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h2onissa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:19:46 CST

WELCOME !
The Central Coast Paddler's Network (CCPN)is your paddling resource for the Central Coast of California paddling. All paddlers are invited to share tips, favorite places to paddle and post trips and pics. If you are involved in a paddling club, please invite new folks to join and come along. There will also be opportunities to join training sessions for kayakers who want to improve their skill level.

Each page has places for you to add your questions, pictures, stories and invites to paddle. Please sign in and feel free to add to each page as this is YOUR site to find out where to go and find folks to paddle with.

Use the discussion forum to post invites for trips or to find out if there are any trips planned that you would like to join.

Just visit often and get out on the water!

Ken Harmount Pier to Pier Paddle

h2onissa — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:25:32 CDT

17th ANNUAL KEN HARMOUNT PIER TO PIER PADDLE

A BENEFIT FOR CENTRAL COAST JUNOR LIFEGUARDS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2009 OLD PORT BEACH, AVILA, CA.
Kayaks, Paddleboards, SUPs, Surfboards etc. “A FUN PADDLE”

REGISTRATION:
7:00 – 7:45am

8:00am Paddler's Meeting
8:30am Water start

Two distances to choose 6.5 miles (Classic) From Old Port Beach to Pismo Pier or 13 miles (Endurance) From Old Port Beach to Pismo Pier and Back

ENTRANCE FEE:
$25.00 Surfrider Foundation Members and Jr. Lifeguards
$30.00 Advanced Reservations. Pre-register at Central Coast Kayaks in Shell Beach, Call: (805) 773-3500
$40.00 Day of Registration

Event Classes:

Kayaks
14' and under
14' and over (unlimited)

Paddleboards
12' and under (stock)
12' and over (unlimited)

Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP)
12'6" and under
12'6" and over Unlimited

OC-1 and other outriggers highly encouraged to race or just come out for a leisurely paddle

ALL PADDLERS MUST OBEY COAST GUARD RULES AND WEAR/CARRY AN APPROVED LIFEJACKET.

If you need to rent a kayak or a SUP, call Central Coast Kayaks at 773-3500. Only $15 for any kayak or SUP. They will bring yours to the event so you will not have to transport it.

DETAILS

Free shuttle back to Old Port beach in Avila. Please notify us at registration if you would like a shuttle

Also after the paddling, there will be a BBQ 1 block up from the end of the 6.5 mile course. It is free for participants and only $5 for non-paddlers. The BBQ will be at Mary Herrington Park in pismo next to the creek.

There will also be a RAFFLE with a Custom made surfboard by Coop De Ville Surfboards

Registration

Its simple and you can do it by phone. 805-773-3500. Payment must be cash or check (made out to Surfrider Foundation) and payable day of if you pre-register.

Pre- Registration Opens August 8th 2009 and Closes September 11th, 2009. Day of will start at 7am.

http://www.fullbean.com/kayak/charts/port-san-luis-to-pismo.jpg

Thanks to Ralph, there is a map of the race course. Click on the above link.

Harmount Race Results 2009

Notes: I apologize in advance for any misspellings of peoples' names. There may be some inaccuracies in the place results for which I also apologize. Volunteers did a great job trying to read numbers from the beach to record arrival time, but it was difficult, and in some cases paddlers forgot to check in with them upon arrival at the beach. If you did not come around the buoy to land, your place result went unrecorded. If you paddled the Endurance course, your place was recorded from the time you turned around on the water at Pismo. There were 41 kayaks--SOT and closed deck, 11 SUP's, 20 paddleboards, 1 OC-2, 1 open shell, and 1 surf ski entered in this year's Harmount--congratulations to all the participants!

