Sea Kayaking Course
Nighttime Kayak & Navigation Course
Before there was electricity and GPS, mariners navigated at night via the stars. Now, in Puget Sound type urban environments, there is so much peripheral shore lighting and ambient light in the broader region that opportunities to kayak safely and confidently in low/no light exists, using those different types of "stars" as reference points. This course will help develop the skills to paddle safely between dusk and dawn.
- Rolling Enrollment: Sun, Jul 2, 2023 - Tue, Jul 4, 2023
- Committee: Kitsap Sea Kayaking Committee
- Members: $50.00 Guests: $75.00
- Availability: 5 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Navigation skills, safety considerations and group dynamics will be heavily emphasized.
There may be an online zoom session beforehand to jointly plan the outing in detail.
At least 1 outing such as out to Blake Island for 2 nights is suggested/planned (see associated Activity). Note for this course instance it will be July 2-4 (# nights).
The Weekend leading into Tue July 4th! Get away from the sound of all the July 4th fireworks - out onto a wide open fetch where you can comfortably see them, without hearing them so loudly.
Commit? This is the inaugural course offering. By registering and paying a nominal fee, you will be making a commitment to me and the Mountaineers to help iterate the course content for future similar offerings.
LEADER-PERMISSION to REGISTER. Please indicate in your request to register, information such as this:
1. Have you taken any solo multi-day kayak trips before?
2. What navigation skills do you have; nav courses you've taken; nav tools you regularly use?
3. Have you read and re-read books such as:
4. Why do you want to join the course?
THANK YOU! HOPE YOU JOIN!
This course has no scheduled activities.
Readiness Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17uzmlWUcq1rhGnIfptZ7--sp27M9Urz-3jnRG-zBuXU/edit?usp=sharing
There are no materials for this course.