Coast to Coast Paddle

Aaron and Ashley were so fantastic! They were so friendly and helpful in setting up our paddleboard lesson. They were VERY flexible with scheduling and were so nice — easy to reach and helpful in answering questions. Aaron is a great teacher and we felt so comfortable on the paddleboards after an hour with him. We can’t wait to see them again for another paddleboard adventure!

Went out last weekend in a group of 7 women. We had a blast! We reserved the kayaks ahead of time and they were right on the beach waiting for us. Checking in with (Steven?) at the Coast to Coast kiosk in the Willows was simple and efficient — paddles and life vests were waiting for us. I cannot wait to go out again this weekend!

If you would like to have an amazing experience paddling, these guys are the best. We walked into their shop and was greeted by Ashley, who is super friendly, helpful and accommodating. We met Aaron on the beach and he gave us some useful tips, showed us the boards and made certain we felt very comfortable before he let us paddle off. They provide amazing new paddle boards and kayaks, give a wonderful demo and answer any questions that we had. My brother and I went out on the water at Independence Park, and the experience was so fun. My mom kayaked and had a great time too. Thank you Coast to Coast for a great adventure! It was so much fun and something to do together with the fam!

We rented two kayaks over Memorial Day weekend at the Salem Willows. It was half priced, which brought it to $ 10 an hour per person. We just signed a waiver and were sent off! What more can you ask from a company? I wouldn’t pay full price of $ 20 an hour, but will keep an eye out for more deals.

rented paddle boards from Ashley & Aaron today. They are so nice to work with and were very easy going. They were concerned with our safety and took the time to explain proper form and technique. Independence Beach is the perfect little area to paddle board or kayak, easy parking and nice area. We are newbies and Ashley & Aaron were very encouraging. We will be back!!!

My girlfriend is an avid surfer and has been learning stand-​up paddleboarding (renting from local places with plan to buy) and I’ve been kayaking for years and similarly wanting to get further into it and buy my own. (we recently moved to the North Shore from Boston)
So, stopped in and the shop is pretty simply set up. They have a number of paddleboards along the walls and kayaks set up on the floor.
We ended up chatting with the owner, who was a really nice guy. We talked about places to surf, paddleboard, and kayak around the north shore. We talked about what to look for when thinking about buying both. Set up a time to kayak (they leave from Independence Park in Beverly, not far away) and he was there with the kayaks early. He was early to pick us up. Prices were totally on par with the local places (Salem, Manchester, Swampscott). The kayaks had no problems and he spent time going over safety stuff and how to use them.
Independence park was a nice little park with beach. We spent 2 hours kayaking along the coast, realizing that Beverly is full of little parks with little beaches. It was quite nice. The boaters were all friendly. Also the bay was full of other kayakers and paddleboarders (it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon).
We really liked the company, the owner, the area, and plan to go back.