This course is fully enrolled. Cancelations are not uncommon, so if you would like to be added to the waitlist, please register and precede the course name with “Waitlist …”

That dynamic strip of real-estate where the land and sea mix it up is full of opportunities for improving boat control, and having a good time.  The cliffs, caves, slots, and countless variety of rock features surrounding Maine’s glacially-carved islands provide the perfect venues to refine these skills. As with all of Nate’s kayak coaching, our path to greater ease and success in challenging environments will be through a combination of understanding how to move in concert with the environment and refining our techniques to maintain efficiency and safety.  We'll focus on learning how to use the ocean's wave energy to our advantage, because paddling with the sea as your partner is always easier than going head to head!  (Read Nate's description of an earlier rock-gardening trip on Mount Desert Island.)

Due to the popularity of this course with SMSKN members in past years, we’ve arranged for two classes in the midcoast this year - July 11th and August 14th.

Course Staff: Nate Hanson, founder of Pinniped Kayak. British Canoeing Sea Kayak Coach; ACA Level 5 Coastal Kayak Instructor; ACA Level 4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor; seeker of both ease and excitement on bumpy water.

$160 per person, includes equipment Register here           Contact Nate for more details.
SMSKN Members (20% discount), register here first, then register on SMSKN’s site once confirmed with Pinnped.