Kayak Training | Kayak Guide Training Courses

Kayak Training | Kayak Guide Training Courses

 Level 1 Day Kayak Guide | AOG Upgrade | Assistant Overnight Kayak Guide
(Including Online Campus)

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Level 1 Day Guide Course

COASTAL CURRENT ADVENTURES (CCA)

SALT SPRING ISLAND - 5 Days

April 13th - 17th 2025

May 19th - 23rd 2025

June 7th - 11th 2025


$950.00 + GST = $997.50

Equipment add on +
$175 + GST - Wetsuit, Kayak & Safety Equipment
$125 + GST - Kayak & Safety Equipment only
$75 + GST - Wetsuit only

This 5 day course offers Level 1 Kayak Guide Training which is the major component towards Guide Certification. Learning can begin online once registration and payment have been completed. Our interactive Online Campus with videos and drone footage ensures that students have the classroom theory and vocabulary comprehension prior to arrival.  Quiz and practice exams are accessible online. Learn at your own speed and then be able to concentrate your time and energy during the course to the practical on water sessions. 

Requirements to become a Certified SKGABC Level 1 Guide

  • SKGABC membership
  • 16 hour Wilderness First Aid (can be post course, but preferred prior)
  • CPR-C ticket (can be post course, but preferred prior)
  • VHF Handheld Marine Radio License (can be post course, but preferred prior)

  **Note: All candidates must pay for their SKGABC membership prior to the course. This can be done online at SKGABC's website. If students are not registered as a member, we are unable to have them take the final exam. 

***Level 1 and AOG Courses may be available during alternate dates with a minimum of 6 persons.    

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Upgrade to Assitant Overnight Guide Course

COASTAL CURRENT ADVENTURES  (CCA)

CLAYOQUOT SOUND - 5 Days

April 19th - 23rd 2025

May 25th - 29th 2025


$995.00 + GST = $1044.75

Equipment add on +
$225 + GST - Wetsuit, Kayak & Safety Equipment

$150 + GST -Kayak & Safety Equipment only
$75 + GST - Wetsuit only

Prerequisites to become a Certified SKGABC AOG Guide

  • Level 1 Guides Certification
  • SKGABC membership
  • 40 hour Wilderness First Aid (can be post course, but preferred prior)
  • CPR-C ticket 
  • VHF Handheld Marine Radio License.

The practical part of this intensive course ventures into Level 3 waters

Learning can begin online with our interactive Online Campus once registration and payment have been completed. The videos and drone footage ensure students have practiced classroom theory prior to arrival and will allow for learning at one's own speed. Quiz and practice exams will be available online. With completing the classroom learning ahead of time, students will be able to reserve their time, energy and concentration for the practical on-water sessions. Kayak surfing, paddling in swell and swift water rescues are just a few areas covered. Practical and written exams are completed at the end of this course.

**Note: All candidates must pay for their SKGABC membership prior to the course. This can be done online at SKGABC's website. If students are not registered as a member, we are unable to have them take the final exam.

***Level 1 and AOG Courses may be available during alternate dates with a minimum of 6 persons.

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Full Assistant Overnight Guide Course

COASTAL CURRENT ADVENTURES (CCA)

SALT SPRING ISLAND & CLAYOQUOT SOUND - 10 Days

April 13th - 23rd 2025

May 19th - 29th 2025

This course combines our Level 1 Guides Course with our Assistant Overnight Guide Couse upgrade, totaling 10 days - with one day in the middle of the course to travel from Salt Spring Island to Tofino.

**Contact us for carpooling via email for more information as travel is not included in course.


$1855 + GST = $1947.75

Equipment add on +
$225 + GST – Wetsuit, Kayak & Safety Equipment
$150 + GST – Kayak & Safety Equipment only
$75 + GST – Wetsuit only

Requirements to become a Certified SKGABC AOG Guide

  • SKGABC membership
  • 40 hour Wilderness First Aid (can be post course, but preferred prior)
  • CPR-C ticket 
  • VHF Handheld Marine Radio License 

Learning can begin online once registration and payment are completed, with our interactive Online Campus. The videos and drone footage ensure classroom theory has been learned prior to arrival for the start of the course. Quizzes and practice exams will be available online. Learn at your own speed and then have max time during the course to commit to the practical on-water sessions. Leadership development, surf landings, paddling in swell and swift water rescues are just a few areas covered. 

**Note: All candidates must pay for their SKGABC membership prior to the course. This can be done online at SKGABC's website. If students are not registered as a member, we are unable to have them take the final exam.

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WHAT OUR GUIDES SAY

"Thanks for the awesome week of paddling in Nootka Sound. I really appreciated your joyful, calm, supportive demeanor. You guys are a great team and it was an absolute pleasure getting to learn from you. You really got the fire burning beneath me and reignited my passion for sea kayaking.''

 

''Taking guests out on the water is so much more than just paddling, it's an incredibly important platform that we as guides need to harness to promote stewardship and inspire others to protect the ocean.''

 

TESTIMONIALS

“After paddling for over 15 years I thought I knew pretty much everything and was taking the course to get the certification; boy was I wrong!  I learned that I didn’t know much and was amazed at Jack and Jasper’s knowledge and teaching abilities!!  Thanks, it was fun, met great people and learned a ridiculous amount.”

Charles

“Thank you for such a wonderful course.  It was really powerful to have such a calm, wise and knowledgeable kayak instructor/teacher.  I really appreciate all the skills and information that you shared with us all, even in such a short time! 

I’m stoked to spend the summer on the water and grateful to you for helping me get there! Enjoy the sunshine, I look forward to the next time our paths cross--hopefully on the ocean.“

“I learned so much, and now can pass on my knowledge to others that I guide.  You both had such a fabulous way of teaching and you made learning all that information fun.  Your zest for teaching and enthusiasm makes me want to take the AOG course soon.  Thanks very much.”

Don