Outdoor retail chain Mountain Equipment Co-op, which sells over 25,000 sleeping bags a year, printed a note in its recent catalog that they can no longer guarantee the prices of their sleeping bags.
New Florida paddling trail open The Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail on Florida’s Gulf Coast is now open. The trail is 105 miles long and supports multi-day expeditions, with designated primitive campsites exclusively for trail users spaced 10 to 14 miles apart. Florida’s Big Bend Gulf Coast is one of the longest and wildest publicly owned coastal wetlands in the U.S. A new guidebook for kayakers is available. Visit
www.wildflorida.org/nbr.
Adventure kayak’s 2004 Event Schedule
Tradeshows June 11-13
Great Canadian Outdoor Expo Woodstock, ON
www.greatcanadianoutdoorexpo.com
Events
April 3 Spring Splash
Bryson City, NC
www.noc.com
April 16-18
East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival Charleston, SC
www.ccprc.com
April 16-18
Port Angeles Kayak Symposium Port Angeles, WA
www.raftandkayak.com
Sponsored by
May 14-16 Adirondack Paddlefest Inlet, NY
www.moutainmanoutdoors.com
May 15
Fontana Flatwater Dash Bryson City, NC
www.noc.com
May 15-16
Georgian Bay Sea Kayak Symposium Nobel, ON
www.whitesquall.com
NEW FOR 2004… Kestrel
RECREATIONAL TOURING KAYAK
Comfort and stability in a straight-tracking, easy-to-handle rec-touring kayak! Length: 12.
' Width: 25. ”
Also available in High- volume. Choice of roto- molded polyethylene or new Thermoformed Composite System (TCSTM
) construction.
• Generous cockpit • Full bulkhead with large rear hatch • Left and right paddle parks • Fishing rod platforms
• Reflective peri- meter deck lines • Recessed fittings • Security bar
• Restrained toggles
Quality in design and performance, where form follows function and approaches art! Kayaks that nurture a passion for paddling – for life!
www.cdkayak.com
In Canada: Unit 300, 770 Enterprise Crescent, Victoria, B.C. V8Z 6R4 Phone: (250) 479-0106 • Fax: (250) 479-0906 • Email:
info@cdkayak.com In The USA: P.O. Box 247,Winona, Minnesota 55987
Phone: (507) 454-5430 • Fax: (507) 454-5448 • Email:
wenonah@luminet.net
(250) 479-0106 • (507) 454-5430 •
14 Early Summer 2004
(250) 479-0906 • (507) 454-5448 •
May 28-June 4 Kachemak Kayak Festival Homer, AL
www.kachemakkayakfest.com
May 29-30 West Michigan Coastal Kayaker’s Association Symposium Muskegon, MI
www.wmcka.org
June 5
Round Bowen Kayak Race Bowen Island, BC Martin Clarke
kayakbowen@telus.net June 6-9
Canadian River Heritage Conference Guelph, ON
www.riverconference2004.ca
June 13
Miramichi Lodge Paddlequest Petawawa, ON
ww.thedailyobserver.ca Larry & Netty Graham 613.735.8221
June 13
Canadian National River Day Missinaibi River, ON Yves Lepage
ylepage@ntl.sympatico.ca June 17-20
Inland Sea Kayak Symposium Bayfield, WI
www.inlandsea.org
June 19-23 Paddle Columbia Portland, OR
www.riverdiscovery.org
June 25-27
Rossport Island Sea Kayak Symposium Rossport, ON Dave Tamblyn
dtamblyn@nwconx.net July 2-4
Muskoka Paddlefest Bracebridge, ON
www.muskokapaddlefest.com
July 2-4
Lake Superior Sea Kayak Paddlefest Wawa, ON
www.naturallysuperior.com/paddle- fest.htm
July 9-11
Door County Sea Kayak Symposium Door County, WI
www.rutabaga.com/everyonepaddles
July 9-11
Gulf of Maine Sea Kayak Symposium Castine, ME
www.kayaksymposium.org
July 11 BC Marine Trail Ocean Kayak Marathon Vancouver, BC
www.ecomarine.com
July 15-18
Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium Grand Marais, MI Larry Merx
lmerx@nkfm.org
July 17 Tour de Indian Arm North Vancouver, BC
www.deepcovekayak.com
July 24-25 Paddling in the Park Palatine, IL
www.paddlinginthepark.com
July 31 – Aug 7 The Great River Rumble Brunswick, MO
www.riverrumble.org
Aug 13-29 2004 Olympics Athens, Greece
www.athens2004.com
Sept 11-12 Y2Canoes 2004 World Record Canoe/Kayak Flotilla Bridgewater, NS
www.y2canoes.does.it
Sept 17-19 West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium Port Townsend, WA
www.wcsks.org
Sept 25-26 Bay Area Paddlefest San Mateo, CA
www.bayareapaddlefest.com
Oct 1-3
Surfing Superior Surf Kayak Confluence Wawa, ON
www.naturallysuperior.com/surfingsu- perior.htm
Oct 2
Southwest Kayak Symposium San Diego, CA Jennifer Kleck
info@southwestkayaksymposium.com Oct 6-9
Paddle California Sacramento, CA
www.riverdiscovery.org
Weekly
Recreational Races
Deep Cove Tuesday Night
Paddle Sport Races Tuesday nights starting April 6 until Sept 14 Deep Cove, North Vancouver, BC
www.deepcovekayak.com
Ecomarine Races Wed. nights starting April 21 until Sept 1 Vancouver, BC
www.ecomarine.com
Trailhead/Synergy Races Tuesday nights June 15 until Aug 10
www.trailhead.ca or
www.synergyat.ca
Go to
www.adventurekayakmag.com for 2004 Event Schedule updates.
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