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South USA - South Atlantic Surfski
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Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC., West Virginia
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Photo: Ben Fontenot from sea kayak video at Jupiter Inlet tide race
Delaware
[We need paddler input here]
- Races
- Broadkill Canoe & Kayak Race (Milton, DE)
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Florida
See Florida
Georgia
Surf
- Cumberland Island
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- Tybee Island
- The Triangle at Tybee Creek - surf
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- Mystery Rapids - Tybee Creek with flood tide - counter directional wave play video
Resources
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Maryland
Downwind
- Annapolis to Matapeake State Park (West to East across Chesapeake Bay) approx. 7 miles video
Resources
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North Carolina
Downwind
- Fort Fisher - Carolina Beach 7 mi either direction - can be extended by how much you can paddle upwind at the start. Fort Fisher is typically the starting point with the prevailing S/SW winds in the summer, but there can be shore break to contend with on the launch.
- podcast with Rod and Barry (The Paddle Channel) describes this run
- Masonboro Inlet - Mason Inlet (either direction depending on wind) approx. 4.7 miles of downwind, 7+ miles put-in to take-out
Surf
- Wrightsville Jetty, Wilmington (via Masonboro Channel & Inlet)
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Races
Repair
- Chris Picard Wilmington - 910 dash 386 dash 9747
Dealers/Stores
- Mark Schmidt (facebook) Epic dealer in Raleigh, NC
- The Outdoor Supply Company Stellar surfskis, Hickory NC
Resources
- The Paddle Channel Rod and Barry from N. Carolina.
- The Paddle Channel youtube video instructional channel for surfskis and OCs
- Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club Wilmington area, SUP focused, but can be resource for downwinding, surfing, etc.
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South Carolina
Downwinds/Paddles
- Folly Beach - from one end to the other ~8 km Downwindable.com
Races
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Repair
- Norman Godley Charleston ?? Maybe just board repair?
- High and Dry Boat Repair (Sounds like they will take on relatively small jobs also?)
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Virginia
Downwind
- Virginia Beach/Chesapeake Bay
- Valkyrie Downwind Beta
- Video mapping their favorite south end of the bay runs
- Cape to Cape (Charles, Henry)
- The Can Run (ask Valkyrie)
- Lesner Funnel Run (check with Valkyrie on specifics) NE or ENE wind start approx. 3 miles offshore of Cape Henry → Lesner Inlet
Races
- The Bay Paddle (Bay Paddle 150, Bay Paddle 45)
Resources
- Bay Paddle Org protecting Chesapeake Bay
- Bay Kayaking Epic surfskis, lessons
- Turning Point Boatworks (Richmond) repair
- Valkyrie Downwind (Virginia Beach) sales and repair
- Virginia Beach Paddle Sports Stellar surfskis, sales new and used, lessons
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4 Days in September - Lesner Funnel Run
Valkyrie Downwind - North Shore of Virgina Beach
Washington, DC.
There is the Potomac which runs through DC. Otherwise check out Maryland or Virginia which DC sits between.
Potomac Eddy Turns
West Virginia
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