TEAM RIVER RUNNER HUDSON VALLEY
VETERANS SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION
Veterans Serving Veterans
THE VETERANS SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION HAS TEAMED UP WITH TEAM RIVER RUNNER TO ESTABLISH THE TEAM RIVER RUNNER HUDSON VALLEY (TRR HV) NY CHAPTER
Team River Runner's Mission
To provide all veterans and their families an opportunity to find health, healing, community purpose, and new challenges through adventure and adaptive paddle sports!
WAPPINGERS CREEK WATER DERBY
Aquatic Explorers Club Event
The annual Wappingers Creek Water Derby, which was started in 1970 by WWII Veterans, is an 8 mile canoe and kayak race down the scenic Wappingers Creek which is hosted each year by the Veterans Sportsmens Association and the Aquatic Explorers Scuba Club. The next race will be on 25 April 2026.
THE 2026 BOAT RIDE FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY VETERANS is SCHEDULED FOR 16 MAY 2026
5th Annual Boat Ride for Dutchess County Veterans
This will be the 5th Annual Boat Ride for Dutchess County Veterans. This event will take place on Armed Forces Day and is a free event for Dutchess County Veterans and their guests. Participants will travel from Whites Hudson River Marina at 15 Point St, New Hamburg, New York 12590 to West Point in a flotilla of various boats and finishes with a free dinner by the water. Registration will be set up in March. The event starts at 1000 hrs and ends at 1700 hrs.
DUTCHESS COUNTY VETERANS
THE GREAT SWAMP E
KAYAK EVENT
31 MAY 2026
1st Annual Kayak Event for Dutchess County Veterans
The 2026 Veterans Kayak Event will take place at the Great Swamp in Paterson NY on Sunday 31 May 2026. Veterans and guests will meet at the Patterson Veteran Memorial Park, on 65 Maple Ave, Patterson, NY 12563 at 1230, and put in at the Great Swamp Canoe/Kayak Launch on Marble Road at 1300 Hours and take out at Green Chimneys on 400 Doansburg Rd, Brewster, NY 10509
KAYAKING THE GREAT SWAMP
Great Swamp Kayak Launch
FROGS
Founded in 1990, the Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) is a volunteer non-profit organization made up of residents and neighbors who have been working to preserve the Great Swamp Watershed of Putnam County and Dutchess County, New York. We have a Board of Directors that meets once a month throughout the year to discuss issues of local environmental concern and to guide the activities of the organization.
27 JUNE 2026
TRR Hudson Valley
HEROES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
WEST POINT CONSITITUTION ISLAND PADDLE
KAYAKING AROUND BANNERMANS ISLAND CASTLE RUINS
SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
TRR HV FALL PADDLE
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026 - LOCATION TBD
WATERSPORTS RESOURCES
Where To Kayak in the Hudson Valley
HUDSON RIVER GREENWAY WATERTRAIL
Water Trail Sites are Access Sites are places where a kayak or canoe may be launched into or taken from the water. As of February 2015, there are 116 Access Sites along the Water Trail. The ultimate goal is to have one or more Access Sites every 10 miles (or less) along both shores of the river.
KAYAKING THE HUDSON VALLEY
Kayaking the Hudson Valley: A few local paddles that offer several different kinds of adventure
AQUATIC EXPLORERS
The annual Wappingers Creek Water Derby, an 8 mile canoe and kayak race down the scenic Wappingers Creek, is hosted by our club. It’s usually the last Sunday of April.
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FRIENDS OF THE GREAT SWAMP
Founded in 1990, FrOGS is a non-profit volunteer organization. Our mission is to preserve and protect the health of the Great Swamp watershed through research, education and conservation.
NEW ENGLAND CANOE AND KAYAK RACING ASSOCIATION
The New England Canoe and Kayak Racing Association is an organization run by volunteers, dedicated to advancing the sport of canoe and kayak racing for paddlers of all skill levels. NECKRA seeks to support established and successful community boating programs to facilitate awareness of and interest in marathon and downriver racing.
KAYAKING TIVOLI BAYS
Accessing the 1700-acre preserve near Bard College in Dutchess County
VETERANS SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION
1335 Route 44 - Suite 1
Pleasant Valley NY 12569
1 (845) 599-1911