====== Latvia Surfski ======

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**Baltic Surf, ****Pavilosta **photo: [[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1441517390887535&set=pb.100050878637276.-2207520000|Baltic Kooks]] (facebook)

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===== Downwind/Paddles =====

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==== Downwind ====

  * **Baltic Sea**
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==== Surf ====

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[[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]

  * [[https://sandee.com/list/best-surfing-beaches-in-latvia|Best Surfing Beaches in Latvia]] Sandee
  * [[https://nomadsurfers.com/415162-2/|Surfing in Latvia]] Nomad Surfers
  * [[https://surfsimply.com/magazine/baltic-sea-surfing-a-community-of-surfers-in-latvia|The Surf Culture in Latvia]]

<WRAP center round info 80%> \\ Kaspars Cekotins: "The main spots are **Liepaja (Ziemelu Mols)**, a small village named **Pavilosta**  just half an hour away, and a few around there that I would like to keep to myself. In terms of waves, the best spot is **Menlrage, just across the border with Lithuania**.The rules are simple: you need a cross-onshore wind to blow hard enough and long enough to build up a proper wave and then, depending on the direction of the wind, you just look which spot would work better – keeping in mind that at all spots feature a pier-like dam that protects the entry to the harbour for the incoming ships. In our case, it also shelters the incoming waves from the wind and cleans them up a bit so that you can understand where it actually is…." (//Ed. remember, the best surfing waves for surfskis are not generally the best waves for board surfers//)

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==== Flatwater ====

  * [[https://www.outdooractive.com/en/kayak-trips/latvia/kayak-trips-in-latvia/153515045/|Kayak Trips in Latvia]]
  * **Salaca River**
      * [[https://youtu.be/2AoyTrhP6Rg|canoe trip video]]​​​​​​​
  * [[https://idaadventures.com/places-for-kayaking-in-latvia/|Six Places to Paddle in Latvia]]
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===== Races =====

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[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]

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===== Stores/Dealers =====

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  * [[https://beltes.lv/|BBC Beltes]] No surfskis yet, canoes, kayaks, rowing shells
  * [[https://paddles.braca-sport.com/distributors/latvia.html|Braca Paddles]]
  * [[https://laivusports.com/|Laivu Sports]] Canoe/Kayak Gear
  * [[https://www.prestolboats.com/|Prestol Boats]] Makes a canoe/surfski hybrid "Tiare" but we do not know anything about it.
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==== Used ====

  * [[:used_boats_equipment#latvia|Equipment]]
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===== Clubs =====

  *  [[https://www.canoelatvia.lv/|Latvian Canoe Assosciation]]
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/canoelatvia|On facebook]]
  * [[https://www.canoe.lv/lv/|Latvian Canoe Federation]]
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/canoe.slalom.ozolnieki|Canoe Slalom Ozolnieki]] (facebook)
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===== Resources =====

Don't pass up other types of paddlers and water folk who might be able to suggest good places to paddle…

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/BalticKooks|Baltic Kooks]] (facebook) Baltic Surf
  * [[https://www.juraslaivas.lv/|Jūras Laivas]] Boat Rentals, Organization and Technical Support
  * [[https://ozolaivas.lv/en/|Ozolaivas]] Canoe rentals and organized trips
  * [[https://www.seakayak.lv/kayaking-canoeing-activities-in-kurzeme-latvia/|Seakayak Latvia]]

  * **Nearby Countries**
      * [[:estonia|]]
      * [[:lithuania|]]
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