{"id":27,"date":"2024-12-12T03:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T03:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2024-12-12T03:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T03:09:37","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png 640w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Wikle <br><br>I started paddling in 1997. I began coaching in 2003 and have earned certifications in Sea, Surf, and Canoeing through both the ACA and the BCU. <br>My current certifications are with the ACA as a Level 5 Advanced Open Water Sea Kayak Instructor. <br><br>I live in Kalamazoo and have chaired various sea kayak events including the Gales Storm Gathering and Wmcka. I have coached extensively in both the midwest. I have also competed in surf kayaking at the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest. <br><br>My passion is for moving water of any variety, but open water surfing is my favorite. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2.png 689w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3.png 450w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-4.png 1934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Wikle I started paddling in 1997. I began coaching in 2003 and have earned certifications in Sea, Surf, and Canoeing through both the ACA and the BCU. My current certifications are with the ACA as a Level 5 Advanced Open Water Sea Kayak Instructor. I live in Kalamazoo and have chaired various sea kayak &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/about-me\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About me&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokayaknow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}