Huntington Beach kayaks
and kayaking in the Huntington Harbour is an affordable outdoor
exercise for those seeking a healthy water activity under the
sun. Most days you'll see the colorful kayaks of yellow,
red, blue and green smoothly pass by as you sit at a traffic
light on Pacific Coast Highway near Anderson Street. They look
like so much fun, that your first instinct says, "Pull the car
over and rent one."
Why is that so easy to do?
Because there are two kayak rental companies side by side, plus
another shop a block away that rents kitesurfing gear for kite
or windsurfing on the ocean side of the street at Sunset Beach.
OK, it's a bit complicated to explain the boundaries between
Huntington Beach and Sunset Beach. Huntington Beach beaches
actually quit at Pacific Coast Highway and Warner. That's where
they become Sunset Beach beaches. but just across the
street from the Sunset Beach beaches you'll find Huntington
Beach's Huntington Harbour. Have we totally confused you yet?
Our apologies. Anyway, that's how it works (with a small
exception). One section of the inland side of channels is called
Sunset Island. It's very small but really belongs to Sunset
Beach, an unincorporated community in Orange County.
If you think your boating
options stop with the kayak rentals we've mentioned, drive a
stoplight more and you'll see the Duffy Electric Boat Co.
Electric boats are eco-friendly vessels used throughout
Huntington Harbour as the island hoppers. Waterfront home owners
use Duffy boats to go across the channel to visit a neighbor,
rather than hop in the car and drive there. The commute
time isn't necessarily any faster, but the mode of
transportation gets you out on the water. The Duffy boats are
available for rent in hour or two hour increments. They're
suitable for adults, adults with kids and seniors in a more
sedate water activity for harbor sight-seeing. Equipped with
sound systems and a table, you can eat and entertain for an hour
or two rental time.
OK, so you've heard about
kayaks, kite surfing and Duffy boats. That's not the end of your
Pacific Coast Highway boating options. Another stoplight or two
and you'll arrive at Peters Landing, where the Sunset Gondolas
offer romantic or daytime cruise gondola tours. With
all these possibilities for a harbor option, the lure of the
ocean across the street will hardly be noticed.
Sunset Yacht
Rentals, 16862 Pacific Coast
Highway, Sunset
Beach, CA
Open 365 days/
yr
562-592-0800
