Maine Sea Kayaking Downeast Adventures

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Downeast Adventures

The true "Down East" portion of the Maine coast stretches from Mount Desert Island to the Canadian border. It's our backyard, and our favorite place to paddle. