The following are classes and events that are already on our calendar. If you don't see what you are looking for, please contact us, and we will add an event that fits your schedule and interests. Sea Kayaking Instruction, around Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Stonington, Acadia and beyond. ACA and BCU certified instructors.
Filtering by: Tidal Currents
![Chasing Water Downeast - REGISTRATION OPEN!]()
2026 Registration is Now Open!
Join Nate Hanson, Josh Hall, and we Todd Johnstone-Wright for a weekend of sheltered water through advanced open-water development. We aim to have fun playing in a dynamic and aesthetically striking environment, developing performance, building community, and breaking down barriers to paddlesport in small groups of eight paddlers with professional coaching. Click course title for details.
![Downeast Skills and Leadership Weekend - Lubec, ME]()
Todd Wright (Synaptic Sport) and Nate Hanson are taking you back to the end of the earth (err . . . the end of Maine anyways), for a versatile skills and leadership training event. With awesome venues such as Cobscook Reversing Falls, Quoddy Head, and the Bold Coast in easy reach, how could it not be a great time?! Click on Course title for more details
![Rough Water Play - Ellsworth, ME]()
Spend two days with Nate Hanson focused on Sea Kayak Play in Rock and Current environments.
This course is focussed on the fun - making more of your rough-water play in sea kayaks, with more finesse and less stress. Click on Course Title for details
![Moving Water Skills with SMSKN - Midcoast, ME]()
A day of instruction for paddlers comfortable with maneuvering in calm water, who are interested in expanding their skills in moving water. We will work on the fundamental maneuvers for sea kayaking in current, including eddy turns and ferrying, and refine and apply strokes such as rudders and sweeps to execute those maneuvers with grace. This course is useful as an intro to currents, or as a chance for those with previous currents training to improve finesse and understanding in a moderate current environment. We’ll also have the opportunity to refine bracing and rescues in calm water, as well as adapting those skills to be useful in moving water.
For details, click on the course title.
