SKABC – The Sea Kayak Association of BC

Registration open: Fall Fling paddle and dinner Sept 21 at Cates Park
See the events list to sign up for a paddle, the picnic or both!

Next Club Meeting

October club meeting via Zoom.
Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2024 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Join guest speaker Nathan Slater as he tells stories from his 140 day trip with Sanesh Iver in 2023 paddling from Victoria, BC to Yakutat, Alaska, covering a distance to 1935 nautical miles (3500km). Their journey led them through remote communities, abandoned industrial towns, natural hot springs, and to the base of North America’s largest tidewater glacier. Also at Monday’s meeting: learn more about BC Marine Trails, the organization supporting this journey with their site information. A Zoom link will be posted closer to the time.

More about the presentation:
Join us for an evening of stories covering the highlights (and some lowlights) from Nathan and Sanesh’s expedition as well as some tips and trips for planning your own sea kayak expedition. Check out the trip blogs for a sneak peek at some of the stories he might tell!

Nathan’s Bio:
Nathan spends most of his time playing in the waves on the West coast of Vancouver Island. He completed a Certificate of Wilderness Leadership in 2015, and has been working in the outdoor industry ever since. in 2019, he became a Level 3 Sea Kayak Guide through the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC and has now embarked on the journey to become a guide trainer. He loves being on the water and specializes in leading longer expeditions in remote stretches of the coast.

Sanesh is currently off exploring a new dimension to his career as an engineer in Zurich, Switzerland so will not be at the event in-person, but you’ll get to hear his take on the key details of the story!

Their journey led them through remote communities, abandoned industrial towns, natural hot springs, and to the base of North America’s largest tidewater glacier. Tune in to hear stories covering the highlights (and some lowlights) from the expedition as well as some tips and trips for planning your own sea kayak expedition.

For the best experience with Zoom we recommend you download the desktop program or the app for a smartphone (rather than just accessing Zoom through a browser.) Some of the functionality, including breakout room flexibility, is missing if you’re just using your browser. Here are the links for downloading:

For Apple: Download in App Store (apple.com)

For Android: Download in Google Play

For PC: Download (zoom.us)

Note that there will be technical support on the night of the meeting if you need. Also here's a graphic showing some functionality (click to see full size image):

SKABC is a Vancouver-based club of kayakers who love exploring the coast by kayak. We offer our members training covering beginner to advanced levels, trips organized by trained leaders, education and events from a wide variety of subject matter experts. We'd love to have you join us if you have a passion for kayaking too! Learn more about us ...