2025 South East Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium

The 2025 South East Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium will take place over three days in Haines. This year’s symposium will be set up in half-day courses and will offer options for a wide variety of skill levels. During the day, the courses will be structured in the morning and afternoons with a mid-day break for lunch and a chance to get to the next course venue. Throughout the symposium, attendees will have options for courses on the water—and on land for those who would like a break or who might have an interest in course materials which can best be delivered off the water. In the evenings, attendees can choose from a number of social events, from meet-and-greets and catered dinners to a slide show and an event debrief with hors d’oeuvres. The symposium is designed to be educational and fun and also a place to meet other paddlers. A five-day American Canoe Association Sea Kayak Instructor Certification precedes the symposium. Following the symposium, attendees can take part in a women’s sea kayak trip with Amber Champion of Champion Adventures and Coaching that includes five days of sea kayaking through the northernmost leg of the Inside Passage. Pre- and post-symposium events are booked separately.