Past Meetings

  • 2026
  • Thursday, January 22: TBD
  • 2025
  • Thursday, October 23: SNCKC VENUES – Rachel and Keith will talk a bit about possible new venues… Humbolt Co. and the Feather River.
  • Thursday, September 25: Pizza Night – Quiz/Trivia, “Mussels or Muscles” with host, Keith Schoendoerfer.
  • Tuesday, August 22: Annual Rescue Clinic, Englebright Dam. Certified Kayak Instructor, Thomas Schuebel, instructed us in assisted and self-rescue techniques.
  • Thursday, July 24: Join us for a Special night of Kayaking Stories! Come share in an evening of short stories from past kayaking adventures … the good, the funny, and even the scary!
  • Thursday, June 19: Thomas Schuebel, renown area kayak expert and kayak instructor, will talk about water safety. This is not Potluck Night – Instead we will Be serving Chinese food from Asian Gardens – TALK WAS CANCELLED
  • Thursday, May 29: SNCKC Picnic Potluck Western Gateway Park.
  • Thursday, April 24: Our own Dr. Allan Cary will go through some important emergency kit must have’s, plus more. This is a meeting you won’t want to miss.
  • Thursday, March 27: Pizza Night!! – And a Movie – “Martin’s Boat”. A short film by Pete McBride about Martin Litton and the dory men of the Grand Canyon.
  • Thursday, February 22: Carl Shori, will share pictures and stories from his 18 years of volunteering with the Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA). Carl is a certified PADI Scuba Instructor and an HSA Instructor.
  • Thursday, January 25: Janis McGregor “The Abrells of Hallowell, Maine” Joe and Diana Abrell, founding members of SNCKC, moved from the house they built in Nevada City to Hallowell, Maine.
  • 2024
  • Thursday, October 24: Come and strut your knowledge of Kayaking Science, Culture, and History with host, Keith Schoendoerfer…. – !!!PRIZES GALORE!!!
  • Thursday, September 26: Presentation by Tanis Thorne on her new book, telling the local history of a lost paradise in Glenbrook Basin, Lake Olympia.
  • Tuesday, August 22: Annual Rescue Clinic, Lake Wildwood. Certified Kayak Instructor, Thomas Schuebel, instructed us in assisted and self-rescue techniques.
  • Thursday, July 25: PIZZA NIGHT – Hank Meals – A Photographic Portfolio of a Passionate Pedestrian: Landscapes and Landmarks of the Yuba-Bear River Region.
  • Thursday, June 27: (This is a Potluck Night)-> LAURIE APPLING will give a presentation on Exploring Micronesia, Palau, and The Rock islands
  • Thursday, May 22: SNCKC Picnic Potluck Western Gateway Park.
  • Thursday, April 23: Member, Rachel Finson will talk and show slides on an Okefenokee swamp canoe trip she recently experienced
  • Thursday, March 28: Presentation by Dan Arbuckle, owner of Headwaters Kayak out of Redding. He is a well-known and highly regarded kayaking ambassador on the west coast. He’ll speak about trends in kayaking, kayak designs, equipment, and more. Search Headwaters Kayak on YouTube for many of his video clips
  • Thursday, February 22: Jacob Vander Meulen, environmental director from the Yuba Water Agency. Recreation opportunities at New Bullards Bar and Lake Francis.
  • Thursday, January 25: Potluck followed by presentation from Peter Johnson – Kayaking Chicago – an Urban Adventure.
  • 2023
  • Thursday, October 26: Dom Landers, Author of The Ditches of Nevada City, will recount the history of Nevada City including gold mining, water ditches, disasters, floods and fires. Read more here: https://snck.club/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dom-linders-ditches-of-nevada-city.pdf
  • Thursday, September 28: Game Night – Trivia, Brain Teasers, and Other Challenges to Your Self Esteem, with host, Keith Schoendoerfer.
  • Tuesday, August 22: Annual Rescue Clinic, Rollins Lake. Certified Kayak Instructor, Thomas Schuebel, instructed us in assisted and self-rescue techniques.
  • Thursday, July 27: Mono Lake presentation by Marlee Chamberlain entertained us with photos from club trips to Mono Lake and a video on the history of Mono Lake.
