Liquid Fusion Kayaking’s owners/instructors enjoying a few quiet moments camping in the redwoods close to home on the Mendocino Coast.
Greetings Friends of Liquid Fusion Kayaking,
We hope that you are healthy and well!!!
As we write this newsletter, we realize how vast our audience is. Regardless of if you live across the street or across the world and if you are a casual or avid paddler - we consider you to be our friend and care about your well being. As we are reopening Liquid Fusion Kayaking, we are carefully following Mendocino County and California health orders and industry recommendations. We realize that much is unknown and are proceeding slowly and with upmost care and attention to detail in our risk management to ensure your health and well being.
We are on the eve of Mendocino County releasing their shelter in place orders and are excited to welcome our friends from near and far back into our home waters. Getting out in nature and on the water has amazing healing properties and provides an escape from the reaches of the pandemic and political controversies.
For 2020, all of our instructional programs are going to be conducted as private lessons. If you were planning to take a class with us this summer, contact us to schedule it as a private lesson.
Kayak lessons enable you to have more fun on the water!
Become a safer more efficient paddler under our coaching and have more confidence and go further, faster with less effort. Get your feet wet with our Learn to Kayak on the River Lesson
or take the Plunge to become a better kayaker with our Kayak Skills Lessons
or Contact us for a Custom Private Lesson in Sea, River, or Surf.
Looking for a quick kayak skills tune-up – when you rent a kayak from us you can upgrade your rental to include a personalized 15 minute skills tune-up.
Kayak rentals grant you the freedom to meander or hammer. Kayaking on flat water is low risk and offers you the opportunity to get out in nature on your own terms. The Noyo River is gorgeous and teaming with life – ducklings, harbor seal pups, fawns, singing birds, wildflowers, and lots of fresh air and greenery. Rentals are also a great way to try out different kayaks.
Our 2 and 4 hour Noyo River Rentals are super easy and simple. Make your reservations online and then show up and paddle.
24 Hour Rentals are available for those that want to take a kayak to another location.
Relax with a guided meander on the placid waters of the Noyo River where all ages are delighted by curious harbor seals, amazed by gigantic sea lions, teased by quirky river otters, and intrigued with coastal birds.
LFK's Noyo Meander tour is a slow paced 1.5 hour dry and mild kayak tour for all ages and abilities. No previous kayak experience necessary. All equipment is provided.
Journey via sea kayak from the quiet waters of the Noyo River Estuary through the historic Noyo Harbor and out into the wild Pacific Ocean. Along the way, Liquid Fusion Kayaking’s naturalist guides will share with you the wildlife, nature, and history of the area and kayaking tips and tricks.
This 2 hour sea kayak journey begins and finishes at LFK Headquarters on the quiet waters of the Noyo River. No experience necessary and all equipment provided.
WEBINARS
The California Watersports Collective invited Cate to be a guest instructor for their webinar series. There are a couple more webinars left. If you didn't catch them live, you can purchase downloads of them on the Cali Collective Website for $5 each. Lots of great information from top instructors in sea and whitewater kayaking.
Whitewater of the Sea
Learn what it is and why you should do it! If you are already a whitewater of the sea convert, Cate's multimedia presentation with videos, photos, and tips n tricks will entertain you and get you excited to play on the sea!
Available for Download Here
Surfzone Tips n Tricks
Interactive webinar for both short and long boaters. Grab your paddle for at home drills that will build your skills and bring out your inner wave warrior. Topics include etiquette and safety, paddle out technique, catching the wave, surfing, and wipe-outs.
Available Soon!
Videos – Let us know what you want to see. We are working on our video skills so that you can learn and play with us virtually. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and Let us know what you want to see – instructional, entertaining, lifestyle, bloopers, scenery, nature, ect.
1:1 Virtual Coaching – Do you want to become a more skilled paddler? Do you have access to the water? Do you have a phone or digital camera and internet? Do you want a personalized skills assessment and performance paddling plan? Are you committed to doing weekly training sessions? If so, we are looking for a few motivated paddlers to test our new virtual coaching program. Contact us for a free trial of our virtual coaching.
Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. These are challenging times, and we are working to evolve LFK accordingly. Please reach out to us if you have any suggestions as we navigate these uncharted waters or if you just want to say hi.
Best of days on the water,
Jeff Laxier and Cate Hawthorne