Calendar 2010,Classes,Featured,Media about us,Volunteer
16 October 2010
Volunteers Make it Possible for Our Organization to Provide Open Access to Our Rivers and bays. Volunteer Positions Include:
BOAT HOUSE VOLUNTEERS
Boat House Attendants (Twice a Month – April through October)
Oversees boat crews, securing the minimum 4 person crew – 1 Coxswain leader. Provide general information and secure boathouse while crews …
Floating the Apple builds wooden row/sail boats in the design of the 25-foot Whitehall gigs which were popular in New York Harbor in the early years of the city’s history. Â The boats are either retained by Floating the Apple and used in youth and adult rowing …
Classes,Featured,Media about us,Volunteer
16 October 2010
Volunteers Make it Possible for Our Organization to Provide Open Access to Our Rivers and bays. Volunteer Positions Include:
BOAT HOUSE VOLUNTEERS
Boat House Attendants (April through October)
Oversees boat crews, securing the minimum 4 person crew – 1 Coxswain leader. Provide general information and secure boathouse while crews are rowing.
Boat House …
An invitation for Floating the Apple to the annual row around Manhattan with NYC Swims, a group of swimmers and their safety boats and kayaks.
From Pier 40, West Houston Street, at 7am and down to the Battery for the event’s 8:30 am start, sharing the Hudson with plenty of space …
Calendar 2010,Featured,Pier 84 Races
8 October 2010
American Star December Youth Invitational Rowing Race
Floating the Apple will hold its Sixteenth Annual American Star December Youth Invitational Rowing Race in support of community team rowing, team building and community waterfront access. This event will take place on December 4th or 5th 2010 in Midtown Manhattan at the …
Featured,Media about us
7 October 2010
From Whitehall Gigs New York City:
On Dec. 6, 2002, a clear, bright, breezy day following a snow, 12 crews arrived from New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts for Floating the Apple’s 8th annual American Star Race !
After two timed heats of the each of the 12 crews entered, five finalists begin …
Featured,Media about us
5 October 2010
From “The Brooklyn on Rails” by Nadia Chaudhury
From a not-so-quite distance, New York City looks peaceful, tiny, and conquerable. Instead of riding around in the leisurely and loud Circle Line ships that frequent the waterways of New York, I am grunting with my fellow rowers, pushing and pulling our way …
Affiliates,Featured,Photos,Pier 84 Races,Volunteer
2 October 2010
Row with Floating The Apple in Hudson River Park BOATHOUSE Pier 84 W44 ST celebrating Fall Equinox Festival 3pm-8pm
Location:
Hudson River Park
44th Street and 9A (Hudson River)
New York, NY 10036
Fall Equinox Festival in Hudson River Park, Sep 18
Saturday, Sep 18 3:00p to 8:00p
at Hudson River Park, New York, NY
Fall Equinox Festival …
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2 October 2010
In the warmer weather months when the sun is beating down on the New York City pavement and your body is being cooked from all angles, it is often difficult to remember that Manhattan is an island with easily accessible bodies of water. Most people escape the city to avoid …
