Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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56 JULY 2019 I N - D E P T H co-owner Ashley Skomurski. "We do all the heavy lifting; they just have to get out on the water and have fun." Here's a taste of their offerings: PADDLE AND PINTS: A 90-minute sunset paddle in Bev- erly followed by a drink at a local brewery. SUNSET PADDLE TOUR: A two-hour sunset tour of the coastline at Salem Neck. SUP YOGA: Take the standup paddleboard (or SUP) out to a protected cove, anchor it, and do a full yoga class right on the board. LESSONS AND RENTALS: Rent equipment on your own or take advantage of learning opportunities like the group or private lessons, kayak rescue skills clinics, a "happy paddle" that combines a lesson with a rental, and more. F R E S H A I R + YO G A = Z E N Get out of the studio and experience yoga outside with: CAPE ANN SUP (Gloucester and Essex), which offers twice- weekly SUP yoga through Labor Day. capeannsup.com/supyoga SALTWATER YOGA STUDIO (Newburyport), which offers yoga on the beach at Plum Island through popup classes and private parties. saltwateryogastudio.com CIDER HILL FARM (Amesbury), which offers farm yoga classes near the strawberry patch throughout the summer. ciderhill.com/farmevents S E T S A I L With a coastline dotted with beautiful harbors, bays, and historic yacht clubs, it's no wonder that the North Shore is one of the sailing and boating capitals of America. Yet learning to sail can be intimidating (not to mention expensive). Enter the SANDY BAY YACHT CLUB in Rockport, which combines a reason- ably priced annual membership with an awesome learn-to-sail program that teaches hundreds of people to sail every year. "There's no classroom; everything is done on the boat," says Skip Montello, a licensed Coast Guard charter captain and the adult sailing program coordinator for the Sandy Bay Yacht Club. The learn-to-sail programs, which are available for children and adults, teach everything from how to steer to the elements of a basic sloop, maritime rules of the road, and navigation marks. The multi-week course concludes with an B E A C H A S S E S S Crane Beach is one of the region's most handicap-accessible, offering rides for beachgoers with disabilities (and all their beach gear) from the parking lot directly onto the sand in an all-terrain vehicle called a Gator during the summer season. A handful of other North Shore beaches, including Long Beach in Nahant and the state reservations at Salisbury and Revere Beaches, offer beach mat access, allowing wheelchair, walker, and crutches users to more easily get across the sand.