California Canoe & Kayak Events

Reel Paddling Film Festival Lake Natoma Paddlefest - June 22, 2008 Support Strokes 2008 Wavechaser Race Series Eppie's Great Race Sacramento Races Race For Treasure

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Reel Paddling Film Festival top of page Hosted by California Canoe & Kayak Rancho Cordova Location Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 6 PM

Lake Natoma Paddlefest - June 22, 2008 top of page 2008 California Canoe & Kayak's 15th Annual Paddlefest Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 9 am to 3 pm Celebrating 15 years of getting people on the water! DEMO dozens of models of canoes and kayaks at Nimbus Flat State Park from 9 am – 3 pm. Special on-water Kid's Kayaking Clinics through-out the day. Meet Factory Sales Reps and take advantage of paddling clinics throughout the day. $10 demo fee; kids under 12 are free. All proceeds are donated to the CSUS Aquatic Center Youth Program. Call 916-851-3600 or send email to marketing@calkayak.com for more details. Sample Clinic Schedule from 2007 Event Clinics will be held at the Pavilion Area or on water sites - Door Prizes will be raffled off at the end of each clinic (except kids on water clinics). 10:00 am - Efficient Stroke Technique: How to maneuver your kayak, cover the most distance, and maximize your fun - Presented by: Bryant Burkhardt: ACA Sea Kayak Instructor and Ken Howell: Sea Kayak Program Director. 11:00 pm - Kayak rescues: The fundamentals of rescuing another kayaker using different techniques. Presented by: Ken Howell: CCK Sea Kayak Program Director and Bryant Burkhardt, CCK Sac Sea Kayak Program Director 12:00 pm - Kayak Fishing: How to get into kayak fishing - Presented by: Kayak Fishing Guide, Ricky Mitchell - Current Designs Sponsored Paddler. 12:30 pm - Where to paddle- Presented by: Bill Van der Ven Author of the Up the Lake with a Paddle Series of Guide Books. 1:00 pm - How To Choose Your Kayak: Recreational Kayaks to Sea Kayaks. Presented by: Ken Howell, Sea Kayak Program Director 1:30 pm - Presentation of Different Rolling Techinques with Bryant Burkhardt, ACA Sea Kayaking instructor. Rolling Competition 11am - 12 pm - 1 pm - at - Held at the Thule display located in Parking Lot - How to rack and safety tie down your kayak presented by: Jeff Hopkins Thule Rack Specialist. 10 am - 11 am - 12 noon - 1 pm - 2 pm - Kids on water Clinics meet at the Registration Booth be ready to paddle Starting at 10 am and every hour on the hour last clinic 2 pm. Ages 8 and up (50 lbs min) All Day - Don Anglin, Fishing Guide, member of the NorCalKayakAnglers will be at the Hobie Kayak area all day to answer Kayak fishing and outfitting questions. Check out his Boat!

Support Strokes 2008 top of page Support Strokes 2008 to be held Saturday, August 23rd. Many people may or may not know that Tammy Borichevsky co-owner of California Canoe & Kayak was diagnosed with breast cancer for the 2nd time right around May 2007. Support came from many of the CCK Wednesday Night Paddlers in Oakland not only with kind words but good healthy food dropped off each chemo week. The same people have volunteered or paddled each year in Support Strokes. It has been a difficult and challenging 10 months. Tammy is in recovery and doing well. At first we had planned to cancel Support Strokes this year but many people have called and said we want to get people paddling and make the event even better for 2008. Our Sacramento Store and the Sierra Sea Kayakers Club want to have a sister even the same day in Sacramento. So... We have decided to work through the challenge with help from the CCK crew and volunteers and make the event happen in 2008. The Support Strokes website needs to be updated and some minor fixes before we get people signed up. Please have patience and we will let everyone know when it is ok sign-up. We hope the extra time will allow people to get in some paddling time, get friends and family involved and raise lots of money for the 4 local non-profits. Who really appreciate support. California Canoe & Kayak (CCK) is proud to sponsor the 8th Annual Support Strokes Paddle and Race Fundraiser, a challenging, 15.5-mile sea kayak and canoe paddle around Alameda Island to raise money for breast cancer advocacy, research, and treatment. During the last 6 years, determined and dedicated paddlers have made it possible for Support Strokes to raise over $145,000 to fight breast cancer. Please join us in continuing the fight. This event is in memory of Lore Hogan, a friend and fellow paddler who lost her battle with breast cancer in May of 2001. All proceeds benefit local Bay Area non-profit organizations working to help women with cancer. 2007 Support Strokes Paddle raised over $40,000! Thanks again to everyone involved in the 2007 event. The 7th Annual Support Strokes Paddle and Race took place on Saturday, May 19th, and was a great success. This year's event raised $40,000. Special Thanks to our sponsors: Scott's Seafood, Werner Paddles, Kokatat, Thule, Stohlquist, MTI, Life is Good and many others. View 2005 Support Strokes Gallery

Wavechaser Series top of page Outrigger and Surf Ski races, year round! Check out the Wave Chaser Series www.wavechaser.com California Canoe & Kayak is a proud sponsor of the WaveChaser race series.

Eppie's Great Race top of page Eppie's Great Race - July 19, 2008 Start getting ready now! California Canoe & Kayak's Sponsored Teams took First Place in both Men's and Women'e 2007. Congratulations to Team CCK! Men's Open - 1:32:12 Runner - Patrick Boivin Biker - Michael Brown Paddler - Craig Tanner Women's Open - 1:50:10 Runner - Kristi Ksenzulak Biker - Katie Norton Paddler - Elain Baden We offer Eppie's Training session and Rentals.

Sacramento Canoe & Kayak Races top of page Organized by the the River City Paddlers club: Sacramento Canoe & Kayak Race 2006 Series (SCKRS). For updates and results, please visit: River City Paddlers

CCK Race for Treasure top of page 2006 Race For Treasure Results 2005 Race For Treasure Results 2004 Race For Treasure Results California Canoe & Kayak's Race for Treasure is cancelled for 2007- We decided to cancel this year's race and instead focus on other opportunities to raise funds for the youth programs at Lake Merritt and Jack London Aquatic Center. We love this event and thank all the participants and volunteers who have made it a success over the last 13 years. - Tammy, Keith and the CCK Crew