Adventure 16 and Aqua Adventures are hosting paddling maniac Freya Hoffmeister this weekend on the “Race Around Australia”.  Kokatat and Thule are sponsoring this engagement where Freya will be relating her experiences about her first solo and unsupported circumnavigation  around Australia. Here is some more information directly form the source:

When you circumnavigate an entire continent, a party is most certainly in order. The celebration starts in San Diego on February 6^th with record-setting kayaker Freya Hoffmeister presenting her “Race Around Australia” west coast speaking engagement.

Kokatat, a 30 year old, independent paddlewear company, and Thule are the presenting sponsors of the seven-city tour that celebrates Hoffmeister’s circumnavigation – the first and fastest solo and unsupported circumnavigation of Australia by a woman and only the second successful circumnavigation of Australia, period.

San Diego retailer Aqua Adventures will host the event at Adventure 16, beginning with a 6 P.M. “meet and greet” followed by Hoffmeister’s presentation from 7 – 8 P.M.

Expect stories of crocodile encounters (and nights spent avoiding them) among other harrowing plights.

Hoffmeister’s sea kayaking resume is padded with “firsts”: in 2007 she completed the fastest-ever circumnavigation of Iceland in a sea kayak. She set the fastest solo time for the circumnavigation of the South Island of New Zealand in 70 days, a week faster than the previous record. Kokatat supported Hoffmeister’s Australian circumnavigation by providing essential waterproof product and safety gear, including the industry-leading Ronin personal flotation device (PFD).

Adventure 16 Outfitters in Mission Gorge
4620 Alvarado Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92120

If land Paddling is more you style, Kahuna Creations is having a sale on all of their gear, and are offering free shipping on orders over $100.00 using the code kcship06.

I tested the Kahuna Creations Big Stick last year, and it continues to this day to be one of my favorite cross training workouts. There is something about pushing yourself down the boardwalk that makes it seem more like cruising that exercise.