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2024

 

 Jun 2024 Jun Mtg: Shirley Creech Paddle Florida || Trip Leader Trng || Trips: Egmont Key, Monthly Trng, Paddling Backyard || Donations
 May 2024 
 Apr 2024 Apr Mtg: Katie Sieving All About Birds || Gear Sale, Donations || Trips: Chassahowitzka, Early Morning Surfing || Paddle Safety 
 Mar 2024 Mar Mtg: Cynthia McGregor Kayaking France || TL edition - Tom Sobocinski, Tom Malone, Anthony Sousa
 Feb 2024 Feb Mtg: Doug Alderson Kissimmee River || Trips: Weeki Wachee, Withlacoochee, Picnic Robinson Preserve || Bills Lens
 Jan 2024   Jan Mtg: Dave Schmidt Hypothermia || Trips: Honeymoon Island, Winter Rainbow, Spring Island BC || NY Day || Pat's Paintings & Bills Lens


 2023

 January 2023 New board officers || Jan meeting: Paddling Adventures with Seamus Leonard || Trips: Downtown Tampa at Night, Solstice on the Anclote River || Member Profile: Tom Malone || Training: Forward Stroke & Towing || Gandy Beach Access || Watersports West || River Otters
 February 2023 Feb meeting: Craig Pittman || Trips: New Years Day at Crisp Park & the Pithlachasotee River || Member Profile: Goti Mullersman || Training: Bracing, Edging, & Upcoming Pool Session || Cypress trees
 March 2023 Mar meeting: Ed Mann & Greenland paddling || Trips: Hillsborough River, Honeymoon Island, Back Side of Weedon || Member Profile: Laura Sofia || Training: Spoil Island Navigation, Rolling & Rescues in the pool || Lightning Whelks
 April 2023 Apr meeting: Dr.Cindy Heil Red Tide & Mitigation Research || Double Branch Creek || Member Profile: Libby Wolf || Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island || Birthday Bash 23! || Training: Directional Control
 May 2023 May Mtg: Jim Greenhalgh || Picnic Paddles & Training (directional control) || Trips: Honeymoon & Nantahala Whitewater & CT camping (Dunedin to St.John's Pass) || HAB's  || Pat's Painting || Bills Lens 
 June 2023 Jun Mtg: Andy Harris/Rocky Milburn Sierra Club || Trips: Coffee Pot Bayou to St. Pete Pier, War Vets to Treasure Island, Williams Park to the Kitchen, Maximo to Gulfport || Training: Picnic Rescues || Profile: Sharon Sugden
 July 2023 Jul Mtg: Dorsey DeMaster FPTA || Trips: Honeymoon Island, Hillsborough River (Rotary to Trout), Circumnavigate Ft.DeSoto
 August 2023 Aug Mtg: Justin Trimble TB WaterKeeper || Trips: Way Far North, Vancouver Island || Training: Picnic Navigation
 September 2023 Sep Mtg: Andy Bartley, Everglades Challenge || Trips: Picnic Paddle Fred Howard, Bute Inlet, BC, Sleeping Bear Dunes MI || Pats Paintings and Bills Lens
 October 2023 Oct Mtg: Randy Wells, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program || Trips: Flamingos from Idalia, Changes to Honeymoon, Looking for Flamingos, Suwanee 230 Race, Picnic Paddles (Anclote), Power Boat Rescue, Anclote River, Vancouver Island || Pats Paintings and Bills Lens 
 November 2023 Nov Mtg: Chris Arceneaux, Paddling in Texas || Skinny Stick Paddling || Trip Reports: Florida Keys, Philippe Park, Skookumchuck || Pat's Paintings & Bill's Lens
 December 2023 DecMtg: Tim Grimes on Kayak Maintain/Repair || HASK is Coming (Texas) || Dec Gear Exchange (cancelled) || Trip Reports: Ft.DeSoto picnic, Caledesi, Wolf River (BC), Sheer Adrenaline || Pat's Painting


