tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307494979447510702024-02-18T20:38:12.341-08:00Liquid Fusion KayakingCate's blog about the kayak adventures of Liquid Fusion Kayaking in Fort Bragg, on the Mendocino Coast, and beyond.Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-78772903222918129482019-08-08T14:44:00.001-07:002019-08-08T14:44:46.184-07:00Whitewater of the SeaIn June, world traveler Kyle Mulinder aka <b><a href="https://barekiwi.com/" target="_blank">Bare Kiwi</a></b> came out with us for a whitewater of the sea adventure. Kyle was on a Northern California Road Trip for Visit California and GoPro. Kyle is a sea kayak guide in New Zealand and was super curious about our rock gardening adventures. As a sea kayak guide, he is used to keeping his participants away from the rocks. The concept of playing in close to the rocks in areas that other sea kayak guides avoid intrigued him about our trip.<div>
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Kyle had a blast on the trip and shared that it was the highlight of his Northern California Trip and thinks it is one of his top 5 adventures worth doing globally. WOW - considering the stellar Northern California road trip and his adventures. Here is a <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/114752481/kiwis-on-ultimate-us-road-trip" target="_blank"><b>link</b></a> to the video and write up about Kyle's Northern California Adventure. The video is fun and inspiring. We were at the end of his road trip and whitewater of the sea is toward the end of the video and blog post.</div>
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Check it out and let us know what you think. We also encourage you to follow <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Barekiwi/" target="_blank">Bare Kiwi's Adventures on Instagram.</a></b> He definitely knows how to peg the fun meter.</div>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-64014884107600280212019-05-21T13:46:00.001-07:002019-05-21T13:46:56.174-07:00A Semester in Sea Kayaking<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
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<strong>How about a semester course in sea kayaking?</strong><strong>Or a sea kayak specialty weekend clinic?</strong></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Kayaking on the Mendocino Coast with Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Check out LFK's </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3Da36dd12228%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNHRlSBL5wGiKZvxDzVm0MJV7Tl_5g" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=a36dd12228&e=7f6079bedf" style="background-color: white; color: #2baadf;" target="_blank"><strong>Art of Sea <span class="il">Kayaking</span> Mendocino Series</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">.</span></span></h3>
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June - September </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- each month we will hone your skills on a different aspect of sea </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kayaking</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. The skills are specific to the Mendocino Coast but can be applied to other sea </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kayaking</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> destinations. Working with students over the course of 4 or 5 months, we see significant progress in their skills and comfort and confidence in dynamic waters. If you really want to accelerate your sea </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kayaking</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> skills, this is the program for you.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea kayak classes and tours on California's Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have taken sea kayak classes before (even this series), we encourage you to re-take the ones in areas where you want to fine tune and master your skills. </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every day on the sea is different and a learning experience - take this opportunity to learn under the guidance of <span class="il">Liquid</span> <span class="il">Fusion</span> <span class="il">Kayaking</span>.</strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3D17c586368a%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNF3Pi-9bB7aY0WeCvd6KCp3R0v_2g" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=17c586368a&e=7f6079bedf" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">Sea Kayak 101</a> - Foundation Skills Class - great first class or skills tune-up</span></strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3D832952b3ba%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNE0JCkIVnOGkZjdy-WXIB5fWM_hcA" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=832952b3ba&e=7f6079bedf" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">Touring Ocean Rock Gardens</a> - Sea Kayak Rock Garden Class - reading water and traveling among rock gardens as a team</span></strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3D31028ff391%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNELUf5lDJXaUQ-sCf3Ju5wZFFohmQ" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=31028ff391&e=7f6079bedf" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">Surfzone FUNdamentals</a> - Sea Kayak Surf Zone Class</span></strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3D0b80afc8fd%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNF5ho3WkDI-SAscdX-ZNo9tahoKkA" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=0b80afc8fd&e=7f6079bedf" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">The Art of Pour-Overs</a> - Rock Garden and Coastal Play</span></strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd%26id%3D30ae833ec1%26e%3D7f6079bedf&source=gmail&ust=1558026618479000&usg=AFQjCNHV32ivOcRPVG3cwu0NIP3pMLzF1Q" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f9d8d5155af32940031b21bd&id=30ae833ec1&e=7f6079bedf" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">Magical Mendocino Sea Caves</a> - Sea Cave Exploration</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each 2 day class
is $270/person using your own equipment.
Equipment rentals are available.
Students have the option of using a decked sea kayak or a sit on top
touring kayak. Reservations are
necessary and can be made online at </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/" target="_blank">LiquidFusionKayak.com </a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or by calling Liquid
Fusion Kayaking (707) 962-1623.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea kayak surfing on the Mendocino Coast of California</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For extra credit aka extra fun - make the 2 day class into a 3 or 4 day weekend by adding LFK's </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterofthesea" target="_blank">Whitewater of the Sea</a></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on Friday and/or </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/sea-kayak-rock-garden-surf-n-play" target="_blank">Coastal Tour and Play Day</a></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on Sunday.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater of the Sea aka Whitewater Kayaking in Ocean Rock Gardens.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liquid
Fusion Kayaking is an owner-operated instructional kayak company based on the
Mendocino Coast of California. Liquid Fusion Kayaking's mission is to provide
fun, personal, interactive, and educational adventures that garner appreciation
for wildlife, nature, and kayaking. LFK is owned and operated by
internationally acclaimed kayak instructors - Cate Hawthorne and Jeff Laxier.
