When: August 8, 2025 until August 10, 2025
Location: Mayne Island
Prerequisites: Participants must be comfortable with bracing, wet exits, self-rescues and assisted rescues. These skills do not form part of the lesson plan, nevertheless all participants will be expected to perform rescues during the course when and as opportunities arise.
Participants must be prepared for immersion with a wet or dry suit, proper footwear and a helmet. In addition to the required safety gear, kayaks must have watertight hatches and bulkheads for flotation. Kayaks must also have proper deck lines and grab handles for rescue purposes.
Course Format: This is a 3 day course; It begins Friday, August 8, 2025 (around noon), and ends mid/late afternoon on Sunday, August 10, 2025. The on-water portion of the course will focus on topics such as ferrying across currents and crossing eddy lines. There will be evening class sessions where we will study the theory of why currents occur and how to forecast them.
Special Instructions: Participants will meet at the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal on Friday morning (Aug 8) and board the 9:35 am sailing to Mayne Island (arriving 10:45 am), returning on Sunday evening (Aug 10) on the 8:45 pm sailing (arriving 9:55 pm)
NOTE: The sailings to and from Mayne Island are limited and often pre-booked; we strongly recommend making reservations to ensure participants get on and off the Island as expected. See Transportation comments below.
Transportation: It is each participant’s responsibility to get themselves to the course location. The course coordinator will email the group so that all participants have the email addresses of the others attending the course. This will enable you to reach out to the group or an individual to organize carpooling. Carpooling is a great way to be kind to the environment, minimize parking issues at popular sites, and to minimize the cost of gas and ferries.
Accommodation: SKABC has arranged for camping at the Seal Beach Group Campsite. Camping fees are $25/person per night ($50 for the weekend). Seal Beach is a special place and includes an outdoor shower (water restrictions permitting). Final details, including access to showers and storage on Sunday monday morning are to be confirmed. Participants will be asked to send payment within 48 hrs to secure their course registration. Camping fees will be collected separately upon confirmation of registration.
Note: parking is limited to 5 vehicles so carpooling is required to avoid parking on the road that leads to Seal Beach.
Meals: As is customary on many SKABC courses, participants are asked to contribute to a potluck dinner on Saturday night. Plans for Friday night will be determined with the group.
Instructors: George Prevost
Assistants: Don Froese, Lynda Froese
Course Coordinator: Kallie Cunningham
Fee: $90 + camping fee ($50 to be paid separately).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation and food.
Limit: 6 participants. NOTES:
- Minimum 4 required by 5 pm June 30
- Payments will be required once we have 4 registered participants
Refund Policy: If a participant cancels, refunds are available if another member is able to fill the vacant spot.
Bennett Bay Road
Mayne Island, BC
- Brian Pegg
- Lorraine Sharpsteen
- Leah Bosse
- Kapila Jayaweera
Spaces Available: 2 (Note that a negative number means people are on the waitlist)
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