"Getting The Paddlesports Education You Need: How To Find Sit-on-top Kayak Lessons"
*In New England - Tom's Kayak Lesson Schedule*
Calendar of Events - 2010
To Submit Your Event
send to AhoyThere @ TopKayaker.net
CALL AHEAD to confirm the event, check
if there is a fee,
and that it will be suitable to your needs.
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NOTE: The events on this calendar should be of interest
to sit-on-top paddlers. They will include sit-in-side kayaks as
well. Most of these events are "demo days" where you will
be able to try a variety of kayaks. Some of these events will have
an educational aspect. If you know of an event that is noteworthy
to sit-on-top paddlers let us know. If you are a shop or school
currently providing sit-on-top kayak instruction, let us know.CALL
AHEAD to confirm the event, check if there is a fee, and that it
will be suitable to your needs. California
Kayak Friends Has a wonderful list of ongoing
events for instruction & fun for kayakers open to both SOT's
and closed deck boats. http://www.ckf.org
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February 6-10 2010 - Texas
American Canoe Association (ACA) & Kayak Instruction, Inc. are sponsoring a combined Coastal Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop & River Kayak Day Trip Leading Assessment Workshop to be held February 6-10, 2010. Workshops will be conducted by ACA instructors at Lake Grapevine, Texas. These workshops are open to those who are kayak instructors or wish to become instructors. For more information & to register contact Kayak Instruction, Inc. 972-412-7691 or e-mail: Dave@KayakInstruct.com Cost: $100.00 for the combined workshops.
February 13 & 14 - Texas
Kayak Adaptive Paddling Workshop American Canoe Association (ACA) & Kayak Instruction, Inc. are sponsoring a Kayak Adaptive Paddling Workshop to be held February 13 & 14, 2010. Instructors will show participants how to instruct people with various disabilities on safe kayaking techniques. The workshop, conducted by ACA instructors, will be at The Colony Aquatic Park, 5580 N. Colony Blvd., The Colony, TX 75056. This workshop is open to those who are kayak instructors, wish to become Instructors or want to improve their adaptive paddle skills. For more information & to register contact Kayak Instruction, Inc. 972-412-7691 or e-mail: Dave@KayakInstruct.com Cost: $70.
February 26-28 - San Francisco
2010 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, CA
http://www.ggsks.com/
February, 26-28 - Toronto
Canoe & Kayak Expo
International Centre, Toronto, Canada
Feb. 26 - 28, 2010 - Florida
Sweetwater Kayaks symposium
(Greenland week starts 2-22)
St. Petersburg, FL
Sweetwater Kayaks
Jean@sweetwaterKayaks.com
http://www.sweetwaterkayaks.com/symposiums.html
March 6 - Michigan
Quiet Water Symposium Indoor show,
presentations, exhibits, demonstrations, resources, children's activities
East Lansing, MI http://www.quietwatersymposium.org/
March 12 - 14 - Wisconsin
Canoecopia Show
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, Wisconsin
Rutabaga shop
March 26-28 - San Diego
Southwest Kayak Symposium Show,
classes, demos
San Diego, CA
Aqua Adventures Kayak Center
March 26 - 28 - New Jersey
Paddlesport Show
Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, New Jersey
The Jersey Paddler shop
April 9-11 - New Hampshire
New England Paddlesports Show
UNH Field House, Durham, NH
Indoor show, works shops, demonstrations.
Kittery Trading Post
April 15 - Maine
Maine Paddler Film Fest
One Longfellow Square,
Portland, ME 207-761-8225 x107
6 pm Doors Open, 7 pm
Film Fest Tickets: Advance $12 / Door $15
Maine Island Trail Association
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
April 16-18 - South Carolina
East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival
James Island County Park
Charleston Co Park and Rec Commission
Charleston, SC http://www.ccprc.com/index.aspx?nid=472
April 24 - UK
Welsh Canoe and Kayak Show
Cardiff Marine Village, UK
http://www.welsh-canoe-kayak-show.co.uk/
April 26, 2010 - Florida
Paradise Coast Kayak Festival
Isle of Capri, FL
Saltwater Sports
http://www.saltwatersportsflorida.com/social_pcp_festival.html
May 7-9 - Maryland
MidAtlantic Kayak Festival
Camp Letts, Annapolis, MD
Outdoor show, lessons and demos
PotomacPaddleSports
May 19-20 - Washington State
Puget Sound Sea Kayak Symposium
Tacoma, WA, Tacoma's Pt. Defiance Park.
Show, presentations, on-water classes and demos
Metro Parks Tacoma http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=97
May 21-23 - New York
Adirondack Paddlefest Show,
demos, work shops
Old Forge, NY
Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company
May 22-28
National Safe Boating Week
WEAR YOUR PFD!
http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/
May 28-31 - Michigan
West Michigan Sea Kayaking Symposium
Camp Pendalouan, Big Blue Lake, MI
West Michigan Coastal Kayakers
June 25-26 - Ohio
Ohio River Paddlefest Weekend
Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.ohioriverway.org/paddlefest/events/
June 25-27 - Massachusetts
Whitewater DemoFest
Deerfield River, Massachusetts
Zoar Outdoor
http://www.zoaroutdoor.com/demofest.htm
July 5 - Maine
Sheepscot River Race
Start Wiscasset End Newcastle, Maine
Seaspray Kayaking
http://www.seaspraykayaking.com/SheepscotRiverRace.htm
Oct. 29 through Nov. 7, 2010 - Florida
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
Fort Myers-Sanibel area in Southwest Florida.
Races, fishing tournament, clinics, demonstrations
http://www.calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com/
If you know of sit-on-top kayak events in your area
please email us
We also appreciate a link on your club or shop site.
DEALERS: You can list your on & off water events here. Click here to inquire.
Your local kayak shop may be holding demo days not listed here. Demo
days are the best way to try out a kayak before you buy. Give your local
shop a call for information on their planned events this winter season.
