn about events and training, try out different types of boats or compete in a race on the Schuylkill River. Among the day's highlights:

• Used Boat and Equipment Sale - great gear at great prices
• Canoe and Kayak Rides - free and fun for adults AND kids
• 8.4 Mile Race - mass start at noon (10:30 am registration, $15)
• Food - affordable and delicious " Antique Canoe Display
• Paddling Demonstrations - entertaining and informative
• Vendors - paddling and outdoor gear, wooden canoe/kayak building, etc.
• Live Music
  
• PCC Membership and Paddling Instruction Information
• FLOATING SCULPTURE by AVA BLITZ 2pm
  

  Philadelphia area sculptor and public artist, Ava Blitz will be floating sculptures on the river in conjunction with the Philadelphia Canoe Club Open House! She will be showing a work in progress, a part of a monumental floating sculpture garden that will grow year to year. This may become an annual tradition. Don't miss it!
  
  More about the artist: Ava Blitz

Philadelphia Canoe Club Open House Canoe & Kayak Race
Sunday July 12, 2009, Schuylkill River, 8 Miles (12,875 meters).
Registration on Race Day: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM, $15/person Entry Fee. (2½ loop course), Mass start at Noon.
Start/Finish at Philadelphia Canoe Club, (2½ loop course), Mass start at Noon.

Classes: Unlimited K-1 (ICF Racing Sea Kayak/Surfski), Sea Kayak K-1, Downriver K-1, Touring K-1, Recreational K-1, ICF C-1, ICF C-2, Outrigger OC-1, Outrigger OC-2, USCA C-2, USCA C-2 Mixed, USCA C-2 Standard, USCA C-2, Mixed Standard, USCA C-1.


Age Categories: Men & Women: Junior (11-18), Open (19-39), Master (40+),Senior (50+), Veteran (60+), Grand Veteran (70+), Grandmaster Veteran (80+).
Awards: Prizes for all finishers
Course Map: www.swanboat.org/open_house_race.html
Contact for Race: Glen Green, chairman@swanboat.org

The Open House is free and open to the public.
The Philadelphia Canoe Club (PCC), which runs events, trips and paddling training programs open to the public, is a non-profit organization and a member of the American Canoe Association (ACA). The public is invited to attend regular monthly meetings at the clubhouse on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.

The PCC clubhouse is at the confluence of the Wissahickon Creek and Schuylkill River, within the Fairmount Park System. Our driveway entrance is at the traffic light on Ridge Ave. by the SEPTA DEPOT/bus stop, just south of the Manayunk Main Street movie theater (between Duron Paints and the entrance to Kelly Drive).

Directions to Philadelphia Canoe Club - only 6 miles from center city, Philadelphia
Take I-76 W toward VALLEY FORGE
Take EXIT 340A toward LINCOLN DR / KELLY DR. 0.3 miles
Merge onto CITY AVE W. 0.1 miles
Take the exit toward RIDGE AVE WEST. 0.2 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto RIDGE AVE. <0.1 miles
Make an immediate left into the parking lot in front of Phila Canoe Club (not visible from the street), 4900 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Note: Enter at the traffic light next to the SEPTA Depot /Duron Paint

Mapquest of 4900 Ridge Ave Phila, PA 19128-3805, US