On-Hudson.com

Paddleboard Guided Tours & Lessons On-Hudson

http://www.hvsup.com/lessons/

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(914)456-2521

Guided Tours/ lessons

Plan your SUP Guided Tour……take a leisure cruise, or visit the sites.

Paddle the Historic Kingston Roundout, up close to the Rhinecliff Bridge, or the Kingston Lighthouse.

SUP to Mills Mansion, have lunch on a sandbar, or paddle a channel to see waterfalls!

Enjoy a sunset cruise on the calm water, or ask about our dinner paddle.

Group Tours

$60 hr per person – min 2 persons

Get out there and LEARN TO STANDUP PADDLEBOARD ! Our Group Lessons are a fun way to spend your day in the water learning the basics of stand up paddle boarding. Group Lessons have a maximum student to instructor ratio of 4 to 1.

 Private

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Private Lessons can be tailored to any ability level from beginner to more advanced standup ability levels. Maximum student to coach ratio of 2 to 1 insures excellent service and attention, as well as maximum safety and progression.

Down Winders

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Go for the best part of a paddle.

Start at one of our put-ins and one of our Guides will take you on a one to four hr (which ever is your choosing) down wind paddle.  The paddle will cover the most distance possible in the allotted time with the paddle getting to see the sights of the beautiful Hudson Valley.  All done with out the need of paddling against the wind and tide to get home.  We will then pick you up at the take out and bring you back to the start.

Kayak & Paddleboard Rentals & Lessons Pier 84 @ West 44 & The Hudson

http://manhattankayak.com/paddleboard/stand-up-paddleboard-tours

Manhattan Kayak Company

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (212) 924-1788

Nearest station by subway: Blue Line at 42nd St. Port Authority or Red Line at Times Square/42nd St.

Nearest stop by bus: Heading Uptown take the M50 to 12th Ave/West 43rd Street. Heading Downtown take the M50 12th Ave at 46th Street

Business mailing address: Manhattan Kayak Company, Inc.,119 West 72nd Street, # 163, New York, NY 10023

MKC – Manhattan Kayak Company is located at the Pier 84 boathouse, West of 12th Ave. and 44th St., just across from The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

 

Rentals

Kayak Rentals:

For just $5 per person for a half-hour, you can play on the water in MKC’s “Lake Intrepid”, the protected embayment off of our dock with the impressive USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum as a backdrop. All rentals include a life jacket (required), paddle and one of our super fun sit-on-top kayaks.

Each session is limited to 6 single sit-on-tops and 2 double sit-on-tops (check the rental calendar for availability), so we recommend booking and paying ahead. If you are more spontaneous, you can just drop in and see what is available. If you wish to venture further afield, you will need to look into one of our guided tours, but rentals are an economic, fun way to get your feet wet!

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SUP Rentals:

For just $15 per person for a half hour, you can play on the water in MKC’s “Lake Intrepid”, the protected embayment off of our dock with the impressive USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum as a backdrop. We have some super stable beginner stand up paddleboards for you to try, and the rentals include a paddle and a lifejacket (required).

If you wish to venture further afield, you will need to look into one of our guided tours, but rentals are an economic, fun way to get your feet wet!

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Instruction, Packages and More:

Once you have experienced the joy of SUP, you will want to keep coming back, we offer complete instruction with our professionally accredited staff, and you may want to inquire with our desk staff about our “5 for $55 SUP Rental” package to practice your new found skills, and get you ready to explore the exciting challenges of our local waters and sights.

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Paddleboard Rentals @ Croton Point Park

http://kayakhudson.com/paddle-boarding.asp

GET DIRECTIONS >> The following tours are offered by Kayak Hudson. Please check thecalendar for dates and times.       Become a RiverWalker! We have added Stand Up Paddle Boarding to our program lineup. This growing sport is lots of fun, a great workout, and a unique way to experience the waterways of New York! Stand Up Paddling - Instruc-Tour Description: The Instruc-Tour is geared toward first timers and beginners that want to get on the water and have a blast! Stand Up Paddling in one of the fastest growing paddlesports today. This program will start you off with the basics of stand up paddling. There is an on-land introduction/ safety talk, and then the group hits the water for some on-water instruction. We start in a relatively protected bay area so that everyone has an opportunity to get their “sea legs”. After folks are feeling comfortable on their boards we head out for paddle. Our Instructors will talk about on-the-water safety, decision-making, essential safety gear, selecting the appropriate size and type of board, paddle selection, and basic accessories. The skills covered during this lesson include standing up on a board for the first time, lifting and carrying a paddleboard, launching and landing, paddleboard stance, the forward stroke, basic turning strokes, and stopping. No experience is necessary for this lesson but the conditions of the day (wind, waves, etc.), will determine the difficulty level. Price: 99.00 Duration: 2-Hours Recommended Prerequisites: None Follow Up Lessons: SUP Sunset Paddle, SUP Rental, SUP Private Lessons Location: Croton Point Park, Varies PLEASE REFER TO DIRECTION PAGE Please refer to the calendar or call 914-682-5135 to make your reservation. For an idea of what to wear in order to be comfortable, please refer to our website section on "what to bring" in the FAQ's. Stand Up Paddle - Sunset Instruc-Tour Description: Come take a sunset paddle and spend "magic hour' on the water watching the sun set over the western shore of the Hudson River. This is a great way to end your workday and is perfect for anyone looking to chill out. The Instruc-Tour is geared toward first timers and beginners that want to get on the water and have a blast! Stand Up Paddling in one of the fastest growing paddlesports today. This program will start you off with the basics of stand up paddling. There is an on-land introduction/ safety talk, and then the group hits the water for some on-water instruction. We start in a relatively protected bay area so that everyone has an opportunity to get their “sea legs”. After folks are feeling comfortable on their boards we head out for paddle. The skills covered during this lesson include standing up on a board for the first time, lifting and carrying a paddleboard, launching and landing, paddleboard stance, the forward stroke, basic turning strokes, and stopping. No experience is necessary for this lesson but the conditions of the day (wind, waves, etc.), will determine the difficulty level. Price: 99.00 Duration: 2-Hours Recommended Prerequisites: None Follow Up Lessons: SUP Rental, SUP Private Lessons Location: Croton Point Park, Varies PLEASE REFER TO DIRECTION PAGE Please refer to the calendar or call 914-682-5135 to make your reservation. For an idea of what to wear in order to be comfortable, please refer to our website section on "what to bring" in the FAQ's. Stand Up Paddle Board Rentals We offer hourly rentals of Stand Up Paddle Boards at Croton Point Park. This is a great way for adventurous beginners, intermediate, and skilled paddlers to enjoy the beauty of the Hudson River and Croton Point Park on their own. Paddle out from our launch at Croton Point, explore the near shore areas of Half Moon Bay, and gaze across the wide expanse of Haverstraw Bay at High Tor and Hook Mountain on the west side of the river. Rentals include Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs), a leash, and a paddle. Advanced reservations ARE required for Stand Up Paddle Boards at Croton Point Park. Participants must have successfully completed a Stand Up Paddleboard lesson OR be able to demonstrate appropriate paddling skills. Participants that successfully complete our SUP Instruc-Tour program will be given a voucher for a 1-hour rental to offset the costs of the lesson. Price: 30.00 per hour 59.00 Half Day (3-hours) 79.00 Full Day (5-Hours) PLEASE REFER TO DIRECTION PAGE Please refer to the calendar or call 914-682-5135 to make your reservation. For an idea of what to wear in order to be comfortable, please refer to our website section on "what to bring" in the FAQ's.. Private Programs We offer private lessons upon request. They are available at any of our locations. These lessons are a great opportunity to focus on your skills that need improvement or concentrate on a new skill. The lesson can follow the syllabus of an existing lesson we offer or be custom designed to meet your interests and needs.   Price: First Participant - 179.00 (2-Hours) Additional Participants - 89.00 (2-hours) Additional Hour - 59.00 per person Duration: 2-Hour Minimum Location: Any Please refer to the calendar or call 914-682-5135 to make your reservation. For an idea of what to wear in order to be comfortable, please refer to our website section on "what to bring" in the FAQ's.

