Resources & Links

Westwind Adventures specializes in guided adventures on the Carquinez Straits (and occasionally elsewhere). We don't sell or rent kayaks, nor do we offer kayaking lessons. Here are links to lots of excellent kayaking resources in the Bay Area: 

• Kayak Sales, Rentals and Lessons

• Accessible Adventures

• Resources for Kayakers

Kayak Sales, Rentals and Lessons

Kayaking Lessons

• Seatrek, Sausalito

• California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland

Kayak Sales 

• California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland

• Wind Toys, Santa Rosa

• REI Berkeley, Concord, Corte Madera and elsewhere

Rentals and Tours

• Seatrek, Sausalito

• California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland

• City Kayaks, San Francisco

• Blue Water Kayaking, Tomales Bay

• Monterey Bay Kayaks, Monterey

• Current Adventures, Bay Area

• Cal Adventures (UCB)

• Outdoors Unlimited (SFSU)

• Kayak Connection, Santa Cruz

• Sunset Bay Kayaks, Suisun City

Kayaking Everywhere!

• Comprehensive list of kayak companies
   in California and around the country

Accessible Adventures

Westwind Adventures is committed to creating outdoor adventure opportunities for everyone. If you work with or are a member of a non-profit organization, charitable group or youth organization and would like to discuss an adventure for your members, please contact us. 

These fine organizations also offer accessible adventures for people with special needs: 

Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) - www.etctrips.org

ETC offers accessible adventures for people with special needs including: 

Sea kayaking on Richardson Bay, on Tamales Bay and to Angel Island 

Whitewater rafting on the South Fork of the American River 

Winter fun at Bear Valley in the Sierras

Healing Adventures - www.healingadventures.org 

Healing Adventures offers both gentle outdoor adventures and earth celebration workshops for people challenging illnesses and their families. Activities include:

Sea Kayaking 
Bike-riding 
Cross-country Skiing 
Bird-watching

Resources for Kayakers

If you're an avid kayaker, we encourage you to join the Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK).

Lots of good information is available from Kayak Online