2022

 January 2022  zoom-Montana Whitewater || New Board 2022 || Ed Styron Award to Al Tillson || Janet Neff || Trips-Ft.DeSoto, Caladesi, Tarpon Springs || Training- Stroke Refinement || Sprayskirts || Oystercatchers
 February 2022  zoom- Russ Farrow, Symposium || Jill Mosteller || Trips - NewYears Tarpon Springs, WeekiWachee, Three Rooker || Training- Forward Stroke & Towing || First Aid Training & Kits || Coastal Lecture Series
 March 2022  zoom-Dorsey DeMaster on the CT || Bill Morgan || Trips- Pelican Cove, Hillsborough River, Cooper Bayou || Training- Stroke Refinement || Bugg Off! || Spider & Swamp Lilies
 April 2022 zoom-Paddling Patagonia || TBSK Everglades Challengers || Bob Morris || Trips-Ft.DeSoto, Honeymoon to the Spoils, Shell Key Birthday Bash & Splash, Snug Harbor || Training- Stroke Refinement || Volunteer Spotlight || Survival Kits || Freshwater Turtles
 May 2022  zoom-Nearby Wildlife Refuges || Trips-Anclote River, Ft.DeSoto || FPTA- new Hank Brooks Award || Training-Bracing & Edging || Maintaining Sanity During Pandemic || Springswatch || Paddle Floats || Roseate Spoonbills
 June 2022  zoom-Kayak Camping || Ken Alvord || Memoriam-Russel Farrow || Trips-Lake Tarpon, Lemonade on the Little Manatee, Weeden Island Mangrove Tunnels, Terra Ceia Bay || FPTA || Camping Sand Mats || Oyster Reefs
 July 2022  zoom- Survey Discussion || Therese Eby || Will Paddle for Robots || Trips- Maximo to Shell, Williams Park to the Kitchen || Training- Rescue Me || Sea Turtles || Florida Lake Watch || Keel Strips || Sea Turtles
 August 2022  zoom- Status of our Coral Reefs || Ed Henderzak || Trips- War Veterans Memorial Park, Circumnavigate Snead Island, Ft.DeSoto || Training- Bracing and Edging || Rudders & Skegs || Bay Scallops || Shape Hillsborough County Blueways
 September 2022 Mtg- Alligators in FL || Seamus Leonard || Trips-Backside Weeden, Howard to Anclote River Pk || Training- Greenland Skills || Deck Bags-Above & Below || Frigatebirds || Engaging All Senses
 October 2022  zoom-Paddling in Portugal || Ian, Paddlers to the Rescue || Calling New Trip Leaders || Barb Uzenoff || Training- Kayak Navigation || Deck lines, bungees, toggles || Trip-Lower Little Manatee River || Seagrasses || Tampa Bay Watch
 November 2022 Mtg- Suwannee Expedition || TBSK Board Elections || Jim & Holly Wainwright || Trips- Backside of Weeden Island, Caladesi Circumnavigation || Training- Directional Control || Paddle shaft stuck? || Reddish Egrets
 December 2022  Holiday picnic || board elections || David Kaler || Trips-Egmont, Upper Tampa Bay, Russell Farrow Memorial Paddle, Anclote River || Training-assisted rescues || Dry tops || Sea Oats || FYCCN

2021

 January 2021 Photo contest || Ed Styron Award to Bill Biles || Appreciation Award to Hank Brooks || Tom Joseph
 February 2021 Lets Zoom || Al Tillson || Kayaking Future Growth- Aging Paddle Boarders || Should you try a Greenland paddle? || Trips- Wandering through Weeden
 March 2021 zoom-Monthly Mtgs Return || Dave Schmidt || Safety- New Skills Chart || Trips- Weeki Wachee, Anclote Key || Training- Greenland Style Paddling || Mangroves || Joys of Paddling, the Hillsborough
 April 2021 zoom-Dorsey's CT Quest || Bill Biles, Jill Lingard || Trips- Apollo Beach Preserve, Chasshowitzka River || Training- Rescues || Bow & Stern Lines || Dolphins || 
 May 2021 zoom- Richard Kern's Film "Everglades Rising" || Tom Sobocinski || Trips- Werner Boyce Salt Springs, War Veterans Park, Alafia, Hillsborough || Training- Draw Strokes || Stow What Gear? || Alligators
 June 2021 zoom-Glovers Atoll, Belize || Jean Totz || Club Picnics Return! || Trips- Backside Weedon, Philippe Park || Kayak Rescues || Training- Greenland Skills Pt2 || Cockpit covers || Cownose Rays
 July 2021 zoom- Hurricane Preparedness || Phil Sheesley || Trips- Maximo Park, Backside Weedon || Training- Rescues || Risk Assessment- When Not to go Out || FPTA Opportunity || Patching Gelcoat || Deck Balls || Horseshoe Crabs
 August 2021 zoom- FPTA Joe Webb || Scott Jantz || Trip- Williams Park to the Kitchen, the Chassahowitzka || Rotate, Don't Reach || Intro to Sea Kayaking || Gear tags || Red Tide
 September 2021 zoom- Becoming a Florida Master Naturalist || Hank Brooks || Trips- Hillsborough, Picnic Tarpon Springs || Easing the Pain of Paddling || Incident Management for Recreational Paddlers || Training- Edging & Bracing || FPTA new Region Director Ian Brown || Water Bags || Cormorants
 October 2021 zoom- Tampa Bay Watch || Keith Fowler || Trips- Honeymoon Island || New Season of Paddling || Wood Block to Kayak pt1 || Training- Rescues || Saddling up your kayak || Manatees
 November 2021 zoom- SpringsWatch || Terry Proeger || Trips- Philippe Park, Sunset Beach || Paddling Straight || Wood Block to Kayak pt2 || Training- Bracing & Edging || Medical ID cards || White Pelicans
 December 2021 zoom- Paddle Florida || Mary Mangiapia || Letter from our President || Trips- North Anclote, Backside of Weeden, Anclote River || Training- Rescues || Kayaking Footwear || Sawfish


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