  • Thursday, June 22: Grand Canyon
  • Thursday, May 25: Annual Picnic at Gateway Park. Potluck Picnic with BBQ, pétanque tournament, and games.
  • Thursday, April 27: Kayaking the Caribbeanpresentation by June Anderson. In February 2014, six club members flew to Belize and set off to paddle the warm waters of the Caribbean.
  • Thursday, March 23: Birds of Wetlands Habitats: Guest Speaker Rudy Darling, President Sierra Foothills Audubon Society. Understanding the bird life we encounter on SNCKC paddle trips, from osprey to herons, and ducks to grebes, plus many other bird species which occupy diverse wetlands and surrounding habitats.
  • Thursday, February 23: Extreme Kayaking for the Fearless: CANCELLED… TO BE RESCHEDULED (Rachel Finson presenter)
  • Thursday, January 26: Seven Classic Paddle Camping Destinations in North America: Five members collaborated to introduce members to these unique and magnificent places to paddle, with fleeting references to trips we’ve done there.
  • 2022
  • Thursday, October 27: Sierra Streams Institute’s Helen Fitanides and South Yuba River Citizens League’s Kyle McNeil presented their water quality monitoring programs on the Yuba River, Bear River and Deer Creek.
  • Thursday, September 22: A video presentation by Gary Moon illustrating various kayak skills who picked some videos best suited to our members’ needs. The last video will be a scenic “dessert” showing kayakers exploring the beautiful Maine coast.
  • Thursday, August 25: Thomas Schuebel, certified Kayak Instructor and honorary SNCKC member, led us in assisted and self-rescue techniques demonstration and practice.
  • Thursday, July 28: Laurie Appling and Dennis Coulter presented a slide show to share their September 2021 16-day experience in the Grand Canyon of paddling, rafting, camping, and hiking their way down the Colorado River.
  • Thursday, June 23: Dick Penniman presented a slide show and narrative of his kayak trip in Freycinet National Park in Tasmania in 1997.
  • Thursday, May 26: Members enjoyed the SNCKC Annual Picnic BBQ Potluck, which was a wonderful evening of fun, food, and Pétanque.
  • Thursday, April 28: Gary Moon presented his kayaking experience at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota last summer.
  • Thursday, March 24: Chris Crain’s program Kayaking Through the Ages presented an engaging history of kayaking, complete with historic reconstruction examples, linking past to present.
  • 2021
  • Thursday, October 28: British Pub Quiz Night with June Anderson. In most British pubs it’s a tradition to have a Quiz Night once a week. The first SNCKC quiz night was in 2013 and it was time for another fun evening of kayak-related trivia! Hope we don’t have to wait too long for the next one.
  • Thursday, September 23: All member program meeting at Seaman’s Lodge with pizza dinner followed by a presentation of three members’ kayaking vacation: Columbia River Kayaking Adventure at Skamokawa Resort, Washington.
  • Thursday, September 9: On the water clinic with Thomas Scheubel – forward stroke.
  • Thursday, July 22: A representative from Northern California’s largest (and likely oldest) kayak shop, California Canoe and Kayak presented information about kayak-related equipment of all sorts, including discussion of kayaks (materials, weights, lengths, paddling characteristics, etc.), paddles, and other items which make for good paddling.
  • June 24, 2021: Back at Seaman’s Lodge after well over a year! The presentation, Camp Cookin’, included a talk and demos around quick, easy, fun, and green ways to enjoy camping meals.
  • May 27, 2021: Our annual picnic was held at Gateway Park with the traditional Pétanque tournament and a fantastic potluck buffet.
  • March 25, 2021: The video Kayaking the 1000 Islands was interesting and entertaining! Via Zoom.
  • February 25, 2021: The slideshow consisted of photos taken by members on several houseboat/kayak trips at Lake Powell over the past 10 years. Via Zoom.
  • January 28, 2021: The presentation, Three Babes in Boats, consisted of a compilation of photos of kayak trips taken over the years by three of our long-time members. Via Zoom.
  • October 22, 2020: Since we weren’t able to get together for our annual rescue clinic, we watched self-rescue videos. Via Zoom.
  • September 24, 2020: The program included a showing of the film Martin’s Boat and one member’s videos of her whitewater kayaking adventures. Via Zoom.