2025-26 pool sessions are nearly finalized. We expect to have sessions every weekend from early Dec. to early April except for holidays (and Toh weekend the middle of March is an official NE whitewater holiday.
Afternoon sessions on Saturdays or Sundays in Summit or Passiac.
Try everything from basic handling to advanced playboating to working on that all important roll and even more important wet exit.
Schedule
Boys and Girls Club of Passaic
(Every weekend until mid April except 3 holidays, before New Years, 2nd week of Feb and Toh is 3/21-22).
Passaic pool (above, appologies for quality as they were cleaning when we visited) and Summit (below)
Though there are usually many skilled kayakers at each session, if a trained instructor is planning on being at the session we’ll post in that session.
Trained instructors interested in teaching should contact us.
CLEAN YOUR BOAT
- All boats must be washed before each pool session, in plain view, on the deck of the pool, before the boat is placed in the water. All water contained in boats must be dumped onto the deck surrounding the pool and the owner must immediately properly discard of any debris.
- Remove float bags, throw ropes…anything that might hold debris.
- We reserve the right to refuse entry if you show up with a dirty boat. Sorry, but dirty boats lose pools.
COSTS:
INSTRUCTION:
- We have plenty of skilled instructors at all sessions who can help with getting you started and basic rolling. Just ask (or flounder and someone will probably offer to help).
- Many sessions will have more specialized instruction from safety to play boating to sea kayak re-entry which will be noted in the individual session.
EQUIPMENT:
- Equipment is available to borrow including boats, paddles, skirts helmets and life jackets but takes time to arrange so reach out well beforehand. Details on borrowing equipment.
- For the first few sessions at our new locations whitewater kayaks only.
SAFETY
- A helmet and a personal flotation device must be worn in the water.
- No one may stand, swim or be in the water out of their boat unless they are self-rescuing or an instructor actively teaching.
- We’ll put a limit on the # of folks as we don’t want it to get too crowded (but we’re OK with pretty crowded).
- The Pool Coordinator(s) are the authority at pool sessions and KCCNY reserves the right to expel anyone who does not follow the lifeguard’s and or the Event Coordinator’s instructions as well as these rules.
COSTS
- KCCNY’s costs have gone up significantly and as usual we’re trying to run this program on a break even model.
- We’ll try to offer a reasonable price, but renting a pool is expensive. We hope to not lose money, but if we make some KCCNY traditionally donates most of our ‘profit’ to organizations that further our cause. We’ve donated as much as $1250 in recent years to such organizations as American Whitewater, American Rivers, Hackensack and Hudson RiverKeeper and many more. Learn more.
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REGISTRATION:
First Pool Session
Coordinator: Erik Werner .
Pool Session #2
Coordinator: John GILLERMAN .
Thanks to thee pool committee of Jason A., Sean K., John S., Tania, and John G.