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Hope you can join us on
another Blue Water Ad-Venture!
We extend the offer to book a private local trip with friends,
family members or co-workers and your trip is complimentary!
Gift Certificates are also available.
Email bluewaterventures@sbcglobal.net for details on any trip.
For our Blue Water Women, we are offering several programs
designed for adventurous women. Be sure to check out our trip to snorkel with the
Our Local Calendar of Events
Three Women, Three Hundred Miles: Benefit Documentary & Kayak Trip June 7th
Summer Solstice Celebration: Family Kayak Trip, Elkhorn Slough
June 22nd, 4:30pm-8:00pm $65
( Kids 6 years of age or older welcomed)
25% of proceeds will be donated to the Katz Cancer Resource Center, Santa Cruz More Info
Sea Kayak, Beach Bonfire & Concert by Tamra Engle: Santa Cruz, September 20th 9:30am-4:00pm $75
(this event is open to anyone; min. age to kayak 10; all welcomed at beach party) More Info
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Book a private local kayaking event with friends, family or coworkers and your trip is complimentary!
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Blue Water Ventures is pleased to announce two Summer Camps for youth:
Sierra Wilderness Kayak Camp and Marine Science Kayak Camp
Our Sierra Wilderness Kayak Camp
is an adventurous week
designed for teens ages 11-14.
Based at Loon Lake (West of Lake Tahoe)
July 9th-13th, 2008 $495
(Space is limted to 16 teens; reserve early!)
photo by Michael Love, Summer Intern 2007
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Our Sierra Wilderness Kayak Camp is based at Loon Lake near the western edge of Desolation Wilderness
(between Placerville and Tahoe). At 6500'
elevation Loon Lake has a beautiful granite shoreline, clear water and
many islands to explore. It offers great day hiking and fabulous
swimming. As always, Blue Water Ventures emphasizes team work, a sense
of adventure and an appreciation of the natural world. Packing up your
own kayak and heading out to a wilderness site is exciting!
Marine Science Kayak Camp
Designed for youth ages 8-11 .
August 4th-8th, 2008 $260
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Our educational Marine Science Kayak day camp is offered through Gateway School's Summer
Program and is taught by Kim Powell, a professional marine educator. Each day offers new
learning opportunities and outdoor adventures.
Field trips include:
Tidepooling at Natural
Bridges,
Long's Marine Lab, Davenport Landing, Ano Nuevo State Reserve,
Kayak skills/safety and a Kayak Expedition to Elkhorn Slough.
Dates: Augsut 4th -8th, 2008 Cost: $260
Contact Rosemary at Gateway School for details at:
(831) 423-0341 ext.
304
For details on both camps email Kim Powell at:
bluewaterventures@sbcglobal.net
Stay tuned for more sea kayaking adventures in Coastal California!
Leaving from Moss Landing
Sea otters, harbor seals, and an array of migratory birds makes the protected
water of Elkhorn Slough our most popular sea kayaking destination.
We'll explore the Slough's tidal creeks learning about it's unique ecology
and stop for a picnic on shore. This is an ideal trip for wildlife enthusiast and
those new to the sport of kayaking.
9:30am-2:00pm $65; 9:30am-3:30pm $75
Winged Migration and Moon Rise
Come ride the tide from Kirby Park to the Coast! A steady ebb flow will carry us past slumbering seals and sea otters as we make our way to North Moss Landing Harbor. The extensive mudflat's offer plenty of food in this biologically rich area of the Slough. This is another great trip for beginners and/or those who enjoy wildlife sightings. We'll stop for lunch and libations at the Sea Harvest Restaurant (N. Moss Landing Harbor) before catching a van ride back to Kirby ($15 van shuttle included; lunch is on own).
6-7 hours; time varies with tides $80
Kayak Corkscrew Slough/Bair
Island Ecological Reserve
Join us for a day of exploring the
convoluted channels of Corkscrew Slough!
The birding is marvelous in this
well kept secret just north of Redwood City.
A channel cutting through the
interior of Bair Island gives us a panoramic view of
San Francisco Bay National
Wildlife Region.
Small leopard sharks glide below us as flocks of migratory
birds work the mud flats.
10:00am-4:00pm $75
Kayak Whale Watch Cannery Row
From Cannery Row, enter our scenic marine sanctuary.
In the early morning, we may encounter
Gray Whales that migrate through our sanctuary by the thousands en route to Baja, Mexico.
We'll search the flourishing kelp beds for marine mammals such as sea otters, harbor seals and sea lions.
This trip is appropriate for athletic beginners who are comfortable with open water and ocean swells.
8:30 am - 2:30 pm $75
Photo by Jane Driscoll
From Santa Cruz Harbor enter
our scenic marine sanctuary. Sunset is a magical time
to be on the water enjoying the exquisite beauty of Monterey Bay.
We'll paddle over the canopy layer of a kelp forest!
Full moon tours from Santa Cruz Harbor are also possible.
3 hours, time varies seasonally $50
Full Moon Paddle, Picnic and Tide Pools: Pillar Point Harbor
Spend a leisurely afternoon with a naturalist, kayaking in the protected harbor of Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay.
Cormorants, pelicans, terns and harbor seals join us for our evening paddle.
Across the harbor we'll beach comb, explore tide pools and have a shore picnic before paddling back under a full moon sky.
4-5 hours; time varies with tides $75
