Sea Kayak Georgia Skills Symposium

Sea Kayak Georgia Skills Symposium and BCU Week October 27 through 31, 2010. Coach 2 and 4 Star Leader Courses Offered. www.seakayakgeorgia.com

Updated Staffing Ratios

An updated staffing ratio document has been posted.

5th Annual Downeast Seakayaking Symposium

Join Carpe Diem Kayaking Company for our most exciting symposium yet, featuring series courses targeted for your level of experience, skill, and interest--Fundamental Series, Beyond the Basics Series, Masters Series, and a BCU Series. Featuring Nigel Robinson, Steve Maynard, John Carmody, Russell Farrow, Jean Totz and many internationally known coaches. The BCU series will include 1-4 star trainings and assessments as well as Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning. It's all happening in Bar Harbor, Maine from September 10-13, 2010. Check it all out at www.carpediemkayaking.com/symposium.htm or contact us at info@carpediemkayaking.com.

Coach Level 1 and Level 2 Assessment

Sea Cliff Kayakers and the Expeditionary Studies Major at SUNY Plattsburgh will be offering BCU Level 1 coach training/assessment 17-20 September and Level 2 assessment 16-17 September. For more information please contact Steve Maynard at maynars@plattsburgh.edu

Updated Coach Page

The Coach Page is going to get updated later this year. We will give everyone a couple of months to get the information sent in. The reason for this update is that there are too many out of date listings and we have been approached by individuals and industry manufacturers for our coach list to offer special deals. We have only been able to offer names on the coach page and want coaches who are not listed to have the same opportunity. See bottom of the Coach page for details.

Loreto Kayak Symposium

The first Loreto Kayak Symposium will feature BCU courses in Baja in late October, 2010. It is organized by Sea Kayak Baja Mexico in conjunction with the National Marine Park of Loreto, the independent University of Baja California Sur, and the municipality of Loreto.

The goal is: To be a force for sustainable tourism based on sound ecology and appreciation for the natural landscape.

The symposium makes certification and skill development available to existing guides and instructors in Mexico, to university students studying to work in sustainable tourism and to travelers from the US, Canada, and South America. Courses include Coach 1, 4-star sea leader, and 3-star sea paddler training as well as shorter generic classes. Assessments include 2-star, 3-star sea, and 4-star sea leader.

For more info, please see the website www.seakayakbajamex.com/lks.html