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PaddleBoarding & Pizza On-Hudson September 30th 2010

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Paddle Boarding & Pizza

Picture a sport that blends the excitement of surfing with the simplicity of canoeing. Sound awesome? It is! Introducing our newest activity, and one that’s been all of the rage these days: Stand Up Paddle Boarding! Check out this trip that’s never been done before in New York—a Thursday night intro to paddle boarding followed by delicious pizza feast.

We’ll start with a brief introduction and then pair you off with a partner and a board and launch you onto the water (under strict supervision, of course) as you take turns discovering the ups and downs of this incredible new toy! Watch, learn, talk, and laugh between tries. You’ll be amazed by your ability to paddle on the mighty Hudson by the end of the 2 hour session. Then satisfy your post work-out appetite with Greenwich VIllage sunset cuisine: pizza on the pier. It’s a Thursday night like no other!

Take advantage of our introductory price and sign up now before it fills up!

Difficulty Rating

• Intermediate
 
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Trip Details

Cost: $85
Included: 2-hour paddle board instruction, 2:1 paddle board ratio, certified guides, pizza and refreshments
Bring: beach attire (long shorts and a rash guard or other synthetic shirt are great), towel, dry set of clothes, combination lock (lockers and changing rooms available at the facility)
Start: 6:30pm, North River Piers, West Side Highway & Houston St
End: around 9:30 pm

This trip is currently not available.

Trip Details

• Please be sure to read through the FAQ for our weather and cancellation policies before booking a trip
• Any cancellations made within 7 days of the departure date are not entitled to any refunds or credit

PaddleBoarding On-Hudson Gaining Momentum

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Paddleboarding gains popularity in NYC

Lisa Altobelli

Courtesy of Lisa AltobelliAn Urban Escapes class teaches paddleboarding on the Hudson River in New York City.

On a recent New York City evening, a class of 15 twentysomethings bobbed on a makeshift dock in the Hudson River listening to an instructor tell them about the country's fastest-growing watersport, paddleboarding. As they strapped on life vests, they heard about the precautions -- watch out for boats and bodies of course, plus other useful advice like, "Close your mouth if you take a tumble because the last thing you want is to swish this river water between your teeth."

This turned out to be much-needed guidance as three-quarters of the newbies took a dive soon after they shakily wobbled up from their knees, albeit the women fared better than the men.

"The girls always do better because they have a lower center of gravity which means better balance," said Brittany Wright, a guide for Urban Escapes who suggested the sport to her company after spotting it on a recent Hawaiian vacation.

It seems easy enough. You stand on a 12-to-19-foot-long board, grab at least a six-foot-long paddle and set off into the sunset. What's deceiving is the amount of core strength it takes to stay upright on the bobbing board and how downright exhausting the paddling can be -- so much so that even professional athletes have incorporated it into their workout routines. The NHL's former ironman, Chris Chelios, would routinely paddle 20 miles up the Malibu coastline during his past six off-seasons with his big-wave-riding neighbor Laird Hamilton.

And while paddleboarding's roots can be traced back to ancient Polynesia, Hamilton can be credited with popularizing the sport in recent years after he paddled across the English Channel in 2006, put his name on a signature line of stand up paddleboards and has said that it renewed his excitement for surfing because, "It brought me back to a place where I can be happy again on a one-foot wave."

This year there are professional paddleboarding races almost every month from Hawaii to Florida, while diehards like 48-year-old old endurance athlete, Tom Jones, took 92 days to paddle the 1,500 miles from Key West to New York City this summer -- a mind-boggling feat to those in the Urban Escapes class who found it tough to get their bearings on their first go-round in the choppy Hudson.

"I was one of the lucky ones since I didn't fall in," said Urban Escapes founder Maia Josebachvili, who also has branches of her company in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., and offers a multitude of other adventure sports like skydiving and white water rafting.

