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Today is July 31, 2010



Lake Superior Goes Greenland
Lake Superior goes Greenland! Naturally Superior Adventures hosts Ontario’s only Greenland-style sea kayak symposium on Lake Superior. Instructors include Bonnie Perry and Doug Van Doren, two of North America’s finest Greenland-style paddlers. Perfect for first-time and experienced Greenland-style paddlers alike, registration includes the use of a handmade paddle.

When: August 26 - 29, 2010
Where: Lake Superior, Wawa, Ontario, Canada
wawa, ON, Canada
Contact: Megan Gamble 1-800-203-9092
E-mail info@naturallysuperior.com

9th Annual Qajaq TC (a.k.a. Michigan Training Camp)
Qajaq TC has become one of the most sought after events on the schedule, primarily due to its intimate size (60 total), incredible venue (Lake Michigan) and enticing food . . . the epicurean qajaq classic! All skill levels are welcomed. We are pleased to have, as our special guest, Adam Hansen from Greenland. Adam has served as a board member of Qajaq Aasiaat, is a past participant in the Greenland National Kayaking Championships, and kayaking guide for the Aasiaat Tourist Service. Our 2010 mentors include Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson, and the family of John McConnell, Jane Taylor and Emmett Dooley. David Sides will lead the coaching for rope gymnastics with the able assistance of Heather Lamon, one of the bright young stars in this discipline.

Qajaq USA Event
When: August 27 - 29, 2010
Where: Camp Lookout on Lower Herring Lake
Frankfort, Michigan 
Contact: www.qajaqtc.org -- Please use the Contact Us form at the website

Delmarva Paddlers Retreat
About 120 Greenland-style sea-kayakers gather to celebrate the origins of kayaking and hone traditional kayaking techniques and skills. Activities range from on-water instruction, including the thirty some-odd types of ancient kayaking Rolls (still practiced in the frigid Greenland waters by a new generation of Greenlanders who seek to maintain a connection with their history and culture), along with rope gymnastics, seminars on traditional kayak construction and slideshow presentations and lectures.

Qajaq USA Event
When: October 1 - 4, 2010
Where: Camp Arrowhead
Lewes, DE 
Contact: Tracy Coon
E-mail tcoon66@comcast.net

Greenland Week Competition & Lesson Programs
Join the Kayak Academy for a week of traditional Greenland-style lessons, demonstrations, COMPETITION and social activities during our annual Greenland Week. Some activities are free and open to the public. We are honored to have Maligiaq Padilla, Dubside, Helen Wilson, George Gronseth and other expert instructors share their knowledge and skills for this full week. Instruction includes clinics, day trips in the San Juan Islands, Deception Pass Tidal Rapids & Pre Competition Training. COMPETITION November 5,6 & 7th -Ropes,Race,Harpoon Throwing & Rolling

When: October 30 - November 7, 2010
Where: Lake Sammamish State Park, Kayak Academy's Location at Tibbett's Beach 20 minutes from downtown Seattle 2000 NW Sammamish Rd Issaquah WA 98027
Issaquah, WA 
Contact: Call to Register Tool free 866-306-1825 or Local WA 206-527-1825
E-mail barb@kayakacademy.com



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