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    May (and early June) 2004

    List of Courses - May 2004
    1. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides
    2. Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue for Guides
    3. Open Water Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides
    4. Beginner Kayaking Skills - Homer Pool
    5. Intermediate Kayaking Skills - Homer Pool
    6. Eskimo Rolling
    7a. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills, an Introduction - Anchorage
    7b. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Anchorage.
    8, 9, 10 Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium - Sea Kayak demos, Personal Sea Skills,
        Sea Kayak and Paddle design and function
    11. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Whittier
    12. Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue for Guides - Whittier
    13. Kachemak Kayak Festival - Kayak Film Festival, Kayak and Skill Demonstrations,
        Sea Skills I & II, Safety and Rescue, Kayak Navigation, Wind & Waves, Tides & Currents.


    Alaska Kayak School

    May 2003

    Welcome to May 2004 at the Alaska Kayak School - check all the great courses below and don't forget our SPRING SALE of kayaks, paddles, dry suits and much more cool gear. Contact us for more information - [email protected] , (907) 235-2090.


    Course Descriptions

    1. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Homer. Train to get total control of your boat in flat water, hone your rescues and towing skills. These are the techniques you'll need to master to put your kayak where and when you want it. Efficient strokes, maneuvers, rescues and increased safety awareness are the cornerstones of this fun day on the water. After this course, your paddling and attitudes will be different! All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex drysuits.

    Dates: Saturday 1, 3, 15 May
    When: 9 AM-5 PM
    Where: to be announced
    Registration: Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $105/student w/ tax


    2. Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue for Guides - Homer. This very long wet day is a comprehensive course in sea kayak safety and rescue. All kinds of safety issues: clothing, coloring of gear, signaling, hypothermia prevention, safety equipment, assisted rescues, trapped paddler rescues, Eskimo rescues, slings, towing, scoop, and much more. Successful completion of the course qualifies students for the BCU Canoe Safety Test award - a general water safety award required of all instructors and guides. All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

    Dates: Sunday 2 May and Wednesday 19 May
    When: 9 AM-5 PM
    Where: venue to be announced
    Registration: Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $105/student w/ tax


    3. Open Water Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Homer. Sea kayak and equipment safety features, planning and navigation, packing and waterproofing your kayak and gear, essential open water equipment, immersion clothing, paddling in wind, waves, and/or current, paddling in a following sea, rescues and towing in conditions and more. Surf launching and landing - if there's surf. This is one fun time, and not just for guides! All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

    Dates: Tuesday 4, 17 May 2004
    When: 9 AM-5 PM, meet Captain's Coffee 9AM
    Registration: Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $105/student w/ tax

    4. Beginner Kayaking Skills - Homer Community Schools, Pool (see April 04 schedule)

    5. Intermediate Kayaking Skills - Homer Community Schools, Pool (see April 04 schedule)

    6. Eskimo Rolling - Homer Community Schools , Pool & outdoors (see April 04 schedule)


    7a. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills, an Introduction - Anchorage. Train to understand the relationship between your actions and the reactions of the kayak. Develop balance and safety awareness and practice safe capsizing and rescues. This is a great course to get you started on any kayaking venture. Sea kayaks, paddles, skirts, PFDs, dry suits and the rest of the cold water gear provided for your learning and enjoyment.

    Dates: Monday 10 May.
    When, Where: 9 AM-5 PM, Goose Lake
    Registration: REI Customer Service, or Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090/299-0061 or email [email protected] for more information
    Pre-requisites: None.
    Fee: $105/student /day

     

    7b. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Anchorage. Train to get total control of your boat in flat water, hone your rescue and towing skills. These are the skills you'll need to control your kayak and put it where and when you want it, how you want it. Efficient strokes, maneuvers, rescues, and increased safety awareness are the cornerstones of this fun day on the water. After this course, your paddling and attitudes about paddling will be different! All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex dry suits.

    Dates: Monday 10 May.
    When, Where: 9 AM-5 PM, Goose Lake
    Registration: REI Customer Service, or Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090/299-0061 or email [email protected] for more information
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $105/student /day

     

    8. Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium -   Sea Kayak Demos. Alaska Pacific University. See us at the blue kayak trailers by the lake! See and paddle rudderless sea kayaks by Nigel Dennis, Nigel Foster, Valley, and Wilderness Systems. These kayaks closely resemble Eskimo hunting craft in form and function; maneuverable, easy to roll, and very fun to paddle. Come see why flocks of paddlers are dropping their rudders, literally!

