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Hope you can join us on a Blue Water Ad-Venture!
Book a private local trip with 8 or more friends, family members or co-workers and your trip is complimentary!
Gift Certificates are also available.
Email Kim at: bluewaterventures@sbcglobal.net for details on any trip.
For our Blue Water Women, we are offering an array of local and international programs.
Check out our trips designed for women at: Trips For Women.
Upcoming programs for women include Belize, The British Virgin Islands,
Manatees of Florida and our amazing adventure to Baja Whale Camp
Local Calendar of Events
Seals and Sea Otter Watch By Kayak: Elkhorn Slough
For 2012 Dates and Details Go To: More Info
(Our Most Popular Kayaking Tour! )
Whales and WildLife Kayak Santa Cruz $60 More Info
April 29th 9:00am-1:00pm
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Summer Camps 2012
Marine Science Kayak Camp: July 9th-13th, 2012
For Adventurous Youth Ages 8-11
Extreme Tidepooling, Kayaking & Kelp Bed Exploration: July 30th- August 2nd, 2012
For Adventurous Youth Ages 10-13
Sierra Wilderness Kayak Camp: July 21st-25th, 2012 $545
For Adventurous Youth Ages 11-14
An adventurous week designed for youth ages 11-14.
Based at Loon Lake (West of Lake Tahoe)
(Space is limited to 16 teens; reserve early!)
Extreme Tidepooling, Kayaking & Kelp Bed Exploration
An adventurous educational day camp designed for youth ages 10-13
Contact Gateway School for details at:
(831) 423-0341
Marine Science Kayak Camp
An enriching educational day camp designed for youth ages 8-11.
Contact Gateway School for details at:
(831) 423-0341
For details on all 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-1:30pm $65; 9:30am-3:00pm $80
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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
Whales and Wildlife Kayak to Brunch
Join us for a morning paddle in search of mama Gray Whales
with their plump babies in tow. During their spring migration to Alaska,
mother and calf pairs
travel close to shore through our coastal waters.
Leaving from Santa Cruz harbor we'll search for whales and other marine mammals.
After our morning paddle let's gather at Aldos for brunch on their
outdoor patio above the harbor (brunch on own).
9:00am-2:30pm $60
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Full Moon Whale Watch By Kayak
Join us for an evening paddle in search of mama
Gray Whales with their curious babies in tow. During their spring migration to Alaska,
mother and calf pairs travel close to shore through our coastal waters.
Leaving from Santa Cruz harbor well before sunset,
we'll search the canopy of the kelp forest for marine mammals
as we await the arrival of a full moon.
5:00pm-9:00pm $60
(time varies with moon rise)
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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
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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 $55
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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
