CASKA: News

CASKA News

Current CASKA News:

Visit our blog for kayaking information, news, photos, trip reports, and feedback and posting opportunities!

For current events and planned paddles, check the CASKA calendar.

2009 CASKA Officers & Board Announced

2009 Officers:

President: Kristin Flentye
Vice President: Haris Subacius
Secretary: Kathi Siegrist
Treasurer: Gary Mechanic

2009 Board of Directors

Jan Archer
Tom Bamonte
Sharon & Alec Bloyd-Peshkin
Bill Burton
Jim Des Jardins
Tim Flentye
Tom Heineman
Pierre & Emily Kornak
Tim Philosophos
Bill Pomerantz
Bev Serrell
Richard Stiers
Lyn Stone

New Kayaking Safety Center on www.caska.org!

There is a new tab in the left menu to our safety center. Please send any feedback, suggestions, or comments to the webmaster. Our goal is to have as comprehensive a safety center as possible for Chicago-area paddlers. There are a lot of resources out there, but it takes time to look - so here's an essential quick guide for before kayakers hit the water. Please read!
*To download the CASKA Kayaking Safety Brochure, click here.

April 2007: Chicago Magazine Article by Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin

Paddling Lake Michigan had long been a dream for two Chicago kayakers. But last fall's attempt to make a 50-mile crossing brought them face to face with the perils of adventure...

Click here for full article online.

November 2007: A Kayaking Sermon...

This past November, former CASKA president Thomas Bamonte presented a sermon on kayaking at the Third Unitarian Church of Chicago. We thought CASKA members and other paddlers would be especially appreciative - please click here to read the text.

Summer 2006: Tom Heineman Successfully Completed His Lake MI Circumnavigation!

Check out his trip blog here: www.caska.org/Heineman_Trip_2006/