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| * **Important International Races **- for some popular races, surfski companies and representatives will bring a number of surfskis. Sometimes they are available for rent during the race and surrounding days with the intention of selling these boats at a discount after the races are over. Sometimes there are only enough of these boats to supply the top international paddlers who will attend these races. Other times there could be additional surfskis available for more participants. In general you should reach out to reps long before the scheduled event - that is generally going to be the best chance for you to get in on such a rental. If many boats are being transported, your share of the transport cost will be lower. | * **Important International Races **- for some popular races, surfski companies and representatives will bring a number of surfskis. Sometimes they are available for rent during the race and surrounding days with the intention of selling these boats at a discount after the races are over. Sometimes there are only enough of these boats to supply the top international paddlers who will attend these races. Other times there could be additional surfskis available for more participants. In general you should reach out to reps long before the scheduled event - that is generally going to be the best chance for you to get in on such a rental. If many boats are being transported, your share of the transport cost will be lower. | ||
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| + | ===== Example Strategy for Finding a Boat from Traveling Sea Kayaker ===== | ||
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| + | * Written about [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|trip from Greece to Turkey]] (some of the recommended strategy is for when you are onsite where you wish to paddle - in other words, your last opportunity) | ||
| + | * //The recipe for borrowing kayaks in a foreign country is as follows: be keen; email any leads (kayak clubs, rental companies, and kayak shops), and post friendly, ambitious requests on local paddler group pages (facebook) with photos; and walk around town for hours asking boat-related people. Below is a post I did for a winter trip in Sweden (which is another story).//<WRAP centeralign> | ||
| + | **Post for kayak and resources in Sweden** | ||
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| + | {{https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:566/1*4OCQvYFJTwGzu2ZbHbFWlA.png?direct&400x624}} | ||
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| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | * //This post had me a boat, gear, and a place to sleep in hours. // | ||
| + | * //Athens is different. After eight days scouring the Greeks, the only kayak shop in town (Cannibals Kayak House) agrees to sponsor our journey. They are happy to help and share resources. People of the water are friends indeed.// | ||
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| * [[:switching_to_outrigger|2023 Switching to Outrigger Discussion]] | * [[:switching_to_outrigger|2023 Switching to Outrigger Discussion]] | ||
| + | * [[https://youtube.com/shorts/bUWL1VfpKXg?si=AeltzEwoTUVdfWvL|Don't Worry, Just Wing It]] | ||
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| - | ===== Example Strategy for Finding a Boat from Traveling Sea Kayaker ===== | ||
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| - | * Written about [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|trip from Greece to Turkey]] | ||
| - | * The recipe for borrowing kayaks in a foreign country is as follows: be keen; email any leads (kayak clubs, rental companies, and kayak shops), and post friendly, ambitious requests on local paddler group pages (facebook) with photos; and walk around town for hours asking boat-related people. Below is a post I did for a winter trip in Sweden (which is another story). | ||
| - | {{https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:566/1*4OCQvYFJTwGzu2ZbHbFWlA.png?nolink&}}Post for kayak and resources in Sweden | ||
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| - | This post had me a boat, gear, and a place to sleep in hours. Athens is different. | ||
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| - | After eight days scouring the Greeks, the only kayak shop in town (Cannibals Kayak House) agrees to sponsor our journey. They are happy to help and share resources. People of the water are friends indeed. | ||
| ===== Rental Humor? ===== | ===== Rental Humor? ===== | ||
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