Personal
Kayak Training Plans and Prices
May 1- Oct 12,
1 session = 3 hours
offered: 9-12, 1-4, 5-8 |
Personal plan
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Price Per Session |
Total
Price |
| 3 Session Training Plan |
$150 |
$450 |
| 6 Session Training Plan |
$135 |
$810 |
| 9 Session Training Plan |
$125 |
$1,125 |
| Add a training partner to your
plan
For only 50% more |
| *Personal Kayak
Training*: Your Customized Paddling Plan
will be tailored to address your specific paddling desires and your
coach’s insights. We will progress you through any specific areas:
navigation, water anxiety, improving your body-boat-blade synergy,
video analysis, trip planning, safety and rescue, touring, improving
your health, and equipment customization. Whatever you choose to work
on, we will work on together at your own pace. See the web for time
block options or contact us to arrange your personal training schedule. |
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Sea Kayak
Fitness, Fun and Finesse Series
Summer Session through Maine Maritime Academy |
Monday Sunset Friends and Fitness Paddling Club!
Meet at Eaton's Dock ready for an evening paddle! Just for fun! No Charge! Each week we'll get together for a fun excercise paddle in Castine Harbor!
5pm-7pm Fitness/exercise paddle
June -Sept
Rentals available from Castine Kayak |
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Maine Sea Kayak Guide
Training |
Maine
Sea Kayak and Recreation Guide Training Course
ACA Trip Leader Certification
Comprehensive Kayak Skills course
Fee: $475
Location: Castine, Bangor, Maine and nearby waters
Fall Session: Comprehensive 50 hour course
Sept 28 Tues 6-9pm Classroom Bangor UTC
Sept 30 Thurs 6-9pm Classroom Bangor UTC
Oct 2 Saturday 10-5 Pool or Lake practical
Oct 3 Sunday 10- 5 On water practical
Oct 16 and 17 Camping practical
Oct 19 Tues 6-9pm Classroom Bangor UTC
Oct 21 Thurs 6-9pm Classroom Bangor UTC
Oct 25 Tuesday 6-9pm Classroom Bangor UTC
Description: This in-depth course is designed to prepare future sea kayak guides, fresh water guides, and kayaking leaders and intermediate kayakers with essential skills necessary to teach kayaking, identify potential hazards, make informed decisions, plan trips and manage groups on the waters of Maine and beyond!
-Test expectations and scheduling will be included as part of the course.
-2 Day ACA Trip Leader Certification is included course ( $10 ACA membership fee for certification)specifically designed for club, camp and school trip leaders.
*Experiential learning Includes: Pool Rescues, classroom and outdoor navigation, camping weekend, island ethics and on water scenerios.
In this interactive course you'll really experience what it is like to be a guide!
Additional Fees:
GUIDE APPLICATION FEE: $103 (to the State of Maine for testing)
ACA MEMBERSHIP: $10 (optional)
Prerequisites: Minimum of 50+ hours of kayaking or instructor permission
(Lake or Sea or WW)
Instructor: Karen Francoeur, Master Maine Sea Kayak Guide, Registered Maine Recreation Guide/ American Canoe and Kayak Assoc. Open Water Instructor, owner of Castine Kayak Adventures
Register by calling Castine Kayak 207-866-3506 or castinekayak@gmail.com
www.castinekayak.com
Kayak Rentals available $15 per day
Other Gear Rentals Available
Experiential learning: Includes Pool Rescues, classroom
and outdoor navigation, camping weekend, island ethics and on water scenerios.
In this interactive
course you'll really experience what it is like to be a guide!
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Guide Training on a foggy Maine Island
course photos!
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This course is
for kayakers who learn best by
implementing and practicing what they are learning. This course will take
place on the ocean and includes an overnight camping trip for truly well
rounded experiential learning. Course Manual is included.
Topics covered in course will include; Navigation
(Piloting and Dead Reckoning), essential equipment and its uses, guide
requirements, trip planning, group management, wind, wave and weather
dynamics, marine environment, stroke instruction and rescue clinics.
Experienced kayakers seeking on water skills enhancement but not pursuing
guide license are also welcome with instructor permission. Folks interested
in guiding inland water kayak trips will also benefit from the training
covered in this course and be prepared for testing for Recreation Guides License.
Upon completion of this course you may wish to enroll in our internship
program to work with experienced guides teaching beginners to gain needed
experience! see details
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Sea Kayak Guide license allows for guiding on marine waters of Maine up
to head of tide. Overnight camping inclusion with sea kayak license.
** Additional Recreation Guide license is necessary to guide on inland
lakes and rivers
Guide Application PDF click
here to download
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Preparation before launching! |
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Maine
Recreation Guide Training Module
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Maine Recreation Guide Training :
Begins: 5/1 and 5/2 and 5/15 & 5/16, 2010
9am-5pm. Min 5/ Max 12
Price: $475 CKA Sea Kayak Guide Training
Course (June 5 & 6 optional bonus)
prerequisite: Basic Paddling skills in recreational boats, canoes or sea kayaks or instructor permission
This course includes the ACA(american Canoe assoc.) Trip Leader Certification part 1 and training to prepare one to test with the state for Maine Recreation Guide License. This allows one to guide on fresh waters in Maine.
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Trip Leader
Course: for camp leaders, scouts, clubs, and leaders of friends! |
ACA Coastal Kayak Trip Leader Course
& ACA Assessment Award
Begins: 5/1 and 5/2, 2010 min
5 max 12
Price: $250
This workshop emphasizes trip leading, safety education and rescue options
and techniques. Content is geared toward trip planning skills, choosing
appropriate equipment for conditions and paddlers for leaders in clubs,
camps, scouts and other groups leading trips. Course will conclude with
a written Exam to qualify for ACA Trip Leader Certification.
