Rack-O-Rama

The finished and loaded rack

 On Saturday January 28, four intrepid paddlers* set forth building a new kayak rack for the NCRB to replace the racks Jan remembers being there since he was a child (and golly, he's old), holding kayaks that have been there just as long.  This means some of those racks (the ugly metal ones) are more that 30 years old (golly, he's old).  After Jan got done being misty about how long those racks are (and how old he's gotten to be -- in fact, he cried dust instead of tears), our intrepid paddlers, Lee Green, Paresh Patel, Mike Shoemaker, and the old dude set to work.  Before too long, we were packing up our tools and loading the kayaks into their new home.  There will be a few augmentations to the rack to make sure it holds up well, but as it stands, it holds 24 boats neatly in the corner.  

Thanks again to the intrepid paddlers who volunteered their weekend time to make this happen, and with great efficiency!

*NB:  For those of you who are new here,  "n intrepid paddlers" is the kayaking literary equivalent of "It was a dark and stormy evening..."