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2008 calendar paddling events

h2onissa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:23:35 CDT

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January 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
		1 New Year's Day Old Port to Shell Beach (and back) Paddle 8:30 am (rain/high winds cancel)	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12 Santa Margarita Lake Paddle 9:30 at White Oak boat launch
13 Lopez Lake Perimeter Paddle 9:00 Meet at main gate Contact badpaddler if questions	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

February 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9 Cal poly adapted paddling program Santa Margarita Lake Paddle 9am White Oak Boat Launch
10 Cal poly adapted paddling program	11	12	13	14 Valentine's Day	15	16 San Antonio Lake North Shore Paddle 10am www.kayak.morro-bay.com
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29

March 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
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2	3	4	5	6	7 ACA IDW in half moon bay	8 ACA IDW in half moon bay
9 ACA IDW in half moon bay	10	11	12	13	14 Santa CruzKayak Surf Festival at Steamer's Lane	15 St. Patrick's Day Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival at Steamer's Lane
16 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival at Steamer's Lane	17	18	19	20	21	22
23 Easter	24	25	26	27	28 Southwest Kayak symposium in San Diego www.aqua-adventures.com	29 Southwest Kayak symposium in San Diego
30 Southwest Kayak symposium in San Diego	31

April 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 Elkhorn Full Moon Paddle Tonight RSVP Artichoke Inn 800-633-3300 www.artichokeinn.com
20 Elkhorn Slough Trip Continues to Monterey Bay	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26 Memorial Day	27	28	29	30	31

June 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8 Baywood Park Canoe and Kayak Race 2 p.m. Sign up day of $7/boat 1 mi. course Benefits MB High Cross Country CANCELED DUE TO HIGH WIND	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4 Independence Day Morro Bay evening paddle/wienie roast/fireworks watching. See 4th of July paddle thread for details.	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 Morro Bay Full Moon Paddle Check back for details
Central Coast Kayaks Annual Demo Day at Avila Beach 9a-3pm20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3 "Boatzart" at Baywood Pier sponsored by the Baywood Navy 12 pm Details click here	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30 Pre-Harmount Paddle--round trip from Old Port to Pismo Pier Launch is 8:30 a.m. sharp at Old Port Beach
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September 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
	1 Labor Day	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	Annual Ken Harmount Pier to Pier Paddle call CCK at 805-773-3500 for more details. 13
14	15	16	17	18	19 West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium (WCSKS) in Port Townsend, WA Details at http://www.wcsks.org/	20 WCSKS continues
21 WCSKS continues	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13 Columbus Day	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31 Halloween U.S. Waveski Nationals at "C" St. in Ventura. Wavski and Kayak surfing competition

November 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
						1 U.S. Waveski Nationals at "C" St. in Ventura continues
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11 Veteran's Day	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27 Thanksgiving Day	28	29
30

December 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3	4	5 Annual Jalama Expression Session Kayak surfing and camping at Jalama Beach	6 Jalama Expression Session continues
7 Jalama Expression Session continues	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21 2nd Annual Winter Solstice Paddle. Time and location TBA	22	23	24	25 Christmas Day	26	27
28	29	30	31

Surf Kayaking

h2onissa — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:28:49 CDT

What is another way to have fun in your kayak? Take your kayak surfing of course. Kayak surfing is a great way to get out and fun. The Central Coast has lots of places to surf and some great spots for beginners.Just remember to share and give way on the wave to other surfers.

Check out the link below for right of way ettique.
http://web.mac.com/king.laguna/SOPSA_/Etiquette.html. This link describes a bit of surfing in Hawaii but is very relevent to anywhere.

Another link is from the bay area.
http://bask.org/SURF/frame.html this has all of the details and more.

Watch this page for kayaks that are great to surf as well as tips and locations to get started.

Congratulations to the USA for their wins at the World Surk Kayak competition in Bakio Spain.
Rusty Sage, Buck Johnson, Sean Morley, plus more placed first or second in their division. I will add the link soon. Next worlds will be in Portugal. Will you be in it?

Here is some video of the worlds final heats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOInEEwuEmQ

This isa gorgeous waveskiing video taken in Hawaii. It gives you a real clear sense of what a pleasure it can be to surf a ski (or a surf kayak for that matter). After watching it, it always makes me want to go out and improve my surfing! Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDGnm6ohR2U

These are pictures of Steve Boehne, designer and shaper of Infinity waveskis, surfing one of his tandem skis at San Onofre on a small day.

