Sea Kayak Instruction
with Isuma Guideworks.
Kayaking Fundamentals for beginning and intermediate paddlers or Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue workshops. Bring your own gear, or rent for the day.
Kayaking Fundamentals
for beginning nd intermediate paddlers
Dates Offered: Saturday June 5th & July 10th.
10:00am-5:00pm at Mariner Park
$100 + $7.85 tax/person with your gear
$175 + $13.73 tax/person all gear provided
Preregistration required.
Covid-19 protocols discussed when registering.
This one day workshop is for first-time paddlers as well as long-time paddlers who’ve never had formal instruction. If you’ve never paddled before, this is a safe introduction that covers all the basics. If you have paddled before, you’ll learn (or relearn) how to paddle much more effectively and efficiently. Establishing a solid set of base skills will give you the foundation necessary to build more advanced skills upon. (i.e., rough water, waves, etc.)
Pack a lunch, with snacks, and bring a water bottle.
Topics Covered include the following strokes and maneuvers
- What makes a kayak “safe”
- Panic-free wet exits
- Lifting and carrying
- Launching
- Forward
- Reverse
- Stopping
- Spinning the boat
- Draw
- High and low recovery
- Low and high brace
Required Equipment
- Sea kayak with bow and stern bulkheads
- paddle
- skirt
- PFD
- kayak or water helmet (no bike helmets)
- immersion wear–drysuit or wetsuit (you will be spending time in the water, dress for it)
- gloves
- hood (strongly recommend)
- bilge pump
Rental equipment available. Quality new gear for sale.
SEA KAYAK SAFETY AND RESCUE
Dates offered: Sunday, June 6 and Sunday, July 11.
10:00am-5:00pm at Mariner Park or Seafarer’s Memorial
$100 + $7.85 tax/person with your gear
$175 + $13.73 tax/person all gear provided
Limited to 6 participants, preregistration required.
Covid-19 protocols discussed when registering.
This workshop introduces deep-water rescue techniques for solo and group paddlers. The class covers techniques for solo re-entry of a kayak following a wet exit as well as assisted drain and re-enter rescues involving two or more paddlers. It also covers basic safety concerns and safety-related features of sea kayaks, paddling equipment, and towing. Of the many techniques one could learn, our focus will be on learning a few techniques that work almost anywhere, including rough water. We’ll take a lunch break on the beach (perhaps with a run up to the boardwalk to get some hot coffee!), discuss the morning and then continue through the afternoon.
Pack a lunch, with snacks, and bring a water bottle.
Topics covered:
- What makes a kayak “safe”
- Panic-free wet exits
- Hi and Low recovery
- Self rescues
- Assisted rescues
- Group rescues
- Towing
In order to get the most from this workshop, participants MUST know how to wet exit and be familiar with the following strokes at the minimum: forward, reverse, sweep, draw
Required Equipment
- Sea kayak with bow and stern bulkheads
- paddle
- skirt
- PFD
- kayak or water helmet (no bike helmets)
- immersion wear–drysuit or wetsuit (you will be spending time in the water, dress for it)
- gloves
- hood
- bilge pump
Optional: bring if you have
- tow bag
- paddle float
- spare paddle
Rental equipment available, quality new gear for sale.
Call 907-299-3053 to register or for information. PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
Discount if you participate in both workshops.