2024 Course Schedule is now available! - We’ve brought back all the favorites this year - Whitewater for Sea Kayakers at Seboomook; Paddler Development events; Rough Water Safety and Play; and those fall favorites - Lubec Leadership Weekend and, of course, Chasing Water Downeast! Registration is now open for all courses.
CHASING WATER DOWNEAST - Registration is now open!
Boats
I have a couple Corelite kayaks in stock from last season - discounts available until end of March.
Thinking about a P&H Custom Sea Kayak? Cool new colors and lighter weight constructions are available for 2024. Sub-40 pound Volan? Kevlar Carbon Virgo?? Yes, please! Corelite and Composite boats are arriving regularly through the spring and early summer - let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll see if we can get it on a truck headed this way!
Pinniped Kayak was established by Nate Hanson to offer creative and student-centered sea kayak instruction to paddlers in eastern Maine's superb coastal venues.
We love kayaking, and we want to enable more paddlers to safely explore and enjoy the outstanding ocean kayaking venues our region is known for. Whether you aspire to enjoy quiet island sunsets, confidently lead a group of day paddlers, or surf the biggest tidal races in Maine, we want to help you realize your goals safely, knowledgeably, and with a giant grin on your face.
SeE our Current SCHEDULE of Courses. Contact Us for custom requests, or Questions.
2024 Courses By CategorY
For the full calendar, arranged chronologically, please view our Course Schedule.
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ACA Programs
- Jun 10, 2024 – Jun 14, 2024 L3 Instructor Cert. Workshop @ Portland Paddle Jun 10, 2024 – Jun 14, 2024
- Jun 25, 2024 – Jun 27, 2024 ACA L3 Instructor Development Workshop - Ellsworth, ME Jun 25, 2024 – Jun 27, 2024
- Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 27, 2024 ACA L4 Instructor Certification Workshop/Update - Portland Paddle Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 27, 2024
- Nov 1, 2024 – Nov 4, 2024 ACA L4 Instructor Certification Workshop/Update - Ellsworth, ME Nov 1, 2024 – Nov 4, 2024
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Coastal Skills
- Apr 30, 2024 – May 1, 2024 Rough Water Skills - Private Group Apr 30, 2024 – May 1, 2024
- Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024 3-day Rough Water Development - Mount Desert Island, ME Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024
- Oct 12, 2024 – Oct 14, 2024 Chasing Water Downeast - 2024 Oct 12, 2024 – Oct 14, 2024
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Foundations
- Jun 8, 2024 Kayak Demos @ Ellsworth Outdoor Recreation Fair Jun 8, 2024
- Jun 28, 2024 Introductory Skills - Long Pond, MDI Jun 28, 2024
- Jul 5, 2024 Coastal Kayaking Skills - Bar Harbor Jul 5, 2024
- Jul 9, 2024 Intro to Tidal Current - Bagaduce River Jul 9, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 Intro to Rocks - Mount Desert Island Jul 10, 2024
- Jul 12, 2024 Sea Kayak Navigation Skills - Mount Desert Island Jul 12, 2024
- Oct 12, 2024 – Oct 14, 2024 Chasing Water Downeast - 2024 Oct 12, 2024 – Oct 14, 2024
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Leadership/Incident M'gmt
- Jul 27, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024 Risk Management in Rough Environments - Ellsworth, ME Jul 27, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024
- Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024 Downeast Skills and Leadership Weekend - Lubec, ME Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024
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Rocks and Ledges
- Jul 11, 2024 Rough Water Skills with SMSKN - Midcoast, ME Jul 11, 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 – Jul 26, 2024 Rough Water Play - Ellsworth, ME Jul 25, 2024 – Jul 26, 2024
- Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024 3-day Rough Water Development - Mount Desert Island, ME Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024
- Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024 Downeast Skills and Leadership Weekend - Lubec, ME Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024
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Tidal Currents
- Jul 25, 2024 – Jul 26, 2024 Rough Water Play - Ellsworth, ME Jul 25, 2024 – Jul 26, 2024
- Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024 3-day Rough Water Development - Mount Desert Island, ME Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024
- Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024 Downeast Skills and Leadership Weekend - Lubec, ME Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024
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Whitewater
- Jun 4, 2024 – Jun 8, 2024 ACA River Kayak Instructor Certification Workshop - Synaptic Sport Jun 4, 2024 – Jun 8, 2024
- Jul 31, 2024 – Aug 2, 2024 Whitewater for Sea Kayakers - Penobscot River, Maine Jul 31, 2024 – Aug 2, 2024
P&H is paddled here. We are proud to paddle, sell, and put our students in the most innovative, well-built, and best-performing sea kayaks available.
DEPOSIT POLICY: After registering for a course, you’ll receive an email with a link to our deposit payment system. Your 50% deposit reserves your spot and helps us plan for consistent class sizes. If you cancel 30 days in advance, your deposit will be refunded (minus 3% credit card transaction fee), or credited in full to a future course. If you cancel less than 30 days before the course date, your deposit can only be refunded if we are able to fill your vacant spot. If Pinniped Kayak cancels a course for any reason, your deposit will be refunded in full.