*** Note about our schedule and our courses. ***

We can run any course or trip for you and your friends and family with a minumum of 4 paddlers (at our regular prices) private, semi-private and small groups also possible!

If we're not booked on a scheduled course, we'll teach or lead full and half days (65% of full day price):

• private (1 student-1 instructor) $375/day/student
• semi-private (2 students, 1 instructor) $185/day/student
• small group (3 students, 1 instructor) $150/day/student
• group (4-8 students, 1 instructor) $105-$125/day (depends on course)

** Water Taxi fees, if applicable, not included in these fees **

All paddling equipment, including drysuits provided. You provide insulating layers, socks, and eyeglass retainers. Water and food appropriate for an active day on the water.

Any trip or course you find in the course archives is fair game, from placid water canoeing to sea kayaking rocky coasts and all in between, for paddlers of the right experience level, of course.

Call or email us and ask about openings in our Skills Progression Training Series, or about your adventure ideas. See you on the water!

Alaska Kayak School Courses
Sea Skill Progression Series

• Skills 1 - general control of the kayak (BCU 1 and 2 star) intro to rescues, edging, sculling, etc.

• Skills 2 - technical performance of strokes and maneuvers, solid rescues, towing, navigation and planning, environmental awareness, and basics of rolling. (BCU 3 star).

• Safety and Rescue - awareness and prevention, rescue yourself and others in conditions you paddle in on a regular basis, how to get help, who to To register, how to help other paddlers in difficulty in a water emergency.

• Wind and Waves - planning, equipment and seaworthiness, controlling your kayak and having fun in open water, strokes, maneuvers, rescues, towing, efficient paddling, all in waves 3-5', wind to 16 knots, tidal streams of up to 3 knots, and 3' surf (4.5' breaking near shore). 3 parts: Open water, rock gardens, and surf (usually taught on separate days, but 2 possible if conditions allow).

• Tides and Currents - Planning, understanding, using, controlling kayak in moving water, strokes & maneuvers (such as eddy turns and peel outs, normally reserved for whitewater) rescues, and tons of fun! 2 Parts, not taugh in the same day: Moving Water Skills, Tidal Races.

These training courses can help prepare you for passing professional skill assessments in the British Canoe Union training and assessment scheme. Test yourself against the largest most well-used kayak skills syllabus in the World. With good coaching, practice and a little perseverance, you can master a wide repertoire of skills. KNOW The strokes the experts know ……

Discover the possibilities ……..

Or let us know your goals for water fun and paddling and let us design a custom trip/course to suit your needs.
• To register [email protected], 907-235-2090
Additional information and registration materials •

Course Descriptions

1. Kenai Fjords Kayak School Expedition. Each summer we take a trip for the school's staff, friends, and students that have trained in open water and moving water in our sea kayaking programs. This year we will be exploring areas of Kenai Fjords that we haven't visited before. If you are considering working on your skills, here's one of the reason's you should - to join us next summer on our Kayak School Expedition to unusual areas of south coastal Alaska. Ask for details about qualifying for the 2005 Expedition, see our website's instruction pages or contact us.

When: 1-10 August 2004
Where: Kenai Fjords National Park and Kachemak Bay Wilderness Park

2. Sea Skills I & II. Learn and practice the basics of sea kayaking in a day of drills, games, competitions and fun. Safe carrying and lifting, launching and landing, safe capsize and wet exit, rescues and capsize prevention, use of the body to power and maneuver the kayak, towing, stopping, turning, group awareness, kayak, paddle, and more. Novices to Advanced paddlers willbenefit from this day of skill building on flat water. Great way to groove in technical skills.
All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

When: August 13, 18, 25, 28, 31
September 4, 11, 15, 19, 23, 26
Where: Bridge Creek Reservoir, Homer
Time: Meet at 9 AM
Fees: $107 (tax included)
**Kayak School student discounts**

3. Wind and Waves. Open Water/Surf. Apply your flat water skills and adapt them to wind and waves paddling in Kachemak Bay. This course is a great introduction to paddling on the sea. Get the hang of paddling in open-water, paddling in wind and waves, group dynamics, basic navigation, rescues, towing and more - good fun!. Move it all into the surf zone for an introduction to sea kayak surfing (weather permitting). Beginners to advanced paddlers. All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

When: August 14, 23
September 5, 12, 24, 28
Where: Captain's Coffee
Time: 9 AM
Fees: $111 (tax inlcuded)
**Kayak School student discounts**

4. Tides and Currents. Moving Water/Tide Races. Learn and practice skills to maneuver sea kayaks in tidal streams: eddy turns, low brace turns, ferries, peel outs and increase your group awareness and safety skills by practicing solo and assisted rescues in flat water before playing in the moving water. Great course to build your confidence, improve your balance and expand your sea knowledge and boat handling skills. Strong beginners, intermediate and advanced paddlers. All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

When: August 15, 17, 29, 30
September: 1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 27, 29, 30
Where: Captain's Coffee
Time: To be announced
Fees: $131`w/ tax + water taxi ($45 + tax).
**Kayak School student discounts**

5. Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking. Learn and practice one of the funnest types of kayaking - Rivers! This class is designed for people who have kayaked before and want to try river running, its also designed for someone who wants to learn river paddling, but has developed good flat water skills. Practice safety, river clothing use, try equipment, practice strokes, maneuvers, trip planning and more. We'll spend 1/2 Saturday day on a lake to hone our "small boat" skills, and an afternoon running the Kasilof River (Class I), near Soldotna. On Sunday, we'll run the river again to hoe your moving water skills. All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

When: August 21, 22
Where: Captain's Coffee
When: 8 AM
Fees: $107 (tax included)
**Kayak School student discounts**

6. River Adventure. Move your river skills to the next level on this fun day of river paddling on the Kasilof River. Try surfing and playing in holes, making aggressive eddy turns and peel outs, and practicing river rescue skills: swimming, self-rescue, use of throw bags, etc.

When: September 10, 22
Where: Captain's Coffee
When: 8 AM
Fees: $107 (tax included)
**Kayak School student discounts**