PORT ANGELES — Organizers of this weekend’s inaugural Port Angeles Kayak and Film Festival say the community-centric event has something for everyone.
Part festival and part symposium, the kayak extravaganza through Sunday will “bring together people of all ages and all different skill levels” to experience nature and “have a good time,” said Tammi Hinkle, owner of Adventures Through Kayaking.
Co-sponsored by Adventures Through Kayaking, Olympic Raft & Kayak and Sound Bikes & Kayaks — all of Port Angeles — the new festival highlights and promotes all categories of paddling, from sea and lake to river and surf, and offers classes taught by “world-renowned instructors,” many of whom live on the North Olympic Peninsula because of its diverse kayaking opportunities, Hinkle said.
Registrations for land classes can be made at the check-in tent at Hollywood Beach at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue.
New and experienced paddlers can test-drive a variety of kayaks at Hollywood Beach for a $10 beach pass.
Feature films
Eight feature films, ranging from 12 to 40 minutes, were shown at the Outdoor Adventure Film Festival from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Studio Bob, 118½ Front St.
Among the films were “Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La,” the “Of Souls+Water” series, “Wildwater” and “Mountain Mind Collective,” which was filmed on the North Olympic Peninsula.
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