Links to the Newsletters:
2025
| July 2025 July Picnic Paddle: Weeki Wachee || Trips: Rattlesnake Key, Anclote River || Paddler Profile: Lynn Marie King || Hyperthermia || Training: Rescue Me! || Water Quality Info || Bonnethead Sharks || Bill's Lens |
| June 2025 June Mtg: 2025 Survey Results || President's Note || Trips: Weedon Island, Caladesi Clean-up, Northern Rooker, Sunshine Skyway || Paddler Profile: Nick & Lynda von Poser || Training: Greenland Fun || Trip Leader Resources || Shoulder Safety || Anhingas || Helpful Apps || Bill's Lens |
| May 2025 May Mtg: Scott Jantz & Jill Lingard - Baja Kayaking || Trips: Causeway to Caladesi, The Chaz, Fort DeSoto Picnic, Silver River || Paddler Profile: Rachel Sanchez || Hillsborough River Parks || Paintings By Pat || Training: Wind & Weather || Boating Safety Course || Crocodiles || Bill's Lens |
| Apr 2025 Apr Mtg: Michael Jones - Preserving Boats || Welcome Chris and Cheryl || Trips: Hoosiers & Honeymoon, Dunedin to 3 Rooker, EG Simmons Picnic || Training: Strokes & Maneuvers || Paddler Profile: Dana Levy || Paintings By Pat || Wild Apricot App || Ray Fever || Bill's Lens || RIP John Ennis |
| Mar 2025 Mar Mtg: Mason Gravley - Florida Wildlife Corridor || Everglades Challengers || Trips: Rainbow River, Pool Training Session, Anclote River, Braden River, North Spoil Islands || Paddler Profile: Bob Gallo || Paintings By Pat || Farewell to Bill Morgan || Blue Crabs || Bill's Lens |
| Feb 2025 Feb Mtg: Doug Alderson - Inside the State Park Scandal || 2025 Waivers || Thank You to Trip Leaders || Follow-up to Greenland Talk || Paddler Profile: Pat Yadon || Trips: New Year's Day, Alafia River, Honeymoon Island || Report: Closed Launch Sites || Upcoming Pool Session and Training Calendar || Florida Springs Summit || Book Recommendation || Bill's Lens || White vs Brown Pelicans || For Sale |
| Jan 2025 President's Message || Jan Mtg: Anthony Sousa Kayaking Greenland || Paddler Profile: Leo Burns || Trips: Lake Tarpon || Report: Open & Closed Launch Sites || Training Trip Leaders || Long-Nose Gar || Bill's Lens |
2024
| Dec 2024 Dec Mtg: Steven Noll Manatees || Elections || Trip Leader Trng || Recycling Kayaks || Lessons Learned || Trips: Greenland || Intro to Kayaking |
| Nov 2024 Nov Mtg: Justin Trimble Tampa Bay Water Keeper || Lessons Learned || Trips: Crater Lake, Vancouver Island, Anclote |
| Oct 2024 No reports due to hurricanes |
| Sep 2024 Sep Mtg: Kayak Camping || Trips: Haida Gwaii, Picnic Island, Tybee Island || Member Profile: Cheryl Taskey |
| Aug 2024 Aug Mtg: Get Involved || Trips: Sardinia, Veterans Park, Monthly Trng || T-Rescue || Member Profile: Bob Gallo, David Kaler |
| Jul 2024 Jul Mtg: Shirley Creach Encore || Trips: Dry Tortugas, Monthly Trng |
| Jun 2024 Jun Mtg: Shirley Creach Paddle Florida || Trip Leader Trng || Trips: Egmont Key, Monthly Trng, Paddling Backyard || Donations |
| May 2024 May Mtg: Wes Moses Dominica Sea Trail || Trips: Ocklawaha, Fort DeSoto || Rescue in the Washing Machin || Bill's Lens |
| 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 |
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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 |