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ACA ICE Presentation on Piloting for Sea Kayakers

In the second of my two presentations, the first being on Tides, is my presentation on piloting. The IDW/ICE was a great experience and I learned a lot through the process. I am not entirely displeased with this presentation, nor am I overtly thrilled about it. But having had the experience was a good one [...]

Tides for Beginning Sea Kayakers ACA IDW Presentation

Tides are a basic subject that all Sea Kayakers should be aware of, whether from the Great Lakes or not. I created this presentation as a beginning step on my road to the ACA ICE, or the Instructor Certification Exam for my ACA Instructor Certification. The material is intended to be very basic as presented [...]

Savannah C&K ACA Surf IDW Mar 6-8 2009

Savannah Canoe & Kayak will host the new ACA Surf IDW in Mar 6-8 2009.


Nigel Law owner and proprietor will most likely be one of the coaches.



It’ll be worth it for most folks to get a test drive of the Riot Ninja and Mega surf kayaks.


Also keep checking Nigel’s Blog about updated [...]

How to Select a Sea Kayak Tow Belt System



How to Select a Sea Kayak Tow Belt

Towing a sea kayak is risky business. Ropes and boats connected to people is indelibly linked, (pun intended) to trouble. Once you have a rope connected to a boat shenanigans can not be far behind, literally. Having done more towing in the last two years than I did [...]

Sea Kayaking in The Apostle Islands-a Lesson in Leadership

Managing Inexperienced Paddlers on the Water
In 2006 I led a Sea Kayaking trip in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior. To say that I led the trip is a stretch. I will say it was a great experience to learn how to lead a trip.

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Myself and Jim Svensson took two more inexperienced paddlers [...]

3 Star

Compulsory, like latin or greek to a traditional classic education, I went back to get my 3 star. I speak as if I did it with the thought I dropped something on the pavement and went back for it. Not sure.
I feel ready to take my next step towards my Coach 2. I It [...]