Welcome to The Huntsville Canoe Club!

The Huntsville Canoe Club is a group of people interested in paddling all types of self-propelled craft - canoes, kayaks, and sit-on-tops - on a variety of types of water. Members' skill levels and experience range from newcomers to the sport to experts, and our preferred venues range from local lakes to the wildest of white water.

HCC was founded in the early 1980's by a core of local paddlers primarily from the Sierra Club, following in the footsteps of an earlier club, the North Alabama River Runners Association. Over time, it has grown to its current size of over 150 individuals and families. The major purpose of the club is to provide a structure in which people can coordinate river trips, but regular activities also include:

monthly meetings
a monthly newsletter, River Write
an annual picnic and swap meet at Ditto Landing
participation in the Flint River and Wheeler Wildlife Refuge clean-ups
support for the Locust and Mulberry Canoe and Kayak Races
pool sessions for roll practice
safety and trip leadership training.

HCC meets monthly, giving members and guests an opportunity to talk about planned activities, to socialize, to get tips on paddling sports, to share river stories and experiences, and to enjoy the company of others with similar interests. Each meeting also includes a program, usually focusing on paddling or environmental topics.

The club sponsors paddling opportunities for people of all skills, ranging from lakes to Class IV whitewater. Favorite paddling sites include day-trips on Southeast rivers, such as the Mulberry Fork, Locust Fork, Flint River, Sipsey Fork, Town Creek, and a variety of creeks in north Alabama; the Hiwassee, Tellico, and Ocoee in Tennessee; the Chattooga in north Georgia; and the Nantahala and French Broad in North Carolina. A series of week-day evening trips is held on Wheeler Wildlife Refuge during the spring months. Over-night and multi-day trips on rivers in Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Colorado have been led in recent years as well. Camping trips are also enjoyed by many members.

If you have an interest in being on the water, we would like to see you at our next meeting. Even if you just have an interest in seeing that our local waters remain available (and clean enough) for everyone to enjoy, we'd like to see you. To really make some friends and have a good time, join us on a trip!

Club Officers:


President	Brian England	256.880.8405
Vice President	Jay Claunch	256.652.6669
Secretary/Treasurer	Brenda Bradford	256.541.1690
Cruisemaster I	Alberta Cooley	256.489.3740
Cruisemaster II/III	Jim Schwaiger	256-262-7873
Cruisemaster IV	Michael Middlemas	404-513-7053
Safety	Daniel Pritchett	256.701.6914
Newsletter Editor	Brenda Hotz	256.468.7020
Access/Conservation	John & Darlene Ehinger	256.536.2716
Membership	Chris Parker	256.883.8932
Webmaster	Orrin Long	256.464-6960

You'll find answers to many of your questions here on our web site. For additional information, contact the HCC President.

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