In a message dated 4/29/00 8:13:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, cakayak_at_mindspring.com writes: << In California there are organizations such as California Kayak Friends, but they don't get together as a group yet have trips that folks can join and a couple of purported excellent clubs such as BASK and San Diego Kayak Club. Presently there are no clubs in the Los Angeles area or Orange County that I can find. I would like to work on putting a club together in the Dana Point area. There are facilities available to meet and some excellent paddling opportunities at our door step. >> Fred and All, As long as you are a member, you are welcome to host just about any type of event you would like for both of the Southern California kayaking clubs I am a member of: California Kayak Friends and San Diego Kayak Club. These clubs love for people to get involved and host events. I am personally hosting a rescue practice and a three-day campout in May. Although anyone is perfectly welcome to start a club, we are not short of clubs in Southern California. All you have to do is get involved. I am involved and have dozens of kayaking friends, and because of it I rarely get a chance to paddle alone. Even today we had a wonderful event in Mission Bay with the San Diego Kayak Club. It was an anniversary festival, and we had 45 members present for informal classes, rolling and rescue practice, a swap meet, trying out each other's kayaks, BBQ and potluck, socializing, and kayak polo. What more could you ask for? Duane Strosaker Irvine, California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Duane: My comments were not a condemnation of San Diego or CKF, just an observation about clubs in LA and Orange County. I have in fact been in contact with the club in San Diego and they are very friendly and gracious. It just isn't within my ability to attend meetings so far away given my schedule. Thus, it would be great if there was a similar organization, Club, in Orange County. With regards to CKF. I can't understand why you would be so defensive. It's great that you are so actively involved and "Host" the functions that you do. When I first moved to S. Ca. I contacted CKF to try and get connected and found it a bit difficult as there was not a scheduled and organized place of meeting such as the San Diego Club has. Personal preference? Fred 12:09 AM 4/30/2000 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 4/29/00 8:13:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >cakayak_at_mindspring.com writes: > ><< In California there are organizations such as California Kayak Friends, >but > they don't get together as a group yet have trips that folks can join and a > couple of purported excellent clubs such as BASK and San Diego Kayak > Club. Presently there are no clubs in the Los Angeles area or Orange > County that I can find. I would like to work on putting a club together in > the Dana Point area. There are facilities available to meet and some > excellent paddling opportunities at our door step. > >> > > >Fred and All, > >As long as you are a member, you are welcome to host just about any type of >event you would like for both of the Southern California kayaking clubs I am >a member of: California Kayak Friends and San Diego Kayak Club. These clubs >love for people to get involved and host events. I am personally hosting a >rescue practice and a three-day campout in May. Although anyone is perfectly >welcome to start a club, we are not short of clubs in Southern California. >All you have to do is get involved. I am involved and have dozens of >kayaking friends, and because of it I rarely get a chance to paddle alone. >Even today we had a wonderful event in Mission Bay with the San Diego Kayak >Club. It was an anniversary festival, and we had 45 members present for >informal classes, rolling and rescue practice, a swap meet, trying out each >other's kayaks, BBQ and potluck, socializing, and kayak polo. What more >could you ask for? > >Duane Strosaker >Irvine, California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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