CKF Fest 2005
The Fest was great! We had it all: speakers, auction, pot luck (great food), games, and raffels. Steve & Cody Wilson played some music and sang two CKF original songs (They'll be posted on the website as soon as they get out of production).

See Fest photos by Beth Powis
See some movies by Beth Powis (best viewed using Window Media Player)
    See the kayak tug-of-war in action (2.7 MB AVI file)
    See Jake gluping down a piece of pie during the pie eating relay race (683 KB AVI file)
    See Jake launching during the pie eating relay race (317 KB AVI file)

See Fest photos by William Nettles

See Fest photos by Carol Fallon

If anyone else has photos or movies or thoughts you'd like to share please send them in so we can all enjoy.

The event schedule:
9AM Registration
Grab Bag - Free gifts 'til they run out
CKF Annual Membership Renewal '05-'06
CKF Swap/Sell on the beach
10AM Welcoming Salute
President's State of the Onion Address Introduction of guests, key personnel, Coordinators Comments, questions & suggestions from Members
10:30AM John Petersen - Kayak Works of Art
Handcrafted Greenland kayaks by John
10:50AM Auction - 17' Wood Boat
11AM Paddler Potluck
Entertainment by our own "Hullcrackers" - Steve Wilson & little Wilson
12:30PM Joanne Schwartz - Southwind Kayak Center
1:30PM Paddling Contests
Tug of War - North vs South
Relay Race - Meringue Out & Back
2:30PM Kayak Auction & Many great prizes

Directions:
From the San Diego Freeway ( I-405) northbound, or the Garden Grove Freeway (CA-22) westbound, or the San Gabriel Freeway (I-605) southbound take the 7th Street exit and immediately exit onto Studebaker Road south.

From the San Diego Freeway (I-405) southbound take the Studebaker exit turning right south onto Studebaker. Then drive south on Studebaker until it tees into 2nd Street / Westminster Avenue. Turn right and travel west on 2nd Street approximately 1.5 miles and turn left, just past the second 2nd Street bridge, onto Bay Shore Avenue.

Drive south on Bay Shore and turn to the left where it y's onto 54th Place. Turn left at the stop sign on to Ocean Boulevard and park on the left just past the light blue Sailing Center building at 5437 E. Ocean Blvd.

Parking on the street is free, in the service road parking is metered. During the summer Bay Shore Drive is barricaded during daytime, so the first left turn past Bay Shore off 2nd St. will lead you to Ocean Blvd. westbound necessitating a u-turn on Ocean.

View map
View picture of Alamitos Bay
View overhead picture of Alamitos Bay

Read and see what we've done in previous CKF Fests...
    CKF Fest 2004
    CKF Fest 2003
    CKF Fest 2002


Submitted on May 23, 2005