Events

Jan 1	Polar Bear Paddle 11:00am at Owen Beach in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park Hosted by the Matelot, Tacoma’s paddling club. For more info, visit their web site
Jan 11	Tacoma, WA Matelót monthly meeting 7:00pm, University of Puget Sound Presentation: Cold Weather Paddling For more info, check the club site at http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/matelot/
Jan 30 - 31	Anderson Island Overnight Winter Social Paddle hosted by Matelót, Tacoma's own paddling club For more info, check the club site at http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/matelot/ or call Azimuth Expeditions at 253.691.7941
Feb 6	Seattle, WA Sea Kayaking Winter Seminar Sponsored by Washington Water Trails Association Get more information at www.wwta.org
Feb 19 – 21	La Push Surf Pummel One of the burliest kayak surfing events anywhere… join area paddlers as they ride the storm sets of the winter coast. This 3-day event also features sea kayaking opportunities among the stacks and offshore islets around La Push as well as food and music around a roaring beach fire. For more information, contact Ken and Ellen DeBondt at debondt1@msn.com
Feb 27	Ventura, CA Slide Presentation: Wild Island Shorelines Hosted by California Kayak Friends Visit www.ckf.org for more information
Mar 8	Eureka, CA Slide Presentation: Wild Island Shorelines Hosted by Explore North Coast Visit www.explorenorthcoast.net for more information
Mar 9	Portland, OR Slide Presentation: Wild Island Shorelines Hosted by Portland Kayak Center Visit www.portlandkayak.com for more information
Mar 20	Tacoma, WA Standup paddleboard race. Sponsored by the South Sound chapter of the Surfrider Foundation… for more information, contact Mike Webb at (253)988-9468
May 8 – 9	Port Gamble, WA Paddlesports Symposium Sponsored by Olympic Outdoor Center. Details are still being hammered out, but this first-time event promises to be the must-see weekend of the spring. Contact OOC for more information as the date gets closer http://www.olympicoutdoorcenter.com/