What do you get when you mix the pacific ocean, a difficult physical challenge, and competition?
You’ll have the first ever “Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta.”
We have seen in the past just how healing the ocean can be.
Wounded veterans taking a break from the difficulties of their recoveries.
Now a different challenge at least one wounded warrior is ready to dive into.
Kailani Patacsil a Wounded Warrior says,”I think it’s very important. It really helped me a lot. I had no clue about this type of program and I’m glad it’s here now.” … Details
My favorite place to enjoy a summer afternoon is Lost Isle in the California Delta area near Stockton, Ca. It is a very fun place. Their web site is: Lost IsleÂ
They may not open this summer and need our help and support in an unreasonable Operating Permit problem. Please go to this page at the Lost Isle web site and submit your comments.Â
Here is  a short letter from their management team:Â
As the owners of Lost Isle we have elected to not open Lost Isle this year. Our decision was not made lightly and is based on several factors. The primary driver of our decision process is the lack of an acceptable Entertainment Permit through San Joaquin County. The county requires that in order for Lost Isle to allow dancing and provide music through a DJ or band, we must have a valid entertainment permit. This is a new ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors in May of 2008. Prior to this change we were required to apply for an annual cabaret permit in order to offer the aforementioned activities. Another important factor is … Details
Lost Isle is scheduled to review their Entertainment Permit with the San Joaquin County Planning Commission:Â
June 4th, 6:30 pm, in the Public Health/Planning Auditorium
1601 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton
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What will be the limit? From the current drops happening this new record will not be the last. However, this hasn’t been random heroes hucking themselves over huge waterfalls. The record has been held by professionals from the likes of Sean Baker, Corran Addison, Shannon Carroll, Tao Berman, Dave Grove, Ed Lucero, Paul Gamache, Tyler Brandt, and recently Pedro Olivia. These innovators have pushed the sport to a place few thought it could go. In March, Pedro’s decent went down in Campos Novo, Brazil on an Amazon tributary named Rio Sacre. The Salto Belo or Beautiful Falls stands 127 feet tall and only took Olivia 2.9 seconds to plunge to the rushing waters below. It only took Tyler Brandt a month to reclaim the crown of highest waterfall run in a kayak.
Back in 2007…Â Details & Picture
Imagine kayaking by starlight or the wash of a silvery moon as the skylines of San Francisco and her sister cities glitter around you. If you can’t imagine that, don’t worry. Just sign up and do it. The outing is one of the guided kayak trips offered by Sea Trek in Sausalito, and even beginners are welcome to come along. Such an excursion was one of my first and most memorable paddles on San Francisco Bay.
Among the tours offered by California Canoe & Kayak in Oakland is a paddle up the gentle waters of the Oakland Estuary toward the marshes of San Leandro Bay, where you are treated to views of basking harbor seals, wading herons and snowy egrets, a host of shorebirds and occasional flights of sandpipers.
If San Francisco’s dynamic waterfront is what you want to experience…Â Details & Pictures