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  Coastal
Kayaking Skills
Bolinas
Trip Details
Course
Description: Start training
for open water paddling along California's coastline. This
class covers navigation, tides and currents, trip planning,
open water re-entries, and other skills essential for safe
paddling in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will also gain
more experience paddling in the coastal environment, as
well as refining more advanced strokes and boat handling
skills. If conditions permit, a surf landing will also
be in the plans.
What to Bring:
- Wear synthetic,
wool, or silk clothing (swimsuit, shirt, shorts, jacket, & warm
cap) rather than cotton
- Water
- Food (sandwich, fruit, energy bars)
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Sun Hat
- Retainer straps for glasses
- Booties, water shoes,
or sport sandals
- Consider bringing a tip for your instructor / guide for
exceptional service
Level: Sea
Kayaking Development or equivalent.
Time: 10:00
AM to 4:00PM
Outback Adventures Provides:
- Kayaks
- Paddles
- PFD’s
- Spray skirts
- Paddling Jackets
- Wetsuits
- 1st Aid
and safety equipment
- Experienced, friendly guides
Directions
from Santa Rosa: Travel South on Highway 101 until
you reach mill valley. Take the Stinson Beach/Highway 1
exit and follow the signs to Stinson Beach. Continue North
on Highway 1 through the town of Stinson Beach. Bolinas
Lagoon will be on your Left. At the end of the Lagoon,
take your first left onto an unmarked road. Bear Left at
the yield sign onto Olema Bolinas Road. After a mile or
so, you will come to a T-intersection. Take a Left and
follow the road into town. Take a right on Brighton Ave
and continue for 1/4 mile. You will see a tennis court
on your right. The road dead-ends at the beach a couple
hundred feet later. Meet here at road's end.
Directions from San
Francisco: Travel North on Highway 101 accross the
Golden Gate Bridge. Take the Stinson Beach/Highway 1 exit
and follow the signs to Stinson Beach. Continue North on
Highway 1 through the town of Stinson Beach. Bolinas Lagoon
will be on your Left. At the end of the Lagoon, take your
first left onto an unmarked road. Bear Left at the yield
sign onto Olema Bolinas Road. After a mile or so, you will
come to a T-intersection. Take a Left and follow the road
into town. Take a right on Brighton Ave and continue for
1/4 mile. You will see a tennis court on your right. The
road dead-ends at the beach a couple hundred feet later.
Meet here at road's end.
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