San Francisco Talk pictures

Sean Morley, organizer, River and Ocean 

Sean’s easy and brief introduction for me on the symposium and talk:

”If you don’t know Freya, I don’t know what you are doing here!”

Thanks, Sean! 

A great quality audience of almost 300 experienced paddlers, standing ovations at the end of my talk. Many thanks for that honor!

Keith Miller, organizer, California Canoe and Kayaks

San Francisco Talk

I’ll be talking with slides about my

“Race around Australia”

Saturday, Feb 27th

  Golden Gate

Sea Kayak Symposium

Fort Mason Center

hosted by:

River and Ocean

 Sean Morley

A note and press release from the organizer:

Freya Hoffmeister Keynote Speaker at GGSKS

Golden Gate Kayak Symposium San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco from a hilltop

Five world wide famous backs hiding the world wide famous bridge:

Ben Lawry, Rob Avery, myself, Jeff Allen, Gordon Brown

I paddled up to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay – the world’s famous prison island – quite some tides around!

More than hundred kayaks were launching all of the three symposium mornings from Sausalito marina, right besides the Golden Gate Bridge (picture by Jeff Allen).

Eureka Talk Pictures

Organizers Michael Duffy, Kokatat, and Helen Wilson, Explore North Coast President

Thanks for your work!

Michael was introducing the evening

Talk, talk, talk…

It was the night in White (Blue…) Satin with a matching “belt”!

I particularly enjoyed meeting quite a lot of the Kokatat employees! They had a chance to see the great gear they are working on all day “in action”! Thanks!

Eureka Talk

I’ll be talking with slides about my

“Race around Australia”

Tuesday, Feb 23th, 6.30pm

 Wharfinger Building Eureka

hosted by:

Kokatat

Michael Duffy and Lisa Kincaid

and

North Coast Sea Kayakers Association

President Helen Wilson

Portland Talk Pictures

The talk in Portland was outstanding – most beautiful venue, most people (over 300), smooth going with the technical side and perfect organisation!

Thanks to:

Alder Creek, Suzi Elle and Dave Slover (4+3), plus Kate Ross (5) and Paul Kuthe (6), and my lovely Portland hosts Kirti (7) and Jon (1) Walpole.

Computer expert Jon Walpole helping me with the technical setup

Portland Talk

I’ll be talking with slides about my

“Race around Australia”

Thursday, Feb 18th, 7pm

 Mission Theatre

hosted by:

 Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe

organized by Kate Ross

Seattle Talk Pictures

Don’t say those pics are all looking the same on the last day’s posts…At least I’m changing my outfit – but it’s still *black*… :-)

Thanks very much to:

Organizers George and Barb Gronseth, Kayak Academy

Organizer Joan and Michael Collins, publisher Sea Kayaker Magazine

Organizer Chris Cunnigham, Editor Sea Kayaker Magazine 

Karl Cohegan, Kokatat

Justine and Greg Barton, epic kayaks