Who is this program for?

This program is advisable to all who kayak on open water with groups. This is a new L-3 program that we’ve been given permission to offer you as a pilot. If you are interested in going through the assessment process, there is a Level 3 Skills Assessment prerequisite offered just before this trip.

This is a real-life context for trip leading skills; long before the trip begins, you’ll have homework. You’ll begin trip planning over charts & tide tables, assess group parameters, plan menus and analyze weather. Each participant makes up a part of the whole by navigating for a day, cooking for a day, managing people and gear on water all while keeping abreast of tides and conditions. That’s what leaders do and there’s nothing going to reinforce that better and more solidly than the backcountry.

Link to registration details: http://www.uncommonadv.com/instruction/aca-coastal-kayaking-trip-leader.html