Place	Name	Time at Beach	Registration Number	Craft
1	George Meyer	9:40:50	6	Surf ski
2	Lloyd Reeves/Daughter	9:40:55	62/63	Tandem outrigger
3	Bob Eschwege	9:43:51	33	Kayak
4	George Newland	9:52:54	80	Paddleboard
5	Greg Berlin	9:56:10	31
6	Corky Canaday	9:57:18	67	Kayak
7	Jarret Capelli	9:57:29	56	Paddleboarc
8	Victor Cabatuan	9:59:10	41	Kayak
9	Jeff Morrison	9:59:54	47	Kayak
10	Andreas Modl	10:00:35	74	Kayak
11	Scott Smith	10:02:11	55	SUP
12	Jason Lee	10:02:35	54	SUP
13	Ian Root	10:03:15	71
14	Ralph Sutter	10:06:25	1	Kayak
15	Rick Towle	10:06:30	2	Kayak
16	Dmitri Jarocki	10:06:46	19	Paddleboard
17	Mark Battistoni	10:10:39	13	Kayak
18	Tom Reilly	10:10:39	14	SUP
19	Elizabeth Burhead	10:12:27	36	Kayak
20	Roger Emmons	10:12:27	37	Kayak
21	Mario Moreno/ ?	10:12:36	23	Tandem kayak
22	Greg Taylor	10:14:09	97
23	Don Robertson	10:14:20	64	Kayak
24	Brian Beres	10:17:09	72	Kayak
25	Larry Mettler	10:19:17	43	Kayak
26	Rick Howard	10:20:30	24	SUP
27	Andrew Mina	10:20:40	17	Paddleboard
28	A.J. Santana	10:21:05	68	SUP
29	Kathy Sorrels	10:23:15	5	Kayak
30	Tiffany Abeloe	10:23:16	11	Kayak
31	Ron Gabel	10:23:17		Kayak
32	Doug Tuthill	10:23:30	12	Kayak
33	Steve & Daniel Beadle	10:25:11	9	Tandem kayak
34	Dan Monteverde	10:25:45	20	Paddleboard
35	Annette Rietker/Jared Kolar	10:26:09	83/84	Tandem kayak
36	Ryan Luis	10:26:12	29	Kayak
37	Tiffany T.	10:27:58	38	Kayak
38	Brian Beres	10:28:56	73	Kayak
39	Josh Printup	10:29:30	89
40	Lorena Chaviro	10:30:05	25	Kayak
41	Dave Chaviro	10:31:25	26	Kayak
42	Gary Roth	10:31:34	59	Kayak
43	Kyle Petersen	10:31:56	7	Paddleboard
44	Bob Olgin	10:31:59	34	Kayak
45	Cindy Gustafson	10:34:10	76	Kayak
46	Thomas Cee	10:35:00	65	Kayak
47	Sammy R./Stephan P.	10:35:30	70/69	Tandem kayak
48	Barny Andersen	10:36:40	81	SUP
49	Eddie Torrijos	10:37:30	94
50	Amy Luis	10:40:50	28	Paddleboard
51	David Drake	10:40:55	46	SUP
52	Gordon Luis	10:43:08	27	Kayak
53	Brandon Stevens	10:36:40	30	Kayak
54	Chrissy F.	10:43:40	78	SUP
55	Jim Parker	10:52:17	61	Kayak
56	Jack Hansen	10:52:37		Kayak
57	Kristin Guess	10:52:40	35	Kayak
58	Terri Detrick/Ann Champogne	10:42:45	42	Tandem kayak
59	Cesar Ramirez	10:53:05	8	Kayak
60		10:53:10	7
61		10:53:23	98
62		10:53:29	40
63		10:53:44	39
64		11:00:16	91
65	John Frady	11:00:20
66	Mike Nelson	11:00:30

Stand UP Paddleboarding/surfing

seakayakca — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:49:23 CDT

What is it? Take a custom long surfboard, add a really long canoe paddle and mix with an all over body workout and you've got SUP. The Hawaiians invented it on the beaches of Waikiki to keep an eye on tourists. Now it has been taken to the surf, and any other body of water.

Please post info and places you would like to paddle in this forum. The Central Coast has lots of coastline and some great lakes to paddle.

I will post pictures and useful links in the next few days, but in the meantime let's go paddling.

Here a few useful links to get you started or at least pointed in the right direction.

