The Blue Ridge Voyageurs (BRV) is a voluntary association of experienced whitewater paddlers (both open and decked boats) from the Washington, DC area. BRVers revel in the challenge, camaraderie, adventure, and natural beauty of whitewater paddling. The club offers trips at all skill levels from beginner to expert, with most trips in the intermediate to advanced levels as defined by the American Canoeing Association. Typical rivers paddled by BRVers include the Shenandoah Staircase, Passage Creek, Lost River Gorge, South Branch Potomac/Smoke Hole Canyon, Lower Youghiogheny, Cheat Canyon, and the Savage. Learn more

The Canoe Cruisers Association of Greater Washington, DC, founded in 1956, has over 1000 members from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and other nearby regions. We are a kayak and canoe club whose main purpose is to unite persons interested in paddling the Potomac River Basin and adjacent watersheds. The CCA promotes: ﾷ Kayaking and Canoeing Skills and Safety Instruction ﾷ River and Lakes Conservation ﾷ Canoe and Kayak Competitive Racing Learn more

The Class III Whitewater Kayaking Club is an independent, non-profit club founded by current and former students of Potomac Paddlesports, continuing its tradition of safe, skilled, self-sufficient paddling. Our club is a community of intermediate and advanced paddlers whose purpose is to share river running adventures on rivers of easy to moderate difficulty (Class II-III), and beyond. We emphasize the continued development and mentoring of paddling skills, safety skills, and self-sufficiency, while fostering a spirit of environmental awareness and stewardship. Learn more

Coastals is a family-oriented club dedicated to the enjoyment and advancement of paddlesports and consists of canoeists, kayakers and others from the southeastern U.S., but primarily from Virginia. Activities of the club include an active club volunteer-coordinated trip roster with trips for members, at all skill levels, happening nearly every weekend of the year. The club holds quarterly meetings at various locations around Virginia featuring an evening meal, board of directors meeting, a trip on a nearby river, and a program of interest to paddlers. Coastals' website features an active bulletin board used by paddlers throughout the Commonwealth for communications and discussions of canoeing and kayaking related information, in addition to other pertinent information of interest to paddlers. Learn more

The GBCC membership has people of all skill levels, from novices through advanced paddlers. Paddlers have a diverse range of interests including canoe camping, sea kayaking, scenic and relaxing easy moving water, fun intermediate white water, and advanced adrenaline rushes. Membership provides the opportunity to meet many paddlers.

We are a canoe and kayak club in the Hagerstown, Maryland area. Our members are from Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. We offer our members classes in basic and whitewater boating, safety and rescue, and pool roll sessions. Our scheduled trips range from Class 1-2 family floats to the challenge of Class 5 boating. Come and join us on the river!

Paddler Magazine - June 1996 The Monocacy Canoe Club (MCC) is the fastest growing paddling organization in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area, and is also the club most steeped in tradition. Is this a paradox? We think not. Learn more

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