MAY 20, 2009 EVENT RECAP: Thanks to all participants, instructors, and volunteers for your praise and for making the 2009 event a success! We're pouring over everyone's feedback and look forward to running an even better event, and seeing you all again next year, May 7-9, 2010!
Welcome to the MidAtlantic Region’s premier kayak festival and demo event! Located at the wooded and water surrounded tip of Historic Camp Letts in the boating capital of the US, Annapolis, MD just outside our Nations Capital, this three-day, RAIN OR SHINE event offers everything the new or experienced paddler could ask for!
Free demos and expert advice on the greatest and latest gear from industry legends and top-quality manufacturers and free instruction for beginners from the Nation’s kayaking authority. Experienced Paddlers can register for special instructional packages packed to the brim with the sport’s most accomplished coaches. Those in the market will find a comprehensive selection of sea and recreational kayaks, paddles, PFD’s and more! Get the down-low from the up-high, get up close and personal with the gear and then take it home – all in the same day! Join us for the region’s ultimate kayaking event!
Free Kayak Demos & Events
The MidAtlantic Kayak Festival offers a paddling plethora for the public! Potomac Paddlesports – The Region’s Human Powered Watersport Authority – will be leading Quick Start sessions, introducing visitors to the basics of kayaking and the next step. Eight lunchtime classroom seminars focusing on some of the intellectual skill sets required to be a safe, skilled, self sufficient kayaker, moderated by some of the countries top kayakers and noted experts in the field. Early morning yoga classes. Greenland Rope Gymnastics Demonstrations displaying strength, balance, flexibility and coordination through 26 different maneuvers. For the kids there will be a build your own cardboard canoe race across the inlet, a map and compass class for the young navigator. Top this all off with local Chesapeake eats and drinks and you have the ultimate spring weekend!