The Class V Surf Dogs Jalama Expression Session 9 December 2007

My new waveski! See thread below.

Nobody laugh! This is me surfing my new ski. Never mind that it's a little wave--at least I'm upright and going in the right direction! :-)

Here's some awesome surf kayaking!

Just so it's on record, that yes, on occasion, I can and do go right! Thanks, Kathy, Claire, and Emma!

Ken Harmount Pier to Pier Paddle

seakayakca — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:32:12 CDT

16th ANNUAL KEN HARMOUNT PIER TO PIER PADDLE A BENEFIT FOR CENTRAL COAST JUNOR LIFEGUARDS
“A FUN PADDLE” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2008 OLD PORT BEACH, AVILA, CA.
REGISTRATION: 7:00 – 7:45 AM September 13Th
EVENT BEGINS: 8:00 AM
ENTRANCE FEE: $20.00 Surfrider Foundation Members and Jr. Lifeguards $25.00non-members Advanced Reservations.Pre-register at Central Coast Kayaks in Shell Beach,Call:(805) 773-3500 $30.00 “Day-of” Reservation Registration Includes: t-shirt, water bottle and a warm fuzzy feeling for helping out a great cause

California Central Coast Charts

rsutter — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:01:54 CDT

Commericial Kayak Links and Info

h2onissa — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:51:42 CDT

This is the space for all kayak related businesses to post info about their shops, sales etc. Please let us know what we can buy and what a great deal it will be. Or just put up a link so our paddling community knows where to go and where you are located.

New links:

1. useakayak.org- a great website for all paddlers but mostly for those in touring boats. Wayne Horordowich is founder of USK or University of Sea Kayaking. Great stuff, please check it out.

2. Check out his youtube link that tiffany found. great way to practice without really getting out in conditions.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HZAF3qAON6I

Just add to this page and include website, phone number, deals, hours or whatever you want to share.
Thank You!

Lake Lopez

h2onissa — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:43:04 CDT

This is a lovely lake to paddle. The picture is taken at Mallard Cove. It's a nice place to put in because you can park right near the water's edge. There are 3 "arms" at Lopez and each one has something different to offer. The Lopez arm is very pretty and you can paddle to the creek that flows into the lake. When the lake level is high enough, you can even paddle a ways up the creek. The arm that takes you back under the road you drive in on is especially good if you enjoy birding. Look out for the wind at this lake though. It can get to blowing and stir up waves almost like the ocean!

Favorite Photos 2

h2onissa — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:50:13 CST

Doug Closing out Santa Margarita Lake	Fishing from a kayak!	Montana de Oro Cave
We made it! Elkhorn Slough	Guys, that barrier means "keep out"	Check out that way cool camera!
Doug & Tiffany	Tiffany on Lake Santa Margarita	Tiffany (No More Lake!)

This is How Richard Gets into Santa Margarita

Lake for ONLY $ 3.50!! Nothing Slows him Down

Kathy and I landed here to walk up to the Port San Luis Lighthouse.

Favorite Photos

h2onissa — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:00:19 CST

Please post your favorite paddling pics here. A picture is worth a 1,000 words.So what do you want to say?

Surf Kayaking at Jalama Beach

Elkhorn Slough Paddle

Dinosaur Caves Tour Shell Beach (Central Coast Kayaks)

Montana de Oro to Port San Luis Paddle

Pt. Buchon Buoy

Pecho Rock (note Diablo Canyon Reactor Domes at base of hills)

Port San Luis Lighthouse

Santa Margarita Lake/Salinas River

h2onissa — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:59:48 CST

Getting ready to launch	Heading upriver--Drew, Kathy, Victor, Cathy, Harvey, Jackie, Doug
Lunch break on the river	Getting ready to head back to the lake--Harvey, Doug, Kathy, Cathy, Victor
Kathy's maiden voyage in her new kayak!	Victor's looking good!
Rey, Doug, and Victor in one of the coves	Victor in another pretty cove

Weather Links

h2onissa — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:53:24 CST

Please add your favorite sites to this page.These are some of my sites that I check before I head out for a paddle or plan my next trip.

Below are just a few FREE weather sites. Do you have a favorite that you use?

