Sea Kayaking Instruction and Trips, Eskape Sea Kayaking, Santa Cruz

ESKAPE
Sea Kayaking
740 30th Ave. #117
Santa Cruz , CA 95062
831.476.5385
info@EskapeKayak.com

Eskape Sea Kayaking Custom Classes and Tours

ACA INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

American Canoe Association
Instructor Certification Workshops:
Coastal Kayaking Levels 1 thru 3
& Trip Leader Assessments

BASIC TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
For those who don't require the full Level 4: Open Water instructor certification, we can also offer more basic levels of training and certification at Levels 1-3, as well as the ACA's new Trip Leader Assessment, which is a general safety training geared toward camp counselors, scouts and clubs.

ADVANCED TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
Instructor Updates and Upgrades
Level 4 instructors looking to fulfill their re-certification requirements can either participate in a Level 4 IDW or ICE, or upgrade by taking a Level 5 Advanced Open Water course.

Eskape also offers instructor endorsements in Kayak Rolling as well as certification in the ACA's new Surf Kayaking discipline Levels 2-3.

General Info About Certification Registration Info

Instructor Skills Checklist

ACA Website

INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking

This intensive three-day workshop offers an excellent forum to work on paddling and teaching skills in the company of other experienced paddlers. The Instructor Certification Workshop (a combined Instructor Development Workshop and Certification Exam) offers the opportunity for instructors to receive certification at up to Level 3, depending on their experience and skills.

Skills covered include:

Day 1: video analysis of strokes and braces, modern teaching theory and practice, open-water rescue/recovery techniques and teaching tips, trip planning, group leadership skills

Day 2: Practice teaching strokes and managing groups on the water; open-water touring, rescue and navigation skills;

Day 3: towing, group management scenarios; (surf zone practice added for California classes)

Dates for 2011: (or check schedule for updates)
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking --May. 6-8
Level 4 IDW :

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Custom Dates Available: ESK often schedules Instructor Certification Workshops for groups from kayak shops/schools. (The ACA requires a minimum of 5 students, but we are sometimes able to schedule dates around a group of 3 or 4 from one shop, and then find 1 or 2 others to fill the workshop.)

Cost: $225—$250 Pay by Credit Card
($225 w/ “early payment” received one month in advance; pro discounts available)
Prices do not include ACA membership required to participate ($25) or optional texts.

Pre-requisites: open water paddling and recovery skills, a basic understanding of tides and currents, basic surf zone skills; teaching experience suggested.
For more detailed info please review our Instructor Skills Checklist. which now includes stroke and recovery videos.

Pay by Credit Card Top Registration Info
Level 4: Open Water Instructor Development Workshop

DAY-TRIP LEADING ASSESSMENT

Coastal Kayaking Day-Trip Leading Assessment is intended to provide the minimum skills and training necessary for an adult leader possessing basic paddling skills to lead a trip for participants with beginner level paddling skills, in protected bodies of water. The emphasis of this course is trip leading, safety education and rescue, not paddling instruction. The content is relevant for clubs, camps, scouts and other entities providing trips. This is an Assessment Course with a written Examination, administered by a CK Instructor Trainer. (Those desiring certification to teach kayak paddling should get ACA Instructor Certifications.)

CKTLA Course Outline / CKTLA Exam

Dates:
Dates available by appointment for groups, clubs, etc.

Cost: $200 for 2 days; $300 for 3 days

The two-day course is possible for those with Level 2 kayaking skills or equivalent.
The three-day course is recommended for those without previous formal training.

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Level 4: Open Water Instructor Development Workshop

INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS & CERTIFICATION
Level 2-3: Surf Kayaking

Sit On Top Surf Kayaking: Level 2 emphasizes safety, enjoyment and fun of surf kayaking. This course is for instructors who want to and train paddlers in the basic elements of surf kayaking techniques and ocean safety considerations in a sit on top kayak.

Essentials of Surf Kayaking: Level 3 similar to the above course, this slightly more advanced training includes surfing in both sit on top kayaks and surf or whitewater kayaks with a skirt.

Cost:
Instructor Development Workshops (training only, no certification) 2 days for $200
Instructor Certification Workshops add a 3rd day for a total of $250

Dates:
Level 3: Surf Kayaking Certification Exam:
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INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS & CERTIFICATION
Level 5: Advanced Open Water

The sea-conditions the ACA requires for this challenging three-day course probably do as good a job as any at describing what it is about: Winds 15-25 knots, currents at least 4 knots, surf and seas at least 5 feet. For instructors wanting to teach the ACA's Level 5 courses: Rough Water and Advanced Surf Zone, or who just like to play rough.

Dates:
Level 3: Instructor Certification Workshop:
Other dates by arrangement.

Cost: $250 for 3 days. Top

INSTRUCTOR SKILLS ENDORSEMENT
Level 3 and 4: Kayak Rolling

Level 3 and 4 instructors can receive update credit toward re-certification with this 4-hour pool rolling instructors' course. Dates by arrangement. Cost: negotiable.

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ACA INSTRUCTOR TRAINING