Cate and Jeff guide and teach all of LFK's tours and classes. Cate and Jeff's
specialties include sea kayaking, whitewater river kayaking, surf kayaking,
rock gardening, and natural history. They are both a bit nerdy when it comes to
nature and love sharing wildlife and natural history during their classes and
tours.</span></div>
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-69927317731263858122019-05-15T10:09:00.000-07:002019-05-15T10:09:23.160-07:00Kayak Safety Clinic<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Get ready for summer kayaking season on the Mendocino Coast with a kayak safety skills clinic.</b></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capsizes happen to all kayaks. Learn how to help yourself and others back into and onto their kayaks after a capsize.</td></tr>
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On Sunday May 19, Liquid Fusion Kayaking is going to be hosting a Kayak Safety Clinic. From 10- Noon there will be a<span style="font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 hour on water kayak safety clinic that includes capsize prevention techniques and capsize recovery. $20/person with their own kayak and equipment (must wear a wetsuit). $40/person includes kayak and wetsuit rental. </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">All proceeds will be donated to the Mendocino County Water Safety Coalition. </strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good to know how to help yourself and your friends when a kayak capsizes.</td></tr>
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<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">NOON - FREE KAYAK SAFETY DEMONSTRATION</strong> - </h3>
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Liquid Fusion Kayaking will demonstrate safety skills including how to get back into and onto a capsized kayak.<br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-62852358677268457102019-04-12T10:17:00.002-07:002019-04-12T10:17:48.743-07:00Mendocino Coast Kayaking Videos<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>If a picture says a thousand words, what does a video say?</b></h2>
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<b>Evolution of Liquid Fusion Kayaking's Mendocino Kayak Videos</b></h2>
Last month, I created 2 new videos for Liquid Fusion Kayaking to showcase our Mendocino Kayaking Adventures. When I uploaded them to YouTube, I spiffed up <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXI92xqWl8cmbYb455anig" target="_blank">LFK's YouTube Channel</a></b> and revised some of our playlists. Doing so was a bit of a stroll down memory lane. It is hard to believe that 10 years ago, I created our first video - <b><a href="https://youtu.be/1gB10OT9Nh8" target="_blank">Rock Gardening on the Mendocino Coast</a></b>. I learned a lot from the process and the feedback that I received from viewers.<br />
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In 2009, I created our <b><a href="https://youtu.be/HVduS66RAU4" target="_blank">Mendocino Coast Sea Kayaking</a></b> video. This is still one of my favorite videos. I hope someday to recreate it with better quality video.<br />
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Fast forward 10 years to 2019</h2>
It was fun this week to share and reveal our new videos and to reminisce over our oldies. I have published over 30 videos for Liquid Fusion Kayaking's YouTube Channel and created several playlists. It is amazing how far video quality and technology have come - even for us amateurs using hand held point and shoot cameras and simple editing programs. I think the biggest game changer was when we could shoot and edit HD video without sophisticated equipment and software. The continual battle with shooting kayaking videos is water spots, lighting and moving water and subjects. <b><a href="https://youtu.be/zfLG_6eeF-c" target="_blank">Jive'n</a></b> is one of my favorite Mendocino Coast kayaking videos. The good old Necky boats like the Jive are still fun boats for rock gardening and kayak surfing.<br />
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This year, I have created and posted 2 quickie - 1 minute videos. I like the challenge of editing for quality not quantity and the challenge of a 1 minute video that entertains and tells a story. My first challenge was a 1 minute video to use as a "trailer" or promo video to showcase LFK as an owner/instructor multi-discipline kayak company. Check it out and let me know what you think.<br />
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My second project this year was to portray our Whitewater of the Sea - rock gardening lesson/tour. We get lots of interest and questions about this trip. My goal was to create a video that gave an authentic teaser of our Whitewater of the Sea Adventure. The challenge was to portray it as fun, exciting, challenging, but not scary. Take a look and let me know how I did.<br />
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I hope that you enjoyed the videos and the little stroll down memory land. I have a couple of future video projects in mind. If you know anyone who would like to collaborate with us on some fun, inspirational, or instructional videos, we are open to suggestions. To be the first to see our new videos - <br />
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-87734341047549341162019-03-31T09:27:00.003-07:002019-03-31T09:27:49.624-07:00Mendocino Kayak Tours and ClassesMendocino is one of our favorite places to kayak. Here's a short (1 minute) video that we made to share <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/" target="_blank">Liquid Fusion Kayaking</a></b>'s fun kayak tours and classes in Mendocino County. It was a challenge to create a video that combined our family friendly eco-tours as well as rock gardening, whitewater kayaking, and sea kayaking adventures. We hope that you like it. <br />
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-90955700999984563252019-03-06T04:00:00.000-08:002019-03-06T04:00:00.174-08:00Get the Scoop<div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-18739093944178787252019-02-19T08:26:00.004-08:002019-02-19T08:26:48.286-08:00Whitewater Kayaking<h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">Since the beginning of 2019, it seems to have rained here every day. Even on days when no rain is forecasted, a rain shower seems to emerge out of nowhere. To make things more exciting, we have had numerous hail storms and even some snow. The snow forecast for the Sierras is looking promising, and even our Coast Range is blanketed. With all this snow and rain, 2019 is shaping up to be an epic year for whitewater.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">If you aren't, you should be California dreaming. We sure are. It has been a cold winter, and we are dreaming of warm spring days running whitewater. The song Big Rock Candy Mountain permeates through our hearts as we dream of mountains gushing with crystal clear water pouring over granite boulders in the Sierras. Our dreams include multiday self-support kayak trips on several of our favorite runs including the Eel River. With plentiful water in the reservoirs, dam release runs should have good water all summer long. We are looking forward to summer getaways on the Trinity, Sierra Rivers, and even maybe Cache Creek.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/rolling-lessons" target="_blank">Rolling</a></b> - Learn to roll or tune-up your roll with a LFK Instructor in the comfort of our local community pool. Private rolling lessons and tune-ups are available most days. Contact us to schedule.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/3/24/whitewater-river-kayaking-class-2ecgw" target="_blank">Learn to Whitewater Kayak</a></b> - Beginning whitewater kayak class for sea kayakers, whitewater kayakers, and recreational kayakers who have basic kayaking skills and want to learn to run whitewater rivers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/3/17/precision-river-running-8ktxw" target="_blank">Precision River Running</a></b> - Intermediate whitewater kayakers - Dial in your river running skills to run the river with style - catch challenging eddies, make jet ferries, boof holes, and surf waves.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayak boof stroke.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/4/13/whitewater-kayak-self-support-camping-trip-zbd2x" target="_blank">Whitewater Overnight Trip</a></b> - Each spring we look forward to overnight camping trips in the wilderness of the Eel River. If you want to join us, we are offering an <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/4/13/whitewater-kayak-self-support-camping-trip-zbd2x" target="_blank">Eel River Overnight Trip</a></b> on April 13-14. We are exited to share the whitewater and wilderness of the Eel River. If you have other dates in mind for a private trip with us, hit us up. You will love the beauty of the Eel in the Spring.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayak self-support camping on the Eel River.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/2/17/whitewater-n-surf-safari-z383a" target="_blank">Whitewater and Surf Safari </a></b>- Do it ALL with the Mendocino Whitewater Kayaking Trifecta - rock gardening, surfing, whitewater river running.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-5DXPBcf/0/6f894359/L/P1150014-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Whitewater Kayaking Ocean Rock Gardens" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-5DXPBcf/0/6f894359/L/P1150014-L.jpg" title="Whitewater of the Sea" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking ocean rock gardens on the Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="background-color: white;">So much whitewater kayaking fun to be had!!! Keep on dreaming but don't let dreams be dreams and get out on the water!!!</span></span><br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-28828779982784822892019-01-23T05:00:00.000-08:002019-01-23T05:00:00.628-08:00Mendocino Whitewater n Surf SafariNorthern California's Mendocino County is a special place for outdoor lovers. We have gigantic redwood trees, miles of rocky ocean shores, sandy and glass beaches, casual to remote hiking trails, beach and forest camping, special swimming holes, and 48,000 acres of state forest land for mushroom hunting, mountain biking, and horseback riding. And there is kayaking. Mendocino is most known for its sea kayaking. Visitors from all over the world enjoy kayaking Fort Bragg's Noyo River, Mendocino's Big River, and in Mendocino's infamous ocean rock gardens and sea caves.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vDwBhd4/0/8862fc27/L/i-vDwBhd4-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mendocino Sea Cave Kayaking" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vDwBhd4/0/8862fc27/L/i-vDwBhd4-L.jpg" title="Kayaking in sea caves on the Mendocino Coast" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayaking in sea caves on the Mendocino Coast of California.</td></tr>
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The hidden gem of Mendocino County is whitewater kayaking. The beauty of whitewater kayaking in Mendocino County is that there is something for whitewater kayakers of all skills and interests. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tJLQfpS/0/832874d9/L/i-tJLQfpS-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Whitewater kayaking on the Eel River" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tJLQfpS/0/832874d9/L/i-tJLQfpS-L.jpg" title="Whitewater Kayaking on Mendocino's Eel River" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking on Mendocino County's Eel River</td></tr>
