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Tom's TopKayaker Shop Purchases Support TopKayaker.Net Kayak Clubs & Water Quality Voluteer Organizations Don't be surprised or offended if established kayak clubs don't allow sit-on-tops. See our article: Finding, Starting, & Enjoying A Sit-on-top Friendly Kayak Club, Off-Season & On CLUBS WE KNOW TO BE "SIT-ON-TOP FRIENDLY" ARE IN BLUE: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Kayak Clubs & Water Quality Organizations Listed Alphabetically By State: 00A - C 000 D - F 000 G - M 000 N - Z 000WORLD INDEX Western USA Waveski Association Alabama Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is a non-profit organization comprised of 15 coastal state chapters spanning the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic seaboard. CCA’s strength is drawn from the tens of thousands of recreational saltwater anglers who make up its membership. From South Texas to the upper reaches of Maine, CCA’s grassroots influence is felt through state capitals, U.S. Congress and, most importantly, in the conservation and restoration of our coastal marine resources. Village Creekkeeper Village Creek Human & Environmental Justice Society Birmingham, Alabama Phone: 205-798-0087 Mobile Baykeeper Mobile Bay Watch, Inc. Mobile, Alabama Phone: 251-433-4229 Hurricane Creekkeeper Friends of Hurricane Creek Tuscaloosa, Alabama Phone: 205-507-0867 Black Warrior Riverkeeper Birmingham, Alabama Phone: 205.967.0801, 205.879.8815 Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper Troy, Alabama Phone: 334-670-3624 The Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association This is a non-profit organization formed to promote the healthy,fun and safe sport of kayak fishing. Attn: Michael Bosarge, Director 6427 Airport Blvd, Apt. 191, Mobile AL 36608 our website for the time is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mobilebaykayakfishing/ Mobile Bay Canoe and Kayak Club Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM Fairhope Yacht Club 101 Volanta Ave. Fairhope, Al 36532 Phone for club information: 1-800-844-1781 We encourage all canoes, kayaks both sitontop and sit-in. We communicate by email and our website address is http://www.baykayaker.blogspot.com Birmingham Canoe Club PO Box 951, Birmingham, AL 35201 Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. Alaska Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Prince William Soundkeeper Anchorage, Alaska Phone: 907-272-0502 Cook Inletkeeper Homer, Alaska Phone: 907-235-4068 Juneau Kayak Club P.O. Box 021865, Juneau, AK 99802-1865 Knik Canoers & Kayakers http://www.kck.org An Anchorage, Alaska based non-profit paddling club with members throughout Alaska and beyond. Members include a mixture of WW kayakers, sea kayakers, canoeists and rafters. The club promotes and represents the interests of paddlesports in Alaska. No matter what your skill level or where you live, KCK can increase your enjoyment of boating in Alaska.   Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. Arizona Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Black Mesa Waterkeeper Flagstaff , Arizona Phone: 928.734.9255 Prescott Paddle America Club PO Box 12098, Prescott, AZ 86304, (928) 445-5480 Desert Paddling Association 620 E. 19th St., Suite 110, Tucson, AZ 85719 Southern Arizona Paddling Club P.O. Box 77185, Tucson, AZ 85703   Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. Arkansas Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Arkansas Canoe Club PO Box 1843, Little Rock, AR 72203   Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. California Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Bay Access is a non-profit organization established by a group of kayakers who were worried about the diminishing number of access sites around the bay where car-topped boats can gain access to the water and safely park while they are paddling. The mission of Bay Access is to protect and increase access to the waters of the San Francisco Bay for small boats by creating a water trail according to the principles of the North American Water Trails (NAWT). The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail will serve the needs of all non-motorized small boat users and focus attention on environmental awareness, stewardship and the low impact recreational opportunities of the Bay Area's largest open space - the San Francisco Bay. Baykeeper Main Office and SF Bay Chapter San Francisco, California 1-800-KEEP-BAY Deltakeeper Chapter of Baykeeper Stockton, CA 1-209-464-6368 Ventura Coastkeeper Wishtoyo Foundation Oxnard, California Phone: 805-382-4540 San Diego Baykeeper San Diego, California Phone: 619-758-7743 San Luis Obispo (SLO) Coastkeeper Environment in the Public Interest San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Phone: 805-781-9932 Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara, California Phone: 805-563-3377 Santa Monica Baykeeper Marina del Rey, California Phone: 310-305-9645 Russian Riverkeeper Friends of the Russian River Healdsburg, California Phone: 707-433-1958 Petaluma Riverkeeper Waterkeepers Northern California Petaluma, California Phone: 707-763-7756 Orange County Coastkeeper Newport Beach, California Phone: 949-723-5424 Baja California Coastkeeper Wildcoast, Imperial Beach, California Phone: 615.423.8530 California Coastkeeper Alliance Santa Monica, California Phone: 310.829.1229 On-line groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paddleme2/ Central Coast Paddler's Network Central Coast--roughly Santa Barbara to Big Sur. People can join and add to the site (it's a wiki) with just about anything--trip reports, find paddling partners, pictures, ask questions, etc. San Francisco Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK) is a club dedicated to the safe enjoyment of the sport of sea kayaking. You don't need to be a BASK member to attend our Monthly Meetings. These informal events are usually held on the last Wednesday of the month from 6:30pm to 9:30pm California Kayak Friends 2419 E Harbor Blvd. #96 Ventura, CA 93001 http://www.CKF.org President: Len Goodman Down2TheC@aol.com Annual Club dues: $30 Open to all paddlers. Waiver required. Trips are rated. Sierra Sea Kayakers a Sea Kayaking Club based in the Sacramento Metropolitan Area. Our members range from the modest beginner, to the advanced paddler. Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) Ft.Mason Center,Landmark Bldg.C S.F.,CA 94123 Miramar Beach Kayak Club Number One Mirada Road Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 SOTO Recreational Kayak Club 2333 Camino Del Rio S. #230 San Diego, Ca. 92108 We are open to all, not just sit on tops, but all members own sit on tops and few sit inside yaks also. We are a very active club with many weekday and weekend paddles for all. No meeting just quarterly potlucks to talk up what the members would like to do and where to go, hosting races, helping with triathions, surf paddles, night paddles, fishing trips, whale watching. We try to have something for all, young and not so young. You can contact us Memorymc@aol.com or wendykayak@hotmail.com. "Lifes short so paddle hard" We also have bia monthly newsletter for member of up coming events. San Diego Kayak Club 5691 Genoa Drive, San Diego, CA 92120 San Diego Paddling Club 1829 Chalcedony St., San Diego, CA 92109 San Francisco Bay Area Sea Kayakers 229 Courtright Road, San Rafael, CA 94901 Slackwater Yacht Club B37 Gate 6 Road, Sausalito, CA 94965 Valley Wide Kayak Club 42100 Walters Road, Hemet, Ca. 92544 The Valley Wide Kayak Club has grown from two people in Aug. '99 to 121 paddlers as of June '01 and is very supportive of sit on top kayaks, although most members have touring enclosed kayaks, to date, approximately 20 have sit on tops. Effective Sept 15, 2001, Lake Hemet will open for kayaking. Our club will administer the safety training program and all who wish to kayak on Lake Hemet can either join are club or take the safety training required by Lake Hemet. We are hopeful that they will allow sit on top kayaks, but due to water-contact issues, the details still have to be worked out. Contact DianeBoss@hotmail.com, 909-767-1477 Western Sea Kayakers P.O. Box 59436, San Jose, CA 95159 Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. Colorado Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Alamosa Riverkeeper Capulin, Colorado Phone: 719.274.4298 Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club P.O. Box 100643, Denver, CO 80210 We are an open-cockpit friendly club, with some members paddling Heritage Shearwaters and Seda Revenges. http://www.rmskc.org Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info. Connecticut Water Quality Organizations Kayak Clubs Long Island Soundkeeper Soundkeeper, Inc East Norwalk, Connecticut Phone: 203-854-5330 Housatonic Valley Paddle Club We're mainly a recreational paddle club but do have some more adventurous sea kayakers. We have monthly speaker meetings and schedule day weekend trips from April to October w/i a 100 mile radius. No fees. We're an educationally oriented social group who each year work on 3-4 local cleanups of rivers and lakes/ponds. We welcome you! Visit their great website. Questions contact Sandy 203-263-3281 ACA Paddle America Club Sound Kayakers, Norwalk, CT Contact phone: 203 852-7294. website: SoundKayakers CONN-YAK 35 Hampton Park, Branford, CT 06405 www.Connyak.org Sit-on-tops Welcome   Don't see you club here or need to update information? Email us with info.