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The North Brooklyn Boat Club is a nonprofit, volunteer-run community organization. Our mission is to promote human-powered boating on and the environmental restoration of the waterways around Greenpoint and the rest of New York City.

NBBC depends on member support through annual dues and volunteer participation. Become a part of your community boat club for all the best things:

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  • In the Turning Basin, Newtown Creek, 10/21/16
    Burn high your fires, foundry chimneys! cast black shadows at nightfall! cast red and yellow light over the tops of the houses!
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • The Kosciuszko without the old span, July 27, 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • Taking a break at pier 96, with thanks to Manhattan Community Boat House. Manhattan Circ, October 7, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Kayak Conservation Photography Trip, June 10, 2017
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Greenpont Ave. Bridge, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    Greenpont Ave. Bridge, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island Circ, May 28, 2017
    Roosevelt Island Circ, May 27, 2017
  • Roosevelt Island, west channel, after Hallets Cove, July 10, 2018
  • In Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
    In Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island Circ, May 28, 2017
    Roosevelt Island Circ, May 27, 2017
  • To the Bitter End Paddle, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End Paddle, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
    Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • From Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
    From Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
  • Changing leaves in Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
    Changing leaves in Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
  • Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
    Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • "Just as you are refresh’d by the gladness of the river and the bright flow, I was refresh’d"
    "Just as you are refresh’d by the gladness of the river and the bright flow, I was refresh’d"
  • The men and women I saw were all near to me, Others the same—others who look back on me because I look’d forward to them,
  • Approaching the Battery, Manhattan Circ, October 7, 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • In Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
    In Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
  • Cormorants and Egret at Maspeth Creek, birdwatching paddle, July 29, 2016
    Cormorants and Egret at Maspeth Creek, Birdwatching Paddle, July 29, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
    Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
  • Canoes and Kayaks in Bushwick Inlet, August 10, 2017
  • Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt and Manhattan Islands from the East River, 10/12/16
    Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt and Manhattan Islands from the East River, 10/12/16
  • Transmitter Park from the East River, 10/16/16
    Transmitter Park from the East River, 10/16/16
  • New town Creek, April 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Great egret, in Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    Great egret in Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Up the Creek Canoe Skills Paddle, Newtown Creek, August 9, 2017
  • Public Paddle with guests from Make the Road New York, June 10, 2017
  • To the Bitter End: New BQE bridge on Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End: New BQE bridge on Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet trip, May 27, 2017
    Whither Liberty? Bushwick Inlet trip, May 27, 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Garbage train across Bronx Kill, from Randalls Island, August 7, 2016
    Garbage train across Bronx Kill, from Randalls Island, August 7, 2016
  • Hallets Cove, October 21, 2017
  • City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
    City Lights DUMBO trip, August 24, 2016
  • Kayak Conservation Photography Trip, June 10, 2017
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • These and all else were to me the same as they are to you, I loved well those cities, loved well the stately and rapid river,
  • Entering Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
    Entering Bushwick Inlet, 10/16/16
  • Public Paddle, 2017
  • Night heron at sunset, Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
    Night heron at sunset, Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
  • It avails not, time nor place—distance avails not,
    It avails not, time nor place—distance avails not,
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet, May 27, 2017
    Bushwick Inlet, May 27, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Farewell to the Kosciuszko Bridge from the Boatyard. July 26, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • A sure hand, Manhattan Circ, October 7, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Roosevelt Island Circ, May 28, 2017
    Roosevelt Island Circ, May 27, 2017
  • Bushwick Inlet, birthplace of the Monitor, 10/16/16
    Bushwick Inlet, birthplace of the Monitor, 10/16/16
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Up the Creek Canoe Skills Paddle, Newtown Creek, August 9, 2017
  • In Whale Creek, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    In Whale Creek, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
    Bushwick Inlet Paddle, August 8, 2016
  • In Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    In Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Loading the big canoe, Manhattan Circ, October 7, 2017
  • Fishing during the canoe picnic, Randalls Island, August 7, 2016
    Fishing during the canoe picnic, Randalls Island, August 7, 2016
  • Farewell to the Kosciuszko Bridge from the Boatyard. July 26, 2017
  • On the way to Hallets Cove, July 10, 2018
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • In Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddlem August 5, 2016
    In Dutch Kills, Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
    Birdwatching Paddle, August 5, 2016
  • Cormorants at Maspeth Creek, birdwatching paddle, July 29, 2016
    Cormorants at Maspeth Creek, Birdwatching Paddle, July 29, 2016
  • Cormorants and Egret at Maspeth Creek, birdwatching paddle, July 29, 2016
    Cormorants and Egret at Maspeth Creek, Birdwatching Paddle, July 29, 2016
  • The Kosciuszko without the old span, July 27, 2017
  • To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
    To the Bitter End, Newtown Creek, July 21, 2016
  • Sailboats and Liberty Island, Manhattan Circ, October 7, 2017
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Egrets at Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
    Egrets at Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
  • Farewell to the Kosciuszko Bridge from the Boatyard. July 26, 2017
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • View from Old Place Creek launch, Staten Island, 10/31/2016
    Receive the summer sky, you water, and faithfully hold it till all downcast eyes have time to take it from you!
  • Canoes in Bushwick Inlet, August 10, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • Hallets Cove, July 10, 2018
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
  • U Thant cormorants, May 2016
    U Thant cormorants, May 2016
  • "The glories strung like beads on my smallest sights and hearings, on the walk in the street and the passage over the river"
    "The glories strung like beads on my smallest sights and hearings, on the walk in the street and the passage over the river"
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet, May 27, 2017
    Bushwick Inlet, May 27, 2017
  • Public Paddle with guests from Make the Road New York, June 10, 2017
  • Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
    Beginner kayak trip, August 5, 2016
  • Bushwick Inlet, birthplace of the Monitor, 10/16/16
    Bushwick Inlet, birthplace of the Monitor, 10/16/16
  • Bushwick Inlet trip, May 27, 2017
    Bushwick Inlet trip, May 27, 2017
  • Up the Creek Canoe Skills Paddle, Newtown Creek, August 9, 2017
  • Hallets Cove, July 10, 2018
  • Wallabout Bay, October 14, 2017
  • Dutch Kills, April 2017
  • In Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
    In Bronx Kill, Randalls Island circ, August 7, 2016
  • Kayak Conservation Photography Trip, June 10, 2017
  • Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016
    Roosevelt Island circ, August 15, 2016