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One of our favorite ways to share the whitewater kayaking in Mendocino County is on a whitewater surf safari. Our #1 goal for a whitewater surf safari is FUN! Goal #2 is getting the trifecta of whitewater kayaking - a whitewater river run, ocean rock gardening (aka whitewater of the sea), and surf kayaking. Mendocino County is one of the few places in the world where one can do all 3. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-dXRhXbH/0/43a7cfd5/L/P1150065%20(2)-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kayaking ocean rock gardens on Mendocino Coast" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-dXRhXbH/0/43a7cfd5/L/P1150065%20(2)-L.jpg" title="Rock gardening on the Mendocino Coast" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking in ocean rock gardens aka Whitewater of the Sea</td></tr>
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In the spring when days are long, we have done all 3 in one day. We are more the stop and smell the roses type than the do it all and see it all type so we tend to take 3 days to do our 3 favorite things. This allows us to maximize water and weather conditions to get the best of the best.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-pLBKNRn/0/b886f823/L/P1200389-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mendocino Surf Kayaking" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-pLBKNRn/0/b886f823/L/P1200389-L.jpg" title="Kayak Surfing on the Mendocino Coast" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayak surfing in whitewater kayaks on the Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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Last month, we had a group of bay area whitewater kayakers join us for an annual whitewater surf safari. We nailed it! Day one was whitewater river kayaking on the Eel River. Day two was a combination of rock gardening and surf kayaking, and day three was more rock gardening.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-Nsp4HvM/0/2ccb9fdc/L/P1150202%20(2)-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Whitewater of the Sea" border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="800" height="218" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-Nsp4HvM/0/2ccb9fdc/L/P1150202%20(2)-L.jpg" title="Kayak Surfing in ocean rock gardens" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock gardening is a fun hybrid of whitewater and surf kayaking.</td></tr>
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Most of our whitewater surf safaris are set up as custom groups or private adventures so that we can tailor the adventure to the interests and skills of the participants. Spring (March and April) are usually the best months for scoring the trifecta - river, rock garden, and surf but we will run surfaris any time of the year. We run them for people of all skill levels including those with limited whitewater experience. We have whitewater sit on top kayaks available for paddlers who don't know how to roll as well as a fleet of river runners and whitewater crossover kayaks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking on a whitewater sit on top kayak.</td></tr>
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Grab your calendar and let's plan a whitewater surf safari!</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-gWPFkTc/0/e2a5daaf/L/P1140831-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Whitewater kayak instructor Jeff Laxier" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2018/Whitewater-Surf-Safari-December-2018/i-gWPFkTc/0/e2a5daaf/L/P1140831-L.jpg" title="Whitewater kayak instructor Jeff Laxier" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Jeff Laxier loves sharing the magic of whitewater kayaking in Mendocino County.</td></tr>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-82005683016536097712019-01-14T18:05:00.000-08:002019-01-14T18:25:09.177-08:00Custom Mendocino Kayak Adventures<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Mendo Your Way</b></div>
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One of the funnest ways to kayak on the Mendocino Coast is on a custom trip or private lesson with Liquid Fusion Kayaking. We call this <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/privatelessons/" target="_blank">Mendo Your Way.</a></b> We have lots of options to choose from and are open to your ideas. All custom trips are led by LFK's Jeff Laxier and/or Cate Hawthorne and include a photo gallery from the trip or lesson.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Custom Mendocino sea kayak adventures with Liquid Fusion Kayaking.</td></tr>
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Dream up your idea Mendocino kayaking adventure and contact us to make it happen. Here are a few of the custom adventures and private lessons that we led in 2018.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Sea-Kayaking-2018/Post-Paddle-Golden-Gate-Mendocino-Rock-Gardening-2018/i-QqgntGT/0/fba5e2ae/L/P1030801-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Sea-Kayaking-2018/Post-Paddle-Golden-Gate-Mendocino-Rock-Gardening-2018/i-QqgntGT/0/fba5e2ae/L/P1030801-L.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock gardening in sea kayaks on the Mendocino Coast of California.</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/privatelessons/" target="_blank">Learn</a></b> to kayak and learn to kayak better lessons on the calm waters of the Noyo River - The Noyo River is an ideal place for beginning lessons and flat water perfection. Harbor seals, river otters, and a variety of birds check us out as our students learn and perfect their strokes and fine tune their capsize prevention and capsize recovery skills.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Private-Lessons/CV-Starr-101/i-rmM2mQb/0/19393daf/L/P1210386-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Private-Lessons/CV-Starr-101/i-rmM2mQb/0/19393daf/L/P1210386-L.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Noyo River is a great spot for learning what to do when your kayak capsizes.</td></tr>
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The Noyo River is also an idea location for family and group kayak outings. We customize trips for ages 0-91 (oldest so far) and even the family dog. Last year our custom trips included doggie paddles, multi-generation family trips, and wedding parties. Group sizes range from 1-25 and the smile meter is immeasurable.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Noyo-Meander-2018/MCAS-Kayak-Birding-Trip-692018/i-BkSKsWq/0/f6739a64/L/Group%20Shot-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Noyo-Meander-2018/MCAS-Kayak-Birding-Trip-692018/i-BkSKsWq/0/f6739a64/L/Group%20Shot-L.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A group of birders and wildlife enthusiasts out on a Noyo River Kayak Tour with Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakclasses/" target="_blank">Sea Kayaking</a></b>- custom sea kayak lessons and trips are fun because we can customize the trip to your interests and skill levels. Last year our custom sea kayak lessons included 1/2 day surf zone trainings, 2 day sea kayak rock garden and touring adventures, sea kayak surfing, and 5 day intermediate/advanced rock garden weeks.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Private-Lessons/Liquid-Fusion-Kayaking/i-QVpDrHr/0/e5842a9f/L/IG%20F1%20Rocks-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2018-Kayaking-Adventures/Private-Lessons/Liquid-Fusion-Kayaking/i-QVpDrHr/0/e5842a9f/L/IG%20F1%20Rocks-L.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Gardening in a Cape Falcon Skin on Frame Kayak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea kayak surfing on the Mendocino Coast of California</td></tr>
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Some adventures focused on skill building and some were focused on touring and play. For those that want to see the Mendocino Coast, we recommend 2 or more days so that we can maximize conditions to show you the goods. The students in last year's 5 day programs got a lot of it all and are talking about coming back again for more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like Santa came rock gardening with LFK on the Mendocino Coast</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/rolling-lessons/" target="_blank">Rolling</a></b> - we can rent space in our local indoor swimming pool for private rolling lessons and tune-ups. In 2018, we had a variety of paddlers come roll with us. Some came for a 1 session tune-up and others joined us for 3-4 sessions of learning to roll.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayak roll instruction in the local pool.</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakclasses/" target="_blank">Surf Kayaking</a></b>- Choose your craft and let us build your surf skills. Last year, our surf private lessons included fishing kayaks, sea kayaks, sit on top kayaks, whitewater kayaks, and surf kayaks. Lessons included how to safely launch and land with control and finesse and of course kayak surfing in sea, whitewater, and surf kayaks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Launching and landing a fishing kayak through the surf.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surf kayak lessons on the Mendocino Coast</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/12/30/whitewater-n-surf-safari-fbdtb" target="_blank">Whitewater n Surf Safari </a></b>- one of our favorite custom trips to lead is our trifecta of whitewater kayaking. The trifecta is held over 3 days and includes rock gardening, surfing, and whitewater river running. Mendocino County is one of the few places in this world where you can do all 3 of these fun whitewater adventures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater of the Sea - aka rock gardening on the Mendocino Coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater river kayaking on Mendocino County's Eel River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surf kayaking on the Mendocino Coast of California</td></tr>
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What Mendocino kayak adventure is right for you? Drop us a line and let's do <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/privatelessons/" target="_blank">Mendo Your Way</a></b>.<br />