The company is always mindful of the safety of its clients of course. "We hire the best instructors we can find so everyone feels comfortable trying out these sports, but let's just say we have a robust insurance policy," Josebachvili said.

Hudson Valley OutFitters Fall Kayak Schedule 2010 Rentals Starting @ $20

http://www.hudsonvalleyoutfitters.com/

                      63 Main St. Cold Spring, NY 10516    845-265-0221

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Sat	9/11	10:30a	Bannerman's Castle Hard Hat Tour	$120
Sat	9/11	11:30a	Constitution Marsh w/Instruction	$100
Sun	9/12	12:30p	Constitution Marsh w/Instruction	$100
Sat	9/18	12:00p	West Point / Garrison Paddle	$100
Sun	9/19	9:00a	COLD SPRING TRIATHLON	$50
Sat	9/25	9:00a	Bannerman's Castle Hard Hat Tour - JUST ADDED!!!	$120
Sat	9/25	10:00a	Constitution Marsh w/Instruction	$100
Sun	9/26	10:30a	Constitution Marsh w/Instruction	$100
OCTOBER
Sat	10/2	9:00a	Beacon to Cold Spring One-Way	$100
Sun	10/3	11:30a	West Point / Garrison Round Trip	$100
Sat	10/9	9:00a	Bannerman's Castle Hard Hat Tour - JUST ADDED!!!	$120
Sun	10/10	10:00a	Little Stony Point/ Fall Foilage	$100
Sat	10/16	9:00a	Beacon to Cold Spring One-Way	$100
Sun	10/17	11:30a	West Point / Garrison Paddle	$100
Sat	10/23	10:00a	Little Stony Point/ Fall Foilage	$100
Sun	10/24	10:00a	Little Stony Point/ Fall Foilage	$100

 

Kayak Rentals

Best Selection of Kayaks in the Hudson Valley Kayaks Available			1 hour	2 hour	4 hour
RECREATIONAL KAYAK RENTALS - For Constitution Marsh and Foundry Cove No paddling experience necessary however, the Marsh is tidal.  Because you have to paddle under the railroad trestle, the ideal time to enter the Marsh is two hours before high tide and leave two hours after high tide.  Click here for the tide schedule.  There are shorter times to paddle part way into the Marsh.  Please call the shop for more information.  (Please be advised that if you paddle into the Marsh at low tide, you will get stuck in the mud and disrupt the very sensitive eco-system.  Click here to visit Constitution Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary.)  HVO is pleased to provide access to the Hudson River from Scenic Hudson's Foundry Dock Park, www.scenichudson.org
Single Recreational Kayaks	Current Designs	Kestrel 120	$20	$40	$60
	Perception	Pungo 100 Pungo 120 Carolina 12
Tandem Recreational	Perception	Pamlico 13.5 Pamlico 14.5	$30	$50	$70
MID-TOUR AND TOURING RENTALS  For padding in the Hudson River - rescue technique mandatory
Single Touring Kayak	Current Designs	Whistler Squamish Squall Sirocco Storm	$25	$45	$65
	Perception	Carolina 14 Carolina 15.5
Tandem Touring	Eddyline	Whisper	$35	$65	$85

 

 

             Try before you Buy - HVO has a full demo fleet of our showroom kayaks - Call for details

 

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Hudson River Swim For Life September 12th 2010

www.hudsonriverswim.org.

