Wenonah Spirit II – New Club Boat

Jay Thomas our esteemed club treasurer has just brought home our new club canoe, a Wenonah Spirit II.

Just purchased a very slightly-used Wenonah Spirit II 17-foot long canoe for $800, retail new for $1,400. Beautiful boat, very light at only 69 lbs, and a good all-around canoe. Capable of handling gear and trash, and can handle some rapids.

Some Whitewater Park News In The Kentucky Standard Today

Engineering and preconstruction costs for the Bloomfield and Pottershop Road force mains is estimated to be $50,000 for the new fiscal year; the Corps of Engineers raw water study is estimated to be $27,000; and the Beech Fork/Rubble Dam study is estimated at $10,000. Erosion at the dam is the main problem, Heaton said. As for recreation opportunities on the Beech Fork, that won’t be possible without a grant, he said.

This was discussed at the last meeting between the Bardstown Boaters and the City of Bardstown, so no surprises there.

Read the whole article from the Kentucky Standard here.

PPU Thank You

The Kentucky Standard
110 W. Stephen Foster
Bardstown, KY 40004

Dear Editor,

On behalf of the members of the Bardstown Boaters I would like to thank everyone who participated in the sixth annual Paddle Pickup. The local rain shower on Friday provided just enough “bump” in the river’s water level to provide perfect conditions for volunteers to canoe and remove trash from six and a half miles of the Beech Fork River.Once again the success of the event rested on the hard work of the volunteers and the generosity of the sponsors.

Special thanks to Judge Executive Dean Watts, Central KY Canoe and Kayak, Horizon Hoppers, Quest Outdoors of Louisville, WBRT, and PLG TV for their ongoing support of the event. We were fortunate to welcome two local Boy Scouts Troops as they once again completed their civic duties by helping to remove nearly a ton of garbage from the waterway. We greatly appreciate the help from our newest supporters, the Nelson County 4-H Sport Fishing Club and Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE).

Photos and video of the event can be found online at www.BardstownBoaters.com. Feel free to share any thoughts or questions with us in the forum located on the website.

Sincerely,
Jay Thomas

Video from 2010 PPU