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-3393396853577043382018-12-18T08:47:00.002-08:002019-01-10T17:27:45.282-08:002019 Sea Whitewater and Surf Kayaking<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/" target="_blank">Liquid Fusion Kayaking's</a> class schedule is now live. We have lots of fun planned for sea kayaking, whitewater river kayaking, surf kayaking, rock gardening, and family kayaking fun.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea kayaking in the rock gardens of California's Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakclasses/" target="_blank">Sea Kayaking</a></b> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">Waves, wildlife, and wonder - the Mendocino Coast continues to enthrall all who travel here. Let us share the magic with you! From kayak 101 to advanced level coastal exploration and rock gardening, we have fun and exciting adventures for all skill levels. Join one of our <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino-1" target="_blank">Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Courses</a></b> or rally your paddling pals for a custom adventure in the sea, surf, or rocks!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding a pour-over on the Mendocino Coast with Liquid Fusion Kayaking.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterclasses/" target="_blank">Whitewater River Kayaking</a></b> -</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">Winter and Spring, we are on the river! Get in on the fun with one of our March or April classes or rally your paddling pals for a custom trip with us on the Eel or another Northern California River. Whitewater river kayaking is a great way to build sea kayak skills and explore new areas.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater river kayaking class on Mendocino's Eel River.<br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Summer and Fall, get salty with our <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterofthesea/" style="color: #2baadf; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Whitewater of the Sea</a> - whitewater kayaking, rock gardening and surfing in the sea.</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Jeff Laxier uses a Sea Boof to style this ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time kayaker get a taste for rock gardening with Liquid Fusion Kayaking.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakclasses/" target="_blank">Surf Kayaking</a></b> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">Surf is up year round on the Mendocino Coast. Let us ratchet up your surf skills and fun in one of our surf classes. Or let us create a custom lesson or safari for you in the craft of your choice - sea, whitewater, or surf kayak. For those that like long boats, check out our <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2019/5/11/sea-kayak-surfpedition" target="_blank">Sea Kayak Surfpedition</a>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surf kayaking lessons and classes on the Mendocino Coast of California.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/rolling-lessons/" target="_blank">Rolling</a> </b>- </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">Learn to roll or tune-up your roll with Liquid Fusion Kayaking. Year round, we are available for rolling lessons in the pool. Or dial in your Sea Roll or River Roll with us. Contact us to schedule your custom rolling lessons. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Jeff Laxier teaches the kayak roll on the Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">We still have space for your custom sea, whitewater, or surf kayak adventure or training. </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/contact/" style="background-color: white; color: #2baadf; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><strong> Drop us a line if you have something in mind</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"> - maybe an intermediate/advanced Mendocino sea kayak adventure, a multi-day overnight river trip, or surf safari?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayak camping on the Eel River</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="background-color: white;">Stay tuned for special new events!!! We have a couple in the works - <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/newsletter/" target="_blank">Subscribe to our monthly newsletter</a></b> to be the first to know!!!</span></span><br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-43738648973144290342018-10-03T09:08:00.001-07:002018-10-03T09:08:21.999-07:00November 2018 BCU 3 Star Sea Kayak Training and Assessment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BCU 3 Star Sea Kayak Training with Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those that want to earn the BCU 3 Star Sea Award, Liquid Fusion Kayaking’s Jeff Laxier will be coaching a 2 day <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/6/4/bcu-3-star-training" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">BCU 3 Star Sea Training November 3-4, 2018</a> and offering the <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/6/6/bcu-3-star-sea-kayak-assessment" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">BCU 3 Star Sea Assessment November 5.</a> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea kayaking in moderate coastal waters on the Mendocino Coast of California</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The BCU 3 Star Sea Award is known to be the hallmark of an intermediate paddler. Many outfitters including Liquid Fusion Kayaking use this award as a requirement for intermediate level trips. The BCU 3 Star Training is a comprehensive sea kayak training that includes strokes and rescue skills for moderate coastal waters, team work, surf zone launching and landing, and navigation skills.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practical Sea Kayak Navigation</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don’t miss out on the chance to earn this internationally recognized sea kayak certification.</span></div>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-83105126906179473072018-03-31T05:00:00.000-07:002018-03-31T05:00:03.894-07:00Mendocino Sea Kayaking VideoMy favorite part of the <b><a href="https://www.paddlegoldengate.com/" target="_blank">Paddle Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium</a></b> is that it gets paddlers to Northern California and some take the time to come paddle in Mendocino with Jeff and I. This year, we had a whitewater crew the first day for the <b><a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-stoutside-ball.html" target="_blank">Stoutside Ball</a>.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Laxier getting a nice pour over ride in our Stoutside Ball Session. #stoutside</td></tr>
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Then we had several East Coast paddlers join us for 3 days of sea kayaking (and a sunset and moonrise surf session).<br />
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Day one was a coastal exploration with some rock gardening. Day two was coastal exploration in sporty conditions with some sea kayak surfing. Day three was sea kayak surfing. Paddlers in the video are Snowy Robertson -<a href="https://www.dagger.com/us/" target="_blank"> <b>Dagger Kayaks</b></a>, Matt Kane - <b><a href="http://www.primepaddlesports.com/" target="_blank">Prime Paddlesports</a></b>, Chris Audet - <b><a href="https://www.committed2thecore.com/" target="_blank">Committed 2 the Core</a></b>, Luke Rovner -<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLdVk1C9OqNmoLvmVBZcDg" target="_blank"> Kayak Hipster</a></b>, and of course Jeff Laxier and Cate Hawthorne of <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/" target="_blank">Liquid Fusion Kayaking</a></b>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquid Fusion Kayaking's Cate Hawthorne reviews the forecast. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Luke Rovner - aka<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLdVk1C9OqNmoLvmVBZcDg" target="_blank"> The Kayak Hipster </a></b>- made a video sharing these 3 days of sea kayaking. Here's the video - If it doesn't show up in the blog post, here is a <b><a href="https://youtu.be/0EySBV-rozc" target="_blank">link</a></b> to it on YouTube. The sea kayaks that were used in the video were the <b><a href="https://www.dagger.com/us/kayaks?family%5B%5D=157" target="_blank">Dagger Stratos</a></b> - our go-to for rock garden and coastal play. Snowy and I paddled whitewater kayaks for our sunset and moonrise surf session including the <b><a href="https://www.dagger.com/us/kayaks/axiom-85" target="_blank">Dagger Axiom</a></b>. </div>
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I hope you enjoy it. If it gets you interested in sea kayaking on the Mendocino Coast, check out <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino-1" target="_blank"><b>Liquid Fusion Kayaking's Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Series and 3-5 Day Adventures</b>.</a></div>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-7120660211337247082018-03-08T05:30:00.000-08:002018-03-08T05:30:39.917-08:00Intermediate Advanced Rock Gardening<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "europa"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">We are excited to announce that we have just added a 5 day Intermediate and Advanced Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Adventure. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "europa"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/9/24/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" target="_blank">LFK's 5 Day Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino September 24-29, 2018</a> </b>is designed for intermediate and advanced sea kayakers who want to paddle and play in rock gardens and surf. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "europa"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">This adventure is scheduled over 6 days so that you can enjoy the best of the Mendocino Coast including an off the water day. This is a great opportunity to see "off the beaten paddle" stretches of the Mendocino Coast including some of our favorite pour-overs and surf waves.</span><br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-82649907691306156672018-03-04T06:00:00.000-08:002018-03-04T06:00:31.196-08:00High Performance Surf Kayak Clinics<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tune-up your surfing for <a href="https://santacruzpaddlefest.com/" target="_blank">Santa Cruz Paddlefest</a> with LFK's Jeff Laxier. Jeff will be coaching 2 clinics March 22 and March 23 in the Santa Cruz area for hp surf kayakers. The clinics will focus on improving your paddle out technique, wave selection, take off, diagonal run, bottom turns, top turns, and body/boat/blade positioning for performance surfing.</span><br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-84114176774892093722018-03-01T11:47:00.002-08:002018-03-01T11:47:51.065-08:002018 Mendocino Kayaking Adventures<div style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Grab your calendars and plan to kayak and play on the Mendocino Coast with Liquid Fusion Kayaking. We are especially excited about our </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterclasses/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Whitewater Kayak Classes and Trips on the Eel River,</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> our </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-101" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Art of Sea Kayaking 101 classes</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">, and </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/9/1/mendocino-sea-kayak-camping-trip" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Sea Kayak Rock Garden and Camping Trip</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;">Sea Kayaking</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> - In 2018, we will be expanding our </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Programs</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> for both beginner and advanced level paddlers. Check out our </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-101" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Art of Sea Kayaking 101 Class</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">and a </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/9/24/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">5 day Intermediate/Advanced Sea Kayak Rock Garden Adventure.