Sports & Utility
Boats (SUBs)
Important Paddlesports Links
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is committed to reminding all recreational boaters to:
BOAT SMART FROM THE START, WEAR YOUR PFD
Pamela Dillon, Executive Director pdillon@acanet.org
7432 Alban Station Boulevard, Suite B 232, Springfield, VA 22150
703-451-0141
Join for just $29 per year and you’ll help protect our Nation’s waterways, promote safety, education and instruction, and become part of the country’s oldest waterway-based conservation organization. Plus, you’ll receive a year’s subscription to Paddler magazine absolutely free!
Professional Paddlesports Association www.propaddle.com
WHO IS PPA?
The Professional
Paddlesports Association is the premier nonprofit trade association serving the
Paddlesports industry. PPA represents leading Paddlesports businesses. Our
members include outfitters, liveries, retailers, manufacturers and other
professionals involved in Paddlesports. Our
members are your link to the water.
Professional Paddlesports
Association
7432 Alban Station Blvd. Suite B-232
Springfield, VA 22150
703-451-3864
800-789-2202 toll free
703-451-1015 fax
General Information e-mail ... ppa@propaddle.com
PPA Staff
Matt Menashes, Executive
Director ...
matt@propaddle.com
Julie Phillips-Turner, Communications ...jbpturner@aol.com
PPA Board of Directors
Mike Prom, President and North-Central Regional Director ... vco@canoeit.com
Mike Cichanowski, Vice President, Vendor Director ...
cichanowski@yahoo.com
American Whitewater www.americanwhitewater.org
Mark Singleton
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
20 Battery Park Ave, Suite 302
Asheville, NC 28801
E-mail:
Mark@amwhitewater.org
Phone: 828-252-0728
Fax: 828-252-6482
The mission of the American
Whitewater is to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources
and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.
Whitewater safety is central to our mission.
Accident analysis (AW
Accident Database) is the keystone to our success in focusing awareness on
the most current whitewater safety issues and to providing ever evolving, safety
guidelines (AW
Safety Code). The AW Journal and now this web site, share the lessons
learned from accidents and have been one of whitewater's primary sources of
information on the latest safety equipment and rescue procedures since 1954. We
regularly advise legislative bodies and river managers on the best ways to
educate whitewater users, which helps everyone enjoy our rivers safely. Formal
risk management is part all of our program areas enhancing safety and reducing
liability risks for all.
Activities fall into five main areas.
EDUCATION: Through publication of its magazine, American Whitewater, and
by other means, AW provides information and education about whitewater rivers,
boating safety, technique, and equipment.
CONSERVATION: AW maintains a complete national inventory of whitewater
rivers, monitors threats to those rivers, publishes information on river
conservation, provides technical advice to local groups, works with government
agencies, and --when necessary -- takes legal action to prevent river abuse.
Clink the link for
Conservation information.
EVENTS:
AW organizes sporting events, contests and festivals to raise funds for river
conservation, including the Ocoee Whitewater Rodeo in Tennessee and the annual
Gauley River Festival in West Virginia, the largest gathering of whitewater
boaters in the nation. Clink the link for upcoming
Events
SAFETY: AW promotes paddling safety, publishes reports on whitewater
accidents, and maintains both a uniform national ranking system for whitewater
rivers (the International Scale of Whitewater Difficulty) as well as an
internationally recognized whitewater safety code. Clink the link for the
AW Safety Code.
RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater rivers AW arranges
for river access through private lands by negotiation or purchase, seeks to
protect the right of public passage on all rivers and streams navigable by kayak
or canoe, and resists unjustified restrictions on government-managed whitewater
rivers. Clink the link for
Access information or
River Tools specific river
information.19)
or find books and videos aimed at
Click this link for information on how to Join American Whitewater
RATLINES - Great General Boating Safety and USCG Aux Info
www.ratlines.com.com
TAPS - The Trade
Association of Paddlesports
www.gopaddle.org
PO Box 6353
Olympia, WA 98507
(800) 755-5228
(360) 352-0764
Fax: (360) 352-0784
info@gopaddle.org
TAPS is the only trade association in the world whose sole mission is the commerce of Paddlesports. Our members are the industry leaders in providing you with the best in paddling equipment, services, and experiences no matter what your skill level may be.
Our mission is to provide you with the fastest access to Paddlesports businesses, products, services, and events in your area, as well as recent developments in the sport of paddling. To that end, the Trade Association of Paddlesports is the oldest continuous producer of paddling events in North America.
Have fun, paddle responsibly, and we hope to see you out
on the water!
Please check out our new consumer website:
Paddling.net: Canoeing and Kayaking Info
| Paddling.net is ... a great source for information on canoeing and kayaking. From Buyers' Guides for canoes, kayaks and accessories to articles, classifieds, photos, outfitters, dealers and so much more! www.paddling.net |
USRowing 201 S. Capitol Ave.,
Suite 400
Indianapolis, IN 46225 Fax: (317) 237-5646
USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition, including the World Championships, Pan American Games and Olympics.
To speak with USRowing directly, please call our toll free, member services line at 1-800-314-4ROW (4769) or e-mail or member services center at members@usrowing.org Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Peter Urgola,
Department Chief
- Vessel Examinations
Send email to DC-V
Richard
Myrick,
Division Chief - Vessel
Examinations
Send
email to DVC-VE
Alexander Cascione,
Branch Chief - Sports &
Utility Boats Program
Send
email to BC-VES
Pages prepared by: Robert Daraio, DVC-VE 2006
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