• Sleeping Bear Surfest 09
  Summer seems to have crept in and out without much fanfare or heat, but has still left us with a pleasantly warm and refilled Lake Michigan. Most of us in the paddling world don’t give up on summer easily and we’re going to draw it all the way into October this year by holding our Surf camp Oct 2-4. If surf doesn’t cooperate, we’ll paddle along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, or mountain bike in our area’s myriad two tracks through the forest.
  
  

  Cost and what’s included?
  Like last year cost is $95 and includes 2 night’s camping, breakfasts, hot showers, access to our covered outdoor kitchen and dining facility and mentoring.

  When?
  October 2-4

  Who’s welcome?
  Anyone with proper immersion clothing and decent bracing capabilities

  What kind of boat or board?
  Anything you’ve got from surf boats to whitewater boats to stand-up boards to short surfing sea kayaks (I’ll have a couple of Romanys on hand that can be borrowed).

  Where?
  Moonshadow Herb Farm near Empire: gives us access to beaches in Empire, in Sleeping Bear and the long waves created by southwesterlies around the pier in Frankfort.

  Registration
  We are limited to 35 people, so register soon!

I have too many boats…some just have to go.

• Neat Little Rec. Boat: Riot Edge 12.5: 12.5’x 25”, mango color, two bulkheads, hatches, safety deck lines, drop skeg and built-in rod holder….cool little boat and at steal at $500 ($700 retail)


• Hurricane Tracer 165: 16.5 x 22”, performance oriented thermoformed boat….only 45 lbs. Very playful with drop skeg for tracking. $900…$1500 retail, very low use


• Valley Aquanaut HV: 17.8’ x 22.5”: Fun performance plastic boat for larger paddlers. 3 layer tough, $950


• Riot Brittany 165 (2): 16.5 x 22”, day hatch, drop skeg, perimeter lines, rotomolded, but light. This is a fun boat with good headroom for skill development. New one: $1200, used $950


• Nigel Foster Legend: new demo, 17’10.5”x 21”…impeccable Seaward glass lay-up, yellow over white w/light grey trim. New $3600, now $2800 If you’re tall enough for this ride, you’ll know it.