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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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| [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]] | [[: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://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]] | * [[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…." | + | <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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| * [[https://www.outdooractive.com/en/kayak-trips/latvia/kayak-trips-in-latvia/153515045/|Kayak Trips in Latvia]] | * [[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]] | * [[https://idaadventures.com/places-for-kayaking-in-latvia/|Six Places to Paddle in Latvia]] | ||
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| ===== Resources ===== | ===== Resources ===== | ||
| - | Don't pass up other types of paddlers who might be able to suggest good places to paddle… | + | 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://www.juraslaivas.lv/|Jūras Laivas]] Boat Rentals, Organization and Technical Support | ||
| * [[https://ozolaivas.lv/en/|Ozolaivas]] Canoe rentals and organized trips | * [[https://ozolaivas.lv/en/|Ozolaivas]] Canoe rentals and organized trips | ||
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