Hello Allison, >along the open coast where I can practice surf landings. I know some of Popham Beach at the mouth of the Kennebec River for sure and probably Plum Island south of the mouth of the Merrimack in Mass. BEWARE THE EBB TIDE at these rivers' mouths. People have died out there and large boats capsized. Have you considered a surf zone class? http://www.mainesport.com/ offers a couple classes a year. I went last year. Wells Beach below Kennebunkport (say hello to George Bush) has a lot of surf boarders. >the local beaches allow surfing, but I don't know if they would tolerate The beach or the surfers? :-) Dunno about the surfers but I don't recall any signs saying they're prohibited anywhere. IMHO, if you can get to the water, you're allowed in. Just head for a deserted part of the beach and respect the surfers. Hopefully some the Southern Maine Sea Kayak Network people will add to these remarks. >a kayak or not. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good practice >area in southern ME or NH? I am also very interested in suggestions for Practice? Surf practice? Where there is surf, otherwise, where there is water? :-) >good beginner/intermediate daytrips... Great Bay and Kittery Point (I'll be there tomorrow, gray beard, purple hat, organge kayak, testing out dry suit)are the closest NH areas. Email me for directions. In general, get a Maine Atlas & Gazetteer and look for interesting looking locations with nearby boat ramps. For other trips, clubs, organizations see: http://csisler.com/MyReports.htm http://members.mint.net/rwirth/waterways/ http://csisler.com/Kayaks/Research/Maine.htm http://dublinschool.org/~MVP/ http://www.thunderweb.com/canoe/ http://www.21.cyberhost.net/bskc/home.htm Clyde Sisler in beautiful suburban Derry, NH http://csisler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 30 1999 - 13:43:36 PDT
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