Boating News, Reports, & Events
The Wintergreen Sporting Club boating group enjoys canoeing and kayaking on both flat water as well as on the area’s many rivers and streams. The boaters schedule several day trips each year and have enjoyed adventures on the water that require overnight stays as well. Every member of the boating group is invited to suggest and help coordinate excursions. Club members in the boating group don't have to be boat owners as they often rely on professional outfitters.
The Smith Bridge to Intervale run has several Class I & II rapids, which make this section fun and exciting yet easy for beginners to paddle
This Wintergreen Sporting Club (WSC) Boating Group trip is set for Wednesday, June 5th and will use Twin River Outfitters.
The 2024 WSC boating season next Sunday (May 12) at noon at the launch slope at the north end of Lake Monocan. This is the area where Wintergreen Adaptive Sports has used to launch its kayaks.
2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of the WSC.
Where best to launch the 2022 WSC boating season? Easy. Simply repeat the club's great 2019 trip with the Rivanna River Company
The good news is the club's boating program now has a solid base. The website has a good list of successful local river trips with details on the outfitters. There are 328 people in the club's email system who have asked to receive emails about boating trips. And most all of the trips were well attended.
It was a good day. The weather was forecasted to be hot, but it wasn’t bad–until about 1:30 when most of us were in sight of the Scottsville bridge. Before that, there were often breezes on the river and white clouds sometimes provided a break from the sun.
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The WSC boating season started, again, with a 5.5 mile Charlottesville to Milton run on the Rivanna on Thursday, May 20th. As before, Rivanna River Company’s Gabe Sliver and crew did a great job.
We have worked up a plan to get WSC members on the water more often. This plan should work for us starting now and should work in the coming years as well.
Now in Phase 3, each group can now engage in activities as they see fit.
