Sept-Dec 2015 News & Events

Rock the Pulaski is Coming

Shhhhhhh. Saturday, Sept. 19th. 7pm to Midnight. Send off Summer like you mean it with drinks, tunes, and a few of your friends. Don’t forget to RSVP!

This entry was posted on September 9, 2015 by admin.

Public Paddles + Educational Canoe Trips

As a community organization, the NBBC is dedicated to providing safe and free access to the water for those that live, work and play in and around North Brooklyn. In 2015, we will be offering two types of public boating events, both totally free and easy to join:

1. Public Paddles
These are informal paddles where walk-up participants can join a trained NBBC guide for a short trip out on the water, often from our dock out towards the East River. This may be in our big canoes, regular tandem canoes or sit on top kayaks depending on the conditions that day. Public paddle days are also a great chance to see all the ins and outs of the boatyard and enjoy some food and drink on a summer afternoon. All paddles launch from our boatyard, unless otherwise noted. Next public paddles are:
May 16th, 12 to 4pm
June 6th, 12 to 4pm
June 27th, 12 to 4pm
July 25th, 12 to 4pm
August 29th, 12 to 4pm
September 26th, 12 to 4pm

2. Educational Canoe Trips
A series of monthly educational canoe paddles on the Newtown Creek, using our 25 foot ‘Big Canoes’ – which allow for large groups of paddlers with little experience or skill. These are free to join, but require sign up in advance on our website. There will be two departures each day, with about 20 seats available on each.

The total trip lasts about two hours on land and on the creek, beginning with a tour of the ED Shed with aquariums and exhibits of the local ecology and including brief stops during the paddles for short education talks, birdwatching, and possible visits to the Newtown Creek Alliance’s Living Dock.

More info and sign up by clicking on the times below:
June 13th, 10am
June 13th, 1pm
July 11th, 10am
July 11th, 1pm
August 8th, 10am
August 8th, 1pm
September 12th, 10am
September 12th, 1pm
October 10th, 10am
October 10th, 1pm

Support for the ED Shed and Floating Classrooms programs was made possible by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.

This entry was posted on September 28, 2015 by admin.

ToxicSites visit to NBBC

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2015 by admin.

3rd Annual Halloween Paddle

Let our dark and silent (ACA certified) guides take you on a tour of the hauntingly beautiful post-industrial waters of the Dutch Kills. In this forgotten waterscape you’ll visit the denizens of a megacity’s dwindling frontier and look on in horror and rapture as they practice their strange crafts at the boundary between nature and industry.

All are welcome (including children) to witness the horrors of the deep – you won’t find anything this Halloween that’s more superfun(d) than this! Each canoe ride ticket includes a drink ticket to be used after your ride. You’ll need it. For those too fearful to ply the waters we’ll have a party on land with a bonfire, drinks, fried troll skin treats, and food.

The party is free to attend and requires no RSVP, but haunted canoe ride tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets sell out fast, so grab yours here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-brooklyn-boat-club-presents-haunted-canoe-tours-tickets-19137148727

This entry was posted on October 23, 2015 by admin.

Movie Night with Steve Zissou – A Free Event

Free movie night Friday, November 6 at 8pm because outdoor films don’t stop with the Equinox. BYOB! There will be a fire and popcorn! Bring your friends and bring your dog!

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned (Owen Wilson), a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane (Cate Blanchett), a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou’s past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston). RSVP here.

This entry was posted on November 5, 2015 by admin.

2015 Annual All-Member Meeting

Please join us Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm in the basement screening room of Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Avenue at North 11th) for our 2015 Annual All-Member Meeting. We will reflect on an amazing 2015, discuss the future of the boatyard and boathouse, and look forward to new ideas and projects. It is free to come and the Hotel will provide a cash bar. This is a great event if you would like to become more involved or want to share your idea for ways NBBC can grow. See you there.

This entry was posted on November 11, 2015 by admin.

Holiday Party with LICCB!

Join us for a holiday celebration evening with the Long Island City Community Boathouse and North Brooklyn Boat Club on Thursday, December 10 from 7:30pm to 11pm! You can RSVP here. We’re excited to paddle with our sister club and new friends next season, so to kick off the holidays we’re happy to announce our first event together and hope you’ll join us for this great opportunity to get to know our new fellow paddlers and share war stories about winter paddling! Come get warm & boozy with us at Dirck the Norseman (7 North 15th Street) and find out more about what’s coming up next year for us and our local waterways.

This entry was posted on December 2, 2015 by admin.