A public meeting was held on Thursday, October 23, 2025 to discuss design, permitting and construction of a water access facility at Valentine Creek Park in Anne Arundel County. You can still provide your input on the proposed work and schedule. Valentine Creek is a proposed new public water access point on the south shore of the Severn River in …
Links to NOAA Custom Chart Zoom Workshop Posted
Thanks to Rich Stevens, the files for the NOAA Custom Chart Zoom Workshop held in December 2024 by Ralph Heimlich are now available on our website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HhfcBgEuj0Ri-s_ZrBQoQrJ7_ZYojBq5. These include the video, audio and Q&A files. The step-by-step instructions are at https://chesapeakekayaking.heimlichfamily.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/11/Material-for-Workshop-on-NOAA-Custom-Charts.pdf
Long Time CPA Paddler and Potomac Pirate Captain Dick Rock Passes
Dick Rock, a long-time CPA member (he joined in 1998) passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. He was 90 years old. A Memorial Service for Dick Rock is planned: Livestream Information: The Memorial Service for Dick will be livestreamed and recorded on Good Shepherd Catholic Church’s YouTube Channel. On June 26th at 10:30am Eastern Time, you can watch …
New CPA Piracy Launches: Pirates of the Atlantic Coast
Come dip your paddle in saltwater with the Chesapeake Paddlers Association’s newest piracy, the Pirates of the Atlantic Coast. We’ll be active from Cape Henlopen down into the Virginia Barrier Islands. Whether you live along the coast, are available for a paddle on vacation, or want to drive in from elsewhere in the Chesapeake area, we’d love to have you …