Surfski paddling in New York

Hi All,

I am from the UK and will be moving to New York at the end on the month (Specifically living in Newport, NJ and working in Manhattan).

I am an experienced paddler on flat water and have also been paddling a ski for a few years which I am looking to continue in New York.

Any suggestions of clubs to join or contacts of paddlers in the areas would be most helpful.

Thanks in advance

James, there is a good group of paddlers in that region for you to hook up with for sure. I would recommend getting in touch with the guys at OPS East (Jim Hoffman and Mark Ceconi) to get started.

Watch out for the bodies floating in the water, they'll damage your rudder.

I don't know a lot about paddling in that area (next to nothing really), but I remember running into Craig Impens on some business travel who is connected to Epic and based out of New Jersey and can get you plugged into the local paddling scene.