MAINE KAYAK P.O. Box 674 UNITY, Maine 04988 TOLL FREE (866) 624-6352 (USA & CANADA) PH • (207) 677-3455 FAX • (207) 948-5193
Dear Participant, Thank you for your interest in Maine Kayak’s sea kayaking guide course. This 6- day course will include classroom and on-water practical sessions that will prepare you to take the Maine state sea kayak guide test, a requirement of all Maine sea kayaking guides. Course dates and location are listed below. The course includes all curriculum materials, kayaking equipment and paddling gear for the two on-water days, and instruction from a Master Registered Maine Sea Kayak Guide, marine biologists, and other relevant professionals. Participants are asked to provide their own lunch for each day of the course, bathing suit/paddle wear, and a great attitude.
• Dates: May 28-30 & June 3-5, 2016 • Course Price: $475 • Location: Maine Kayak; 113 Huddle Rd New Harbor, Maine
Please fill out the enrollment form and mail full course payment to our winter address listed above. We have limited space available, so please complete the enrollment form and mail or call in the $475 payment to us as soon as possible to secure your spot. We accept all major credit cards, checks and money orders. Please note that the course payment does not include state testing and license fees (which are detailed in the attached Maine Guide License Application).
Please feel free to contact us in the office if you have any questions or to confirm course enrolment.
See you on the Water soon!
Alvah Maloney
"THE WAY PADDLING SHOULD BE" MAINE KAYAK P.O. Box 674 UNITY, Maine 04988 TOLL FREE (866) 624-6352 (USA & CANADA) PH • (207) 677-3455 FAX • (207) 948-5193
Maine Sea Kayaking Course Outline
Day 1 – 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak Morning – Course Introductions and Interpersonal Skills • Instructor and Participant Introductions • Course Outline and Introduction • Skills Assessment and Experience Discussion • Risk Management Considerations • Group Dynamics and Management Noon – Lunch Afternoon – Equipment and Trip Planning • Introduction to Kayaks and Outfitting • Gear – Paddles, PFDs, Skirts • Safety Equipment – Flares, Repair Kits, Tow Belt • Cold Water Gear • Meal Planning and Kitchen Gear • Overnight Equipment
Day 2 - 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak (on-water full day practical) Morning – Flatwater session • Safety Issues, Concerns, Techniques • Wet Exit • Flatwater Exercises – • Stroke Technique • Boat Balance • Group Management • Towing Noon – Lunch Afternoon - Self and Group Rescue Techniques • T-rescue/Bow Rescue • Paddle Float Rescue • Rodeo Rescue • Sling Rescue • Scoop Rescue
"THE WAY PADDLING SHOULD BE" MAINE KAYAK P.O. Box 674 UNITY, Maine 04988 TOLL FREE (866) 624-6352 (USA & CANADA) PH • (207) 677-3455 FAX • (207) 948-5193
Day 3 – 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak Morning – Navigation • Chart and Compass • Latitude and Longitude • Dead Reckoning • Piloting Noon – Lunch Afternoon – Environment • Tides/Currents • Wind • Waves • Weather
Day 4 - 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak Morning - Safety Issues • Lost Person Scenario • Catastrophic Injury/Event • Boating Laws/Regulations • US Coast Guard • Maine Boating Laws • Maine Guide Regulations • Customer Service Noon – Lunch Afternoon – Sea Life • Flora • Fauna • Leave No Trace Ethics
Day 5 – 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak (on-water full-day practical) • Simulated full day guided tour by Registered Maine Guides • Teaching Basic Strokes and Techniques • Navigation practical • Flora and Fauna in the field
Day 6 – 9:00 am – at Maine Kayak Morning – Mock Oral Exams Noon – Lunch Afternoon – Written Exams
"THE WAY PADDLING SHOULD BE" MAINE KAYAK P.O. Box 674 UNITY, Maine 04988 TOLL FREE (866) 624-6352 (USA & CANADA) PH • (207) 677-3455 FAX • (207) 948-5193
Maine Sea Kayaking Guide Course Equipment List
Here is a list of items you will need to bring with you for your course: • Notebook/Notepaper • Pens and Pencils • Lunch
Items for Day 5 – On-Water Day: • Light synthetic undergarment (polypropylene, bergalene, capilene) top & bottom • Wetsuit • Dry top • Paddling Pants • Towel and change of clothes • Booties/Wet shoes • Sea kayak • Paddle, Life Jacket, and Spray Skirt
Note: Maine Kayak welcomes and encourages the use of personal kayak and gear provided that it meets with our standards of safety. Kayak and gear can be provided by Maine Kayak for the on-water day. Please let us know in advance if you need gear.
Resource List
Below is a list of optional recommended resources in preparation for your kayaking learning experience:
Recommended Reading • The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Guide for the Open Water Paddler by David Siedman • Kayak Touring: Canoe and Kayak Techniques by David Harrison • Sea Kayaking Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Better Paddling by John Robinson • Kayaking Made Easy: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced by Dennis Stuhaug • The Complete Sea Kayaker’s Handbook by Shelley Johnson • Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation by David Burch
Videos • Perfomance Sea Kayaking – Produced by Performance Video • Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking #1 Getting Started – Produced by Nigel Foster • Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking #2 Essential Strokes – Produced by Nigel Foster • Sea Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide – Produced by Ken Whiting
Websites • www.paddling.net (Kayaking Information) • www.maine.gov/ifw/licenses_permits/guide.htm (MDIFW Guide Information) • www.acanet.org (American Canoe Association) • www.maskgi.org (Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors) • www.mita.org (Maine Island Trail Association) "THE WAY PADDLING SHOULD BE" MAINE KAYAK P.O. Box 674 UNITY, Maine 04988 TOLL FREE (866) 624-6352 (USA & CANADA) PH • (207) 677-3455 FAX • (207) 677-3454
Directions to our Muscongus Bay/Johns Bay Meeting Location in New Harbor
MAINE KAYAK’S NEW HARBOR BASE
Follow I-95 North (South-through Augusta) to I-295 until you reach Brunswick/Bath Exit 28 Merge onto US-1 North and drive through Wiscasset/Newcastle. Take the US-1-BR exit to Damariscotta. Turn slight right (left going south) onto ME-129/ME-130 toward Bristol. Continue on ME-130 to New Harbor and make a right onto Huddle Road (follow the signs to Pemaquid Beach/Colonial Pemaquid). Maine Kayak is approximately one half mile on the right. The phone number to the Maine Kayak office is (866) 624-6352. Please call if you have any questions.
"THE WAY PADDLING SHOULD BE"
Maine Kayak - Participant Information Form
YOUR COURSE DATES: ______
I. Personal Information - This information is confidential. It will only be used in emergencies. Name:______Age_____Sex_____HT_____WT______Foot Size_____Pant Size_____ Present Adress:______City:______State/Province:______Zip/Postal Code:______Phone Number (H)______(W)______Email:______
In case of emergency please contact: I. Name:______Phone Number:______Relationship:______II. Name:______Phone Number:______Relationship:______Personal Physician: Name:______Phone Number:______
Medical History: Do you have any allergies (e.g. insects, penicillin, aspirin, other medication, foods, etc.)? YES NO If yes, please describe your allergic reactions(s) and how you treat it/them: ______Do you have any sight or hearing problems? YES NO If yes, please describe: ______Do you have a history of (have you had)?: Raynaud’s Syndrome_____Asthma______Frostbite______Hypothermia______Poor circulation______Back/Joint problems______Use a corrective brace/device?______Currently on medication?______
Explain any medical issues or physical conditions that may limit your ability to perform on-water rescues: ______
Is there anything else we should know about you? (phobias, sensitivities, etc.) ? ______
II. Personal Experience Information What is your experience level in the following outdoor activities (please circle number)? Activity: Never Seldom Often Experienced
Whitewater Rafting 1 2 3 4
Sea Kayaking 1 2 3 4 Whitewater Kayaking 1 2 3 4
Lake Kayaking 1 2 3 4
Canoeing (flat or whitewater) 1 2 3 4
Swimming 1 2 3 4
Camping 1 2 3 4 Group Leadership 1 2 3 4
Explain in detail any kayaking experience that you have: ______Explain in detail any water activities you have participated in or any water certifications that you have: ______Explain in detail any group activity that you would have been a leader: ______
(Please mail or fax this form back to our office ASAP!) Thank You! Mail: P.O. Box 674 Unity, ME. 04988 Fax: 1-207-948-5193 If you have any questions please call our office 207-677-3455.
I have answered the above questions accurately and completely. I recognize that some outdoor recreation activities are very strenuous. I am in good physical condition and I can participate fully in course activities. I understand that Maine Kayak, Inc. nor any other agency or persons provide insurance for me in any activities. I understand I am responsible for all costs of injury and for any unforeseen costs of evacuations/transportation. The Staff of Maine Kayak, Inc. has permission to seek and/or administer emergency care for the participant in the event that the participant or guardian cannot respond at the time of emergency.
