About The So Cal Sea Kayaking Meetup Group

OK all you guys and gals wanting to have a new kayak meetup for fun and friends, here it is!
Come and get together with us to form an active, fun filled and exciting new group. I am new to this so you long-timers come and lend your knowledge, guidance and experience. All you new people, come on down and learn why this sport is a life changer, meet new friends and learn a new life passion. The people on the water are great people. Come and meet a few of them. By the way, it was brought to my attention that many meetups are mostly about drinking and ... Well we are here to have a good time paddling on the water. Yes sometimes we do a bit of drinking but that is not our purpose and always after the paddle at lunch. We also are kid friendly for the most part. Beginners paddle and such. I would have loved to have started paddling on the water as a youth. Any questions always ask the organizer. We don't bite hard.

Kayaking is an inherently dangerous sport and participation can result in loss or breakage of equipment, injury, or even death. Neither the group, nor myself will be responsible for telling you what is or is not safe for you to do. All participants are responsible for, and will manage their own safety. This responsibility includes assessing your gear, skill level, and physical conditioning relative to conditions and location, as well a making decisions about what you will or will not do. We are however there to help each other in gaining experience and knowledge concerning this sport Becoming a member of our group acknowledges this as true and you hold no one person liable for your health and welfare.



We are currently developing a rating system to help new members decide what events they are qualified to attend as far as skill levels. I will be updating this as it is.

Level 1- new to the sport and have not been on the water much.

Level 2- beginner level. Have been out on the water less than a dozen times and still not comfortable with their skills in maneuvering their kayak.

Level 3- have attended a few classes and practice sessions. Able to maneuver a kayak well and able to do self and two man assisted recovery. Most of the water time has been in the harbor and some ocean trips,

Level 4-Own their own boat and have accomplished all of level 3

Level 5- Have gone into the ocean numerous times, shore starts and landings, some long distance paddles and choppy water. Can surf waves. Rolling has been accomplished.

Level 6- Comfortable with being on and in the water including long distance, safety, cold water, surf, rock gardens, rescue. All actions are automatic and require little to no thought concerning the next indicated action in all these areas. Can teach basic kayaking to others, Still open minded to learning new stuff, active in the sport.

Level 7- Able to read the water and paddle in higher wind conditions. Has experienced navigation "blind"-Fog senarios. Has navigated ocean crossings successfully. Able to hold their own in rough seas if something were to "pop" up. Have experienced crisis paddling and or real life senarios to that effect.

Level 8- Kayak God ... LOL

Ok so if you have any questions or have comments to what is listed above, please feel free to email me. Some of the descriptions you might be between levels so no worries, just work on it.