Pinniped Kayak

Looking for practice student volunteers, for a day of training on Monday, November 10th, in the Mount Desert Island region. This is part of an ACA Level 4 Instructor Certification, and volunteers should have some experience with paddling around rocks, waves, surf, etc, but don't need to be proficient in Level 4 conditions. Practice students should have a drysuit and provide their own equipment. Contact [email protected]

ACA Level 4 Instructor Certification Workshop, November 7-10th, Ellsworth, ME
Open to L3 Instructors, or L4 updating instructors.

ACA L4 Instructor Certification Workshop/Update - Ellsworth, ME — pinniped kayak L4 Open Water Sea Kayak Instructor Certification is offered for existing L3 Coastal Kayak instructors who are prepared to expand their teaching skills into more advanced environments, and provide more effective and differentiated instruction in authentic paddling environments. Click on course titl

This Wednesday, join Nate for an island-hopping journey. (appropriate for paddlers who are comfortable paddling at 3 knots, for ~2 hours between stops)

Coastal Islands Journey - Mount Desert Island, ME — pinniped kayak This day brings all your foundational skills together into the context of a journey to the islands off Mount Desert Island - after all, isn’t that the point of becoming a skilled sea kayaker!? This day will build on prior instruction on strokes and rescues. We’ll start by learning a bit about tr...