PADDLERS' LINKS
Places To Stay
Visiting Charleston?
There are lots of great places to stay in and around Charleston – from posh peninsular hotels to cozy rentals on the beach. These are a few links to help you find what you are looking for when you visit us:
• Folly Beach Hotels at Kayak.com
• Looking for something upscale? Try the Waters Edge Inn on Folly Beach
• Charleston Visitors Bureau links for –
– Hotels
– Historic Inns
– Bed & Breakfasts
– Beach Resorts
– Beach Rentals
– Campgrounds
• More B&B links from BedandBreakfast.com
• More tourism information at Charleston.com
"The Charleston Kayakers' Chiropractor"
Dr. Evaline Delson: http://www.drdelson.com
Performance Chiropractic – Specializing in spinal and extremity injuries. Committed to providing high quality, gentle, chiropractic care to the Charleston County community in South Carolina since 1997.
Scott “The Bear's” Picks of Eats on James Island
DB's Famous Cheesesteaks,
Burgers & Fries:
www.dbsfamouscheesesteaks.com
Enjoy the best and most authentic cheesesteak in Charleston, South Carolina at DB’s. The Bailey family started their first steak shop 25 years ago in Bethany Beach Delaware. The Bailey’s youngest son, Danny, has proudly brought award-winning cheesesteaks to Charleston with hoagie rolls and meat straight out of Philly.
The Dailey Dose Café —
Good Mood Food
:
goodmoodfood.googlepages.com
1699 Highland Ave. James Island SC, behind Money Man Pawn. Hard to describe. Laid back, organic, local. Check out what the folks at the Citypaper have to say -- or just stop by and see what all the good words are about.
Poplar Grove Real Estate
Luxurious homes close to downtown amenities built within 6,000 acres of woodland and marsh with the promise of preserving the land's natural beauty — Among its other attractions, Poplar Grove offers some great paddling opportunities, with "kayak outposts", stocked with community boats, and access to lakes, canals and the Rantowles Creek. SKC is please to be working with Poplar Grove staff to further develop their paddling program.
Werner: Ultimate Paddle Performance
Werner Paddles: http://www.wernerpaddles.com
Werner Paddles mission is Ultimate Paddle Performance. As they say... "We believe Advanced Designs and a Great Fit are the key ingredients to achieving Ultimate Paddle Performance. . . therefore, to fulfill our promise we focus enormous amounts of energy to developing a complete selection of advanced paddle designs."
Custom, Quality Gear from Immersion Research
Immersion Research: http://www.immersionresearch.com
A kayaking gear company based in Confluence, PA, the business was founded in 1997 by two career kayakers, and since that day" we have had one focus: to make the best, most innovative kayaking gear on the planet."
Watersports Wear by Kokatat
Kokatat: http://www.kokatat.com
A "friendly company of paddling enthusiasts who are committed to quality and service;" Kokatat supplies some of the most well regarded life preservers, skirts and paddling wear available.
Malone: 'Cause You Need to Move Your Boat
Malone: http://www.maloneautoracks.com
Transport, loading and storage systems for your boat. Malone is the largest family owned rack accessory company in North America. Malone products are sold in over 1500 outdoor retail stores located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Epic Kayaks
Epic: http://www.epickayaks.com
Founded by Olympic Gold Medallist Greg Barton to produce the world's finest paddles for touring and competition – when 11 time World Ocean Kayak Champion Oscar Chalupsky joined Epic the company expanded its offerings to include quality sea kayaks and gear.
MTi Adventure Wear
MTi: http://www.mtiadventurewear.com
A small, family-owned company,
MTI is committed to supplying product to specialty paddle sports and outdoor retailers across the country, and strives to offer customers exceptional product features and quality at great value.
P & H: Custom Sea Kayaks
P&H: http://www.phseakayaks.com
P&H Sea Kayaks were amongst the early pioneers of modern sea kayaking. The first kayak that P&H manufactured for the sea was as far back as the early 1970s. Many of these British sea kayaks are regarded as classics and are etched into the history of modern sea kayak design.
Seals Sprayskirts
Seals Sprayskirts: http://www.sealsskirts.com
Seals Sprayskirts has a lot to be proud of.
Not only has its diverse U.S. workforce been cranking out innovative and dependable spray decks by hand since July 1983, but the company has supplied every U.S. Olympic Kayak Team with skirts since the L.A. Games in 1984.
Reed: What Are You Going to Wear?
Reed Gear for Paddlers: http://reednorthamerica.com
Reed clothing and layering systems sell world wide. Their durability and excellence has been recognized by explorers, instructors, film crews, Olympic teams, special needs swimmers, allergy sufferers and the folks at the local dive and canoe clubs too.
Venture: "A Better Boat to Paddle"
Venture Kayaks: http://www.venturekayaks.com
Venture produces a line of quality boats for everyday paddlers – from casual use in lake and rivers to more advanced coastal paddling and rock hopping. Packing performance features into advanced designs at reasonable prices, Venture is a name to look to for excellent value in amazing boats.