1. http://supsurfmag.com/ A great online magazine with some new stuff everyday.

2.http://www.surfingsports.com/ This is a link to a shop in Santa Barbara. They have a great blog that is updated daily with cool stuff

3.http://www.xtremebigair.com/stores/showprod.cfm?&DID=18&ObjectGroup_ID=125&CatID=18 A link to kinsley's web site. he is offering some cool stuff to do on a standup and also sells some great stuff. He can also be coaxed to go paddling.

I will be adding more as I can. Please start a thread in the discussion forum for what you are looking for. See you on the water.

Central Coast Kayaks Now renting SUP as of 8/22/09.
Come by and check them out. $25/hr includes paddle, board, leash, helmet and PFD

Kayak Fishing

seakayakca — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:49:34 CDT

It is time to get out on your kayak and catch some dinner. Whether you are on a lake, river or ocean, kayak fishing is easy and fun.

Check here for invites, info etc. Please share your favorite way to fish, pics etc.

Commericial Kayak Links and Info

h2onissa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:29:29 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!

Paddle Sports of Santa Barbara is looking to move some inventory and are offering some great deals on kayaks. Bryan Thomson is the contact person at 805-899-4925 ext. 2. He's got a large selection of closed deck boats and also SOT's. See the spreadsheet below for the list of closed deck boats and prices.

Brand	Model-Color-Detail	MSRP	PSSB	PACKAGE 1
Wilderness Systems	KAOS-ORANGE	$550.00	$425.00	W/ WERNER RIO-$540
Wilderness Systems	KAOS-RED	$550.00	$425.00	W/ WERNER RIO-$540
Wilderness Systems	KAOS-YELLOW	$550.00	$425.00	W/ WERNER RIO & PFD-$600
Wilderness Systems	TARPON 120-MANGO (USED)	$575.00	$575.00	N/A
Wilderness Systems	TSUNAMI 140-ORANGE	$1,100.00	$900.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & PFD-$1180 ($1,120 W/O PFD)
Wilderness Systems	TSUNAMI 140-RED W/ RUDDER (DEMO)	$1,325.00	$1,100.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$1335 ($1,275 W/O PFD)
Wilderness Systems	TSUNAMI 165-ORANGE W/RUDDER	$1,525.00	$1,200.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$1435 ($1,375 W/O PFD)
Wilderness Systems	TSUNAMI 165-YELLOW	$1,525.00	$1,200.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$1435 ($1,375 W/O PFD)
Valley	AQUANAUT (HV)-ORANGE (DEMO)	$1,775.00	$1,400.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$1,740
Valley	AQUANAUT (HV)-YELLOW	$1,775.00	$1,550.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$1,740
Valley	RIP (GLASS)-YELLOW/WHITE	$2,299.00	$1,800.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$2,140
Valley	SNEAKER (GLASS)-BLUE/WHITE	$2,299.00	$1,800.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$2,140
Valley	STORM-BLUE (DEMO)	$1,099.00	$650.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$1,100
Valley	STORM-RED	$1,099.00	$875.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$1,200
Valley	STORM-YELLOW	$1,099.00	$875.00	W/ WERNER CARBON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS-$1,200
Necky	CHATHAM 16-LIME W/SKEG	$1,729.00	$1,350.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,180 ($1,120 W/O PFD)
Necky	ELAHO-LIME W/ RUDDER(DEMO)	$950.00	$850.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,000 ($950 W/O PFD)
Necky	ELIZA-YELLOW W/RUDDER	$1,349.00	$1,150.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,380 ($1,300 W/O PFD)
Necky	ESKIA-GREY W/ RUDDER	$1,399.00	$1,150.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,380 ($1,300 W/O PFD)
Necky	ESKIA-YELLOW W/ RUDDER	$1,399.00	$1,150.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,380 ($1,300 W/O PFD)
Necky	LOOKSHA 14-YELLOW W/RUDDER	$1,299.00	$1,000.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,400 ($1,230 W/O PFD)
Necky	LOOKSHA 17-RED W/ RUDDER	$1,729.00	$1,350.00	W/ WERNER FIBER GLASS SS & SABER PFD-$1,180 ($1,120 W/O PFD)
Necky	LOOKSHA III (GLASS)-PURPLE W/ RUDDER (USED)	$1,700.00	$850.00	W/ WERNER CARBOON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS & SABER PFD-$1,180 ($1,120 W/O PFD)
Necky	LOOKSHA IV (GLASS)-RED/WHITE W/ RUDDER	$2,699.00	$2,100.00	W/ WERNER CARBOON/PERFORMANCE CORE SS & SABER PFD-$2,500 ($2,450 W/O PFD)
Necky	MANITOU 14-YELLOW W/ SKEG	$999.00	$850.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$1,000 ($950 W/O PFD)
Necky	MANITOU 14-YELLOW W/ SKEG (DEMO)	$999.00	$750.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$900 ($850 W/O PFD)
Necky	MANITOU SPORT-LIME	$699.00	$600.00	W/ WERNER CAMANO/L DIPPER FG SS & SABER PFD-$900 ($775 W/ SKAGIT & SABER PFD)
Necky	MISSION (WHITEWATER)-FIRE	$999.00	$775.00	W/ WERNER SHERPA/POWERHOUSE FG SS-$999 (RIO SS-$875)
CD	SIROCCO (POLY)-GREY W/ SKEG	$1,549.00	$1,200.00	W/ DECK DRY BAG, WERNER FG SS-$1,550
CD	SOLTICE (GLASS)-RED/WHITE W/ RUDDER	$3,099.00	$2,350.00	W/ WERNER FG SS-$2,580 (+ SABER PFD-$2,600)
CD	VISION 150 (POLY)-GREEN W/ RUDDER	$1,499.00	$1,000.00	W/ WERNER FG SS-$1,230 (+ SABER PFD-$1,300)
CD	WILLOW (GLASS)-GREEN/WHITE W/ SKEG	$2,899.00	$2,200.00	W/ WERNER FG SS-$2,440 (+ SABER PFD-$2,500)
WC	WENONAHO SPIRIT II CANOE	$1,599.00	$1,300.00	W/ 2 CARLISLE WOOD SCOUT PADDLES (54.5-60.5) & 2 SABER PFD-$1,300

