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Sea Kayak Leadership Development

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Sea Kayak Leadership Development - San Juan Islands Archipelago

Leadership development whilst camping for a week in the San Juans.

Contacts

Michael Everett
Michael Everett
Primary Leader
  • Sea Kayak IV/V
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 70.0 nm
  • Maximum Wind: 15 kts
  • Maximum Waves: 4 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 5 kts
  • Pace: moderate to strenuous

This is our yearly offering of a week-long clinic to prepare leaders and leaders-in-training for leading multiday trips in the San Juan's and BC.  You will be required to plan a 7 day trip, which the instructors will critique in depth well before the planned event.  You will also be required to assume the roll of trip leader for one of the paddling days. On your day, you will need to present a pre-paddle briefing, a post-paddle briefing, and participate in a critique session with the instructors and other participants in the evening.  We will present scenarios along the way.  You will practice incident management events, use your navigation skills, discuss weather, and generally cover anything of interest to the group.  We will try and challenge your paddling and leadership skills along the way.  Participants will need to have taken a sea kayak navigation clinic, an incident management clinic, a wind and waves clinic, and an eddies and currents clinic.  Participants need to have kayak camping experience. There will be time to enjoy the sights of the islands as we paddle along, and we will likely have a day or two of non-paddle days. Be sure to read over the required equipment list. No alcohol or recreational pharmaceuticals allowed on the paddle.

Washington Park Boat launch, July 20, 2025. Time TBD.

Route/Place

San Juan Islands from Anacortes


  • Rosario Strait & Bellingham WA001
    Sea Trails Lopez, Blakely, Decatur & Shaw Islands WA002
    NOAA Bellingham to Everett No. 18423
    NOAA Strait of Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia No. 18421
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Sea kayaking essentials, including;

Compass (recommend a hand held and a deck mount) and chart (Maptech chart of the San Juans #104, or equivalent).

Listo china marker with floating lanyard (like floating eyeglass strap)

Helmet

Drysuit

Kayak with flotation in both ends, and perimeter deck lines

Tow system (short and long tow)

Properly fitting spray-skirt

properly fitting PFD

Bilge pump with flotation

Food and water for 8 days (we carry all of our water)

Camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, stove, fuel, etc.)

Food hanging system (for mice and raccoons, not bears)

Paddle float

Boat repair kit

First aid kit

Signaling kit, a minimum of a cell phone, whistle, and Vhf radio

Highly recommend a spare paddle and storm cag.

Recommend a GPS, but not required

Recommend a camera

You do not need to bring fire starter.

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