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Introduction to Multi Day Sea Kayaking

Dates (5 days)

2025 Dates May 5-9

  • Additional course lengths and dates available.
  

Location

Haines, Alaska

Cost (4 person minum)

Cost
  • $745 per person
 

Introduction to Multi Day Sea Kayaking

Build the skills over 5 days on this multi-day sea kayak trip/course to strike out independently.  Let us help you build the hard skills and confidence to plan and execute your multi-day sea kayak trip anywhere your imagination can take you.

Course Description

This course is designed to help novice and intermediate sea kayakers develop the hard skills and confidence to plan and under take their own multi day sea kayak trips in a broad range of seascapes.

Through out the course we will be developing skills both on the water and off so that participants will effectively, show good judgment and act responsibly in group paddling situations. Participants will be able to show these skills while traveling on the water, setting up and managing camp as well as risk management scenarios.

Skills to be developed and demonstrated

We will be working on developing the following paddling and group management skills in a remote marine and backcountry camping environment.

Maneuvering

Forward and reverse paddling


Turning with forward and reverse momentum


Static turns 

360 rotation forward and reverse 

Sideways movement 

Preventing capsize with braces

Rescues and tows

T-rescue

Scoop rescue

Hand-of-God

Stirrup rescue


Efficient unassisted rescue

Swimmer carries -bow & stern

Contact tow 
Tow – single, inline, V &
Rafted tow

Technical Skills

Navigation

Basic boat repair

Leadership

Group management & awareness

Risk assesment

communication

positioning

Launching and landing

Environmental awareness

Knowledge

Weather

Tides and currents

conditions

trip planning

communications

Rules of the road

Leave no trace camping

Prevention and management of cold water shock and hypothermia

wildlife

 

 

 

 

Day 0

Arrive in Haines and have a pre course meeting at the SEAK Expeditions Headquarters in downtown Haines, AK.  5:00pm

Day 1

Day 1 (Based in the town of Haines)

Morning Session – Introductions, Gear Discussion, Managing wildlife encounters
Afternoon Session – Paddle strokes and rescues
Evening Session  – Introduction to Navigation and Weather

Day 2

Day 2 (Based in the town of Haines)

Morning Session – Continue Weather and Navigation
Afternoon Session – Paddle strokes, Rescues and Towing
Evening Session – Packing and sorting.

Day 3

Day 3 (Backcountry around Haines)

Morning Session – Launching and landings, Communications
Afternoon Session – Depart Haines, Group travel
Evening Session – Leadership, Risk Management

Day 4

Day 4 (Backcountry around Haines)

Morning Session – Continue landings and launches
Afternoon Session – Group travel, leadership scenarios
Evening Session – leadership scenarios

Day 5

Day 5 (Backcountry around Haines)

Morning Session – Leadership scenarios
Afetrnoon Session – Leadership scenarios
Debrief back in Haines

Included

Whats included

Professional Instruction

Group Camping Gear

Food while in the field

(Breakfast Lunch and Dinner)

Kayak and associated gear

Not Included

Travel to Haines

Accommodations while not in the field

Food while not in the field

Personal camping gear

Immersion gear (Drysuit)(Limited number available for rent)

Snacks

Instructors

Joe Oesterling

Owner of SEAK Expeditions,

20+ years of guiding and instruction experience,

ACA L3 Instructor

ISKGA Registered Guide

USCG 100 ton Captain, WFR 

SAR Dog Handler/Trainer with SEADOGS.

Additional Instructors TBD

Sponsors

Partners

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