Sea Kayaking

Sea Kayak Self-Rescue Techniques: Essential Guidance for Sea Kayakers

Develop essential kayak self-rescue skills with NOLS – from wet exits to advanced techniques. Gain confidence for your next coastal adventure.

Sea Kayaking for Beginners with NOLS: Essential Tips and Techniques

Sea Kayaking for Beginners: Learn essential tips and techniques, from paddling skills to coastal navigation.

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!

Looking for a complement to long days on the water? Yoga is a great opportunity to relax, stretch out tight muscles, and center yourself. In this step-by-step video, NOLS instructor Teresa Miller shares a yoga routine tailored to paddlers’ needs.

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.

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 sea kayaking leadership 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 ...