San Fran Wins Kayak Polo Nationals

The Kayak Polo Nationals were recently held in N.C. After competing, NYC team player Mikhail stopped in to visit Savannah Canoe & Kayak for some sea and surf R&R.
Once again October has been true to itself with fine weather, surf, and miles of empty beaches.
With 9ft high tides, the mid-tide ebbs gave us the best conditions on the south side of the Triangle. We bobbed about in both short and long surf kayaks for two days. Comrade Mikhail got to pilot the high performance Tiderace Xcite, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Mikhail said several times of the demo model,
"Very fast kayak".



Surf report for the OBX Surf Kayak Nationals this weekend is small, but decent. Three Tybee surf paddlers are attending the competition.
We will keep posted with full coverage as the events unfold.

Cobra Kayaks @ SC&K

We are pleased to announce the addition of Cobra Kayaks to our line up.

We particularly like Cobra because they offer a wide selection of kayaks for all paddling activities including day recreation, expeditions, surf ski's, training, and fishing.
Cobra are the leading supplier of value driven, high quality, sit on top kayaks. Perfect for lakes, ocean, rivers, and anywhere there is water.
All boats are Roto-molded from Super Linear Polyethylene.
We will be carrying the most excellent surf SOT-The Cobra Strike as well as using it in our instructional fleet.
We will also carry the Cobra Surf Ski and Cobra Eliminator...2 very well priced entry level training/racing skis.

October -31 Days to Play

The water is cooler, the beaches are cleaner, the waves are better, the crowds have gone and the locals have sobered up.
October is one of the best months to kayak on the Ga coast.
So what's in store for the paddler here.

The Tybee Paddle Surf Team are off to the U.S Surf Kayak National Championships in OBX next weekend.
See 4 local paddlers get hammered in front or their peers (piers)on 15ft faces at Hatters Oct 9/10th.


Lots of Surf Kayak classes all month on Tybee.
Just call and we'll get you hooked up.
Oct 25-29 All week of Sea and Surf classes.
SoT 101 Surf Kayak Class on Oct 25th.
Tandem Surf Kayak Class on the Oct 28th.
Mega Surf kayak & Tiderace Demo and open surf session Oct 29th.
And then the Surf Jam Oct 30th...the only beginner oriented paddle surf competition on the East Coast.
Great art prizes and fun community event for all. Sign up now.

Well, of course there's the big show with all the big names on Tybee for BCU (BCYOU) week. Catch a pint with the Nigels Dennis and Foster, the kayak industries 2 top designers, instructors and paddling gurus available for interesting insider information and story telling.
Catch a rough water class with Dale Williams, the founder of SKG..teaching back on Tybee for the first time in 5 years...back by popular demand, no doubt.
Buy a copy of Gordon Brown's excellent Sea Kayak book and then take it to Doc's pub for him to sign...in exchange for glass of single malt, of course.
And who will be missed ?
Alas,the marvellous, mechanical Ben Lawry will not be appearing here this year and neither will the Green Team, Messrs's Sheri and Turner.
Their excellent styles and techniques will be sorely missed.
Bring it on to Tybee and lets kick off the 'Off' season with a bang.
Kayaks and aspirin provided.

October is Here !

Here's a nice video to get you in the mood for autumn.



Yes, it's time to start dreaming of all your favourite kayak destinations
....because the 'Off season' is actually the 'On season'.

Take Action - For Good Shark Karma

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Last Weekend in Jacksonville.

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Here's a little snippet from last weekends surf camp down in Jacksonville, Fl.
The video camera was on the fritz and we missed most of the 'surf' action, but you get the idea.

Unscheduled Surf Class This Saturday

Surf forecast looks good for the next few days.
Call in and say you saw it on the blog and save 20%.

Tybee Surf Report -Thursday30 Sept

Surf is up on Tybee.
10 second period with light winds.
Grab your boat and get some.
ps.
Hatteras in OBX has 18ft with an 11 sec period.

Tybee Surf Jam is On

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Registration is open for the Tybee Island Paddle Surf Jam.
For only $35 you can sign up for three categories...
Novice: Participants who have competed in two or less competitions.
Sit-On-Top Tandem: Teams of two. (SC&K Tandems will be used.)
Sea Kayak: Any sea worthy sea kayak over 15 feet in length.
Open - Men: Any surfable sea worthy kayak or ski under 12 feet in length.
Open - Women: Any surfable sea worthy kayak or ski under 12 feet in length.

Great art prizes up for grabs as well as lunch on the beach.
Double Sit on Top kayaks provided by Jim @ Feel Free.
Full details here...
http://www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com/tybee_island_surf_jam.htm

New Surf Kayak From Mega

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Hot off the drawing board from Professor Pearcey comes The Mega Proton.Following along in the lineage of the very successful Mega Boost,the Proton is as fast and hair raising, if not even a little more so. Designed for those unable to squeeze into it's smaller sidekick, or those looking for more stability and comfort, The Mega Proton is the now the vessel of choice for the larger paddle surfer.

With some tweaking of the length to width aspect ration and a little more depth in the seat Mega have produced a larger, faster kayak.
After all, it's those 'wave crushing' big guys that need that extra lift and speed.

Mega Flying Squad members Chris Hobson and Glyn Brackenbury took the boat out for it's final test flight at the weekend and gave it a big, grinning thumbs up. Chris weighs in at 220lbs and Glyn is currently tipping the scales at 245.


Color of boats shown is a mix of metallic silver and oxford blue with silver splats.
More specs, reviews and pics coming soon. Mega Proton coming soon.
All Mega models currently in stock at Savannah Canoe & Kayak.
Call 912 341 9502 for more info.
Demos available.