Updates & News From Portland Paddle

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…

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…

Join us for our final two Acoustic Paddles of the season, coming up in September!!  If you haven’t made it to one of these very special events yet, now is your chance. Sunday, September 22nd, 2:30-6:30pm – Connor Garvey ( www.connorgarveysongs.com) – $55 Sunday, September 29th, 2:30-6:30pm – Sorcha (sorchastudio.com) – $55 We’ll be celebrating the end of a…

We’ve got TWO more Acoustic Paddles coming up in August!! Sunday, August 18th – Sorcha (sorchastudio.com) – $55 Sunday, August 25th – Max Garcia Conover (maxgarciaconover.com) – $55 Sorcha and Max are amazingly talented folks and we are really excited to have them on board (literally and figuratively).   The details, as usual: Fort Gorges is…

We are SO EXCITED to announce the first of what we hope will be a series of Acoustic Paddle musical outdoor adventures!  Join us on Sunday, July 21st from 3:30 to 7:30 for a special afternoon of music & kayaking on Casco Bay with Portland Paddle and Caroline Cotter.  We’ll paddle as a group out…

If you’ve been wondering what it’s actually like to go on a kayak tour, read this article that was just published in MaineToday.com. Reporter Shannon Bryan went out on one of our Half-Day Tours a few weeks ago and wrote this terrific account of the trip. Her photos really capture the experience. Thanks, Shannon! Source: https://www.pressherald.com/things-to-do/

Looking for something AWESOME to do with Dad on Father’s Day?  We’ve come up with the perfect solution – a special Father’s Day Tour!  This tour will be guided by Scott and Zack Anchors, our very own father-son paddling power team.  We’ll be launching from the East End Beach on Sunday, 6/16 at 9:30 am…

Our opening weekend was busier and more fun than we ever could have imagined!!  We ran a Fort Gorges clean-up with the Maine Island Trail Association, a full Sunset Tour, and a Harbor Tour, and sent out a few renters on kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.  Thanks to all the friends, neighbors, and visitors who came…

To celebrate our opening day (and National Trails Day), we’re teaming up with the Maine Island Trail Association to host a Fort Gorges paddle clean-up on Saturday, June 1st!  This event is just one small part of MITA’s annual bay-wide Casco Bay Clean-Up.  Pay 50% off the price of a half-day kayak rental (that’s only $20) or…

We’ve always wondered why Portland, which is probably one of the best cities for sea kayaking in the country, lacks any businesses that rent kayaks on its mainland waterfront. The city is a short paddle from some incredible kayaking destinations in Casco Bay, and  the protected waters near the waterfront are great for inexperienced paddlers….