http://www.schiffner.com "Always thinking one step ahead... Like a carpenter, trying to build stairs. " Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:25:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/12/01/new-york-city-from-10000-feet/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/12/01/new-york-city-from-10000-feet/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:13:36 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=5201 [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/12/01/new-york-city-from-10000-feet/feed/ 1 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/09/28/my-thoughts-on-the-east-river-ferry-as-a-human-powered-boater/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/09/28/my-thoughts-on-the-east-river-ferry-as-a-human-powered-boater/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:47:31 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=4831 Massive sewage discharges, Superfund sites (Newtown Creek & Gowanus Canal), launch site restrictions, and, for the brave souls who regularly paddle the East River — the East River Ferry. Early in the season I made the decision to refrain from publically voicing my concerns over the new ferry service. After-all,… [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/09/28/my-thoughts-on-the-east-river-ferry-as-a-human-powered-boater/feed/ 3 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/08/18/a-body-found-in-anable-basin/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/08/18/a-body-found-in-anable-basin/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:23:16 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=4367 Long Island City Community Boathouse noticed something floating in the water. Upon investigation it was clear the object floating was in fact a person laying face down. Authorities were immediately notified and Anable Basin was quickly flooded with FDNY, NYPD, EMS, and just about any… [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/08/18/a-body-found-in-anable-basin/feed/ 4 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/05/23/kayaking-the-off-season-and-the-season-opener-at-sebago-canoe-club/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/05/23/kayaking-the-off-season-and-the-season-opener-at-sebago-canoe-club/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 04:05:39 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=4208 [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/05/23/kayaking-the-off-season-and-the-season-opener-at-sebago-canoe-club/feed/ 0 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/18/new-kayaking-section-launched/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/18/new-kayaking-section-launched/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:27:42 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=3811 Kayaking section of my website is now live. The Trip Maps everyone knows and loves are still available (and will be expanded in 2011). The posts on schiffner.com vary greatly in subject matter so I have added a Paddling Blog which aggregates only posts related to kayaking and the waterfront into a single location. Are you interested in subscribing to my Paddling Blog but not the other posts on schiffner.com? You can… [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/18/new-kayaking-section-launched/feed/ 1 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/08/hell-gate-in-the-1600s/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/08/hell-gate-in-the-1600s/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:29:24 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=3633 New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd is book which follows fictional characters through historically accurate time periods. I found this particular passage about Hell Gate in the 1600′s quite interesting. “For at the top of the East River, the waterway forked. On the left, a narrow channel led around the northern tip of Manhattan. On the right, a broader channel led eastward to the huge sound whose placid waters, sheltered from the ocean by the long island, stretched for… [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2011/02/08/hell-gate-in-the-1600s/feed/ 0 http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2010/11/09/stepping-stone-lighthouse-paddle-finally/ http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2010/11/09/stepping-stone-lighthouse-paddle-finally/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:13:55 +0000 Chris Schiffner http://www.schiffner.com/?p=2935 [...]]]> http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2010/11/09/stepping-stone-lighthouse-paddle-finally/feed/ 0