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Course Descriptions
1. Paddling Skills Workshops - Sea,
whitewater, or surf kayaking, Open Canoeing and Rescue skills.
Spend a day developing your paddling skills in the craft of
your choice: sea kayak, whitewater kayak, open canoe, surf
kayaking, safety and rescue, British Canoe Union kayak and
safety skills training and assessments, American Canoe Association
river safety courses, and more. Not confident in your sea
kayak rescue skills? Spend a day paddling and practicing with
expert coaching.
These flexible programs focus on fun, safety, and coaching
for independence while covering: canoe and kayak loading &
transportation, trip planning, safe lifting & carrying,
equipment design and function, hypothermia & clothing,
launching and landing, balance, strokes & maneuvers, safety
& rescue, group dynamics, trip planning, and more. Take
advantage of these "flexible" courses to increase
your awareness and skills - just pick your craft! These are
great sessions for building experience, honing skills or to
schedule British Canoe Union assessments. All equipment provided.
Dates: 2, 11, 12, 13, 19, 27 June
Where: Homer
Fee: $85 full day / $50 half-day/$135* + tax
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
*Includes Water Taxi.
2. Across the Bay Adventures.
Water taxi across Kachemak Bay and spend the day honing your
sea kayaking skills while exploring one of several destinations
on one of our local day-trip paddling adventures. 1) explore
Gull Island and Petersen Bay/China-Poot Bays, 2) Ride the
Tide - Glacier Spit-Halibut Cove Lagoon, 3) Sadie Cove Tour,
4) Eldred Passage Exploration, and many others. Pre-requisites:
None.
Dates: 3, 4, 10, 24, 25, 26 June
Where: south side of Kachemak Bay
Fee: $135
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
3. Kachemak Bay Sea School Beginner/intermediate
Sea Kayaking skills.
3 Days @ Otter Cove Resort, Tutka Bay. Spend a long weekend
developing the full repertoire of skills you'll need to safely
paddle sea kayaks as member of a group in placid to moderate
conditions. Trip planning, safe carrying, launching and landing,
group awareness, clothing and essential gear, effective strokes
and maneuvers, safety equipment and procedures, rescues, towing,
ocean play, navigation, and more. Includes water taxi, 2 dinners,
3 lunches, 2 breakfasts, 2 nights lodging in 4-person cabins,
and all kayaking instruction and equipment (including dry
suit). Depart Homer Harbor for Tutka Bay 10 AM of day 1. Expect
first afternoon orientation and short paddle, and all-day
session on second and third days. Water taxi departure back
to Homer around 5:30 PM of day 3. You bring personal clothing,
sleeping bag and other personal items. Pre-requisites: previous
sea kayaking experience and confident wet exit desirable,
but not essential.
Dates: 6-8 June (Fri.-Sun.)
28-30 June (Sat.-Mon.)
Fee: $385 + tax
Registration: Homer Ocean Charters, www.homerocean.com,
(800) 426-6212, or Alaska Kayak School,
[email protected], (907) 235-2090.
4. Passage Canal Sea School Beginner/intermediate
Sea Kayaking skills.
Whittier. Develop open water paddling skills during this 2-day
course in beautiful Passage Canal. First day devoted to general
boat control, safety, clothing, rescues, and group awareness.
Put it all together on a day trip on the second day. Trip
planning, safe carrying, launching and landing, clothing and
essential gear, effective strokes and maneuvers, safety equipment
and procedures, rescues, towing, ocean play, navigation, and
more. Pre-requisites: previous sea kayaking experience and
confident wet exit desirable, but not essential. Beginners
to Advanced.
Dates: 14, 15 June (Sat., Sun.)
Where: Alaska Sea Kayakers, Passage Canal, Whittier
Fee: $235 + tax
Registration: Call or email AKS 235-2090,
[email protected] or Alaska Sea Kayakers 877-472-2534,
www.alaskaseakayakers.com
5. Open Canoeing Introduction.
Homer/Kasilof River. Practice efficient paddling, balance,
paddling on your own side of the boat, cooperation with your
partner, strokes & maneuvers, and safety in this 2-day
course that includes lake and river paddling. Day 1 will be
spent developing good boat control on flat water and practicing
maneuvers and rescues. Day 2 will be spent learning river
running skills on a class I-II river trip on the Kasilof River.
Safe carrying, launching and landing, efficient forward paddling,
stopping and back paddling, moving sideways, spinning the
canoe, turning, upstream and back ferries, catching eddies,
bracing and much more. All equipment provided.
Dates: 17, 18 June (Sat., Sun.)
Fee: $145 + tax
Where: Johnson Lake State Park/Homer reservoir & Kasilof
River
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
6. Sea Kayaking Skills Beginner/Intermediate
(BCU 2/3 star training).
Homer. Go beyond simple destination paddling and refine your
paddling efficiency during this day of developing and tuning
your sea kayaking skills. Improve balance, refine rescues,
control the kayak in wind and waves, get good at towing, use
essential gear, basic navigation and more. All paddling gear
included. Pre-requisites: previous kayaking experience desirable,
but not essential.
Date: 20 June (Fri.)
Fee: $85/$135 * + tax
Where: Kachemak Bay
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
* Includes Water Taxi
7. Sea Kayaking SkillsIntermediate
& Intermediate/Advanced (BCU 3/4 star training).
Homer. Build precision sea kayak paddling skills for maneuvering
in rock gardens, conducting surf landings, developing "fast"
rescue skills, becoming a towing guru, increased bracing and
support stroke efficiencies, and an increased sense of group
awareness. Put the feel of the roll of the sea into your paddling.
This course is a stepping stone to safe open water paddling.
All equipment included. Pre-requisites: 20 or more days of
previous sea kayaking experience or permission of instructors.
Date: 21, 22 June (Sat., Sun.)
Fee: $85/$135*+ tax
Where: Kachemak Bay
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
* Includes Water Taxi
8. Sea Kayaking Skills Advanced (BCU
4 star sea training).
Homer. Become a useful member of a paddling group in force
4 sea/winds (3'/13-mph), 3 knots of current and 3' surf (4.5
ft. breaking waves). Control the kayak in wind, waves and
current, develop surf landing and launching skills, practice
towing and efficient assisted rescues in open water conditions,
learn simple navigation skills, practice kayak repair, first
aid on the water, rules of the road, trip planning, and more.
This course is a must for Alaskan paddlers planning open water
paddling trips. Pre-requisites: 20 or more days of sea kayaking
experience or permission of instructors.
Date: 23 June (Mon.)
Fee: $85/$135* + tax
Where: Kachemak Bay
Registration: Call 235-2090 or email [email protected]
* Includes Water Taxi
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