To much fanfare, Ripple celebrated it’s 2009 Homecoming! There was a great turnout, great weather, good food and even better pictures!

Thanks for bringing out your friends and family as well, hope they enjoyed their time on the water!

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New Ripple Rag Newsletter is out!.

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Hi yall,

As promised, here’s the third edition of Ripple Rag! Thanks to Sami for reviewing it and Henry for putting it together. And also to all of the contributors to this issue, despite it being a “tad” bit late, it would not have been the same without your contributions! Anyways, have a good read, print it out to send it to friends, or sell it to the SF Chronicle if you’d like.

I plan on having one more issue out by the very end of this season (after T.I., probably before the end of season party) so please try and come up with ideas that I can put into the article and send me something) :]

Thanks~!

-Stanley

New Social Event: Come join us for Kayaking and Oysters on Tomales Bay!

A fun sunday event, kayaking during the morning and then oysters and bbq for lunch @ Tomales Bay Oyster Company

Sunday September 6
Blue Waters Kayaking
12938 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Inverness, CA

Please have a definite response as soon as you can! We need to reserve kayaks!

Get on the evite

The Bay Bridge will be closed next weekend!

If you live in the East Bay please remember to make special arrangements for next Saturday practice at Lake Merced! Brad and Charles have offered to drive to and from the Daly City BART station, let them know if you need a lift!

Saturday Practices at BIAC coming soon!

The two saturdays before our Treasure Island race will be at the Bair Island Aquatic Center in Redwood City! Please try to carpool, rides will be available! Please watch your email for the evite, or click here if you didn’t get it!

It’s almost here! Thanks to everyone who helped with the banners!

Homecoming Day Schedule

8 a.m. Arrive for canoe time trials (yes, go to bed early folks, it only happens twice a season!)

9:30 a.m. Regular practice starts, please only invite new paddlers that want to race in TI for sure to this timeslot since we want to maximize on paddling time for TI racers.

12 p.m. Homecoming festivities begin. Please tell alumni, and friends and family that are interested in just giving paddling a try but are uncertain of their committment level to this time slot.

Just as a heads up, homecoming will probably end around 4 or 5, so you can plan your Saturday evening accordingly.

So in summation, if you a Ripple be there at 8. If a newbie wants to race in TI for sure, be there at 9:30. If they want to give it a try/show up for lunch, be there at 12. TAHDAH!

Remember! COSTUMES PEOPLE! Jocks & nerds!
Kristine

Saturday August 29
8:00AM : Time Trials (current paddlers)
9:30AM : Regular practice (current paddlers)
Noon : Light practice for newbies! And Homecoming events/party/BBQ

Location: Lake Merced (where else? we’ll have a picnic area set up)

Ripple invites you to join us for a day of paddling fun! Let’s get on the water and paddle together in a dragon boat. No experience is necessary, we provide all of training and equipment. Off the water enjoy a yummy BBQ and play some fun games.

Our theme for Homecoming this year is “School Spirit!”. Wear any school gear you have from your past, present, or even future to represent your college, high school, etc! Prizes go out to those who wear the most school swag. We’ll also have Homecoming Court Nominations and Crowning of King and Queen.

Ripple is all about having fun so come dressed and excited to be both on AND off the water. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Ripple Homecoming / Friends and Family BBQ!

What to wear: Water friendly athletic wear such as shorts, swim trunks, nylon pants, dry-weave tees, flip-flops, watersock or sport sandals. Cap or visor, sunglasses.

What to bring: Waterproof sunblock, water or sports drinks, towel, change of clothing (school spirit theme!).