
Paddle Articles
CP Explorations - Half Moon Bay 2 Monterey

CP Explorations - Avila to Jalama (Vandenberg or Bust)

Paddler Resources for Checking Conditions (wind, current, tide, storm)

CP Explorations - The Coronado Islands, BAJA California Mexico

Emergency Steering - DIY Rudder Cable Backup System for OCs and Surfskis

Emergency steering device for broken rudder cable
There are times where we are out on our canoes and surf-skis and our rudder cable breaks. It happens. And a perfectly great day can turn bad real quick. There are many creative quick-fixes one can do, and we will discuss several of them at the end of the article. But there is one in particular we'd like to focus on that can really not only help you hold a line, but create the ability to turn in a semi-controlled manner. And the great thing is...you can dial in very quickly and easily, because it is installed and ready to use when the moment comes! Thank you to Cali Paddler Frank who took the time to craft and share this great write-up. Enjoy!
VHF Radio Demystified – The most important part of your paddle safety kit
Downwinder Best Practices

Please take a look at these great lessons assembled by some really studly paddlers and ocean enthusiasts.
Remember...conditions are fun...until they aren't.
CP Review - Nocqua Spectrum P2 Paddle Light System

CP Review - Duk Gear Waterproof Floating Cell Phone Case

The Duk Gear company, created when they saw way too many paddlers losing cell phones while paddling on a nearby lake, is US Based and a 1% for the Planet aligned company. So you know they care about their role in the environment as much as we do. We recently tested out two their flagship products with our cell-phone on numerous OC1 and SUP paddles. We were pleased with what we experienced.
CP Explorations - Half Moon Bay, Bolinas and a whole lot of in between
EPIC Adventures for a Cause 2020 - originally was SC2SF but it really ended up being a random collection of crazy fun paddles. Come along for a recap of the fun.
Another year, another stretch of new coastline to explore in my forever quest to explore the entire California state. This year, the plan and finishing route were nothing alike. In fact, for the days and hours leading up to it, we almost didn’t even go. You see Santa Cruz was one of many areas dealing with major fires. Families evacuated, homes and state parks burned, roads closed, and air quality bad enough to cause people to avoid being outside at all. So you can imagine our struggle of going up to the area for what was originally supposed to be a three day paddle from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Would we take hotels from evacuated families, crowd roads that were needed for emergency vehicles? Impose on folks in a time that people were struggling to keep positive. So for this Epic Adventure for a Cause, I want to direct people to the Red Cross for the cause. Please visit https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/wildfire-relief.html to see how you can help those impacted and even the first-responders.