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 …

Jeff Allen Keynote Speaker for WMCKA Symposium 2009

Jeff Allen renown expedition paddler, BCU Coach, and contributor to the increasingly awesome Ocean Paddler magazine will be the WMCKA Keynote Speaker for our 2009 symposium. Jeff Allen is one half of Sea Kayaking Cornwall. Simon Osborne being the other half. Jeff has a vast experience with long trips and a life long love affair …

Sea Kayaking Leadership and Risk Assessment CLAP!

I’ve written a couple of posts about leadership and risk assessment for sea kayaking. While writing this post, I tried to keep these other experiences firmly in mind. My Apostle Islands experience began my leadership experience. I had another foray into leadership in November on our Port Sheldon to Saugatuck trip. I had some serious …