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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Kids Kayak Polo
CCK staff member Peter Hargreaves is also a member of the USA Kayak Polo Team. For the past 12 Tuesday nights at the Richmond Plunge, a group of youth have been learning the basics of an obscure sport: Kayak Polo. With … Continue reading
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River Delphin
by Bryant Burkhardt So I’ve had the new P&H Delphin out in the rock garden (see the ‘between swims’ post below) but I didn’t get the chance to surf it. And since I live a couple hours from the coast … Continue reading
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Rush Mk2 by Valley Surf Kayaks – a review.
Those of us that remember the 70′s will recall that Valley Sea Kayaks used to make one of the first production surf-specific kayaks (or surf shoes as they were called back then), the Moccasin. Examples of this super fast, single finned surf shoe that … Continue reading
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New Arrivals – Valley and North Shore Sea Kayaks
True to our mission as the Bay Area’s only specialist paddlesports retailer whose sole focus is to bring to market the very best sea touring kayaks available, we are delighted to announce the arrival of Valley and North Shore Sea … Continue reading
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Open Coast: Marin Headlands Class
What a difference a few days can make. After a rather too exciting trip out to Point Bonita during the week (see Between Swims post), I was anxious to make sure that we had an incident-free Marin Headlands Class on Sunday. The forecast … Continue reading
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Between Swims
The saying goes that as a kayaker we are always “between swims”. The sentiment behind that was reinforced to me this week during a paddle out to Point Bonita and the Marin Headlands. The primary reason the four of us, … Continue reading
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Winter on the Oakland Estuary
If you have wondered what it is like to paddle from CCK in Oakland, check out these gorgeous images captured by Benton Carrol during recent excursions on his SUP. We rent kayaks, canoes and SUP’s all year round and winter time … Continue reading
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Ben’s new friend
Benton Carroll was out on his Stand Up Paddle Board recently when he spotted this little jewell swimming by. Attracted by anything with a skirt, he is keeping her in a jar and giving her lots of love.
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A windy day on Tomales Bay
There’s nothing worse than when you are scheduled for a great weekend out on the water and the weather forecast keeps bouncing back and forth over the margin of go/no go. I was suppose to help teach an Open Coast … Continue reading
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