Carpe Diem's Maine Sea Kayaking School

	(207) 669-2338 info@carpediemkayaking.com

Women's Only Events

Anything that we offer can be done as a "Women Only Event". If you have a group that would be interested, please call us at 207-669-2338 to arrange.

Nature Writing Tour

Join Carpe Diem's Melinda Rice, a journalist and author, for a workshop combining pen and paddle. Set amidst the inspiring natural setting of Downeast Maine, you'll work on observation and writing skills during a spectacular kayaking trip. Notebooks provided.
Cost: $150
Duration: Full day
Experience Required: Basic boat handling skills, a love of writing and sense of adventure.

Around MDI
This is a challenging single-day circumnavigation of Mount Desert Island (about 40 nautical miles). If you have solid open water skills (old BCU 4-star (sea), new BCU 3-star (sea) or equivalent) and want a real endurance challenge, join us. We'll have to deal with tides, current, and some very exposed coastline and, most likely, wind.
Cost: $135 ($75 for symposium participants)
Duration: 12+ hours
Experience Required: "New" 3-Star (Sea) or equivalent experience

Trip Leaders Training
This class is a new offering from the American Canoe Associaton and is aimed at those folks who will be leading groups of kayakers in quiet conditions on sheltered water
Cost: $135
Duration: full day
Experience Required: "Old" BCU 3-Star Training, ACA Coastal Kayak Strokes and Maneuvers Refinement or equivalent experience

Kayak School - Learn to Kayak

Specialty Series

Welcome. Here's all the stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else - a little different, a
lot of fun.

Other Series: Getting Started Series, Tune-up Series, Masters Series, Downeast Adventures, Coastal Day Trips

Traditional (Greenland-style) Paddling

Greenland Strokes
A fun introduction to the skinny traditional paddles (aka, "sticks"). You'll begin to understand the "why" of the design as we use them for forward strokes, bracing and turning.
Cost: $60
Duration: 3-4 hours
Experience Required: None.

Greenland Beyond the Basics
Build on the basics by adding the balance brace, side scull and chest scull - all foundations for rolling with a traditional paddle.
Cost: $60
Duration: 3-4 hours
Experience Required: None, but Greenland Strokes or equivalent experience suggested

Greenland Rolling
This is a great way for beginners to learn the art of rolling a kayak. There are dozens of rolls possible with a Greenland paddle. How many would you like to learn? Class size limited.
Cost: $20 per 1-hour session; 8 1-hour sessions for $100
Duration: 1 hours
Experience Required: A controlled (panic-free) wet exit.

Pool Sessions
It's Maine. It gets cold and unpleasant here in the winter but the MDI YMCA in Bar Harbor has a wonderful pool! From November through April we do pool sessions from 3-5:30 pm on most Saturdays. Reservations required.
Cost: $18 per hour for instruction; $9 per hour for open pool practice time.
Experience Required: None.

The Unassessment
Work with a coach to assess where you are with your kayaking skills, then collaborate on an action plan to move forward. This is informal, low stress and all about you.
Cost: $135
Duration: Full day
Experience Required: None.

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