Where to start
Hello! Welcome to learntokayak.ca and thanks for coming to visit us! Our mission at Learn To Kayak is to make kayaking accessible for everyone; whether you enjoy dipping your paddle in the lake as the sun rises over the roof of your cottage, or you want to explore the beauty of Georgian Bay while tripping with your kayak, or your mission is to challenge the great inland sea we call Superior, we’ll help you learn the skills you need to truly enjoy the breathtaking beauty of Canada’s lakes, rivers, and oceans from the seat of a kayak. As we like to say we’ll help you learn the skills of adventure!
If you’ve found us, we’ll assume you’re either thinking of trying kayaking, or you already kayak and want to improve, or you’re in your office daydreaming of getting out on the water with a paddle in your hand, surrounded by sparkling water, sunny skies and cool breezes as you paddle towards the horizon while your cell phone signal slowly fades out of range… Sound like a good thing? Then start exploring our website!
Discover Kayaking
For those of you who’ve heard about kayaking and would like to give it a try, then you might like to join us on one of our discover kayaking evening paddles.
Paddle Canada Courses
If you know you want to kayak but need some instruction we have a course for you.
All of our instructors are Paddle Canada certified instructors. From an Introduction to Kayaking Skills course all the way up to a Level Three Skills Course we have the exact course for you! Visit our Paddle Canada courses page.
Skills Clinics
These evenings are an opportunity to brush up on your paddling skills and to move forward into more advanced kayaking. Perhaps you’ve taken a level one Paddle Canada course and need a refresher clinic, or maybe you feel you need a little more work on your rescues to feel comfortable.
These are the clinics we are running:
Sea Kayak Rescues
Advanced Sea Kayak rescues
Rolling
Ladies Night
Stitching Strokes Together.
Trips
For those of you just dreaming of getting away from it all we have complete, never paddled before weekend trips on Georgian Bay, or longer Georgian Bay 4-day yoga sea kayak adventures . For the experienced paddler looking for a true expedition paddle we have a twelve day trip on Lake Superior exploring the Pukaskwa coastline. Visit our trips page to explore the summer fun we have to offer.
Social Paddles
We know that the best way to enjoy your time on the water is with a fellow paddler by your side. We’ve slowly been building a nice social group of paddlers who enjoy meeting new paddlers as well as experienced paddlers looking for some paddling buddies. These paddles are posted on our social tab and anyone is free to participate, either by joining in on a posted paddle or by posting a paddle of your own. We do expect that you have taken some instruction, particularly in safety and rescue skills so that you are an asset to your group rather than a hindrance.
Happy Paddling!
James and Dympna