</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> We will be continuing our monthly 2 day </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakingclasses" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Series</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> May - August. </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/paddle-sports-north-america" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">BCU 3 Star Sea trainings and assessments</a> and <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/sea-kayak-tours" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">private lessons/custom tours</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> will round out our sea kayak instructional program.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Whitewater Kayaking Classes - </strong>LFK's 2018 river kayaking program starts in March with LFK's Precision River Running. </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"> <strong style="word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/2/13/precision-river-running" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Precision River Running</a> </strong>is for experienced whitewater kayakers looking to improve and expand their river running skills. For sea kayakers and other paddlers who have a solid foundation of paddling skills and are looking to learn to run whitewater rivers, LFK has their <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2018/3/24/whitewater-river-kayaking-class" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Whitewater River Kayaking Class</strong></a>. LFK's systematic approach will build upon your current skills to give you the skills for running whitewater rivers. LFK is also offering guided whitewater river runs. These are scheduled on the Monday after our weekend classes for our students to apply their skills and enjoy a day of river running with us. If we have a wet spring, check back with us as we are likely to add more whitewater classes.</span></div>
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<strong style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Surf Kayaking</a></strong><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> - We have been excited about our students' success in our 2 day surf classes so we are offering more of these in 2018. Whether you are learning the </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfzone-fundamentals" style="color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">surfzone for the first time</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" style="color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">learning to surf</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, or </span><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" style="color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">working on making moves on the wave</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">; our 2 day surf classes are paced for maximum success. With 2 days, you get different surf zone opportunities and a skill progression that builds on the previous day. For those looking for specific skills, we have private surf lessons and safaris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/rolling-lessons" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Rolling</a></strong> - We have a beautiful community pool and a flexible schedule. If you want to learn to roll or need a rolling tune-up, we can help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/privatelessons/" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Mendo Your Way </strong></a>- <span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Come see us to dial in your skills and play and explore the beautiful Mendocino Coast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our summer tour schedule is live and open for reservations. Our summer tours will include our family friendly <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/noyomeander/" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Noyo Meander</strong></a>, our mellow evening wildlife tours - <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/sunsetbirdpaddle/" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Sunset Bird Paddle</strong></a>, and our wet and wild <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterofthesea/" style="background: transparent; color: rgba(4, 31, 241, 0.7); text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Whitewater of the Sea Adventures</strong></a>. We look forward to having you come play with us in 2018!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Best of days on the water,<br /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Jeff Laxier and Cate Hawthorne</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Jeff Laxier with a nice pour-over ride whilst rock gardening on the Mendocino Coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Cate Hawthorne kayak surfing on the Mendocino Coast</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "europa"; font-size: 12.66px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span>Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-72711221271201862842017-09-18T09:55:00.002-07:002017-09-18T09:55:57.299-07:00California Coastal Cleanup Day Year 9Time flies when you are having fun - or so the saying says. We can't believe this was our 9th year hosting an on-water cleanup of the Noyo River and Harbor. This year we had a stellar crew of 11 kayakers and 2 rowers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">California Coastal Cleanup Day - Every year - the 3rd Saturday of September.</td></tr>
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Everyday we pick up bits of trash where ever we are . . . paddling on the river, paddling on the ocean, walking on the beach, hiking in the forest or running errands around town. I think that many people do this. Coastal Cleanup Day is a great opportunity for like minded folks to get together and share the care of our environment as well as get some of the bigger stuff that we can't get as individuals.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne hauling a load of trash and marine debris.</td></tr>
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After last year's doozy of a project with the foam barge, we declared this year trash pick up only. "No big projects," was my directive to the team. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim and Stan inline towing a foam barge that has been breaking up and floating out to sea. This project extended over many days and involved several dumpster refills and trips to the dump.</td></tr>
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Turns out our cleanup team was in for a project. Two days before coastal cleanup day, a live-aboard boat that was moored in the river sank. Bags and bags of garbage floated from it as well as gallons and gallons of fuel. Starting in May, we called a variety of agencies with concerns about the trash and pollution from the live aboard boats moored in the river this summer. We know other concerned citizens called as well. Nothing was done.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Raven's Ghost was a live-aboard boat moored in the river. It sank 2 days before the cleanup.</td></tr>
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Fortunately we had a solid team and picked up as much of the trash as we could get.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trash bags full of trash were floating in the river along with dirty diapers, toxic substances, life jackets, toys, and other household items.</td></tr>
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After cleaning up the river from the sunken boat, we turned our efforts to the Noyo Harbor Area. A particularly trashy spot is the South Beach under the Noyo River Bridge. It is a collecting spot for litter, marine debris, and transient encampments.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach below the Noyo Bridge is a collecting spot for trash and marine debris and our last chance to pick up the trash before winter storms wash it into the ocean.</td></tr>
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Again, our team pitched in to get the large and small trash from the beach. A huge thanks to rowers Stan and Jim who have been with us for all 9 years of the cleanup.</div>
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Trash happens. Everyone has had a wrapper blow out the window of the car or off our picnic table. Thanks to everyone who picks up where and when they can. And a huge thanks to those who coordinate cleanup events and all the participants who come out. Together we can make a difference.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coastal Cleanup Day crew enjoying a well earned lunch and a sunny day on the Noyo River.</td></tr>
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On another note, I am extremely saddened by the state of affairs surrounding the sinking of the Raven's Ghost in the Noyo River and all the pollution that has resulted. We can help with the trash and debris but not the fuel. Our pleas to numerous agencies to help before the ship sank were heard but not acted upon. When she sank, agencies came by and observed but still no action. No containment measures were deployed and gallons of fuel and other toxic materials allowed to leak into the river. I am sad that no one could or would help.</div>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-42885709034414227102017-05-25T08:25:00.000-07:002017-05-25T08:25:11.425-07:00Eel River Whitewater ClassIts always a treat to get to run the Eel River in May. With a wet winter and spring, we expected that it would be running still in May and scheduled a whitewater river kayaking class.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking class on the Eel River.</td></tr>
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We gave first dibs on the class to several of our regular customers and then through word of mouth it filled up and we had a waiting list.<br />
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The weekend was spectacular. We had nice weather and a fun, friendly flow for learning.<br />
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Our students built confidence and skills over the 2 day class.<br />
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Several joined us for an optional day 3 of running the river. This was a great experience for them to practice their skills from the weekend and enjoy another beautiful day on the Eel.<br />
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Jeff and I got to tune up our whitewater river coaching skills.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Laxier coaching whitewater river kayaking on the Eel River..</td></tr>
