====== Northeast USA - Middle Atlantic Surfski ======
**New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania**
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**Island Beach State Park - Cattus Island Park Downwind**, photo from [[https://youtu.be/4Cd9Q5M_vjg|video]]
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[[:us_places|Main USA Surfski Page]]
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===== New Jersey =====
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==== Downwinds/Paddles ====
**Marine**
* **Island Beach State Park - Cattus Island Park** 13.3 miles [[https://youtu.be/4Cd9Q5M_vjg|video]]
==== Boat Wakes ====
* Nantucket Ferry [[https://youtu.be/ZnOx2b_64e4|video]]
==== Races ====
[[:races:races_usa|Main US Race List]]
* [[https://www.kealohaoutrigger.org/hudsonrivercup.html|Hudson River Cup]]
* [[https://www.njpaddlesports.com/toms-river-paddling-race|Toms River]]
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==== Clubs/Lessons ====
* [[https://oceanportpaddleclub.com/|Ocean Sport Paddle Club]]
* [[https://www.wandacc.org/|Wanda Canoe Club]]
==== Dealers/Equipment ====
* [[http://www.alandsams.com/index.html|Al and Sams]] paddling accessories
* [[https://www.outriggerzone.com/dealers/premierpaddlesports/|Ozone Northeast - Premier Paddle Sports]] Kai Wa'a surfskis, OCs
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==== Resources ====
There are a number of sites here that are primarily for sea kayakers or other types of paddling, but they are potential sources of information about places to paddle and possibly can tell you if any of their members are also surfskiers.
* [[https://www.kayakeast.com/|Kayak East]]
* [[https://njkayak.net/|NJ Kayak]]
* [[https://www.njpaddle.org/|NJ Paddle]]
* [[https://www.njpaddlesports.com/|New Jersey Paddlesports]]
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===== New York =====
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==== Downwinds & Paddles ====
**Marine**
* **Long Island**
* **Lions Head Beach - Orient Beach** 7 miles [[https://youtu.be/zf6W1yXTtes|SUP video]]
* **(Chimneys Inside Run) Northport Fishing and Boat Ramp, Long Island - Kings Park Bluff (or Short Beach) **7 miles [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/chimneys-inside-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Orient Point - Ram's Head Island **7 miles [[https://youtu.be/s3r3qTVqohQ|SUP video]]
* **Peconic Bay ** (the land in sight at the end is Robin's Island) [[https://youtu.be/LvtZKGhPRH0|SUP video]]
* **Sag Harbor (Havens Beach) - Orient Point****(H2O Run)** 11 miles [[https://youtu.be/97ZN7JdmlTg|SUP video]]
* **Montauk (Fresh Pond beach (or Gosmans) to Sunset beach (or ****Devon Yacht Club****)) **10.5 miles [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/montauk-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Staten Island**
* **(Missiles Run) Great Kills Park, Staten Island - Missile Monument, Guardian Park, Sandy Hook, NJ** 9.3 miles [[https://youtu.be/YgLF1-g3ERg|SUP video]]
**Freshwater**
* **Hudson River**
* **Bear Mountain Run, End of Mine Dock Road in Fort Montgomery - Peekskill Municipal Launch Ramp, Riverfront Green Park **4.3 miles [[https://youtu.be/l1yWA4V7vBc|SUP video]]
* **Sl****eepy Hollow to Montrose **11 m [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/sleepy-hollow-downwind-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Lake Champlain ** (**New York/Vermont**) see [[:new_england_usa#vermont|Vermont]]
* See [[:new_england_usa#video|Lake Champlain Video]]
* **Lake Erie**
* No specific runs for New York yet
* See also [[:the_great_lakes|]]
* **Lake George**
* **Laps ** (somewhere near the Narrows?) [[https://youtu.be/7Ad7djZUiAk|video]]
* **Lake Ontario**
* Slater Creek to Irondequoit Bay 7.5 miles [[https://downwindable.com/slater-creek-to-irondequoit-bay|Downwindable.com]]
* See also [[:the_great_lakes|]]
* **Oneida Lake**
* **Oneida Shores County Park - Verona Beach State Park **19 miles
* **Oneida Shores County Park - Chapman Park **11.5 miles
* **Chapman Park - Verona Beach State Park **7.5 miles
* **Surf**
* **Kawana Bay ** [[https://youtu.be/gKku5dOYhj8|video]]
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==== Conditions ====
* **Lake Erie, Lake Ontario**
* [[:the_great_lakes#conditions|Conditions of the Great Lakes]]
==== Tidal Races ====
**[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]**
* **Hell Gate ** (too much boat traffic?)
* **Wicopesset Passage **east end of Fishers Island, technically in New York waters but much closer to main land Connecticut and Rhode Island
* [[:new_england_usa#tidal_races|Connecticut Tide Races]]
* [[:new_england_usa#tidal_races1|Rhode Island Tide Races]]
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==== Races ====
[[:races:races_usa|Main US Race List]]
* [[https://cayugalakecrossing.com/|Cayuga Lake Crossing]]
* [[https://paddleguru.com/races/2018GreatPeconicRace|Great Peconic Race]]
* [[https://www.kealohaoutrigger.org/hudsonrivercup.html|Hudson River Cup]]
* [[https://www.senecamonster.com/|Seneca Monster Regatta]]
* [[https://hudsonvalleypaddling.org/trojan-race/|The Trojan Paddle Race]]
==== Resources ====
* [[https://www.baycreek.com/|BayCreek Paddling Center]] Epic Surfskis, Lessons Rochester, NY
* [[https://manhattankayak.com/|Manhattan Kayak]] lessons & trips for surfskiers with some experience
* [[https://www.superieadventures.com/|SUP Erie Adventures]] maybe not surfskiers, but maybe a source for flatwater, downwinders, surf?
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===== Pennsylvania =====
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==== Downwind ====
==== Lake Erie ====
* No specific runs Pennsylvannia yet
* See also [[:the_great_lakes|]]
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==== Boat Wakes ====
Plenty of rivers with boats some of which generate surfable wakes. [[https://www.facebook.com/100005357927817/videos/1015945133358239/|Sternwheeler wake riding (facebook video)]] somewhere near Pittsburgh?
==== Surf ====
* Presque Isle State Park (Lake Erie) [[https://youtu.be/iMDFnDqFajQ|video]]
==== Conditions ====
* **Lake Erie **See [[:middle_atlantic_usa#conditions1|Great Lakes Conditions Below]]
==== Dealers/Equipment ====
* [[https://performance-kayak.com/|Performance Kayak]] Stellar
* [[https://tresriossports.com/|Tres Rios Sports]] Epic
==== Races ====
[[:races:races_usa|Main US Race List]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/youghness22/|Youghness Monster]] (facebook) no race in 2024, website disappeared, will return?
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===== Conditions =====
* **Lake Erie and Lake Ontario**
* [[:the_great_lakes#conditions|Conditions of the Great Lakes]]
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