Demo Days

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2007 Eastern Sierra Demo Days!!!

Aibonito of Lone Pine will be holding demo days during 2007 and 2008 featuring the the following kayaks:

AdvancedFrame (single seater)
AdvancedFrame Convertible (double/tandem seat, convertible to single seater)
AdvancedFrame Expedition (single seater, longer, faster, lots of storage for touring!)
Straitedge (sit-on-top), both single and double models.
Dragonfly (light in weight, suitable for packing into smaller lakes, etc)
Demos in the Eastern Sierra lakes now include our hard shell Hurricane Kayaks - Phoenix 140 and 120 (sit on top 14 and 12 footers with Anglers options), and the Santee 116 Sport (11'6" sit inside with enlarged cockpit opening for easy access, great for our lakes!!). In Spring 2008 we addde other Hurricane models to our inventory in Lone Pine that will be available for demos, including the Tracer and Santee 100!

Demo Dates for 2008 are:

May 25 (Sunday) - Silver Lake on June Lake Loop. Southwest corner of lake at parking lot (not at the marina further north).10:30am, prior to Club paddle. MAY 25TH DATE POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR JUNE LAKE ON SUNDAY.
June 15 (Sunday) at Lake Diaz, Lone Pine. 11am to 3pm.
June 29 (Sunday) at Lake Diaz. 1pm to 5pm.
August 2 (Saturday) at Lake Diaz. 9am to 1pm. However, this coincides with our club party bash for the year, so there will be boats available most of the day into early evening.
August 10 (Sunday) at Lake Sabrina. 10am-11am, prior to club paddle. Sabrina is in the Eastern Sierra, on Hwy 168, about 19 miles southwest of Bishop. Hwy dead-ends at the launch ramp and put-in area.
August 22, 23, and 24 at Twin Lakes/ Mammoth Lakes area. In conjunction with a club event, so please call ahead on our cell phone so you know which of several lakes we are at (all are within about 10 minutes drive of each other).
September 12, 13, 14 - We are in Lake Tahoe paddling Emerald Bay for part of the time. Call us several days in advance for an appointment if you want to try a particular model - tells us which boats to bring :).
October 21, 22 (Tuesday, Wednesday) at Convict Lake (off Hwy 395, 2 miles from Mammoth Airport). Call ahead for appointment.
November 1 (Saturday) at South Lake (take Hwy 168 out of Bishop towards Lake Sabrina - turn left about 4 miles before you reach Sabrina, continue to launch ramp area several miles further, and past the resorts). Carry an extra sweater, weather is usually good, but can get chilly with wind. 10:30am.
Lake Diaz demos are available almost every day of the year = please call to advise you are coming out to try some GREAT boats!!!!
Important - for test paddles away from Lake Diaz/Lone Pine, please call several days early to confirm.

REACH US ON OUR CELL NUMBER OF 760-920-8450 FOR APPOINTMENT, or call our office at 760-876-1050!

As a general rule, we are available for demos if done at Diaz Lake in Lone Pine most weekdays, and many weekends - just call us to arrange an appointment to paddle these great boats!

The Eastern Sierra features outstanding fishing and magnificent mountain lakes to paddle, well worth the visit to our area alone! Lone Pine is located along US Hwy 395 in full view of Mt Whitney, tallest peak in the lower 48. Diaz Lake is located along Hwy 395, roughly 2 miles south of our shop. For further information contact our shop:

Aibonito, PO Box 1240, 120 N. Main St, Lone Pine, CA. 93545

We are located in downtown Lone Pine, on the East side of Hwy 395, two blocks north of the only traffic signal in town. Directly across HWY 395 from world famous Jake's Saloon.

Tel: 760-876-1050. email: westernpaddling@gmail.com