    Dates/Times:
    Saturday, 8 May, 8 AM - 12 PM Members of the public.
    Sunday, 9 May, 8-10 AM for Symposium participants.

     


    9. Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium - Sea Kayak Boat Handling Skills. Alaska Pacific University. Increase the efficiency of your forward paddling and turning by investigating the role of the lower body in enhancing your kayaking performance in these short coaching sessions focused on your discoveries. Will have two 45-minute on-the-water sessions at the demo area of the lake by the blue kayak trailers.

    Dates/Times:
    Saturday, 8 May, 1-230 PM for Symposium participants
    Sunday, 9 May, 1-230 PM for Symposium participants
    245-5 PM for Symposium participants


    10. Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium - Sea Kayak and Paddle Design and Function. What makes a sea kayak go straight? What makes it turn? What is a good design for Eskimo rolling? Which sea kayaks will carry the kitchen sink (in style?)? What makes a sea kayak "weather-cock"? What makes it lee-cock? Do I really need a rudder? Should I get a fiber glass or plastic boat? Should I use a wooden paddle? Or get a fancy carbon fiber gem? Are long paddles better than short paddles? Investigate these and many other burning questions that keep you awake at night all winter, dreaming of paddling. We'll use show and tell, demonstrations and Q&A to help you "get the picture".

    Dates/Times: Sunday, 9 May, 245-5 PM for Symposium participants.


    11. Personal Sea Kayaking Skills for Guides - Whittier. Train to get total control of your boat in flat water, hone your rescue and towing skills. These are techniques you'll need to master to put your kayak where and when you want it. Efficient strokes, maneuvers, rescues and increased safety awareness are the cornerstones of this fun day on the water. After this course, your paddling and attitudes will be different! All equipment provided, including Kokatat Gore-tex drysuits.

    Dates: Friday 21 May
    When: 9-5, Passage Canal
    Registration: Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090 or email [email protected] for more information
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $135/student w/ tax


    12. Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue for Guides - Whittier. This very long wet day is a comprehensive course in sea kayak safety and rescue. All kinds of safety issues: clothing, coloring of gear, signaling, hypothermia prevention, safety equipment, assisted rescues, trapped paddler rescues, Eskimo rescues, slings, towing, scoop, and much more. Successful completion of the course qualifies students for the BCU Canoe Safety Test award - a general water safety award required of all instructors and guides. All equipment provided.

    Dates: Saturday 22 May
    When: 9-5, Passage Canal
    Registration: Alaska Kayak School. Call 235-2090 or email [email protected] for more information
    Pre-requisites: previous kayaking or guiding experience.
    Fee: $135/student w/ tax, $250 if taken w/ Saturday's Personal Skills Course.


    13. Kachemak Kayak Festival - Homer. The finest week of kayaking Homer has to offer - the kayak school offers a used gear sale and a series of demonstrations, kayak test drive, and skills courses that build in difficulty through the week. It’s a useful, measured progression designed to fast track your kayaking skills.

    We begin and end the festival with beginner and intermediate skills courses, (Skills I & II, Sat, Sun both weekends, & Memorial Mon), Safety and Rescue (Tue) and Introduction to Sea Kayak Navigation (Tue evening), and end the week with the Wind and Waves (Wed) and the Tides and Currents (Thu, Fri) courses/trips and the second round osf demos, test drives ands Skills I & II courses. Lots of other activities also, such a kayak film festival, kayaker fashion show, keynote speaker and author Chris Duff, kids programs, door prizes, gear swap, used gear sale (kayak school), kayak and skill demos, and all here in Homer and on Kachemak Bay. Call the Homer Chamber of Commerce 235-7740 or visit the Fest website, www.kachemakkayakfest.com for more information.

    If you want to build up your kayaking skills, spend a few days paddling with us, and enjoy your new paddling Shtick the rest of the summer! See ya Memorial Day.

    Discover the possibilities ….
     
    (907) 235 - 2090
    Homer, AK

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