PROGRAMS & EVENTS
monthly meetings
Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at 7pm
We have moved to a new location!
THE TAP ROOM
44-46 E Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
(We will be upstairs, elevator access)
OUR NEXT MEETING EVENT
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Monthly Meetings are free and open to everyone, including non-members and the general public. Every month we feature a Guest Speaker on topics of interest to kayakers and outdoor enthusiasts. Past speakers have included authors, photographers & filmmakers, environmentalists, and global adventurers.
Meetings begins with a review of Club News and Upcoming Events. Attendees are welcome to announce kayak-related events or community news. Also, members are welcome to listen in as we hold our Executive Meeting, beginning at 6pm.
Light refreshments & coffee are served. Dinner & bar items available for sale.
PAST PROGRAMS
Fellow LIP Members Fran and Paul regale us with the sights, sounds and stories from their recent Antarctic Voyage!
Photographer & Naturalist Chris Paparo presents
WHALE WATCHING WITH THE FISH GUY
Chris Paparo, Native Long Islander, Wildlife Photographer, Writer and Manager of the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University, has been a much-anticipated annual speaker for LIP! His photographs always take our breath away and his love for and encyclopedic knowledge of Long Island’s surrounding waters is infectious and informative!
Notable Past Speakers
Folklorist & Author Nancy Solomon
presented “The History of Bay Houses, fishing shacks on the marshlands of the Towns of Islip and Hempstead”
Jake Stachovak
shared his experience kayaking 5740 Miles
Sara Outen
brought us along on her Londen2Londen around-the-world by kayak and bicycle
Filmmaker Thomas Halaczinsky (pictured below)
shared his experience photographing and writing his book, “Archipelago New York,” which is about his exploration of the islands around Manhattan by sail boat
Dr. Russell Burke, Professor of Biology at Hofstra University
discussed his research with diamondback terrapins in Jamaica Bay
Derek C Hutchinson, a “founding father” of modern sea kayaking, gave an entertaining talk about his many long distance journeys and giving advanced classes around the world
Luke Raynor
John Tanacredi
John Cardone
Brandyn Lucca
Mary Laura Lamont
Mike Botini
Anna LaVesque, Kayak and Yoga Instructor
Jerry Foster — Blue Way Marathon
Bob Danielson — Kayak Fishing
Organization/Group Presentations
Friends of Fire Island National Seashore
Save the Sound
Save Plum Island
Sierra Club
South Shore Blueway
Water for Long Island
Friends of William Floyd Estate
Gotham Whales
CRESLI (Coastal Research & Education Society of Long Island, Inc.)
Kayak DOV
Dinghy Shop
Long Island Cross Country Ski Club
AND MANY MORE…
