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SUPing the Petaluma River
Written by Ronnie Ayres With a couple of days of winter still on the calendar, a quick drop in elevation down to Sonoma County gave rise to the temperature and evidence of an early Spring in progress. The historic town of Petaluma sits on the banks of the same named “river” which is actually a tidal slough as most resident paddlers are quick to point out. Either way sounded good to me as the warm sun had me pushing aside my heavily used neoprene booties, still wet from the 40 degree water of Lake Tahoe, 3 hours up the hill. The...
read moreBLOG: 97 Miles of Smoked Salmon River
20 years ago I was a river bum who dropped out of college so I could get 200+ days a year on the water. The downside was scrounging for change in the donut shop parking lot so I could afford a 59¢ breakfast. These days, as co-owner of Clavey Paddlesports I can afford more donuts than my doctor allows but I rarely get more than one good river trip a year. So when Jim Marsh, the publisher of Canoe & Kayak Magazine invited my wife and me onto the Main Salmon during the busiest part of the Clavey summer season, I told Tom and Jeff my mother...
read moreSawyer Story – “Lost and…found”
Mid-life crisis at the age of 53… 10 years of rafting with the old grey 13′ Avon bucket and suddenly a need for more, bigger, hyper-aerated whitewater. So, researching the reviews, we set about purchasing a set of Sawyer Squaretops as the base oar-set for the new 15′ family Avon Expedition… while the neighbors are driving new Lexus’ and Mercedes, we’re driving a camouflage green Avon with Squaretops stuffed into the back of a paint-flaking, gas-gargling behemoth 1994 Chevy Suburbasaurus. But, the...
read more10 Reasons to SUP (Stand Up Paddle)
1. Fun – Stand up paddle boarding can only be described as great fun, especially for those people who love being on the water. That’s why it’s the fastest growing sport on the planet. 2. Anyone Can Do It – People of all ages are trying it, loving it and including stand up paddleboarding in their recreation and exercise routines. Many surfers are converting to SUP surfing because they have the ability to catch more waves in a set, as well as offering a better view of incoming sets. 3. Easy – Learning...
read moreBaja Road Trip ~ SUP Style
The magic of Baja is that you can often experience the total of its harsh, serene, hot, cold, beautiful and dirty nature all in the space of a single day. This was my fourth trip to explore the Baja Penninsula but my first time taking on the adventure from the stance of a Stand Up Paddleboarder (SUP’er). Like a modern day Cortez, my roadtrip warrior/boyfriend I conquered the 1100 mile round trip from Northern California to Northern Mexico but without all the bloodshed and malaria and within a slightly shorter timespan. With limited space,...
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