All our 2024 courses are now full. Enjoy your fall paddling! We look forward to seeing many of you at CHASING WATER DOWNEAST!

2025 is just around the corner, and I’ve started fielding requests for courses. If you have an idea for a course, please reach out. I often select course dates based on someone’s request, so let me know what you’d like to see and when!

Boats
Thinking about a P&H Custom Sea Kayak? Cool new colors and lighter weight constructions are available, and now’s the time to order to have your boat ready for next spring! Sub-40 pound Volan? Kevlar Carbon Virgo?? Yes, please!
Corelite Virgos, Scorpios, and Delphins are all in stock, with Discounts on a couple boats.
Nice options in Pyranha WW boats also in stock! Check out the Gear Store

Pinniped Kayak was established by Nate Hanson to offer creative and student-centered sea kayak instruction to paddlers in eastern Maine's superb coastal venues. 

We love kayaking, and we want to enable more paddlers to safely explore and enjoy the outstanding ocean kayaking venues our region is known for.  Whether you aspire to enjoy quiet island sunsets, confidently lead a group of day paddlers, or surf the biggest tidal races in Maine, we want to help you realize your goals safely, knowledgeably, and with a giant grin on your face.

SeE our Current SCHEDULE of Courses.  Contact Us for custom requests, or Questions.

2024 Courses By CategorY  

For the full calendar, arranged chronologically, please view our Course Schedule. 

P&H is paddled here. We are proud to paddle, sell, and put our students in the most innovative, well-built, and best-performing sea kayaks available.

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“Pinniped (meaning fin-footed) is the name given to the group of marine mammals that includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. In the Gulf of Maine the Harbor Seal and Grey Seal are our companions almost any time we climb in a kayak. These amphibious creatures, more at home in the water than they are on land, seem like good namesakes to me - a kayaker striving for finesse in the water.”
— Nate
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DEPOSIT POLICY: After registering for a course, you’ll receive an email with a link to our deposit payment system. Your 50% deposit reserves your spot and helps us plan for consistent class sizes. If you cancel 30 days in advance, your deposit will be refunded (minus 3% credit card transaction fee), or credited in full to a future course. If you cancel less than 30 days before the course date, your deposit can only be refunded if we are able to fill your vacant spot. If Pinniped Kayak cancels a course for any reason, your deposit will be refunded in full.