Ontario Sea Kayak Centre

12/31/2024

On behalf of all of us here, at Ontario Sea Kayak Centre, I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year. We are looking forward to sharing the water with you in 2025. Cheers.

12/30/2024

Are you ready to learn to kayak this summer!? Our discount code expires in two days. This is the cheapest our prices will be all season. Get a discount on all Paddle Canada level 1, level 2 and level 3 skills courses, as well as Paddlepalooza, Kayakers’ Spring Social and our Learn to roll weekend! Use discount code “OSKCFB2024” Offer ends Dec 31st 2024 at midnight.

12/17/2024

The gift giving season is upon us! If you or someone you know are ready to improve your kayaking skills and level of safety on the water, we have a course that can help. Our 2025 season is now listed we have Paddle Canada level 1,2,3 and 4 skills courses. Two events, our Spring Social paddler tune-up and Ontario's largest and longest running paddling event Paddlepalooza. There are learn to roll weekends and we also offer private rolling clinics. If you want to get out and tour, we have training trips and a fully outfitted kayaking trips available.

Need a Christmas Gift for someone you love? Get them a gift certificate from OSKC. Give the gift of experience, safety and fun!

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12/15/2024

How are you all doing today? I would like to thank everyone who took the time to give us feedback in the poll that was posted last week. It gave us a fairly clear idea of what you are interested in and, after reviewing everything, the top picks were Navigation, Rough Water Paddling and Weather. I was looking at the topics and it appears that there are some really good partnerships, with the topics, and I am going to develop the presentations along those lines. They are going to be as follows.

1. Navigation & Route Planning

2. Weather and Risk Management

3. Rough Water Paddling and Fitness

The presentations will begin in late January and will be about 2-3 weeks apart. I will post an event notice for each one and I will attach the link to the online presentation at that time.

We really appreciate your feedback and are looking forward to talking with you online. The basic format will be a presentation of about an hour or so, with time afterwards for questions, discussions or just an opportunity to chat.

Once again, this a totally free series of events and is our way of saying thank you and to support the amazing kayak community that we are a part of.

12/06/2024

Over the winter, I want to deliver a few free online learning events for anyone who is interested. I would really like to get some feedback as to what topics interest you the most. As such, I am trying my hand at a FB poll and am looking for your feedback. Most likely, some of the presentations will have multiple topics integrated into them, but I would like to find out what specifically you would like. In the midst of massive amounts of snow, kayaking may not be the first thing on your mind, but this will help develop the online events which will most likely be delivered late January to March.
The poll can only be posted on a group site (FB rules), so here is the link.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/360478194975634

12/03/2024

Our Superior Self-Reliant trip for the end of July 2025 just sold out in three days!! We are thinking of adding another Self-Reliant expedition training trip for this summer. The question is where should this adventure take us!?

12/03/2024

Did you know that on our Paddle Canada level 2 skills courses we give every participant a complimentary copy of SKILS - Sea Kayak Instruction and Leadership Systems Ltd. Navigation, Sea State and weather paddlers manual? This professionally written book written by many of the senior instructors that helped form Paddle Canada is an incredible asset to learning sea touring skills. Our level 2 skills courses are now live and bookable on our website.
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12/03/2024

Kayaking in Antarctica yesterday was icy in the morning and sunny and almost tropical feeling in the afternoon. Follow along for more icy paddles this winter. I’m hoping for some whales to come and check us out soon!

11/29/2024

Hello everyone. I hope you haven't been too buried by the snow that came in overnight. We are hard at work scheduling and listing the course and adventure outings for 2025. Please check out our website to see the new and exciting adventures. Also, keep an eye for some free online learning events we are planning to roll out over the winter. Our plan is to put out an online poll to get some feedback from you as to what topics etc that you would be interested in. Just a little something to whet your appetite for the 2025 season. Be sure to check out James Roberts' adventures with Swan Hellenic as he travels from South Georgia Island to Antarctic peninsula over the coming months.
Cheers all.

Welcome to Ontario’s home for sea kayak instruction and guided trips. Our experienced instructors teach all levels in the Paddle Canada Sea Kayak skills

08/27/2024

Here is most of the 2024 Paddlepalooza coaching lineup. We are excited to welcome back some familiar faces and to welcome some fresh blood to our sweet Great Lakes.

We still have a few spots open if you want to get some world-class instruction right here in Ontario. Sept 13-15th 2024.

https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/paddlepalooza/

08/26/2024

We have just opened up more spots for Paddlepalooza Sept 14-15th! We have been sold out for months but have just been able to open up a few more spots. Please let others know. This event is so much fun and we have some incredible coaches coming from all over Canada. Contact me if you have any issues booking.
https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/paddlepalooza/

05/08/2024

Here is a highlight reel from the Paddle Canada level 4 skills course I taught with Lee Richardson on the West Coast this past week! So much fun. If you are a level 2 paddler and are looking to improve your skills this season check out our level 3 skills course this fall on Lake Superior.

04/15/2024

Are you still waiting for a sign to take that first step into kayaking? Well this is it, this summer is your time to shine. Join us for a Nationally certified kayaking skills weekend in one of three Ontario locations! It’s easy to learn and you will become a safer and more efficient paddler by taking a course.

https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/course/paddle-canada-level-1/

03/17/2024

I’m so excited to paddle Lake Superior again this July. I first guided this coastline 19 years ago but fell in love with this Lake when I was a child. The water is so clear sometimes it feels like you are flying over the boulders beneath you. If you love wilderness beaches and sunsets come and explore with Dympna Hayes and me this summer.

https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/adventures/lake-superior-provincial-park-ontario/

03/11/2024

This summer we have an expedition training trip running from Pukaskwa National Park to Wawa, down the wildest and most remote coastline of Lake Superior. We have 2 spots left on this 10-day trip. Your guide/instructors have more than 40 years of combined experience on Lake Superior, and they know every twist and turn of the coastline. They will lead you to the most beautiful wilderness beaches with the best sunsets in the world. Use this adventure to get ready for your own sea kayaking expeditions or as a way to paddle with an experienced group that will be looking out for each other.

https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/adventures/sea-kayak-lake-superior-wild-north-shore-kayaking-expedition/

03/10/2024

I had my last groups out kayaking this season. It was a great day because they let me take all the crew out. The crew are mostly from Philippines, India, Indonesia, and China. They’re on the ship for around 8 months. We had so much fun! In total 24 crew came over three paddles! We all have become good friends on here and you get to know a little about each others lives. Many have young children, some under two, that they leave at home to come and work on the ships. Can you imagine leaving your one year old for eight months? Many dream of moving to Canada… we should all think about that when we grumble about all the things we grumble about… the more places I visit on this planet, the more I appreciate my home. ♥️🇨🇦