Signature of participant:______Date:______
Office use only 2016 - Guide License Application Make checks payable to: State of Maine, Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Treasurer State of Maine 41 State House Sta., 284 State Street, Augusta, Me. 04333-0041 Rec.______New Applicant $100.00 (For each class applying for) (application & testing fee) Upgrade $100.00 (For each class applying for)
Renewal Applicant Last year licensed ______Effective 7-1-98 a renewal applicant whose guiding authority has been expired for 3 years must apply as a new guide and be reexamined. 1778 - 3 year guide license $81.00 2778 - 69 year old resident $29.00 Moses ID ______1878 - 3 year over 70 residentNo Fee 3778 - 68 year old resident $56.00 1878 - 3 year res. disabled Vet. No Fee
Name Date of Birth last first mi Company Name Social Security #/Federal Id #
Mailing Address street or box # town/city state zip code Physical Address street or box # town/city state zip code Legal Residence (town) Drivers License # (state & zip code if different from above) Physical Description: Phone # height weight hair eyes sex RENEWAL Applicants complete only front and sign. NEW Applicants fill out both front & back and sign. Further details on reverse side.
Present Guiding Authority Held ______
1. Have you ever been charged with or convicted of a Fish and Wildlife violation in Maine within the past 5 years? NO YES If yes, explain briefly:
2. Have you been charged with or convicted of a Fish and Wildlife violation in another State or Province in the past 5 years? NO YES If yes, explain briefly:
3. Have you ever been charged with or convicted of any felony? NO YES If yes, explain briefly:
4. Have you ever been convicted or charged with guiding without a license in this state or another state or province? NO YES If yes, explain briefly:
5. Have you ever received or retained a fee from a party and then failed to meet that party as agreed or failed to provide the ser- vices agreed to? NO YES If yes, explain briefly:
BY AFFIXING YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW, YOU: A. Certify that all statements made hereon, and any documents you make hereof, are true and correct. B. Certify that you understand that any false statement made in this application or any documents you made a part thereof may result in denial of, or revocation of your guide license or criminal prosecution.
Renewal Applicant's Signature Date NEW Applicant also complete and sign below.
6. Explain briefly how you intend to exercise your guiding priviledge:
7. Describe your field experience in all classifications for which you are applying. - (3 years minimum required).
8. Have you ever been licensed as a guide before? ______In what State?______
How long?______Last year licensed?______.
I WISH TO TO BE TESTED IN THE FOLLOWING CATAGORY(IES):
HUNTING SPECIAL SEA KAYAKING FISHING SPECIAL TIDEWATER FISHING RECREATION
BY AFFIXING YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW AS THE APPLICANT, YOU: A. Certify that all statements made hereon, and any documents you make hereof, are true and correct. B. Certify that you understand that any false statement made in this application or any documents you made a part hereof may result in denial of, or revocation of, your guide license or criminal prosecution.
Applicant's Signature Date
RENEWAL APPLICANT - Read carefully and complete the entire front of this application, signing where indicated. Submit completed application, and license fee to address on front. Current first aid isnot required to renew a guide license. Effective 7-1-98 a renewal applicant whose guiding authority has been expired for 3 years must apply as a new guide and be reexamined.
NEW APPLICANTS - (Testing process for new applicants normally takes from 6 months to a year.) All new applicants must be currently certified by the American Red Cross in standard first-aid or completion of any standard first-aid course that meets the criteria established by rule of the commissioner. Please note that we do NOT accept online courses. Complete entire form, front and back. Each new guide applicant must pay a $100.00 fee in each classification to be examined to become a guide. In the event the applicant fails the test, one re-examination is allowed before another application fee is assessed. The $100.00 fee is non-refundable and will not be credited toward the license fee. Application, copies of both sides of current First Aid and $100.00 fee must be sent to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State Street, Augusta, ME 04333. Upon successful completion of your oral exam the Department will send you written notification to contactAugusta for an appointment to take the written test. If, due to a disability, you need any accommodation in the exam process, you need to notify us 10 business days prior to the exam date.
NON RESIDENT/ALIEN - applicant may take the exam on the morning of the day he/she is scheduled for the appointment before the Board.
FEES - All regular guides licenses are issued for a three year period for a $81.00 fee.
A LICENSE TO GUIDE DOES NOT ALLOW THE LICENSE HOLDER TO HUNT OR FISH.
Rev. 11/15