I wanted to make it know to the paddling community to beware of a person named Jeffrey Lerner.
He lives in Philadelphia PA. but may have some ties to a paddling club in Maui. I am not sure of the connections but I was told that he was able to line up a canoe for some paddlers attending a race in Hawaii.
This person has stolen products from us & may be attempting to sell them illegally. The inventory of merchandise consists of PaddleMe Logo’d Paddle Bags, Men’s & Women’s Paddling Shorts & Jerseys.
Through an investigation, this person has been scamming other as well.
For example:

1. He has sold merchandise and never delivered or refunded the money.
2. Organized an event & sold tickets – the event was fictitious and never happened. He advertised that the proceeds would go to charity, but when contacted the charity has no knowledge of him.
   On each occasions he represented himself with fictitious name. His real name is Jeffrey Lerner.

He has advertised selling Kialoa & Chinook paddles as well.
His known website was www.alohawaves.com -- it has since been shutdown but he may have others.
If you have contact with this person please beware. We can be contacted at [email protected]