Marine Forecast for the San Luis Obispo area
http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/PZ/670.html

Overall buoy information from Washington to Baja. A good resource to see wind speed and wave heights along our coast.
http://www.lajollasurf.org/buoylist.html

Wetsand provides surf forecasts around the world. This link is for the Central Coast http://www.wetsand.com/swellwatch/report.asp?locationid=2&tabid=1441&subtabid=0&catid=294&subcatid=294&SPLTabID=429

Xtremebigair.com has one page with webcams and windspeeds for the pismo, oceano and morro bay area. You can check the wind before you head out and see how foggy or sunny it is.
Plus there are more links on this page along the left margin http://www.xtremebigair.com/KBWebcams.cfm?&DID=18

Other fun sites:

Check out the online chart site. Pick a chart and pull it up on your screen. Print it out and you have a chart to work with or plan a trip to new location. (Pacific chart area) http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/PacificCoastViewerTable.htm

The California Coastal Records Project is an aerial photographic survey of the entire California coastline (excepting Vandenberg AFB). Some of the photos are from a few years back, but it's nice to see what you might encounter on your next paddle. Take a look, it's pretty neat http://www.californiacoastline.org

Trip Reports

h2onissa — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:37:01 CST

Have a kayak trip you recently made and want others to learn about? Post your details here and interact with others.

(Note: Trip reports from before 1/21/08 may be found in the Discussion Forum)

Adaptive Paddling

WkndWarrior — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:52:20 CST

Where there is a will, there is a way. -Unknown

Kayaking is such an amazing sport. You can almost paddle anywhere where there is water. For most people you can take a basic course and get going with a few adjustments to the boat and voila you are kayaking. For others it not only takes motivation but the help of others to get started.

Please check out the link below to read a great story about some amazing people and new paddlers.
http://viewda.com/webpaper/deep/webpapers/deep0711/multi/index.html

Take a look at Cal Poly's Adaptive Paddling Program.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid979598437/bclid1039847674/bctid1213915723

Don't think it can't be done! Waveski surfing for folks with physical challenges to overcome. Check the link below.
http://www.infinitysurfboard.com/content/view/69/82/

Cambria to Cayucos

WkndWarrior — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:15:19 CST

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China Harbor - Pt. Estero

WkndWarrior — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:45:37 CST

Lopez Lake

WkndWarrior — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:35:05 CST

Victor, Richard & Harvey @ End of Lopez

Rey, Richard & Harvey

Victor Heading out from the Narrows of Lopez

Richard Shoving Off from the Narrows of Lopez

Our Way Back from the Narrows w/ Harvey Wayyy Out in the Distance!

Our Way Back Around the Last Leg.... Ahhh NO WIND!

Richard Making his Way Back Along the Shoreline

Victor in my Sights!! FIRE Kayak Torpedo 1
:)

Victor w/ Sailboat Off in the Distance of Lopez Lake

Santa Margarita Lake

h2onissa — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:39:21 CST

There are many beautiful places to paddle on this lake. And if you fish, this is the place to go! There are numerous launch sites depending on which area or arm of the lake you are interested in paddling. When the water level is high enough, there are some pretty coves to explore. Osprey, bald and golden eagles can all be seen here. If you like to camp, there are improved campgrounds around the lake and also unimproved campgrounds that you can reach by boat. And did I mention the fishing?

Oso Flaco Lake

h2onissa — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:27:48 CST

This is a small lake in the dunes outside of the town of Guadalupe. It's a fantastic place for birding and seeing other wildlife, raccoons especially.
The only drawback is that you must park then carry or cart your boat down a service road to get to the lake. There is no official launch area other than a wide spot beside the bridge boardwalk that spans the lake. If you're a committed birder and enjoy birding by boat, it's worth the portage.

Laguna Lake

h2onissa — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:25:21 CST

This isn't a particularly large lake in San Luis Obispo, but it gives you some beautiful views of San Luis Mountain and it's a decent bird-watching area. There is a boat ramp and a dock at the back of the park where you can put-in easily. The wind can get a bit fierce in the afternoons so mornings would be best.

Montana de Oro

h2onissa — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:52:22 CST

When the conditions are right, you can put-in here and paddle around the point to the left in the photo to explore the beautiful caves along the bluffs. This is also the starting point for a superb ocean paddle to Port San Luis, but you must be sure to stay a mile away from Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Folks also fish along the kelp beds outside the mouth of the cove. You must be cautious about paddling here, however, because of the potential wind and swell, and the hidden reefs that extend way out from the bluffs that cause unexpected breaking waves.