They also have a directory and an email list to make it easier to network with other interested paddlers. Cal Adventures , at UC Berkeley, is oriented more toward kayaking and rafting. They offer classes, trips, and rentals for for sea kayaking, river kayaking, and rafting. The Loma Prieta Paddlers in the South Bay have a weekly roll session on Tuesday nights at Covington Pool in Los Altos, and Class II-III trips every weekend. Both flatwater and whitewater gear.
All stores have water access for checking out boats.
An excellent source of advice and gear, good selection. They also run all kinds of clinics. Stocks canoes and river and sea kayaks. On Gilman between San Pablo and I-80 in Berkeley. Their store manager Mark Rauscher is an avid paddler and they can connect you with local groups.