	*If people have some reasonable offers with research to back-up themselves, then I will consider it.

2009 calendar of paddling events

h2onissa — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:41:17 CDT

[Month] [Year]

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1

January 2009

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
				1 New Year's Day	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium GGSKS	10 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
11 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium	12	13	14	15	16	17 ACA Surf Kayaking Class in San Diego
18 ACA Surf Kayaking Class in San Diego	19 ACA Surf Kayaking Class in San Diego	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

February 2009

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	27	28

March 2009

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 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival	21 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival
22 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival	23	24	25	26	27 South West Kayak Symposium SWKS San Diego	28 South West Kayak Symposium (SWKS) San Diego
29 South West Kayak Symposium (SWKS) San Diego	30	31

April 2009

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	27	28	29	30

May 2009

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	27	28	29	30
31

June 2009

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	27
28 Central Coast Kayaks Demo day at Avila Beach call 773-3500 for details	29	30

July 2009

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
			1	2	3	4 Independance Day (U.S.)
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	31

August 2009

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9 Boatzart Music Festival Baywood Park 10 a.m. Float in your boat while listening to live music on the back bay by the Baywood Pier	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

September 2009

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12 Ken Harmount Pier to Pier Paddle Event Call 773-3500 for details centralcoastkayaks.com
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 NCOR Pier to Point Paddle Cambria ncoronline.com
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

October 2009

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	27	28	29	30	31 Halloween

November 2009

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 Thanksgiving (U.S.)	27	28
29	30

December 2009

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 Christmas Day	26
27	28	29	30	31

Surf Kayaking

seakayakca — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:59:43 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.

Check out the Video page for great surfing action from the 2008 Santa Cruz Kayak Surfing Festival.

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!

