Kayaking Skill Videos
Sea Kayak Handling
– videos from Presda Press provided in conjunction with the book “Sea Kayak Handling: A Practical Manual” by Doug Cooper
Local Sea Kayaking Blogs
Beginner Sea Kayaking Classes
California Canoe and Kayak– Rancho Cordova, SF Bay Area
California Women’s Watersport Collective– SF Bay Area
Current Adventures– Lotus
Liquid Fusion Kayaking– Fort Bragg
Intermediate and Advance Sea Kayaking Classes
Liquid Fusion Kayaking – Fort Bragg
Progressive PaddleSports – SF Bay Area
Kayaking Skills Training Programs and Certification Assessments
American Canoe Association(ACA)
– locally provided through Liquid Fusion Kayaking and Progressive PaddleSports
British Canoeing
– British Canoeing Awardingprovides information on their paddling certification programs.
– British Canoeing was previously named British Canoe Union (BCU)
– locally provided through Liquid Fusion Kayaking
Wilderness First Aid
Foster Calm– Bobbie Foster’s class is highly recommended
National Outdoor Leadership School
– through Sacramento REI
– through NOLS
Local Kayak Retail Shops
California Canoe and Kayak– Rancho Cordova
Headwaters Kayak– Lodi
The River Store– Lotus
Other Sacramento Region Paddling Clubs
Sac-Sierra Kayak Explorers Group (SKEG)– Sacramento (recreational kayaking)
Lodi Paddle Club– Lodi (recreational kayaking)
Gold Country Paddlers– Coloma (whitewater kayaking)
Other Northern California Sea Kayaking Clubs
(or clubs with some sea kayaking focus)
Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK) – SF Bay Area
Explore North Coast– Arcata
Petaluma Paddlers– Petaluma
Western Sea Kayakers (WSK) – SF Bay Area