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Eskape
Sea Kayaking
Custom
Classes and Tours
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ABOUT
US -- EXPERIENCE: THE ESK DIFFERENCE
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Beginner Thru Expert Instruction--A.C.A. Certified
Instructors
 From first strokes to instructor certification, we've taught thousands
how to kayak, polish their skills, and even become instructors themselves.
Many former students now teach for us and at other local kayaking schools.
Eskape's owner-operator, Roger Schumann, has been teaching kayaking
professionally since 1990. In addition to being one of the top instructors
in the nation, he is the award-winning co-author of two books on kayaking
(see more below).
We Train the Instructors.
(ACA
Instructor Certification Workshops )
ESK is one of only three schools on the West Coast qualified to
certify American Canoe Association sea kayaking instructors. Roger has trained
instructors from some of the West Coast’s finest paddling schools: Monterey
Bay Kayaks, California Canoe and Kayaks, Eddyline, NOLS, Outward Bound, Alder
Creek and others.
What does that mean for you? It means that you are
going to get the best training available, geared toward your skill level,
whether you are a first-time beginner or a fellow instructor.
Smaller Class Size
Our student to instructor ratio is unbeaten in the area.
- Beginning classes 4:1 (8 students max. to 2 instructors)
- Surf Zone and other intermediate classes 3:1 (6 students to 2
instructors).
- Advanced clinics 3:1 (6 students to 2 instructors).
Single Kayaks
ESK uses sleek, efficient one-person sea touring kayaks, rather than
slow "sit on tops" or heavy double kayaks.
Great Locations Photos
We run trips to the West Coast's premier paddling destinations
because that's where we like to paddle ourselves: from Monterey Bay Marine
Sanctuary to Baja to the San Juan Islands - we paddle it.
Who We Are--experienced paddling professionals
Roger Schumann
Eskape's owner and primary instructor, Roger is an A.C.A. Instructor Trainer
Educator in Advanced Open Water (the ACA's highest level of certification) who has
been teaching sea and river kayaking
since 1990.
He is known nationally for his many articles in Sea
Kayaker magazine, and he is also the award-winning co-author of two
books on kayaking: Sea Kayaking Central and Northern California: Best
Trips From Morro Bay To The Lost Coast (winner of a National Outdoor
Book Award) and Sea Kayak Rescue.
A California native, he grew
up along, and often in, the Pacific Ocean surfing, sailing, snorkeling and
eventually sea kayaking. In addition to sea kayaking, he is also an ACA-certified whitewater instructor,
a naturalist and adjunct instructor of marine
natural history field-study courses for Prescott College, and a regular guest speaker at various kayaking
events and symposia across the country.
For over 15 years Roger has been teaching classes and leading kayaking
expeditions all over the world from Alaska to the Galapagos and from
Belize to Baja.
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Eskape's regular instructors
are a "Who's Who" of local paddling talent,
including several
of the Bay Area's most-experienced and better-known sea kayaking
professionals:
Tom Shores is among a small handful of ACA Instructor Trainers (able
to train and certify instructors with a single bound!) in our area. A gifted
paddler and teacher, he managed and helped build a large kayak instructional program on Tomales Bay for many years. He currently works
as a rep in the outdoor sports industry.
Brian Dresbach is one of Eskape's best success stories: he began
as a student some 8 years ago, went through all our skills classes, including
an ACA instructor training, and became ACA-certified. Currently an Instructor
Trainer Candidate, his infectious enthusiasm for the sport, sense of humor, and extreme competence
as both a paddler and an instructor, has made him one of our more popular
instructors.
Buck Johnson has been teaching for ESK since the early years.
His experience and professionalism, coupled with his good humor and enthusiasm
for paddling and teaching, have made him a perennial favorite among our
students. When not teaching with Eskape, he is a paramedic for Monterey County
who loves to surf kayak. In fact, he recently surfed his way to victory in
the Masters' International Class at the World Kayak Surf Championships in
Spain!
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