Arkansas Canoe Club Forums

When: September 20-22
Where: Camp Couchdale (http://www.arkansasffa.org/couchdale.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rendezvous is the annual gathering for the Arkansas Canoe Club. Its a great opportunity to introduce new people not only to the club, but to paddlesports in general. Its part instruction, part party, and ALL FUN!

Here's the tentative Schedule of Events (which are subject to change)

Friday September 20
Gate Open Noon-7:00 p.m. Registration is FREE for American Canoe Association (ACA) members and $5.00 otherwise
6:00 p.m. Bayou Buffet from the Ark-La-Tex Chapter Cost is usually 10:00 a plate for Good Ole Cajun Cookin!
8:30 p.m. Video/Slide Show/Movie Night will be held outside of the Chapter House

Saturday September 21
Gates Open 8:00 a.m. - Noon
9:00 a.m. - Noon at the Camp Pool there will be Roll Clinics
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Boat-Ball Pick up game at the Lake
11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Rescue Rodeo at the "Bull Ring"
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. T-shirt Tye Dye and Temporary Tatoos Behind the Chapter House
1:00 p.m. Shuttle for the Down River Trip leaves Camp Couchdale
2:30 p.m. Hometown Throwdown begins at the Rockport Ledge
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dinner Served from True Blue BBQ out of Hot Springs (average 7:00 per plate)
6:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook Off Judging
6:00 p.m. Beer Garden and Margaritaville are Open
7:00 p.m. Silent Auction benefiting the Conservation Fund Ends (Chapter House)
7:30 p.m. Awards from Hometown Throwdown and Boat Give-Away (Chapter House)
8:15 p.m. Outdoor Concert featuring Ryan Sauders and R&R (Ray Skinner) begins (outside Chapter House)

Sunday September 22

10:00 - Noon Group Clean Up of Camp Couchdale

As always our sponsors and vendors will have booths set up in the Field by the pool and there will be a used gear section near the vendors as well.

Hope to see everyone out this year!

Here is a list of the Volunteers who are heading up specific sections of Rendezvous and we still need volunteers for the following events: Down River Float and BoatBall

Front Gate/Registration: Pam Elwood
Rescue Rodeo: Chris Martin/Steve Gabbard
Silent Auction Stephanie Burroughs, Debbie Doss, and Maggie Powell
Map/Official Schedule: Aly Signorelli
Roll Clinic: Chris Martin/Steve Gabbard
Tye Dye: Katie Williams/Roger Head
Hometown Throwdown: Jeremy Mackey and Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters
Boat Raffle: Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters
Video Show: Ginger Root and Lance Jones
Concert, Beer Garden, and Margaritaville: Jeremy and Kristal Mackey
Duch Oven Cook Off: Deuce Coop
Friday Dinner/Bayou Buffet: Ark-La-Tex Chapter

If you'd like to volunteer to help in any of these areas please contact the folks in charge! Thanks so much for those who have volunteered. You SERIOUSLY DO NOT want to miss this year's RENDEZVOUS. I promise.

Only TEMPORARY tatoos! What's the fun in that?

Seriously, it looks awesome. So glad to see so many people volunteering to help out with this club-wide event!

Boatball at 9 am????

I guess we will be starting the day off early

Thanks for all your work setting this up!!!

Looks like Rendezvous is on the same day as the Felsenthal Fall Festival once again.

Also, on same weekend as Bikes, Blues & BBQ (for those of us that have other hobbies) which is now the biggest attended event each year in the Natural State.

Shall we move the date? Tell me now and we can make it happen.

A) you won't make everyone happy
B) Arkansas state fair posts bigger attendance (though not by much) than the estimate for BB&BBQ according to a quickie google
C) FWIW we won't be attending either Felsenthal or the BB&BBQ
D) keep the date, move it, we don't care. We'll come if we can.

Moving it would certainly make life easier for me. I have committed to do things at both events. But, I'm only one person. So it's really up to you.

Rendezvous will stay as planned...sorry for any inconveniences.

Well said. Any date in Sept. or Oct. in Arkansas will have conflicts out the wazzoo, i.e:
* the Komen race usually being on the same weekend as War Eagle,
* Day of the Dead vs. Diversity Weekend in Eureka Springs,
* every town in the state having some Fall Fest or Harvest Fest or Crafts Fair within a 4-6 week window,
* So-and-so's daughter is on the homecoming court-so-you'd-better-be-at-the-game season,
* Rayyyyzerback seezon,
* Dirt Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway, which I never miss,
* doing all the yard work that couldn't be done in July and August heat vs. grading papers,
* fixing the roof before rainy season vs. grading papers,
* bicycling and disc golf vs. grading papers . . . .
* just to name a few.

'Tis the best time of year in Arkansas for most activities, thus, there will ALWAYS be conflicts. I've missed Rendezvous more times than I've been there, though I always put it on my planner.

Is there a way to pre-register in case we can't make it down in time Friday?

Pre-Registration won't be an issue...if you come in late, just camp and catch the volunteers in the morning for gate fee, etc...

Lots of videos being posted and lots of video cameras on the rivers these days so we know there is lots of footage out there. Also lots of cameras and photos out there too.

Put together your best video edit or photo slide show for the big screen Friday night.

Please keep it in the 5 minute range to allow for more folks to get theirs shown.

To ensure your video / slide show makes it in, please send a finished DVD or disc with the AVI and audio files to me. PM me or email me for mailing address. lajones @ aristotle . net

See you at the Vous!

RESCUE RODEO!!

Will be holding the Rescue Rodeo at the "Bull Ring" at 11:00 Saturday morning. Chapter's get your teams ready. 2-4 man or woman teams. This will have the same format as last year with rope throwing, MA, and a couple of other things at different stations. So get ready, and see ya in the ring!!http://forums.arkansascanoeclub.com/pos ... =1&t=24118#

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Tell me about the boat give away!!! Raffle , bid, or what ?