Paddling with a Purpose

h2onissa — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:43:25 CST

There are so many people in this world that are making a difference through kayaking. I wanted to make sure that we don't forget who they are or what they are paddling for. I will be listing links on this page as trips come up. Please feel free to add new ones that you come across. Kayaking is such a amazing sport and there are great folks doing great things for some many.

Please donate to your favorite ones.

Parkinson's Disease:

http://www.paddlingforparkinsons.com/pfp/index.aspx

Global Warming:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/09/05/smith.artic.kayak.itn Great video

Cultural Exchange for paddlers

http://www.sendthemtogreenland.org/

Helping to heal Iraq/Afghanistan vets through paddle sports
http://www.teamriverrunner.org

Kayak for a Cure Annual Fundraisers
http://kayakforacure.blogspot.com

USK "Make a Difference" Program to buy food/blankets for disadvantaged folks
http://www.useakayak.com/
*click on link in left side bar of website

First Descents--kayak opportunities for kids with cancer
http://becauseyoucanpaddle.org

Places to Paddle

h2onissa — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:44:11 CST

There are many beautiful places to paddle along the Central Coast, both salt and freshwater. Please share your local knowledge about any of these locations and add your own favorite places to paddle, too.

Before paddling in an unfamiliar area, please be cognizant of your abilities regarding tides, currents, swell, and wind. Do your research on weather conditions before going out to have a safe and enjoyable trip.

2008 calendar paddling events

h2onissa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:34:29 CST

[January] [2009]

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
				1 New Year's Paddle Arroyo Burro to Santa Barbara Harbor
					9 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium Click here for registration and information	10 GGSKS continues
11 GGSKS continues					16-18 ACA instructor certification workshop San Diego for surf kayaking www.aqua-adventures.com	17
18

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
						1
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
31

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 24th Annual Coastal Clean-up Day 9 a.m. Details at http://www.ecoslo.org/
21	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 U.S. National Surf Kayak Comp at Davenport through Sunday
26 Baywood Octoberfest Kayak Race sponsored by the Baywood Navy	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 U.S. Waveski Nationals continues	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 2nd Annual Winter Solstice Paddle at Santa Margarita Lake. Meet at 9 a.m. at the White Oak campground/boat ramp.
21	22	23	24	25 Christmas Day	26	27
28	29	30	31

Paddling Warm this Winter

seakayakca — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:13:29 CST

Kayaking on the beautiful Central Coast is a year round activity, but has the air and water temperature drops, many folks see winter as the end of their season. Safety is key when out paddling and staying warm is part of being safe . How can you dress for every occasion as the temperatures fluxuate.
Last week, Tiffany and I went out paddling at Avila just after the rain stopped. The air temperature was in the low 50’s and the water temperature was
53 F. We paddled all day and even did some rescue practice. So how did we do it without freezing our sterns off. We each dressed differently but stayed warm while in the water. The key is to dress in layers.
Tiffany had a wetsuit and paddle jacket on and I wore my dry suit. It is not what you wear so much but how you wear it. Dressing for a successful day on the water starts with a base layer of water wicking material such as fleece or wool blend. Something that can keep you warm even if it gets wet. Cotton stays cold and can actually make you colder if it is wet. Then comes the next layer that can be the main environmental layers (I call it this). This needs to protect you against cold water. You can wear a wetsuit which when wet, will keep a thin layer of water next to your skin and your body will warm up the water. If you can keep the warm water from being flushed out you will stay warm. The The next thing to do is to add the wind layer. This layer will minimize convective cooling. This layer should be made of breathable fabric so you don’t wear a sauna top. You can also choose to wear a dry suit that has a front entry zipper and late x wrist , ankle, and neck gaskets that will not let any water get next to you skin . Most of the ones you will look for are made of breathable fabrics such as Goretex or sympatex (these are trade names), etc.
Don’t forget your feet and head. You can lose over half of your body heat from your head. A fleece hat or thin hood can keep you nice and toasty. A pair of booties on your feet with neoprene gloves or poggies for your hands will keep your digits warm.
The nice thing about this layering system is that you can buy each item throughout the year and then by winter/spring you have everything you need. Also when the weather warms up in the summer, you can choose what to wear and just wear the wetsuit or just the paddle jacket depending on what water temp you will be paddling on.

