Kayarchy - the sea kayaker's free online handbook

This is a list of some commercial operators who provide sea kayaking courses and holidays in locations other than in the UK. We also list some people who run courses in building traditional kayaks; courses in the UK; tours, treks, races & raids; sea kayak meetings & symposia; and both national and regional sea kayaking associations.

Most of them either speak English as their first language, or speak good English as a second language.

Australia

• Roaring 40s Ocean Kayaking Co, Tasmania. www.roaring40skayaking.com.au

Brazil

• Paraty Explorer, on the Costa Verde south of Rio de Janeiro. www.paratyexplorer.com/sea-kayaking.html

Canada

• You will find links to forty-odd organisations at www.kayarchy.com

Chile

• Ko'Kayak. www.kokayak.com
• Yak Expediciones. www.yakexpediciones.cl

Croatia

• Adventure Dalmatia. www.adventuredalmatia.com
• Malik Adventures. www.malikadventures.com

Finland

• Aavameri. Trips from different coastal and island destinations in the Turku area. www.seakayaking.fi
• Moln is Roope Roine's sea kayaking, ski touring and mountain walking company. He operates in Finland, Sweden and elsewhere. www.moln.fi
• Sea Kayak Finland. Based in Helsinki, Natura Viva does kayak rental, guided tours, trips and courses. www.seakayakfinland.com

Greece

• Enjoy Crete. www.enjoy-crete.com
• Ionian Explorers. www.i-explorers.com
• Kayaking Greece / Skopelos Sea Kayaking. Neil and Yvonne have a very nice website at www.kayakingskopelos.com
• Plas-y-Brenin National Mountain Centre. www.pyb.co.uk
• Sea Kayak Milos. www.seakayakgreece.com

Greenland

• Tasermiut South Greenland Expeditions, www.tasermiutgreenland.com

Indonesia (New Guinea)

• Kayak4Conservation, www.kayak4conservation.com

Ireland

(for Northern Ireland, see Courses & Holidays In UK)

• Atlantic Sea Kayaking (Skibbereen, West Cork). www.atlanticseakayaking.com
• Saoírse Na Mara (Westport, County Mayo) www.irelandwestseakayaking.com

Italy

• Outdoor Portofino (Liguria). www.outdoorportofino.com
• Sea Kayaking Sicily (Maremotu). www.maremotu.it
• Sea Kayaking Sicily (Canoa Kayak Club Messina). www.sicilyinkayak.com
• Venice Kayak. www.venicekayak.com

Mexico

• Sea & Adventures. www.kayakbaja.com
• Sea Quest Kayaks. www.sea-quest-kayak.com

Morocco

• Canoe Control are specialists in white-water in the French Alps and India but Stuart and his team also enjoy kayak surfing in Morocco. www.canoecontrol.com

New Zealand

• Outdoor Discoveries. (Auckland). www.nzkayak.co.nz

Norway

• Coastal Odyssey. www.coastalodyssey.com
• Crossing Latitudes. www.crossinglatitudes.com
• Norway Nature Travel. www.dintur.no

Spain

• Kayaking Costa Brava. www.kayakingcb.com

Sweden

• Sea Kayaking Sweden. www.seakayakingsweden.eu
• Scandinavian Kayaking Adventures. www.kayakingscandinavia.com
• Langholmen Kajak. www.langholmenkajak.se. Hire and tours in Stockholm.

USA

You will find links to ninety-odd organisations at www.kayarchy.com

Building traditional kayaks in Europe

The following organisations offer courses at which you can build your own skin-on-frame kayak. For similar courses in North America, see www.kayarchy.com

• Groenlaender, courses in Germany and Switzerland. Website is in German and English. www.groenlaender.de
• Hakola Dippel runs courses in Germany at which you can build a skin-on-frame kayak, a folding kayak or an umiak. www.kajak-umiakundco.de
• Dr Tom Hawson's courses take place at Hundalee Mill Farm in the Scottish border country. www.thomashawson.com.
• Kajakkspesialisten, Norway (Anders Thygesen). Website is in Norwegian and English. www.kajakkspesialisten.no
• Kayak in Legno. Courses in Italy, website in Italian. www.kayakinlegno.com
• Naturlivsskolen, Denmark. (Svend Ulstrup) www.naturlivsskolen.dk
• PN Kayak, Italy. www.pnkayak.com

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• Tours, Treks, Races & Raids
• Meetings & Symposia