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Troops 493/494 or Crew 494 Past or  planned outing

Canoeing

Klamath River Canoes Klamath river rapids as well as 50-miler  http://users.snowcrest.net/canoewest/canoesct.html

June 2003 Report Klamath River White Water Canoeing

Del Valle Reservoir Livermore Rent canoes at Del Valle http://activities.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=CAEBDV&cu_id=157

Lake Chabot Rowboat, canoe, & one-seat kayak rental--$16/hour; $28/3-5 hours; $33/day  http://www.ebparks.org/parks/lakechab.htm

Adventure Rents Kayak, Mendocino Adventure Rents launches their rental fleet on the Gualala River that forms the boundary between Sonoma and Mendocino counties www.adventurerents.com/default.html

Lake Merritt, Oakland

This shallow, 195-acre lake in downtown Oakland provides a variety of recreation activities to the city. Pedal boats, sailboats, canoes, and rowboats are available for rent at the boating center, open from 9AM to sunset.  http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/facilities/lmbc.asp

Kayaking

AB Seas Kayaks, Monterey Kayak tours: $50 per person  The tour includes a super stable sit-on-top kayak, paddle, seatback, wetsuit, dry bag, paddling instruction and safety orientation.  The tour is 2-3 hours long and includes use of the kayak after the tour.  Recommended for novices or experienced kayakers new to the Monterey Bay, our guides instruct you in basic paddling and guide you to many points of interest.  http://www.montereykayak.com/

Adventure by the Sea. Phone 8313721807. Website http://www.adventuresbythesea.com/.  Tour of Monterey Bay

Adventure Rents Kayak, Mendocino Adventure Rents launches their rental fleet on the Gualala River that forms the boundary between Sonoma and Mendocino counties www.adventurerents.com/default.html

Blue Waters Kayaking. Phone (415) 669-2600 Website: http://www.bwkayak.com/ Tours of Tomales Bay, China Camp, Bolinas Lagoon, and others.

California Canoe & Kayak.  Phone: (800) 366-9804. Web site: http://www.calkayak.com/. Offers kayaking classes in the Oakland Estuary, Half Moon Bay and Sacramento.

Gold Coast Kayaks (707)486-2380. Website: http://www.goldcoastkayaks.com/  Rents kayaks for trips on the Russian River.

Kayak Connection, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Harbor  413 Lake Avenue #4. 831-479-1121  Guided tours and rentals in Santa Cruz Harbor, Elkhorn Slough, others

http://www.kayakconnection.com/

Monterey Bay Kayaks Kayaking in Monterey Bay or Elkhorn Slough

http://www.montereybaykayaks.com/info/homes.html

Feb 2003 Report Monterey Bay Kayaking

Outback Adventures  Lessons, outings at Bolinas, Angel Island, Elkhorn and Pillar Point. Some instructions at Stevens Creek Reservoir http://www.caladventures.com/OutbackAdventuresKayaking.htm

Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking
Tours of Sausalito, Golden Gate Bridge, Tomales Bay and Angel Island.

Angel Island Adventure (All day guided paddle around Angel Island)
A thrilling, full day sea kayaking adventure. Given favorable conditions we paddle around the entire Island, stopping to explore as desired and for lunch on a secluded beach. 
Schedule: Weekends & Holidays May - October.
Cost $130 per person, includes picnic lunch, instruction, tour and all kayaking equipment.

Angel Island Adventure (2.5 hour trips)
Time: 10:30am - 1pm & 1:30pm - 4pm
Schedule: Every Sunday May - October
Cost $75 per person, includes instruction, tour and all kayaking equipment.

Call for more information and reservations at: (415) 488-1000 or visit their web site at http://www.seatrekkayak.com/

Tamal Saka. Phone: (415) 663-1743  Website: http://www.tamalsaka.com/. Tours of Tomales Bay

Venturequest Kayaking, Santa Cruz  http://www.kayaksantacruz.com/

Rafting

All Outdoors Whitewater Rafting. Phone: (800)247-2387  Website: www.aorafting.com/sfam.htm Rivers throughout California.

American River Recreation. Phone: (800) 333-7238. Website: www.arrafting.com/ Tour of American and Merced Rivers.

ARTA River Trips. Phone: (800) 323-2782. Website: www.arta.org/ Guided tours of California rivers, including the American, Tuolumne and Merced rivers.

Cache Canyon Rafting 2-day scout trips for $85 at Cache Canyon about 3 hours from Cupertino,  includes 2 nights camping, 4 meals and covers 21 miles of rafting.  Day trips also available.  http://cachecanyon.com/  Also offers self-guided tours of Cache Creek.