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A wildlife highlight of the weekend was getting to see lamprey's in the water - both alive and dead. Pacific lamprey are not technically an eel but are the namesake for the Eel River.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pacific lamprey die after spawning.</td></tr>
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Sadly our season on the Eel is over until next year. We are planning a variety of whitewater classes for next spring. Our whitewater fix is not of the salty variety - <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterofthesea/" target="_blank">whitewater of the sea</a></b>!!!<br />
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-50510899027042660262017-05-05T08:54:00.002-07:002017-05-05T08:54:21.111-07:00Spring Run Off 2017<div>
We are back from our Spring Run Off 2017 Trip. This year we journeyed 118 miles down Oregon's John Day River.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff and Cate kayak the John Day River. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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In 2011, Jeff and I started the tradition of a Spring Run Off Trip. In 2011, we did a <a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2017/05/eel-river-from-mountains-to-sea-idea.html" target="_blank">Mountains to Sea Whitewater River Kayak Trip on the Eel River</a>. On this trip, we discovered that we both love multi-day river kayak camping trips. Since 2011, we have scheduled a couple of weeks in April to go with the flow - down river. Our spring run off trips have included the<a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2017/05/eel-river-from-mountains-to-sea-idea.html" target="_blank"> Eel River</a>, <a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2012/05/21-days-in-canyon.html" target="_blank">the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon</a>, <a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2013/04/rund-oft.html" target="_blank">the McCloud River, the Upper Sacramento</a>, <a href="http://liquidfusionkayak.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-run-off-2014.html" target="_blank">the Smith River, the South Fork Eel River</a>, <a href="http://jacksonkayak.com/blog/2015/05/09/journey-black-canyon/" target="_blank">the Colorado through Black Canyon</a>, <a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/2016/05/highs-and-lows-of-spring-of-2016.html" target="_blank">the Owyhee River</a>, and most recently the John Day River.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff enjoying the scenery and geology of the John Day River. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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Boom - we are home now and getting ready for our busy season with our first <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterofthesea/" target="_blank">Whitewater of the Sea Adventures</a> and a <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/5/14/sea-kayak-rock-garden-class" target="_blank">Sea Kayak Rock Garden Class</a>. Next week, it is setting up our Noyo River location for our summer tour season on the Mendocino Coast. Before we get too busy with our summer season, we look forward to sharing photos and tales of this year's spring run off trip on the John Day and will start dreaming of our next trip. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bighorn Sheep on watches us float by on the John Day River. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-79920313428543775762017-04-05T11:57:00.003-07:002017-04-05T11:57:56.981-07:00Full Immersion Surf Kayak WeekendLast weekend, 6 paddlers joined us for a full immersion weekend of surf kayak skill building. The idea was a basic whitewater kayak skill instruction specific to surf and rock gardens. We started the weekend in the comfort of the CV Starr Center Pool with roll instruction and roll tune-ups.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayak roll instruction in Fort Bragg's community swimming pool. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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After lunch we progressed to the beach. The goal of the Full Immersion Class was whitewater kayak skills and surf and rock garden instruction but a sizable swell nixed the plans for instruction in the rocks. One of our surf breaks was perfect for learning and we maximized our first afternoon of class coaching our students in the surf.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun, friendly waves for kayak surfing. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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One of our favorite drills for all skills levels is having paddlers hand paddle in the soup zone (the area of the surf zone nearest the beach where waves have already broken and are mostly whitewater foam piles). This is fun and challenging and a great way to build balance and edge control in the soup zone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand paddling in the surf to build balance and edge control. Photo by Jeff Laxier.</td></tr>
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From there, we progressed to controlled landings. Some coaches call this following the wave in. It is one of the hardest skills to learn in the surf but with diligence and practice one of the most valuable. The idea is maintaining control by timing and positioning yourself so that you back paddle over the face of the wave and ride the foam pile in. It is definitely a dance with the sea.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A student back paddling to get on top of the wave for a controlled landing. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Of course, we finished the day with a little surf session emphasizing surf etiquette and a circuit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A student catching a wave in LFK's surf kayak class. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Day two began with scouting several locations and seeing first hand the effects of tide and swell. The substantial long period swell and negative tide made for some good examples of hazardous surf zones. While we waited for the tide to fill in at our venue for the day, we followed up with the previous day's roll instruction, stroke work, and waveology.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Cate Hawthorne explains the difference between short and long period waves. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Gale force winds were forecasted but fortunately didn't show in the area that we had chosen to work. The surf at the break where we were working was monstrous, but we found an area on the inside to work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Cate Hawthorne coaching a student onto a wave. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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It was a fun weekend for all with lots of learning and skill building. We are looking at doing more full immersion courses that include rolling instruction. If you are interested, please let us know so we can keep you posted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumbs Up for LFK's Full Immersion Surf Kayak Weekend. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-8160042132042218922017-03-31T09:20:00.003-07:002017-03-31T10:11:01.787-07:00Whitewater Kayaking the Eel RiverAs we head into spring, many Californians are rain or snow weary. It is amazing how just 1 year ago, most of the state was considered to be in severe drought conditions. Drought or flood seems to be the long standing weather record in California. There isn't much we can do about it but go with the flow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking on the Eel River. Photo by Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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Whitewater kayaking in California literally follows the same trend. The drought years make for slim picking for whitewater rivers. Dam release waters like the South Fork of the American (SFA) often become everyone's staple since it is the only thing running. Many novice boaters learn the C2G run and that becomes their go-to weekend run. Intermediates will venture into the Gorge and/or Chili Bar. This year with the record snow fall in the Sierras, these go-to runs on the South Fork of the American are going to be flowing at epic high flows. This is going to be a lot of fun for those with the skill and nerve; however, it is going to be too much water for SFA's usual crowd of novice and intermediate paddlers.</div>
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This spring, Mendocino County's Eel River is going to be a great option for kayakers whose normal staple is the South Fork American.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater river runners enjoy a variety of surf waves on the Eel River. Photo by Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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The Eel River is an often overlooked whitewater gem. The Eel has many personalities and something for all classes of whitewater enthusiasts. The moving water on the Eel ranges from class I through class V (flat, moving water through steep, difficult whitewater). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquid Fusion Kayaking's Jeff Laxier whitewater kayaking on the Eel River. Photo by <a href="http://christhephotog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chris Hansen</a></td></tr>
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It has roadside stretches for day trips and easy shuttle logistics and wilderness stretches for multi-day kayak camping trips. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring kayak camping trip on the Eel River. Photo by Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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The boating season depends on the rainfall in the area and snow pack and run off from Mendocino National Forest. It is difficult to say what is typical, but usually we are kayaking on it December through May.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry Albright enjoys an early fall run on the Eel River. Photo by Liquid Fusion Kayaking</td></tr>
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Jeff and I love the Eel River and are really excited about kayaking on it this spring. The ground is saturated and gushing, and we expect to have good flows on the Eel this spring.</div>
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Spring is our favorite time of the year on the Eel. Longer days, warm weather, and wildflowers are a real treat. We have 2 whitewater kayak classes on the Eel coming up. <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/2/13/precision-river-running" target="_blank">April 15-16 is our Precision River Running Class</a></b> for Intermediate Whitewater Kayakers to build their river running skills. <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/4/2/whitewater-river-kayaking-class" target="_blank">May 13-14 is a Whitewater Kayak Class</a></b> for novice whitewater kayakers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquid Fusion Kayaking Whitewater Class on the Eel River. Photo by Mark Boyd</td></tr>
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We are also available for <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterclasses/" target="_blank">private lessons, custom classes, and guiding on the Eel River.</a></b></div>
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Want to know more about the Eel River, <b><a href="http://www.cacreeks.com/" target="_blank">CaCreeks</a></b> is a website with information on many of the Eel's Runs. Also Dan Menten has a new book <b><a href="http://www.newschoolpublications.com/" target="_blank">The New School Guide to Northern California Whitewater</a> </b>that has lots of information on the Eel and other Northern California Rivers.<br />
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I also am planning to write a series of stories and information on my favorite stretches of the Eel. Subscribe to my <b><a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Woman on Water Blog</a></b> for that series.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquid Fusion Kayaking Instructor Cate Hawthorne whitewater kayaking on the Eel River. Photo by Mark Boyd</td></tr>
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Here on the Mendocino Coast, we had a break from the rain and 4 glorious days of sunshine, surf, and whitewater. It was quite a treat for the crew of 7 Minnesota paddlers who came to California to paddle with us. Guest instructor Ben Lawry joined us in sharing the fun of whitewater kayaks in the surf and on the river with them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben Lawry does a hilarious broach surf imitation. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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Day one we began with outfitting whitewater kayaks and then headed to a local flat water estuary for a warm-up in the boats and introduction to skills specific to whitewater kayaks. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outfitting whitewater kayaks for surf and whitewater kayak fun. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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We played, drilled and drifted with the ebbing tide to the mouth of the river and for surf zone training. Jeff, Ben, and I tag teamed instruction and coaching roles. I of course got to play in the sand.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cate Hawthorne coaches students on surf zone etiquette. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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The group got their first thrills and spills in the whitewater kayaks in the surf and set the foundation for our upcoming days. A highlight at the end of the day was watching the United States Coast Guard helicopter come in and pick up the crew that was doing maintenance work on a navigational aide on an off shore rock.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">United States Coast Guard at work on the Mendocino Coast. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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Day two, we had more sunshine and perfect spilling waves for learning to surf. Our paddlers started to get the hang of the short boats (of course they had some expert coaching). The day was full of lots of rides and smiles. It was fun to have a trio of coaches. One coach was on shore taking giving feedback and assisting swimmers. One coach was in the paddle out zone, and one was in the take off zone. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deb dropping in on a friendly wave. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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The most challenging but my favorite role was coaching from the take-off zone. It is a juggling act of sitting just inside the breaking waves, constantly assessing and reading the swells and ever changing conditions of the beach break, coaching students with different speeds and skills, and sneaking in the occasional surf.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff and Fred finding room to share a wave. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Day three, we headed inland to share a whitewater river kayaking experience with our team from Minnesota. Of course our destination was the Eel River.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking on Mendocino's Eel River. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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It was another sunny day but snow on the mountains reminded us it is still winter. We used a favorite 2 mile stretch to coach the team on river running skills.</div>
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A highlight was scouting and running Hearst Falls. At this water level, Hearst Falls is a full class II rapid with multiple routes. Jeff coaches the team on scouting technique and helps them pick out their lines.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff introduces scouting technique on the Eel River. Photo by Cate Hawthorne.</td></tr>
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There were many successful runs of Hearst Falls. Jeff snapped this shot of the river right route from an eddy mid way down.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midway down Hearst Falls on Mendocino's Eel River. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Day four was back to the surf. This was one of the best days as we saw everyone's skills coming together as they got some really fun rides. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peggy catches on quickly to short boat kayak surfing. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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We are looking forward to helping our new friends from Minnesota get a mid winter break. Don't let them have all the fun - rally your paddling posse and contact us about a special kayaking vacation.<br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-14517081269281141992017-01-21T07:26:00.001-08:002017-01-21T07:26:12.287-08:00Get the Scoop<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that Liquid Fusion Kayaking has a new email newsletter? </span><br />
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<!--End mc_embed_signup-->Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-74469334346865376622017-01-09T10:00:00.002-08:002017-01-11T09:31:39.576-08:002017 Mendocino Kayaking Classes and Trips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grab your calendars and plan to play with us in 2017.</b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We have lots of fun adventures planned in Sea, Whitewater, Surf (and the pool). We are especially excited about our 3 day </span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/8/26/lost-coast&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNH3RKYaLsQGcZEPLVCqrq4HNF_b6w" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/8/26/lost-coast" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Lost Coast Sea Kayak Camping Trip</a> </b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and our 4 day </span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/4/7/eel-river-whitewater-kayak-camping-trip&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNG-jDvwnCfZEaZSNeIwN-Ki6nSPhQ" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/4/7/eel-river-whitewater-kayak-camping-trip" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Eel River Kayak Camping Trip</a></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakclasses/" target="_blank">Sea Kayaking</a></b> - In 2017, we will be expanding our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNEvt849RtWiv4vZbuNBMQpRWV7dfg" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Programs</a> to include 5 day Intermediate/Advanced Adventures. We will be continuing our monthly 2 day <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakingclasses&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNGVmC4apDoRk1D3F1DaWEh8mSgAQQ" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/seakayakingclasses" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Series</a> May - August and offering our advanced beginner/intermediate <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/9/2/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNEUs2Plyl8kcZvnzLuVZkn0JzeYNA" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/9/2/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">5 day Art of Sea Kayaking Mendocino Course over Labor Day Weekend</a>. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/paddle-sports-north-america&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNHOxPwORkr10LgHKXn_Uhl27tKxQw" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/paddle-sports-north-america" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">BCU 3 Star Sea trainings and assessments</a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/sea-kayak-tours&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNFI6HvbMzrkE-PjG4m4-Vjc8syQ1g" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/sea-kayak-tours" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">private lessons/custom tours</a> will round out our sea kayak instructional program.<b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/whitewaterclasses/" target="_blank">Whitewater</a> - </b></span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">LFK</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">'s 2017 river kayaking program features </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">LFK</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">'s </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/4/2/whitewater-river-kayaking-class&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNHOjlapmVF3ZeAb28xM1ccMOUbftA" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/4/2/whitewater-river-kayaking-class" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Whitewater River Kayaking Class</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">. This class is designed for sea kayakers and other paddlers who have a solid foundation of paddling skills and are looking to learn to run whitewater rivers. </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">LFK</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">'s systematic approach will build upon your current skills to give you the skills for running whitewater rivers. The next class in our progression is Precision River Running. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/2/13/precision-river-running&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNGU_R0wCg_5JyowSdPA54HKoLu64w" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/2/13/precision-river-running" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Precision River Running</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> is for experienced whitewater kayakers looking to improve and expand their river running skills. </span><span class="il" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">LFK</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> is also offering guided whitewater river runs. These are scheduled on the Monday after our weekend classes for our students to apply their skills and enjoy a day of river running with us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction&source=gmail&ust=1484066461498000&usg=AFQjCNGLXjx8sxGZM-a_tsDB3oJrw-NGWQ" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" target="_blank">Surf Kayaking</a></b> - We have been excited about our students' success in our 2 day surf classes so we are offering more of these in 2017. Whether you are learning the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfzone-fundamentals&source=gmail&ust=1484066461499000&usg=AFQjCNHehOj-2qmsaViyzy9M6xN5BKyoBg" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfzone-fundamentals" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">surfzone for the first time</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction&source=gmail&ust=1484066461499000&usg=AFQjCNEn3msS0aTMl4R_YCma04mX1PFd5Q" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">learning to surf</a>, or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction&source=gmail&ust=1484066461499000&usg=AFQjCNEn3msS0aTMl4R_YCma04mX1PFd5Q" href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/surfkayakinstruction" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">working on making moves on the wave</a>; our 2 day surf classes are paced for maximum success. With 2 days, you get different surf zone opportunities and a skill progression that builds on the previous day. For those looking for specific skills, we have private surf lessons and safaris.<b></b></span><br />