Prerequisite: Basic Coastal Kayak(ACA level 2 or equivalent skills)
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Beginner
Kayak Courses |
| Kayak Touring Safety & Skills-ACA-Level 1, Bangor
Begins: 6/1-6/10 Tues and Thursday (4 sessions)
evenings 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Bangor area Lakes and Rivers
Price: $145 pp w/own gear, $180pp(with gear provided)
Kayak Touring Safety & Skills-ACA-Level 1, Bangor Area
One day workshop Date 7/11/2010
Price: $105 pp w/own gear, $125pp(with gear provided)
Shorten the learning curve and get geared up for a summer of adventure!
In this course we'll cover kayaking basics, from proper boat fit and entry,
paddle size and use, rescue strategies and capsize prevention, what boat is right for you, essential equipment to
paddle safely, where to paddle .
*Upon completion you will be prepared to paddle on ponds, lakes and slow
rivers safely and efficiently.
*Qualifies participants to assess for ACA Level 1 Award
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Intermediate
Kayak Courses : Level 2 Paddling on protected salt water bays & the ocean! |
Kayak Touring Safety & Skills-ACA-Level 2, Castine
Paddling on the Ocean: What you'll need to know to move from lakes to the sea!
Begins: 6/15-6/24 Tues and Thursday (4 sessions)
evenings 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Castine Lakes and protected bay areas
Price: $145 pp w/own gear, $180pp(with gear provided)
Coastal Kayak Strokes and Manuevers: ACA Level 2
6/19/2010
Price: $110 w/own gear $125 (gear provided) min 5/max 10
(check out the beginner kayak class offered on
6/12!)
If you plan to paddle on the ocean, even in small protected bays this
is the course for you! You’ll learn about essential equipment, cold water
risks and how to minimize them, stroke efficiency, how to maximize the
effects of tides and currents and basic chart reading skills. Course on
water
Upon completion you will be prepared to paddle safely and efficiently
on the coast of Maine.
qualifies you for
ACA Level 2 Award
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Advanced Kayak
Skills: ACA Level 3 & 4 |
Sea Kayak Skills Camp:
Three day on water camping workshop!
July 5, 6 and 7
3 days, 2 nights of camping!
Intermediate Paddlers $465 (meals and gear included)
* Refine your paddling technique, coastal navigation, tides and current, practice multiple rescue options, towing and dealing with wind and waves and of course island camping!
Location: Coastal areas near Stonington and Eggemoggin Reach
Challenge yourself and gain the skills necessary to paddle in a variety
of Maine coastal locations and conditions.
Topics Covered
-Advanced Rescue and Rolling/ Navigation on water
am - Navigation from the cockpit
pm - Open water Rescue and Rolling
-Advanced Coastal Kayak:ACA Stroke Refinement and Open Water Skills
am session- Tidal Currents (ferrying, crossing currents, catching eddies
and riding trailing waves)
pm session- Paddling skills in Wind and Waves: edging, sweeping, blade
angle, cadence, route choice, upwind and downwind techniques
Upon completion you will be prepared to paddle extended day trips
and overnights.
Allows participants to
Assess for ACA Level 3 and 4 Award!
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Rolling
and Self Rescue Skills |
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Kayak Rolling Clinic
Sea Kayaks or WW Kayaks
by arrangement
Check for summer hours in Castine!
Fee: $50 each with min of 3pp (privates available)
Being a safe kayaker means preparing for the worst
case scenario! In most cases in Maine that would be a capsize into cold
water and the key to safety is knowing how to get back in your boat out
of the water!The quickest and most efficient rescue is the Eskimo
Roll. You'll learn a variety of assisted eskimo rescues that allow you
to stay in your boat. Enhance your boat maneuvering skills while focusing
on all the components of the roll.
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Capsize & Rescue Skills Clinics (min 5 max 12)
Indoor heated pool
Inquire for dates : At Husson University
Be ready for the unexpected. Learn what
you need to know to be a safe paddler so that you can explore in comfort!
We'll practice wet exits, Partnership rescues and self rescue methods
*Workshops available by appointment
Fee: $50pp w/own equipment
Min 3pp
(boat rental available $15/session)
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OPEN POOL TIME
available at Husson College $5per person
check calendar for upcoming sessions
This is an opportunity to practice bracing, leaning,
edging and rescue skills in the warm safety of a pool before going out into
the cold Maine water. Test your kayak and your skills.
*stay tuned or call for private lessons offered at Husson University!
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Additional Courses |
Essentials of Sea Kayak Trip Planning & Navigation
Prepare for a season of exploration on the ocean with fun interactive navigation
activities. Learn what tools you need to navigate effectively and how to
use them. Use charts and compass to plot courses, take bearings, determine
location (including set and drift) and determine speed over water. Plan
your trips understanding how to use tides and currents to your advantage
and how to safety travel with an understanding of boating traffic and rules
of the road.
June 13, (Sunday) 8:30-3:30 Castine, Maine
June 30 (Wed) 9:30-4:30 Stonington, Maine
The focus of this course is to prepare paddlers with the necessary skills to navigate on the ocean and plan safe, fun day or multi day trips.
Course will cover:
Paddling Skills to include edging, bracing, wind and wave techniques
Navigation Skills: chart reading, compass work on the move and safe trip route planning to prepare for boat traffic,
fog conditions and island camping.
Tides and Currents: We'll cover the basics to understand how the tide and the wind can affect your journeys.
Communication on the water: Marine Band Radio use
Designed for intermediate paddlers ready to venture safely on their own journeys!
Price: $110 w/own gear $125 (gear provided) min 5/max 10
to Register: 207-866-3506
or email us at castinekayak@gmail.com
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