Private Coaching

I'm thrilled to work with paddlers one-on-one or in small groups to hone skills in a range of environments. To ensure your long-term development, I’m also happy to collaborate on a long-term plan to help you meet your goals. Programs I offer privately:

• Beginning Sea Kayaking

• Intermediate Sea Kayaking

• Advanced Sea Kayaking: Open Coast, Surf Zone, Distance Paddling & Navigation, Rock Gardening, Current Play and Performance Sea Kayak Surfing

• Beginning & Intermediate Surf (Short Boat) Kayaking

• Beginning & Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking

• Beginning Whitewater Canoeing

• The Kayak Roll (Sweep, hand roll, back deck roll)

• Modular skills: Rolling, bracing, stroke refinement, navigation, water reading, rough water skills, surfing, tide race paddling, assisted rescues, self-rescues, towing, risk assessment, group management.

Skills + Guiding: Want to both learn skills and explore a new place? Let's design a mini-trip together! I love helping small groups and individuals apply learned skills on an overnight or mini-expedition. Tomales Bay is my preferred venue for these trips. 

Gear: If you have your own gear, that's great. If not, I'm happy to connect you with resources for quality gear rentals depending on our venue. 

Rates: Learning how to kayak or improving your skills shouldn't be cost-prohibitive. Let's work together to find a program and rate that works for you. 

Corporate & Team Building

Want to strengthen communication and trust among your team? I design a team-building programs around your group's interpersonal goals. Using new skills, drills, props, games, and problem-solving, we'll work together to explore patterns of communication, trust, and, most importantly, have fun outside together. 

Hear how NASA strengthens trust among astronauts using group problem-solving outdoors: