Ten Ways to Connect With the Southern Maine Paddling Community
Looking to Connect with Other Paddlers in Southern Maine? Here are Some Tips: There are lots of people out there looking for paddle buddies. We hear from them all the time at Portland Paddle: the couple with lots of lake paddling experience that just moved to the Maine coast; the rookie paddler who just discovered…
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February 1, 2020
Paddling Peaks to Portland
How to Rent a Kayak for the Peaks to Portland Swim Every year Portland Paddle opens by 6:00 AM on the day of the Peaks to Portland swim so that people who are renting our kayaks have time to paddle to Peaks Island well before the race starts. We suggest giving yourself about an hour to…
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December 1, 2019
What We’ve Been Up to This Winter
Cathy has been swimming in waterfalls in Costa Rica (with her daughter, Portland Paddle staffer Zoe) Dana has been sailing from San Francisco to Baja California Sam Marjerison has been paddling whitewater through the off-season Abbey King has been teaching backcountry skiing courses in the White Mountains Suzzanne has been making…
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February 24, 2019
Want to Get Involved With the Sea Kayak Guide Community? Join Maskgi
Sam Frankel guides sea kayak trips for Portland Paddle and was recently elected president of the Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors (MASKGI). We asked Sam to write this blog post for Portland Paddle to spread awareness about MASKGI and the organization’s plans for the coming year. If you are interested in becoming…
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May 1, 2018
Paddle Talks: Meet Sam Frankel
How long have you been a guide? Since 2016, when I started guiding for Portland Paddle. SUP/Kayak/Both? Primarily sea kayak, although I enjoy SUP. Why guide? I started sea kayaking after coming back to the United States in 2013. I’d spent the previous four or five years overseas, and wanted to feel a sense…
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March 20, 2018
Paddling Kadavu
Entries from a Sea Kayaking Trip in Fiji By Joe Guglielmetti Joe Guglielmetti journeyed to Fiji during the fall of 2017 and paddled around the island of Kadavu. This report on his trip is part of a longer writing project that is currently completing. Joe is a sea kayak guide for Portland Paddle. The ferry…
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February 19, 2018
Paddle Talks: Meet Joe Guglielmetti
This month’s Paddle Talk is a conversation with Joe Guglielmetti, a kayak guide who grew up in Cape Elizabeth and now lives on Munjoy Hill in Portland. Joe just returned from a kayaking expedition in Fiji. He repairs boats! How long have you been a guide? I entered the guide world five years ago, and began…
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December 7, 2017
Paddle Talks: Meet Suzanne Blackburn
This month’s Paddle Talk is with Suzanne Blackburn, a licensed Maine Sea Kayak Guide and ACA-certified Instructor who began working for Portland Paddle in 2014. How long have you been a guide? With Portland Paddle? I took the guide training with Maine Sport and passed the test in 1996. At that time the sea kayaking…
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November 8, 2017
Fort Gorges Status Update
Fort Gorges has been in the news a lot this past year, and we’ve fielded inquiries and comments from lots of folks looking for updates. The Army Corps of Engineers has been hard at work over the summer and through the fall making improvements and repairs to the structure. Fortunately, the fort remained open except for…
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November 3, 2017
Solar Eclipse Paddle
A Special Celestial Kayak Tour 1PM to 4PM on August 21 $55 per person On Monday, August 21 the moon will cross in front of the sun, creating a rare solar eclipse across the United States. What better place to view this astronomical wonder then from the sea of a sea kayak on Casco Bay!…
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August 17, 2017
Paddle With the Tall Ship this Weekend!
Join us for a very special kayaking trip to view the Tall Ships Festival “Parade of Sail” Thousands of people are flocking to Portland waterfront this weekend to watch an international fleet of some of the finest and most unique ships in the world sail into Portland harbor for the 3-day Tall Ships Festival. You won’t find a better vantage point to…
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July 13, 2015
Give the Gift of Paddling with a Portland Paddle Gift Card
Looking for a gift for a loved one? Consider giving a paddling adventure on Casco Bay. Our gift cards can be used to rent a kayak or paddleboard, take a lesson, join a guided trip or take a SUP yoga class. There’s something for everybody — from novice paddlers to experts heading out on multi-day adventures. We offer gift certificates in any…
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December 2, 2014