Auction Fundraiser for Dave Mottershed
One of our fellow NW paddlers is undergoing cancer treatment and on October 23rd our paddling community is holding a fun gathering: The Great Puget Sound Kayakers Gathering! a paddle, an auction, some good food, and a good cause!! Here is the info:
Buy me I love to surf! (Photograph by Jason Goldstein)
Play Day and Swap Meet to raise funds for Dave and Helaine Mottershead
When: 10am Saturday October 23rd
Where: Owens Beach, Tacoma
Why: Bring the community together to meet each other, play, learn, and raise funds to give support for Dave during his cancer treatment.
We are also asking some of the outfitters to bring their fleets for Demo. So far, we have Sterling, Tiderace, Maelstrom, Rockpool kayaks represented.
Comes with 2 removable fins. (Photograph by Jason Goldstein)
How: Bring your new/used kayak and camping gear to sell or a cash donation. The objective is you go home without the gear you brought to sell and the the cause gets what you made as a donation.
Potluck: Bring food to share starts around 1pm
Auction: Starts at 2pm
We at xexplore.com are donating a surf kayak to the auction! This 2004 Wavesport Flyer 7ft 6 has surfed its way up the coast from California, and is particulary fond of the surf at Westport, Crescent Beach, and Hobuck!
Caspers backside with removable fins. (Photograph by Jason Goldstein)
This Wavesport Flyerrenamed ’Casper the friendly surf kayak” comes with 2 removable fins and would suit a smaller frame paddler. Casper loves 5ft surf breaks and turns on a dime!
The underside of Casper is ready to rip so come on down to the auction, Casper needs a new good home!!
For info and specs on the Wavesport Flyer go here
To donate and check on Dave’s progress visit their blog site here
A big thanks to Glee Joy, Cathy Haggerty, & Bob Burnett for rallying the troops and putting on this great fundraiser BE THERE and buy casper too. For more auction goodies visit the auction site here including a fantastic Kim Hoover custom skin on frame kayak!
