Governance – Ventura Canoe & Kayak Club https://www.venturacanoekayak.org Sprint canoe and kayak in Ventura, California Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-turkey_logo_orange-e1595167254826-32x32.png Governance – Ventura Canoe & Kayak Club https://www.venturacanoekayak.org 32 32 2025 Annual Report and Board Minutes https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/2025-annual-report-and-board-minutes/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:43:53 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=4823 We worked hard to improve our equipment and infrastructure this year, selling older unused equipment, buying a new utility trailer, and purchasing a new Hody Sport training K-2 among other improvements. Some of our boats are over 30 years old and still quite useful and good for our club members. We are sure the purchases we made this year if treated with the same respect will last at least as…

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]]> What It Takes to Build a Sprint Paddling Club https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/what-it-takes-to-build-a-sprint-paddling-club/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:49:05 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=4462 Perhaps the title should include “in the United States of America” as the requirements are vastly different in other countries. The United States prioritizes sports played in our high schools, and especially sports that have collegiate and professional leagues like basketball, baseball, and American football. Most Americans have never heard of sprint canoe and kayak. Coach Drew here.

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]]> 2024 Annual Report & Board Meeting Minutes https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/2024-annual-report/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:24:23 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=3924 Below is our 2024 Annual Report which will provide details about our funding, expenses, and the state of our club. We are grateful to the support from our community which has enabled us to be on sound and solid footing. VCKC 2024 Annual ReportDownload in PDF Format Report from Board Secretary, Drew Story on September 2, 2024: Nationals & Competition We had a very successful…

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]]> 2023 Annual Report https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/2023-annual-report/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=3429 Below is our annual report which covers the state of the club, our income and our expenses, and more. We are grateful to our paddlers and many supporters for helping to make this community successful and positive. Thank you! VCKC-2023-Annual-ReportDownload…

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]]> Minutes for the 2022 VCKC Annual Board Meeting https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/minutes-for-the-2022-vckc-annual-board-meeting/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:06:02 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=2826 On the evening of September 7th, the VCKC Board held its annual meeting via Zoom with all Board members and coaches present. All of the club’s members were invited to attend, too. The club now has 8 active members and is having regularly scheduled workouts. The coaches are very happy with the progress they see our athletes making and are very appreciative of the support received…

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]]> December 2021 Board Meeting Minutes https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/december-2021-board-meeting-minutes/ Sun, 19 Dec 2021 20:19:16 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=2430 Present: Erin Andrew, Mary Haffner, Drew Story Meeting started at 4pm The club has received several donations of equipment this past year including new racing boats – both kayaks and a sprint canoe – and many brand new sprint kayak paddles. Additionally, the club has had success with financial fundraising and currently has enough savings to cover the basic operating costs of our club…

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]]> Web Resources for Sprint Canoe & Kayak Clubs https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/web-resources-for-sprint-canoe-kayak-clubs/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:37:40 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=2157 Drew Story, the current head coach for our club, has a long background in web development and information technologies. He’s put together a Google Doc that is intended to provide a list of web resources clubs can use to improve their communication, infrastructure, and operations. Most if not all of these resources are free to non-profit organizations, too. Here’s a link to this document…

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]]> October 2020 Board Meeting Minutes https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/october-2020-board-meeting-minutes/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:26:24 +0000 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=879 Meeting began at 7:00pm with introductions of Lynn and greetings. Attending: President Erin Andrews, Treasurer Ed Goldthwaite, Secretary Drew Story, and club member Lynn Rimkus. (Vice President Mary Haffner was unable to attend.) 1. Fall and Winter Recruiting Plans Covid-19 protocols will be enforced. These include: Discussion: Erin suggested we have a visual aid for the…

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]]> Board Meeting Minutes – December 17, 2019 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/board-meeting-minutes-december-17-2019/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:15:12 +0000 http://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=673 Attending: Ed, Mary and, Drew. (Erin was unable to attend due to travel but gave approval for all action items in writing prior to the meeting.) Update on Boat Storage As noted in an earlier email, we have a storage space at the dry storage facility in the Ventura Harbor. For $88 a month, we get a locked and reasonably secure spot walking distance to the public launch…

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]]> Board Minutes – November 30, 2018 https://www.venturacanoekayak.org/board-minutes-november-30-2018/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 15:42:05 +0000 http://www.venturacanoekayak.org/?p=421 The following are the Board minutes from our first VCKC Board Meeting. In Attendance: Ed Goldthwaite, Erin Andrews and Drew Story.

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