The Chesapeake Paddlers Association, Inc., offers trips, classes, workshops and other activities promoting enjoyment of safe sea kayaking within the Chesapeake Bay region. Volunteer-led, we organize our activities through the CPA MeetUp, and provide a discussion venue for paddlers through our Forum and Facebook pages. For more information about the Club, look here.
Reminder, all CPA trips require a waiver. Download the PDF file here.
Latest News
October 13, 2024 by Manuverer
The interactive Chesapeake Bay Access and Paddle-in Campsite map has been updated, now showing 1,006 launch points and 68 paddle-in campsite locations around the Bay and Tributary Rivers. Looking for someplace new to paddle? Check out the map and zoom in on the attributes of launches on almost any body of water around the Bay. If you note any incorrect
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October 2, 2024 by Manuverer
Coordinator’s Column – Managing Fear I first started sea kayaking on the west coast in the San Francisco Bay area. I took my first class, did my first wet exit, and bought my first boat… a Current Designs Andromeda, not exactly a beginner’s boat. I was all in to the sport. I joined Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK) and started
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August 30, 2024 by Manuverer
I heard the news that Bill Smith, a friend and former CPA Coordinator, passed away. I first met Bill on a CPA paddle when I was still relatively new to Maryland. He immediately became friends with my husband since they both had history in the Navy. It turned out that we had also shared membership in an outdoors group in
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August 14, 2024 by Manuverer
Extracted from the Bay Journal by Jeremy Cox After 30 years of slow progress toward restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, federal agencies adopted a new strategy in 2014 with goals for 2025. The 2014 strategy added three more states and finally encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile drainage. It featured enforceable pollution caps set by
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