Welcome!
This is The Space Coast Paddlers home page.
Space Coast Paddlers is a canoeing and kayaking club in East Central Florida. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Eau Gallie Public Library on Pineapple Avenue just north of Eau Gallie Boulevard and east of US1 in Melbourne. New members are always welcomed! ACA-affiliated.
In Central Florida it's hard to go anywhere without seeing rivers and lakes. If you own a canoe or kayak, come enjoy these spectacular Florida waterways with us. We find paddling exciting yet peaceful; physical yet relaxing.
We sponsor a number of events every month, from short morning and evening trips to longer camping trips. You don't need to be an expert to join us -- many of our members are new boat owners. Everyone from beginners to experts will enjoy our variety of flat water and even occasional whitewater trips. People in the club come from all walks of life and just about every age group is represented. We join together because we love to paddle!
The Third Annual Great Merritt Island Boat Race: Flyer (.PDF) and Signup Mailer (.DOC)
Links to other paddle club websites
Links to Florida canoeing and kayaking information and local festivals
SCP Buy/Sell/Trade
Links to Florida canoeing and kayaking blogs
"Nice? It's the only thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leaned
forward for his stroke.
"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half
so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats....
In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's
the charm of it.
Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you
arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else,
or whether
you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything
in particular;
and when you've done it there's always something else to do,
and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."
--Ratty to Moley
from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows