Instructional Programs Castine Kayak International American Canoe Association Instructors Promoting safe paddling through instruction Winter Excursions Castine Kayak (check the web for scheduled classes)
Kayak Skills One Day Workshops Premier Paddling Adventures Adventures ACA Levels 1-4 Galapagos ~ Brazil ~ Baja Progress from a beginner to an advanced kayaker through instruction and assessment. You will receive level 1-4 Panama ~ Florida Everglades ~ and more! awards as you accomplish each level! Take the next * BIOLUMINESCENT NIGHT PADDLES * step up from beginner when you are ready for technique refinement. Learn the art of kayak maneuvering by edging, leaning and bracing. Fine tune boat control in wind and waves. Understand the effect of tides and currents and enhance your trip planning. Level 1 Beginner Kayaking Level 2 Coastal Kayaking Level 3 Intermediate Coastal Kayaking Level 4 Advanced Coastal Kayaking
Kayak Rolling: Learn the most efficient capsize recovery skill while increasing your skills and gaining style points!
Rescue Clinics: Have a capsize plan that works for Owned and operated by; you, your boat and your location! Karen Francoeur, “Master Maine Sea Kayak Guide” GETTING TO CASTINE Personal Kayak Training Plan 17 Sea St. Castine, ME BOOK YOUR ADVENTURE Your “PKT” plan will be tailored to address your specific From Bucksport Take Rt 175 to 166 into Castine. paddling goals with your coach’s insights. Follow right on Battle Ave. Turn left onto Main St. 3 Session Training Plan $450 Drive down to the waterfront. You’ll find the Castine Kayak Shop at Eaton’s Wharf. 6 Session Training Plan $810 207-866-3506 9 Session Training Plan $1,125 N 44˚23’18” W 68˚47’16” Bucksport 1 Session = 3 hours Ellsworth Add a training partner to your plan for only 50% more
Private Lessons $50 per hour/2 hr minimum Belfast CASTINE Blue Hill # Bar Harbor Acadia Nat’l Sea Kayak Guide Course - Advanced Sea Kayaking Park Cape Rosier Islesboro Camden This course is designed to prepare future sea kayak Island Sea Kayaking Deer guides. Topics covered will Penobscot Bay include; navigation (piloting Isle Tours~Instruction~Kayak Shop and dead reckoning), essential North Haven Stonington Island equipment and its uses, guide Map by Nancy Watson, Manor Inn Castine, Maine - Since 1997 requirements, trip planning, Professional Registered Maine group management, wind, Sea Kayak Guides & EVERYONE DESERVES A GOOD PADDLE! wave and weather dynamics, American Canoe Association marine environment, stroke Certified Instructors instruction and rescue clinics. MITA & MASKGI Member REVISED 2016 Great Summer Kayak Excursions (May 27-Oct 12) Launching on Castine Harbor! “Visit the Kayak Shop” Beginners and Experienced Kayakers Welcome!! We offer fun, informative & customized adventures, in single or double kayaks. We provide you with top of the line kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and professional instruction. Daily Trips Available Half Day Full Day Kayak, SUP & Bike Rentals • Gift Certificates Enjoy our most popular paddle adventure. Our small guide Take the time to explore all the incredible wonders this to guest ratio allows our skilled Maine Sea Kayak Guides to coastline has to offer. Island hop to coastal islands. provide customized kayak adventures. Learn kayaking basics Explore relics of the past. Observe reversing falls. Experience Full Day Adventures while meandering through classic wooden sailboats moored dramatic tidal changes! Enhance your kayaking skills and in the harbor, visit island beaches, observe marine life, even gain a greater understanding of Maine’s ocean environment. Check online for other adventures! paddle to a shipwreck. An experience you’ll cherish for a lifetime. 10-4pm $110 lunch included 9-12pm & 1-4pm $55 Paddle the Reversing Bagaduce Waterway Explore the tidal effect and reversing falls in the estuarian waters of the Bagaduce River. Understand how to maneuver your boat through moving water paddling with the flood tide up the Bagaduce past islands and seal colonies to the Bagaduce Falls, where you can get a great diner lunch. Return to Castine as the ebb tide sweeps you out of Northern Bay. (time based on tide) $110 BYOL
Unique Adventures! Camping Adventures Circumnavigation of Cape Rosier Visit the Nearing’s homestead and the myriad of outer * BIOLUMINESCENT NIGHT PADDLES * Sea Kayak Camping 1-5 night trips islands at the head of the cape. Navigate through Immerse yourself in the rhythm of the sea on your customized Horseshoe Cove, maneuver through a narrow marsh and Maine‛s own Bioluminescent Bay! trip. Spend your days exploring inner coves and islands of portage to connect back into the waters of Castine Bay. the Maine Coast while observing wildlife from above and Explore the effect of tides, trip planning and navigation. Experience an unforgettable evening paddle under a below. In the evening enjoy sunsets and the brilliance of the Intermediate to advanced paddlers. blanket of stars, in the midst of glowing organisms of evening stars and bioluminescence from your island campsite. 9am - 5pm $110 Lunch included the water that light up with every stroke of your paddle. Guaranteed to exceed your expectations! Fascinating! $155 per person/per day Friday & Saturday evenings $55 Partial Circumnavigation of Islesboro (any night w/4 or more paddlers) We’ll cross from Castine to Islesboro. A short portage at Sunset Paddle high tide will bring us to the western side of the island with a spectacular view of Camden Hills. We’ll stop at beautiful Experience the beauty of a Maine sunset during the twilight beaches and explore the unique glacially molded rock hours as the colors of the sky and water merge and blend. formations at the northern tip of the island, Turtle Head, Complement your experience by dining afterwards at one before crossing back to Castine’s lighthouse. of Castine’s local Eateries. 2 hours 9am - 5pm $110 Lunch included Begins approx 1 hour prior to sunset $55 Full Moon & Meteor Shower Paddles Sea Kayaking with Whales It’s spectacular! Enjoy the shimmer of the moon or the This 3-5 day cabin based kayak trip during the fall takes us natural fireworks of the galaxy from the ultimate vantage to the dynamic feeding grounds where the whales feed in point on a warm summer evening as shooting stars streak the upwelling nutrient rich waters of downeast Maine and Canada to fuel up for their long journey south. across the evening sky. Details online 8-10ish $55