Details
- Location: Ground-floor auditorium of the Women's Building at 3543 18th St. #8, San Francisco
- 6 pm: Doors open; pizza, salad, and dessert provided, $8-10 donation suggested for food cost
- 7 pm: Club news and announcements
- 8 pm: Presentation
Featured Presentation
- Topic: The Truth Abt Thursday Nites in Pictures
- Presenter: John Boeschen
- Presentation Summary: If you only make one general meeting this year, make it January. No storm is too strong or alternative event too tempting to exceed the unmitigated pleasure you will experience hearing John Boeschen recount tales from 15 years of Thursday night paddles. You've read the Comix, now meet the man who has been showing up and paddling regardless weather (gale, what gale?) virtually every week for FIFTEEN YEARS! Paddle, Photograph, and Report—the holy trinity of the Thursday Night Paddle. Now, some have said that the written accounts don't accurately reflect—in fact bear little relation to—the conversations held on these paddles. Be that as it may, on Wednesday, January 27th you will hear the unvarnished truth about the Thursday night paddles as only John can tell it. You may never go on a Thursday night paddle, but you must at least join us the last Wednesday in January to know what you're missing. Let's celebrate an achievement unmatched in the annals of Sea Kayaking—15 years of Thursday Night Paddles!!!
Other Agenda Items
- Recent and upcoming events
- New member introductions
- BASK Skills Clinic update from Larry Moss
- BASK 2016 budget presentation by Treasurer Jim Ham
Note the different meeting location for the January meeting! You can take BART to the 16th & Mission station; it's a short three-block walk to the Women's Building.
Traffic alert! Preparations for the Super Bowl are already under way, so some downtown streets are being closed off. While this won't directly affect the vicinity of the Women's Building, it could affect traffic passing through that area, so arriving by BART is highly recommended. If you must drive all the way, we have a special arrangement that allows us to park in the Mission High School lot on the west side of Delores Street between 17th and 18th Streets. The parking driveway is closer to 17th Street and takes you up a ramp to an elevated parking slab behind a chain link fence, as shown in this Google Street View. From there, it's a two-block walk. Put something that says "BASK" on your your dashboard. The lot will be locked at 10 pm, so make sure you're out well before then. Other parking in the Mission is limited. If you need to drive, carpooling and parking west of Mission St. is recommended. There are two parking garages in the area. For trip planning information, see the Women's Building contact page.
Note: This presentation will NOT be "broadcast" as a "virtual meeting". However, we are going to try to record it and make the recording available afterwards.