Sea Kayaking

Calm waters with fog and mountains in Alaska

Hiking Like a Girl

On an Alaska backpacking and sea kayaking course, NOLS grad Caroline Dooley realized that hiking like a girl is something to celebrate. Here's why.

NOLS participants paddle kayaks on smooth gray water as the sun sets into the clouds over the ocean

Watch: Yoga for Sea Kayakers

Check out this video to learn a short and effective yoga routine that's designed specifically for paddlers!

Students sea kayaking in Baja as the sun sets over the water

Dream with Your Eyes Open: Women's Baja Sea Kayaking Expedition

Jessey Jansen shares memories from her Women's Baja Sea Kayaking expedition.

Two people with an umbrella watch two rainbows in the distance arc over a river

Tolerance for Uncertainty: Sea, Mountains, and Culture on a Patagonia Semester

Chilean NOLS grad Ignacio Martínez shares stories and advice from his Semester in Patagonia.

Tolerance for Uncertainty: Sea, Mountains, and Culture on a Patagonia Semester

“Learn, just learn about this unique and remote place in the world, connect with the people, nature, history, and its wild places—the glaciers, ice fields, rivers, lakes, islands, and sea.”

This is the advice that Semester in Patagonia graduate Ignacio Martínez would give to anyone thinking about taking a NOLS course in Patagonia. A native of Chile himself, Ignacio discovered many of the unknown parts of his own country, and himself, on his course.

Boats on the shore with full water bags at the beginning of the trip

Learning a Non-Linear Leadership Style from Sea Kayaking

Breaking the norms of leadership styles helped this NOLS grad grow on an all-women's course in Baja California, Mexico.

Sea kayaking with bonsai island in the background

Sea Kayaking the Great Bear Rainforest

NOLS instructor Jonathan Brooks uses words and images to chronicle his journey through British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.

New Courses for Summer 2017

Here’s a peek at the three new courses offered in summer 2017.

Educator Expedition: Assistant Overnight Guide Course - Learning the Ways of the Ocean

Educator Expedition: Paddling at the South Pacific Sea Kayak Symposium

How I Became a NOLS Nerd

Swedish master mariner and ships’ pilot Jonas Alexanderson tells stories from his 50th birthday present, a NOLS sea kayaking course in Prince William ...