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Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-79462781035298953842017-01-04T09:16:00.001-08:002017-01-04T09:16:53.272-08:00The Mendocino Kayaking Trifecta<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last weekend, Liquid Fusion Kayaking rang out 2016 and rocked into 2017 with their annual <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/1/1/new-year-whitewater-n-surf-safari" target="_blank">New Year Whitewater n Surf Safari</a></b>. Our goal for this surfari is to score 3 days of whitewater kayaking in 3 disciplines - whitewater of the sea (rock gardening), whitewater river running, and surf kayaking. Requirements for the trip are that paddlers must have a reliable roll, class III whitewater kayaking skills, and experience surf kayaking in the ocean. This year our 4 paddlers rocked it!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquid Fusion Kayaking and crew rocking New Years on the Mendocino Coast.</td></tr>
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This is Liquid Fusion Kayaking's signature event. LFK's home waters in Mendocino County are one of the few places where one can score all 3, and LFK's Jeff and I are among the few kayak instructors that teach guide all three disciplines.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LFK's Jeff Laxier setting up to smack the lip in his hp surf kayak.</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayaking.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2016-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-Kayaking-2016/New-Years-Whitewater-Surfari-D" target="_blank">Day One of our Surfari was Whitewater River Kayaking</a></b> on the Eel River. The day started out chilly with the freezing fog. Till we got to the river, it was a gorgeous sunny day with a fun flow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat scouting the tunnel rapid on the Eel River.</td></tr>
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We played our way down a 7 mile stretch of the Eel - carving in and out of eddies, jet ferrying, surfing waves, and making fun attainments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter gets his river surf on!</td></tr>
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With all the play potential of the Eel at this flow, it took us 2 hours to go the first 2 miles.<br />
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Lunch break at a small surf wave gave the opportunity for even more play.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer finds the sweet spot on the lunchtime wave.</td></tr>
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After lunch, we continued eddy hopping and playing but got down to business of running the river. Jeff and I shared fun lines and challenged our students to boof into eddies and catch waves on the fly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg working his way down The Wall on the Eel River.</td></tr>
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Our cheeks were sore as we finished the run from smiles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willy making the take out drop.</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayaking.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2016-Kayaking-Adventures/Surf-Kayaking-2016/New-Years-Whitewater-Surfari-D" target="_blank">Day Two was Surf Day</a></b> and the search began. We scouted a couple of breaks looking for that beautiful peeling wave. With the tide and swell it wasn't happening, but we saw lots of potential for fun at Chase-a-peak Bay. On a high tide, Chase-a-peak often has lots of fun reflective and zipper waves. It is a good way to challenge your water reading skills and ability to improvise. The waves we were surfing were not big but often offered long rides if one could link them up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Jive'n.</td></tr>
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We moved to a different break for the afternoon session. This session offered fun steep drops and a few down the line runs. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg finds a shoulder to surf.</td></tr>
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The glassy waves enticed several to surf their high performance surf kayaks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer surfing down the line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willy gets a nice drop.</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayaking.smugmug.com/Kayaking/2016-Kayaking-Adventures/Whitewater-of-the-Sea-2016/New-Year-Whitewater-Surfari-Da" target="_blank">Day Three was Whitewater of the Sea</a></b> aka rock gardening. Confused seas, high tide, and winds from an approaching weather front made for challenging conditions. We dug into our bag of tricks and found some rock garden play to complete our trifecta. Our rock garden play started with warming up on a small pour-over that we call Dog Rock. It was a good warm up for the bodies as well as for timing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer styling the warm up at dog rock.</td></tr>
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We moved onto a couple of other spots that were more challenging and involved surfing off the rocks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willy speeds along past first rock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg drops in on 8.</td></tr>
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A final pour-over of the morning session involved a left to right move. A couple of our students tried the left to left move and discovered that it wasn't the cleanest line. They survived and everyone else enjoyed the entertainment.<br />
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Many of our students were anxious to get going home and departed at lunch time. With one remaining student, Jeff and I ventured back out in search of more rock garden play. We found it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter gets a nice pour-over ride!</td></tr>
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The afternoon session offered us a bit of everything - in terms of weather, waves, and rock garden play. Squalls from a weather front swirled all around us. One minute it was sunny and calm, and the next we were pelted with hail. Despite the weather, a couple of our favorite pour-over spots were working. <br />
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We are stoked to have ended 2016 and rocked in 2017 with our Whitewater Surfari. Join us next year - December 30, 2017 through January 1, 2018!<br />
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PS You might ask - did I do more than smile and take photos? Yep. Check out my next <a href="http://womanonwater.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Woman on Water</a> blog post.<br />
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<br />Cate Hawthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839882738486589236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930749497944751070.post-45375974457082796822016-11-17T10:22:00.001-08:002016-11-17T10:29:59.174-08:00LFK in the FallAs we roll into fall, people start asking us if we are enjoying the off-season. The truth is that we really don't have an off season. Most small business owners will tell you this. There is always something to do. When we aren't on the water, there are business matters to attend to. This afternoon, I will be doing inventory at our shop while Jeff teaches a private lesson.<br />
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We just presented at the <a href="http://www.americancanoe.org/page/NPC" target="_blank">American Canoe Association's National Paddlesports Conference</a>. We shared our <b>Waves, Wildlife, and Wonder of Mendocino County</b>. Here is a <a href="https://youtu.be/aN-4Ov3YH4A" target="_blank">video</a> from our presentation (it is 11 minutes long so que it up for when you are ready to take a 11 minute vacation in Mendocino)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Join LFK in 2017 on California's Lost Coast. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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We have been working hard on our <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/?view=calendar&month=January-2017" target="_blank">Liquid Fusion Kayaking's 2017 calendar</a></b> and are very excited about offering 3 new adventures. For whitewater kayakers, we are offering a <b>4 day/3 night raft supported kayak trip on the <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/4/7/eel-river-whitewater-kayak-camping-trip" target="_blank">Dos Rios to Alderpoint wilderness stretch of the Eel River</a></b>. For sea kayakers, we are offering a 3 day <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2017/8/26/lost-coast" target="_blank">Lost Coast Sea Kayak Camping Adventure</a></b> and a <a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/art-of-sea-kayaking-mendocino" target="_blank"><b>5 day Intermediate/Advanced Sea Kayak Mendocino Adventure.</b></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater MultiDay Trip on Dos Rios to Alderpoint Stretch of the Eel River. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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Despite all of this business work, we have been on the water quite a bit. We have been teaching rolling, surf kayaking, whitewater river kayaking, and whitewater of the sea.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Laxier teaching the kayak roll in Fort Bragg, CA. Photo by Cate Hawthorne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayak instruction on Mendocino's Eel River. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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This weekend Jeff is coaching a 2 day <b><a href="https://liquidfusionkayak.com/events/2016/11/19/bcu-3-star-sea-kayak-training" target="_blank">BCU 3 Star Sea Kayak Training </a></b>and doing the BCU 3 Star Sea Assessment on Monday. With rain in the forecast, I expect we may take a day or two off next week to run some whitewater.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitewater kayaking on Mendocino's Eel River. Photo by Jeff Laxier</td></tr>
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