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Tours, treks, races, raids, symposia

This is a free list. If you'd like us to add another event, see Get In Touch.

Elsewhere you will find links to outfitters and guides in the UK and elsewhere; to some sea kayak meetings & symposia, and to both national and regional sea kayaking associations.

Tours, treks, races & raids

Races listed below have, as far as we know, a warm welcome for kayakers who prefer cruising speed. See also Rowing-Sailing Boats for some picturesque raids which are open to a wide range of non-motorised boats.

Alphabetical order:
Arctic Canoe Raid (formerly the Arctic Canoe Race). Various destinations, tourers welcome. This is a river race so we asked organizer Petri Sutinen if it is safe to take your best composite sea kayak. He said "fiberglass sea kayaks CAN survive in the big rapids of the Tornio, Teno and Kalix rivers. But maybe they don't... sea kayaking experience may not be enough for avoiding permanent damage to the kayak hull. Paddler have to drive proper line through the stone reefs. Teno is much smoother, Kalix and Tornio are far more aggressive rivers." www.arcticcanoeraid.com - click on ACR / English.

Arctic Sea Kayak Race, Vesterålen Islands, Norway. Tourers definitely welcome.

www.askr.no
Blackburn Challenge, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. www.blackburnchallenge.com
Dalsland Canoe Marathon. 35 miles of beautiful Swedish lakes and rivers, suitable for sea kayaks. 2000 kayakers and canoeists. Elite kayakers in marathon race boats can expect to finish in 4.5 hours, but others have up to 12 hours to finish before the race closes. www.kanotmaraton.se
Elba Mare Marathon, Italy. www.seakayakitaly.it
Go Kayak Raid, Lillsved, Sweden. www.gokayakraid.com
Watertribe events (including the Ultimate Florida Challenge, Everglades Challenge, Ultra Marathon, North Carolina Challenge and the North Carolina Ultra Marathon). Races up to 1200 miles long. www.watertribe.com
Yukon River 1000. 1000 miles and 7-12 days of solid paddling. www.yukon1000.com

 

Sea kayak meetings & symposia 2010

Listing is alphabetical by country:
Australia Batemans Bay NSW Rock n' Roll 2010 19-22 March 2010
Canada Bay of Fundy Atlantic Canada Sea Kayakers' Meeting (organised by Coastal Adventures) 12-13 June 2010
Canada Palmer Rapids, Ontario National Sea Kayak Symposium (organised by Adventure Kayak magazine) 14-16 May 2010
Canada Ontario Rossport Islands Sea Kayak Festival 18-20 June 2010
Canada Ontario Georgian Bay Storm Gathering 14-17 October 2010
Catalonia See Spain
Finland Tulliranta Hanko Sea Kayak Gathering 20-22 August 2010
France Brittany (Bretagne) www.ckmer.org 2011/2012
Germany Spiekeroog Salzwasserunion's Seekajakwoche 2010 (English page here) 14-22 August 2010
Italy Genoa Da Genova a Rapallo e ritorno meeting for kayaks and rowing boats (organised by Canoaverde) 27-29 August 2010
Italy Sicily Vulcanoa (organised by Maremotu) 30 Sept- 7 Oct 2010
New Zealand near Auckland Coastbusters Sea Kayak Symposium 26-28 February 2010
New Zealand Hauraki Gulf International Kayak Week 28 Feb - 4 March 2010
Scotland See UK
Spain (Catalunya) Llanca www.pagaia.cat 2011
UK (Channel Islands) Jersey Jersey Sea Kayak Symposium

29-31 May 2010

UK (Scotland) Isle of Skye www.seasymposium.org May 2011
UK (Wales) Anglesey Anglesey Sea Kayak Symposium (organised by Sea Kayaking UK) 1-9 May 2010
UK (Wales) Pembrokeshire Stackpole Sea Kayak Festival (organised by Sea Kayak Guides) 29-30 May 2010
USA (California) Various Traditional Arctic Kayaks Symposium (TAKS, organised by Shaman Kayaks) 26-28 March 2010
USA (California) San Francisco Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium 26-28 February 2010
USA (California) San Diego Southwest Kayak Symposium 26-28 March 2010
USA (California) Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Surf Kayak Festival (organised by Adventure Sports Unlimited) 26-28 March 2010
USA (Carolinas) Charleston East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival April 9-14 2010
USA (Delaware) Lewes, DE Delmarva Paddlers' Retreat 1-3 October 2010
USA (Florida) St Petersburg Fl Sweetwater Kayaks Symposium (organised by ... you've guessed it, Sweetwater Kayaks) 26-28 February 2010
USA (Maine) Bar Harbor ME Downeast Sea Kayaking Symposium (organised by Carpe Diem Kayaking Co) 10-13 September 2010
USA (Maryland) Annapolis, MD Mid Atlantic Kayak Festival (organised by Potomac Paddlesports) 7-9 May 2010
USA (Michigan) Lake Michigan Qajaq TC 27-29 August 2010
USA (Michigan) Grand Marais Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium (organised by Downwind Sports) 15-18 July 2010
USA (Michigan) Marquette Ladies Of The Lake (organised by Downwind Sports) 12-15 August 2010
USA (New York) Croton-on-Hudson Hudson River Greenland Kayak Festival 25-27 June 2010
USA (Vermont) Lake Champlain Vermont Sea Kayak Symposium (organised by True North Kayak Tours) 19-21 June 2010
USA (Washington) Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium 2010
USA (Washington) near Seattle South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayak Symposium (SSTIKS) 18-20 June 2010
USA (Washington) Port Angeles Port Angeles Kayak Symposium (organised by Olympic Raft & Kayak) 16-18 April 2010

 

 

 

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