Proposed Paddlefest Schedule Friday October 29, 2010 6:44am Sunrise 8:30am Group meeting in front of Beach Hdqtrs to assign groups 9am-1pm Morning Tour or instruction class 1:30pm Group meeting in front of Park Hdqtrs to assign groups 2pm-5pm Afternoon Tour and instruction on he water 5:41pm Sunset 6pm Group dinner on beach 7-9pm Group Slide Presentation 9pm-? Beach bonfire Saturday October 30, 2010 6:44am Sunrise 8:30am Group meeting in front of Beach Hdqtrs to assign groups 9am-1pm Morning Tour or instruction class 1:30pm Group meeting in front of Park Hdqtrs to assign groups 2pm-5pm Afternoon Tour and instruction on the water 5:41pm Sunset 6pm BBQ dinner at top deck on Park Headquarters Building 7-9pm Group Slide Presentation 9pm-? Beach bonfire and Halloween Party on beach Sunday October 31, 2010 6:44am Sunrise 8:30am Group meeting in front of Beach Hdqtrs to assign groups 9am-1pm Morning Tour or instruction class 2pm-5pm Afternoon Tour and instruction on the water 1. NEW DEMO KAYAKS: You don't have to go to France, Germany or Scotland to try out one of these new world class TideRace kayaks....you can try out all 5 of their models right here at Paddlefest Corpus Christi. Rich Miller is driving out from Florida to be with us for the 3 days of Paddlefest. These are the best made kayaks I have ever seen and handle beautifully in rough water. See more about TideRace kayaks at http://www.tideraceseakayaks.co.uk/ And as in past years, Rafael Mier will be driving to Corpus from Queretaro Mexico to bring up his latest models for us to try. Both the Tide Race and Mayan Seas kayaks are at the top of the heap for precision handling....certainly they are the best handling kayaks I have ever tried...but the Mayan Seas kayaks are not as tough or expensive. See more about Mayan Seas kayaks at http://www.mayanseas.com/indexenglish.html 2. GREENLAND KAYAKING INSTRUCTION: You don't have to drive cross country to one of the top kayak symposiums in the country to talk to and be instructed by one of the top Greenland paddlers in America: Greenland paddling instruction will be provided by Douglas Van Doren. Douglas Van Doren is one of the country's top Greenland Paddle instructors, and he will be attending our Corpus Christi Paddlefest Oct 29-31, 2010. We are really lucky to get that kind of instruction for our Paddlefest. For more information on Doug Van Doren, see the links below: For background info on Doug Van Doren see http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/sea-kayaking/doug-van-doren-featured-in-canoe -kayak-magazine/ http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/surf-kayaking/sea-kayak-storm-paddling-with-d oug-van-doren-on-lake-michigan/ http://cackle09.accountsupport.com/about/paddler-profiles/doug-van-doren/ Doug will be teaching 6 classes: one each morning (2-3 hours) and one each afternoon (2-3 hours) during the three days of Paddlefest. Each group class will cost $20. 3. LEARN WHERE TO PADDLE ON THE TEXAS COAST: John Whorff's new book on "Paddling the Texas Coast" will not be on bookshelves until March 2011, but we can brows through the 145 pages on digital proofs on my large screen TV to take an advance look at this wonderful book with lots of pictures, maps, charts, and trip descriptions. D\ Don't forget to register if you haven't already: Subject: Register now to attend Paddlefest Corpus Christi 2010 Oct/29-31/2010 Please hit "reply", fill out this section, and send me your Paddlefest registration form below: Will you attend Corpus Christi Paddlefest 10/29-31/2010 this year? ____Yes ____No ____ people in my party Which days do you plan to attend? ____Fri 10/29 ____Sat 10/30 ____Sun 10/31 Do you want to pay $10 for a catered group BBQ dinner Sat night? ____Yes ____No Do you want to pay $10 per 2-3 hr lesson for Greenland kayak classes by Doug Van Doren? ____Yes ____No Would you be willing to volunteer to help (lead tours, assist other new first time kayakers, let others try your kayak)? ____Yes ______No *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 12 2010 - 05:33:30 PDT
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