EarthTrek Expeditions http://www.earthtrekexpeditions.com/youth-groups.htm

EarthTrek Expeditions is registered with the Boy Scouts of America to offer a whitewater merit badge to participants of our South Fork American rafting trips. Our professional guides will provide insight into reading whitewater, rigging the rafts, paddle strokes, safety procedures and running rapids. Scouts will learn valuable information as well as have a lot of fun. These low rates are available to youth groups with 12 or more rafters

TRIP COSTS and SCHEDULES

These special low cost trips are available starting any Tuesday thru Thursday, April thru September, plus weekends April 5-June 15 and September 6-28, 2003.

2 day trips: Complete 2 day, 21 mile raft trip with 2 nights camping and 5 meals prepared by our staff. Only $179 per person, adults and youth. Provide your own meals option (see above): deduct $20 per person

PLUS: One free space with every 11 paid rafters. Reservations: a deposit of $20 per person will hold the date of your choice. Payment in full is due 30 days prior to trip departure.

1 day trips  A full day, 14 miles down the Lower Gorge. Includes lunch at our private picnic site halfway down the river. Only $84 per person, adults and youth

River Runners. Phone: (530)622-5110  Website: www.riverrunners.org/ Guided tours of the American river.

Tributary White Water Tours. Phone: (800)672-3846 http://www.whitewatertours.com/rivers.htm California and Tahoe white water rafting including the American, Stanislaus, Truckee, Klamath and Trinity rivers.

Truckee River Raft Co. Phone: (877) 583-0123 Website: http://www.truckeeriverraft.com/ Rental of rafts for self guided tours of the Truckee River.

White Water Adventures. Phone: (800) 977-4837 Website: www.whitewater-adv.com/welcome.htm

 Sailing

Lake Cunningham  San Jose Offers sail boat rentals and classes  http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/prns/regionalparks/lcp/index.htm#marina

Monterey Bay Sailing offers small boat sailing and lessons  

http://www.montereysailing.com/

August 2003 Report  Monterey Bay sail and historic hike

Pacific Yachting & Sailing 790 Mariner Park Way, Santa Cruz
800-374-2626, 831-423-7245 http://www.pacificsail.com/

Shoreline Lake   in Mountain View offers sailing lessons and rentals http://www.shorelinelake.com./

Windsurfing

Crown Memorial Beach Alameda Crown is another park popular with windsurfers. Rental sailboards and lessons are available on summer weekends.

Windsurf Lessons: Fees are subject to change; call Boardsports at (415) 254-0566 for information.

· Stage B1, Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.--$80/includes gear

· Stage B2, Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.--$80/includes gear

· B1 and B2 Package--$140/includes gear

· Stages 2-6, Saturday or Sunday, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. or 4 p.m.-6 p.m.--$70/includes gear

· Stages 7-10, Saturday or Sunday, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. or 4 p.m.-6 p.m.--$85/includes gear; $70 without gear

http://activities.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=CAEBCB&cu_id=157

Del Valle Sailboards may be rented at the swim beach. http://activities.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=CAEBDV&cu_id=157

Shoreline Lake in Mountain View offers windsurfing, kayaking and sailing lessons

Shadow Cliffs Regional Park This Pleasanton park has a lake with seasonal rental and lessons for windsurfing. http://www.ebparks.org/parks/shadow.htm

Spring Lake 391 Violetti Drive, Santa Rosa, CA Sonoma County, The 72-acre lake is open year-round and is a wonderful place to windsurf, canoe or paddle boat. Rental boats are available from May through September at the Concession stand, located near the swimming lagoon http://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pk_slake.htm

East Bay Regional Parks

	Contra Loma	Crown Beach	Del Valle	Lake Chabot	MLK Shoreline	Shadow Cliffs
Canoe/Kayak	*	*	*	*	*	*
Inflatable	*	*	*		*	*
Sailboard	*	*	*		*	*
Sailboat	* 17 feet		*		*	* 17 feet
Row boat	* 17 feet		*		*	* 17 feet
Electric boat	* 17 feet		*		*	* 17 feet
Motor boat			*		*
Patio boat			*		*

East Bay Regional Parks Rental Boats
	Contra Loma	Crown Beach	Del Valle	Lake Chabot	Shadow Cliffs
Canoe/Kayak	Kayak	Kayak	*	*	Kayak
Sailboard	*	*	*
Sailboat			Hobie Cat
Paddleboat			*	*	*
Row boat			*	*	*
Electric boat			*	*	*
Motor boat			*
Patio boat			*
Duffy boat				*	*
Cachuma				*