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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 ==== | ==== Surf ==== | ||
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| + | [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]] | ||
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| + | * [[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]] | * [[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> | + | <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 ==== | ==== Flatwater ==== | ||
| - | * [[https://palusesvaltine.lt/en-routes.html|Paluses Valtine Website]] - check out these beautiful routes | + | * [[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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| - | * [[https://paddles.braca-sport.com/distributors/estonia.html|Braca Paddles]] | + | * [[https://beltes.lv/|BBC Beltes]] No surfskis yet, canoes, kayaks, rowing shells |
| - | * [[https://kayakshop.lt/|Kayak Shop]] | + | * [[https://paddles.braca-sport.com/distributors/latvia.html|Braca Paddles]] |
| - | * [[https://www.nordickayaks.ee/|Nordic Kayak Estonia]] | + | * [[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 ==== | ||
| + | * [[:used_boats_equipment#latvia|Equipment]] | ||
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| + | ===== Clubs ===== | ||
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| + | * [[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 ===== | ===== 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… |
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| + | * [[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]] | ||
| - | * [[https://off-road-paddler.blogspot.com/p/varustautumista-melontaa-ja-turismia.html|Story - Canoe Race in Lithuania]] | + | * **Nearby Countries** |
| - | * [[:estonia|Estonia]] | + | * [[:estonia|]] |
| - | * [[:lithuania|Lithuania]] | + | * [[:lithuania|]] |
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