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Location and Contact

The home of our hearts: 51 Ash St., Brooklyn NY 11222

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Starting in 2019, we are not based at the boatyard as we await construction of a permanent boathouse there. Our programming is in three other locations:
 
• Public Paddles and Member Programming at Manhattan Avenue Street End Park:

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• Member Programming and Classes at Brooklyn Barge:

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• Member Programming and Classes at Long Island City Community Boathouse:

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Meet NBBC’s Trip Leaders and Volunteers!

  • Patterson, Willis, and Brian with a visiting class
  • Monica after receiving trip leader certification, Tybee Island, Georgia, 2012
    Monica after receiving trip leader certification, Tybee Island, Georgia, 2012
  • Patterson shows wildlife thriving in the Living Dock to a class from St. Joseph College
    Patterson shows off the wildlife thriving in the Living Dock
  • Brad will save you!
  • Ros, Peter, Mark pranking in Bushwick Inlet, September 17, 2015
  • Vincent B. in his kayak
    Vince in his kayak
  • Peter on the Creek
    Peter on the Creek
  • Jens, Gertie, and Millie on Newtown Creel
    Jens, Gertie, and Millie on Newtown Creek
  • Klaus braves the winter weather.
    Klaus R. braves the winter weather.
  • Intrepid winter paddling at Coney Island
    Dewey the intrepid winter paddler at Coney Island
  • Williamsburg sunset paddle, September 20, 2016
    Ros on a sunset paddle, September 2016
  • Paper boat building, July 2014
    Paper boat building, July 2014
  • Jens and Fung at work on a 1930 Old Town Canoe
    Jens and Fung at work on a 1930 Old Town Canoe
  • Michael On Loch Tay
  • Klaus leading a canoe trip on Newtown Creek
    Klaus leading a canoe trip on Newtown Creek
  • Monica at trip leader training, Tybee Island, Georgia, 2012
    Monica at trip leader training, Tybee Island, Georgia, 2012
  • Dewey, old-school!
  • Paddle instruction, Opening Day, 2016
    Ros gives paddle instruction, Opening Day, 2016
  • Brad and Klaus on the East River
  • Ros gets a group ready on Opening Day, 2016
    Ros gets a group ready on Opening Day, 2016
  • Vince in the harbor
    Vince in the harbor
  • Earth Day Action, 2016
    Klaus S. at the Earth Day Action, 2016
  • War-canoe rescue training, Hallets Cove
    War-canoe rescue training, Hallets Cove
  • Vince B. rides the surf
    Vince rides the surf
  • First canoe-kayak Roosevelt Island circ, 2012
    First canoe-kayak Roosevelt Island circ, 2012
  • Klaus S. at Liberty
    Klaus S. at Liberty
  • Canoe rescue training, June 2014
    Patterson at canoe rescue training, June 2014
  • Vince surfs it in!
    Vince surfs it in!
  • Prepping for big canoe rescue training, May 2016.
    Prepping for big canoe rescue training, May 2016.
  • Pete gives Public Paddle paddle prep
    Pete provides the public Public Paddle paddle prep
  • Public paddle, 2015
    Amy in the bow at a public paddle, 2015

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NBBC NAME CHECKS:

  • Gothamist: Nearly 100 Gather for Canoe Party On Newtown Creek
  • NBBC on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Bill Murray
  • Gothamist: Signs of Life on Newtown Creek
  • Crazy Canoe Trip: 200 Miles Down the Hudson River, in a Paper Canoe: Packsmith
  • Atlas Obscura
  • Best Boat Club: Village Voice
  • Best Dates in BK: Brooklyn Magazine
  • Things you GOTTA DO: Brooklyn Based
  • Date Night Dossier: New York
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