Chris Duff, Kayak Instructor and Keynote Speaker
Chris Duff is very famous for many of his endurance kayaking expeditions, including circumnavigation of Iceland; and solo circumnavigation of New Zealand and Ireland. He has also broken world records for being the first person to circumnavigate Great Britain alone. Learn more…
Deb, an ACA Level 5 ITE in Coastal Kayaking and a Level 3 IT in Surf Kayaking, has spent over 20 years instructing and sharing her passion in one of the most dynamic environments on the planet – where the sea meets the shore! Learn more…
Learn how to manage your kayak in the surf zone with legendary kayaker, Gary Korb. Gary has been teaching kayaking for over twenty-five years, designed and built surf kayaks, and written “The Paddler’s Guide to the Olympic Peninsula.” Learn more…
Rhonda has been kayaking since 1997 and is certified as a BCU Coach Level 2 and 4 Star Sea Certification, and ACA Certificated instructor Level Four, Open Water and Surf. Other interests have been backpacking and technical rock climbing, but now she spends almost every weekend on the waters of Puget Sound. Learn more…
With over 21 years of experience teaching and coaching in the sea, surf, and rivers, Les has kayaked in a number of locations around the world. He has taught sea kayaking skills of all varieties, from beginning to advanced, and has organized and taught class sessions on all aspects of kayak knowledge. Learn more…
Diane is a BCU Kayak Coach and an ACA Coastal Kayaking Instructor who has been teaching kayaking for over 15 years. She has paddled on the sea in a variety of conditions and has a wealth of experience. Her love of the outdoors is infectious and it clearly shows in her gentle style of coaching. Learn more…
Ken is an accomplished sea and river kayaker, but over the past five years his focus has been on stand up paddling, which has become his passion. Ken is not only an avid paddler, he has been sharing the sport through an event he organizes annually called the La Push Pummel. Learn more…
Don loves to be in water. He’s canoed, surfed, and kayaked on the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Caribbean coasts. He now resides on the States’ side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca where he has owned and operated Dungeness Kayaking since 2002. Learn more…
Chris is a certificated ACA Instructor L 4. He is also an instructor with the WKC in the Advanced, Basic and Coastal clinics as well as instructor for the Roll Clinics. He is a master scuba diver, a sculling rower, has lead six climbs on Rainier and lots of backpack trips. Learn more…
