Re: [Paddlewise] West Coast Sea Kayak Seminar for 2010

The latest information on the 2010 West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium (WCSKS),
normally held in September, is that it will not be happening this year. This
comes from two members of TAKS, the sponsoring organization.  No one seems
to know if it will revive in 2011 but my experience with such things is that
once they stop they stay stopped. I sure hope I'm proven wrong on this; at
least this time.

Also no Tacoma kayak symposium (usually held in the summer).

I'm thinking about holding my own kayak symposium at Port Townsend anyway.
It could be even more fun as there are lots of places to paddle in that area
and I've only barely scratched the surface. And the campgrounds at Fort
Warden State Park make an excellent home base.

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Gordin Warner <gwarner2_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

>
> From: "Craig Jungers" Sea Kayak Seminar for 2010
>
>
>
>  Rumor has it that the 2010 WCSKS in Port Townsend, WA may not happen.
>>
>
> I heard from some volunteers a few years ago that the Park fees were
> getting to be extremely high, and that the organizers were looking for
> alternative sights.  One rumored site was Jericho beach in Vancouver BC.
>  Last years economy and its impact on retail kayak operations may have
> tipped the organization over the edge.
>
> I haven't been to the symposium since about 06 or 07 but hope it survives.
>
> gordin Warner
> Victoria
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