How to Dress for Success

Base layer Environmental layer Wind layer
Fleece wetsuit paddle jacket or dry top

Fleece top Dry suit Dry suit
Fleece bottom

Head Feet Hands
Hat or fleece hat booties Neoprene gloves or poggies

This is tends to be the most effective way to layer while paddling. There are many different products that you can choose from that limit the bulk, weight etc. You may also have some of this already and have fleece tops/bottoms from winter sports or cycling. You have spent good money on your boat, now to use it for what its worth, spend a little extra on gear that will allow you to paddle when ever you can not matter what the weather.

Here are a few links to check out.

http://www.nrsweb.com/

http://www.atlantickayaktours.com/Pages/expertcenter/how-to-dress/How-to-Dress-1.shtml

Now go out and paddle.

-seakayakca

Adaptive Paddling

seakayakca — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:23:15 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/

Here is a Q and A to help out with adapting your kayak from Marna Powell. She is a wonderful paddler and a great artist.

http://www.kayakzak.com/downloads/AdaptivePaddling.pdf

Paddling Articles

seakayakca — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:29:45 CST

I hope to post a new article each week on CCPN under this heading so please check often. If you have any suggestions, please let me know and I will what I can do or find out for you and post it here.

-t

Beufort Weather scale

seakayakca — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:04:54 CST

I am been asked a number of times about the wind and how fast is it blowing? So how can you tell without a wind gauge?

The Beufort Wind Scale was developed in 1805's by Sir Francis Beaufort

ForceWind
(Knots)WMO
ClassificationAppearance of Wind EffectsOn the WaterOn Land

0	Less than 1	Calm	Sea surface smooth and mirror-like	Calm, smoke rises vertically
1	1-3	Light Air	Scaly ripples, no foam crests	Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes
2	4-6	Light Breeze	Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking	Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move
3	7-10	Gentle Breeze	Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps	Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended
4	11-16	Moderate Breeze	Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps	Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move
5	17-21	Fresh Breeze	Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray	Small trees in leaf begin to sway
6	22-27	Strong Breeze	Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray	Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires
7	28-33	Near Gale	Sea heaps up, waves 13-20 ft, white foam streaks off breakers	Whole trees moving, resistance felt walking against wind
8	34-40	Gale	Moderately high (13-20 ft) waves of greater length, edges of crests begin to break into spindrift, foam blown in streaks	Whole trees in motion, resistance felt walking against wind
9	41-47	Strong Gale	High waves (20 ft), sea begins to roll, dense streaks of foam, spray may reduce visibility	Slight structural damage occurs, slate blows off roofs
10	48-55	Storm	Very high waves (20-30 ft) with overhanging crests, sea white with densely blown foam, heavy rolling, lowered visibility	Seldom experienced on land, trees broken or uprooted, "considerable structural damage"
11	56-63	Violent Storm	Exceptionally high (30-45 ft) waves, foam patches cover sea, visibility more reduced
12	64+	Hurricane	Air filled with foam, waves over 45 ft, sea completely white with driving spray, visibility greatly reduced

Pretty much anything under force 5 is fun to paddle and if don't like waves , then force 3 or under. Remember that this is a great way to judge freshwater lakes since the wind cannot put huge waves into small bodies of water. You can look at the shoreline and look at the trees etc.

I hope this helps.

Morro Bay

h2onissa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:24 CST

There are a variety of launch sites in Morro Bay depending on your destination within the bay. Coleman Beach is nice because it's a sand beach.

There is also the boat ramp in the marina at the end of the Embarcadero.

Windy Cove works best at higher tides when you can avoid the mud.

Here is an awesome link with very complete information on paddling in the Bay.
http://kayak.morro-bay.com

Weather Links

h2onissa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:22:20 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://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/PacificCoastViewerTable.shtml

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

California Central Coast Charts

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

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