Jan-April 2016 News & Events
Long Winter’s Night at the Boatyard
While the days are short and the water is cold, the boat club is not hibernating! For qualified kayak and canoe paddlers there are trips exploring the frozen reaches of the East River and Newtown Creek. A recent expedition involving our new trailer to Jamaica Bay got postponed because of high winds but more adventures are in the works. In the meantime, there is nautical knitting, a book club, chess, paddle carving and boat restoration! There’s a double-barreled wood-burning stove in the boatshed! Bring an armful of broken furniture and join us!
This entry was posted on January 14, 2016 by Dewey Thompson.
The Colors of Decay at Pugsley Creek
On the approach to Pugsley Creek in the Bronx lies a ghostship of vibrant red decay. Looking at it from the side it resembles a fish skeleton with head attached, but most beautiful of all are the colors these nautical ghosts painted their carcass in, when in the long and lonely nights no one was looking.
The internet is as barren of information about this rusty beauty as the guts of her hull itself. Who is she? Where did she come from? Who was her crew? What brought her to her perilous end? Members and curious browsers, help us solve the mysteries of this maiden! We are looking for any information or leads to write this story in depth. Please email Roman at rtetelbaum@gmail.com.
This entry was posted on March 2, 2016 by admin.
The New Explorers
Kris Timken will present her book, The New Explorers at the North Brooklyn Boat Club on Sunday, April 3, 12:30 to 2:30pm.
“The New Explorers examines encounters with the American landscape by twelve contemporary female artist-adventurers. Kris traveled across the country to talk with these women about their projects as part of her own quest to understand how artists make meaning in landscape. One of the artists is Marie Lorenz whose Tide and Current Taxi (http://www.tideandcurrenttaxi.org/) is not only a legendary artwork in/about our waterways but, with Marie at the oars, will also ferry the author to the boatyard!
There will be a discussion, book signing and the typical high-end victuals you’ve come to expect from the boatyard hard by the Pulaski Bridge. You can RSVP here.
This entry was posted on March 22, 2016 by admin.
Wind Against Current at Ghostship Ball
Don’t miss the wild adventures and mishaps of the brave paddlers at Wind Against Current, presenting 5PM sharp at Ghostship Ball! Vladimir Brezina and Johna Till Johnson with tales to keep your heart rate up before you hit the dance floor.
Ghostship Ball on Facebook
Ghostship Ball Tickets
Photo Courtesy of Larson Harley
This entry was posted on March 24, 2016 by admin.
Ghostship Ball this Saturday 5PM!
Wind Against Current paddlers with tales of expeditions, mishaps, and hallucinations!
Hōkūleʻa Polynesian Voyaging Society adventurers with stories and history of their amazing journeys!
Music by Morgan O’Kane, Blacktop Daisy, & Laura and Greg!
and aerialists from Urban Circus NYC!
Don’t forget to RSVP on Facebook and get your tickets here!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2016 by admin.
The New Explorers discuss Landscape, Exploration and Art
Author Kris Timken presented her book, The New Explorers to a rapt and capacity crowd at the Broadway Stages Boatyard on Sunday. Renowned art writer Lucy R. Lippard and legendary artist (and paddler!) Marie Lorenz joined in the discussion of how women might approach, perceive and express the act and idea of exploration and the art inspired by it in a way that is still fairly new territory in a landscape historically dominated by male discourse and perspective. 30+mph winds prevented Kris and Lucy from rowing in with Marie in her Tide Taxi but there was a lot of talk among those attending about expeditions as soon as the waters warm up. Kris very generously donated the proceeds from sales of her book to NBBC.
This entry was posted on April 5, 2016 by Dewey Thompson.