A sea kayak is your ticket to new places. To new ways of bonding with friends and exploring your planet. For paddlers with foundational kayak skills, Explore trips build confidence and connection – with each other, with the natural world, and perhaps with your own dreams.
What will you discover today? Free your inner explorer and come sea this wonderful world with us!
Basic kayaking experience is required on Explore-level trips. This includes a calm capsize, wet exit, and assisted re-entry. We can recommend an instructor near you if you’d like to use this trip as a goal and start your kayak training now. We also invite you to arrive a day early and take a Safety Review class with us the day before your trip. This class will cover your prerequisites and build confidence.
A moderate level of physical fitness is required for Explore level trips, adequate for an full-day hike in flat terrain.
Our Explore trips are self-supported camping trips in single kayaks with skegs (not foot-operated rudders). If you would prefer to paddle a double with your partner, just let us know!
Average Daily Distance: 4-8nm (2-4 hours of paddling)
Max Daily Distance: 12nm
Wind: calm to 12kts; force 3; beginning whitecaps
Seas: up to 2′
Crossings: up to 4nm
Surf Landings: up to 1′
Rescue Skills: comfortable wet exit and assisted re-entry
British Canoeing standard: Paddle Discover, Paddle Explore, Sea Kayak
American Canoe Association standard: Level 1-3
Please ask us if you have questions about the conditions and how you can prepare if you’d like to train up for the trip.
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