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The Go Kayak team has paddled extensively around Vancouver Island, including its wild West Coast. In 2009, Go Kayak completed a 3½ month exploration of northern BC waters, paddling the Queen Charlotte Islands, from Rose Spit to Cape St-James, a 400 mile journey, taking us to the most spectacular places you can imagine as well as exploring the waters around Prince Rupert and Kitimat Inlet. Go Kayak was invited in New Zealand where they presented a collection of their favourite pictures and share their experience at the 2010 Coastbuster Sea Kayak Symposium in Auckland. |
Choosing Go Kayak for your paddling instructional needs is choosing experienced paddlers and instructors. With extensive expedition experience in the Gulf Island reserve, Broughton Group, north and western sections of Vancouver Island as well as the mid to northern coast from, Bella Bella, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and the Queen Charlotte Islands, your Go Kayak team know the coast and its challenges, and are paddlers who respect the sea and will teach you how to get to your destination...safely.
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| Meet the Family |
Yves Aquin
Owner, Operator and Instructor |
I started kayaking in the Prairies, on the northern Saskatchewan lakes in 2001. When I moved to Victoria in 2006, I decided to specialize in sea kayaking instruction and here I am now, an instructor and founder of
Go Kayak.
An outdoor lover since my teens, I’ve been involved in various outdoor clubs throughout Canada whether in climbing, hiking, biking and kayaking. I am currently involved as volunteer instructor for the Ladysmith Paddlefest and at the MEC Paddlefest in Victoria. Play is the term I use most often to describe my passion for the outdoors. Come play and enjoy the beautiful environment that your region has to offer. It’s worth a try.
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Patti Stevens
Co-founder and Instructor |
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I started kayaking later in life, using the kayak as transportation to go wilderness camping. As I paddled more and more, I fell in love with just being on the water. When I am in my boat, it’s as close as I can get to feel the water without actually being in it. Now, kayaking has become as much a part of my life as the outdoors. What better way to combine a little work with a whole lot of play!
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Michel Guérard
Instructor |
Avid kayaker who has been paddling for many years, Michel loves to share his paddling experience and knowledge. Paddling year round all over Vancouver island, Michel particularly likes to spend his summers exploring the wilderness areas of the west coast of the island.
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Robin Thacker
Repairs and Maintenance |
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Robin Thacker is the owner of Atlantis Kayaks in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. He is the guy who creates, fixes, repairs, tweaks and modifies anything made out of composite...or whatever can be found on a kayak. He kindly takes good care of our kayaks and equipment, fixing all the scratches and bruises we do to them. If you are looking for a very well built and good looking sea kayak, you have to give Robin a call, you will not regret it! Website: http://atlantiskayaks.com/
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