Coast to Coast Paddle

🌊 WE’RE HIRING! ☀️

Love being on the water? Looking for a fun summer job with an awesome crew? Coast to Coast Paddle is looking for seasonal staff for July & August!

We’re looking for team members who:
☀️ Are 16+
☀️ Have weekend availability
☀️ Can lift up to 45 lbs
☀️ Have reliable transportation to/from Salem & Beverly
☀️ Are CPR certified
☀️ Have paddleboard and/or kayak experience (preferred — but we’ll train the right person!)

Spend your summer outside, meet great people, and work on the water with us! 🌊

Interested? Send us an email to apply! [email protected]

🌅 GIVEAWAY TIME 🌅

This Mother’s Day, give Mom the gift of salty air, sunset skies, and time on the water 💕

We’re giving away a beautiful Sunset Paddle experience for 2 awesome mamas!

To enter:
✨ Like this post
✨ Follow our page
✨ Tag a mom who you’d love to paddle with!

Bonus entry: Share this post to your story and tag us!

Winner announced on Mother’s Day! 🌸

Paddle all summer for one low price—plus we’ve added a brand new perk! 👀

Our 2026 Season Pass includes rental time every day, discounts for friends, reduced entry into events and lessons, and new this year, discounts on our multi-session courses (Including our brand new Planning, Guiding, and Leading Course which were super excited to tell you more about tomorrow!)

Just $249 for the whole season (that’s like two paddles a month 😉). Link to grab yours is in the bio!

Sun, sea, and a whole new way to explore Salem 🌊

Make your trip to Salem unforgettable with a guided kayak or paddleboard tour along the Salem Coastline —no experience needed, just good vibes and a sense of adventure!

Spots fill up fast for summer, and trust us… you don’t want to miss this view 👀

✨ Book this week and get 20% OFF your 2026 tour
Use code SPRING26 at checkout!

Tag your travel crew and start planning your Salem Adventure ☀️

This was one of our favorite photos from last summer. It’s not just the blue sky, and calm water, and beautiful sail boats gracing the background.

It’s knowing that they were experiencing a part of Salem so often overlooked: The quiet coves, the rocky points, the open views across the water.

Salem is a magical place, whose beauty extends beyond the shoreline.

Can I share a quick story? It’s a little embarrassing:

In my first year working as a sea kayak guide at Essex River Basin Adventures (ERBA), I took my parents, who were visiting from New York, for a paddle around the river basin. The plan was to paddle around Choate Island, through the winding salt marsh, and use the cut that goes behind the island at low tide to get back to our launch point.

Yet once behind the island, I couldn’t find the cut. Several dead ends later— and after one quickly (but not quickly enough ) abandoned attempt to drag the kayaks through knee-deep mud—we gave up, turned the boats around, and paddled the long way back around the basin.

When we (finally) got back to the launch, the owner of ERBA—and basin expert—Ozzie was waiting to pick us up. When I relayed my story to him, including my bewilderment at not being able to find the cut, he replied, simply and non-judgmentally (but with perhaps a bit of a smirk): There is no cut that goes behind Choate at low tide.

I had planned the perfect paddle, but under false assumptions.

In our latest blog, I’ve outlined some tips to help you choose the best route for your paddle adventure; one that won’t leave you feeling embarrassed in front of your parents AND your boss (they were each very gracious about the whole thing).

Link for blog is in our bio—as always, feel free to leave any thoughts or questions here or on the blog!

The goal was maximum ugly in one post. 1-10, let us know below how we did! 👇

You don’t want to miss this year’s Ugly Sweater Paddle! This Saturday at 1:30 out of Independence Park in Beverly; drinks to follow!

Sign up below!

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Alright Paddle People, it’s time to get UGLY!

Next Saturday is our 9th (we think) Ugly Sweater Paddle, and we cannot wait! We hope you’ll join us!

Saturday, 12/13, 1:30pm out of Independence Park, followed by drinks at a nearby brewery!

Wetsuits (4mm thick minimum please) or dry suits are required, but we rent the if you don’t have your own!

No winter paddling experience required—sign up below!

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