Downwind

Florida Downwind Paddling Alerts (facebook)

• Bonita Springs
  • Sanibel Island - Bonita Springs Beach 15 m Downwindfun
• Daytona Beach
• Florida Keys downwind video
• Jacksonville
  • Jax Beach - One Ocean 4 m video
• Jupiter video, video2
• Miami
  • Biscayne Bay video, video2
    • Bill Baggs to Pinecrest 10 m Downwindfun
  • Miami Beach - Matheson Hammock Park 11.6 m
  • Virginia Key
    • Matheson Hammock Park - Virginia Key 6.5 m video
    • Cool OC workout video
• Naples video
  • Loudermilk Beach - Wiggins Bay 10 m Downwindfun
• Tampa Bay video
  • St. Petersburg - Apollo Beach ~11 miles video, Downwindfun
  • Indian Rocks Beach
    • Indian Rocks Beach - Hurricane Pass ~ 10 miles video South wind
    • Indian Rocks Beach - Saint Pete Beach ~15 miles video North wind, Downwindfun
  • Clearwater Beach Webcam
• Venice video

Surf

• Daytona Beach
  • South Daytona video, video 2
• Jupiter Jupiter surf
• For Surfers (you'll have to figure out what works for your skills and where there is room for a surfski)
  • Magic Seaweed Surf Forecast
  • Surfline Report,Forecast

Flatwater

• Overall
  • Paddle Florida Paddling Routes
  • Places to See Manatees
• Specific Places
  • Imperial River
  • Miami Canals video
  • Rainbow River spring fed
  • Weeki Wachee River spring fed

About Safety

• In Florida there are a number of inlets with tide in and outflow that develop good waves with opposing winds, but the boat traffic can be a greater hazard than the current and waves
  • Jupiter - Jupiter Inlet sea kayak video, surfski video watch for times with less boat traffic? Notice in the comments for the sea kayak video that the kayaker, Ben Fontenot, says he has to wait for numerous boats before each of his runs.
  • Miami - Haulover Inlet might be a great tidal race to surf if it wasn't for the crazy amount of large speed boat traffic it gets. Is there an off season for the motor boats?
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Main US Race List

• Races in Florida
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• Boca Raton
  • Venture Sports Kayak McGregor, Fenn, Knysna, Stellar
• Clearwater
  • Ozone Florida Kai Wa'a (on facebook)
• Ft. Lauderdale
  • Liquid Surf and Sail Epic, Stellar
• Jupiter
  • Jupiter Surfski
• Melbourne Beach
  • Sunshine Surfski Epic, Revo, Think
• Naples
  • Naples Kayak Co
  • Paddle Sports of Naples Nelo, NK, surfski lessons
• Orlando
  • The Paddle Attic Stellar (also on Merritt Island)
• Palm Bay
  • Paddling Paradise SUP & Kayak Rental, Sales, Lessons, they organize races, group paddles, events
• Sanford
  • ​​​​​​ ​Mid-Florida Paddle Sports Epic Dealer
• Tampa Bay
  • Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure
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• Naples
  • Paddle Sports of Naples Jay Rose
• Sanford
  • Mid-Florida Paddle Sports Bob Waters
• Tampa
  • Holland Fiberglass we do not have a direct recommendation on their small boat repair, but they clearly work on all kinds of fiberglass & carbon fiber boats including Outriggers and Sea Kayaks and we have seen compliments about their repair of other boat types.
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• Florida Outrigger Clubs & Races (facebook)
• Florida Surfski (facebook) private - apply for membership
• South Florida Surfski Club (facebook) private - apply for membership
• Kai Aniani Canoe Club (facebook) Outrigger Club in Clearwater, FL
• Lokahi Outrigger Cocoa Beach & Jacksonville
• Surfski Foundation Miami (Facebook)
  • Lessons and Races seem to be the objective in terms of promoting surfski. Group and Private classes
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General

• Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail
• Florida Paddle Sports Classifieds (facebook)
• Kayakfari

By Locale

• Hernando
  • K2N Online Paddling School SUP, Outrigger, Surfski Instruction (has online curriculum also)
• Jupiter
  • Haley Nixon (facebook) training, lessons
  • Jupiter Outdoor Center
• Miami
  • Virginia Key Outdoor Center Used to list surfski training, but may not be currently offered?
• Sanford
  • Bustedrudder Bob Waters lessons, custom weed deflectors
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