Since 1991 and until there are cures and beyond.... The evolution of the Hudson River Swim for Life™ into the popular event it is today started 18 years ago with a one-man charity swim.  Dennis Chillemi was inspired by a local physician who swam across the Hudson to raise awareness for asthmatic athletes for 14 consecutive years. When the physician injured his shoulder in 1991, an inspired Dennis Chillemi of Tarrytown stepped in and did the swim alone.  The following year, Dennis continued this tradition by dedicating his swim across the Hudson River toBlythdale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla.  He swam from Matthiessen Park in Irvington to Parelli Park in Piermont and back again in approximately two hours and 40 minutes.  One week later, Dennis swam from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge, a total of 16 miles, in five-and-a-half hours.  With an initial goal of raising $10,000 for the hospital, Dennis raised $25,000. Since that time, the Hudson River Swim for Life has evolved into a community-wide event that attracts hundreds of swimmers annually from both sides of the water’s banks and beyond.  After dedicating the Swim to different organizations each year, Dennis and his growing committee of volunteers chose the National MS Society as its lead charity from 1997-2005 in honor of a fellow police officer who was diagnosed with the disease. As part of the committee’s ongoing mission to reach out to more people in need, the Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)became the primary beneficiary in 2006 and has remained so since that time. A US Masters sanctioned race, the Hudson River Race for Claire, was also added to the event this same year to offer competitive swimmers the opportunity to compete for awards in race categories. Proceeds from the race portion of the event benefit Friends of Claire/Mary Ann Collier Foundation (MACF) in the fight against ALS disease.   A new swim route was then established in 2007 between the Nyack Boat Marina in Nyack, NY and Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY, giving more communities along the Hudson River a chance to become involved in the event.  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also added the Hudson River Swim for Life to its Team in Training (TNT)program that year, making it the first long distance swim to ever be included in its nationally acclaimed endurance sports training program.  New to the event in 2008 was a one-mile swim route along the shore in Sleepy Hollow from Philipse Manor Beach Club to Kingsland Point Park. By offering a shorter distance swim option in addition to the three-mile route, the Swim committee and LLS hope to encourage more swimmers to take part in this annual celebration of the Hudson. Since its inception, the Hudson River Swim for Life has raised approximately $1.8 mllion for local charities.  Starting with one swimmer raising $25,000, the event has grown to over 230 swimmers and 115 kayakers raising over $212,000 in 2008. Although the Hudson River Swim for Life has continued to grow in size and scope, its mission has remained the same: to raise awareness of the Hudson River; promote swimming as a lifelong form of fitness; and to raise funds for the ongoing efforts of charities in the community.  As part of the Quadricentennial celebration, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage to the New World, the ongoing success of the Hudson River Swim for Life and Hudson River Race for Claire is proof of the enduring viability of this historical and important body of water. home | swim,kayak | FAQs   | volunteer opportunities | contacts | sponsors | donate | forum

Stand Up Paddle Boarding Lessons & Tours @ New York Kayak Company

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Stand Up Paddle Board

Stand Up Paddle Boarding at New York Kayak Company

Join us for our first summer of Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) instruction and tours. 
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Standup paddleboarding is the fastest growing watersport in the world for a good reason: it's fun! Whether you're looking for a great cross-trainer to supplement any sport or it's your first introduction to paddling on the Hudson, SUP has something for everybody. Our beginner classes focus on the fundamentals - where and how to stand, the basic propulsion and maneuvering strokes, basic navigation skills, and how to get back on the board if you fall off! Intermediate classes and tours focus on skill refinement, efficiency, and building stamina.

Our most popular SUP offering is our Try SUP introductory class: for only $25 on Wednesdays from 6 to 8PM, 3 or 4 students are assigned to a board and they take turns. This has proven to be a great way to get started, because taking breaks gives you a chance to rest and think about your experience, so the sensation of being on a board becomes familiar quickly without being to tiring. It's fun to talk with other members in your group between turns.

We offer more formal classes in our beginner classes - each student is assigned a board for the whole 2 hours. Our high staff to student ratio assures plenty of individual attention: Tuesday evenings 6-8pm as well as Saturday mornings 9:30am-11:30am and 12:30pm-2:30pm. We offer intermediate classes in tour form, where we take a little trip on the Hudson and work on refining all aspects of SUP technique.

All of our instructional classes and tours are based on a rate of $50 per hour. We offer a 20% discount to individual participants who pay in advance for 5 classes. We also have a SUP club, where you can store your board with us - we offer a selection of boards tuned to the metro waterways - or you can use our boards for a very modest practice fee.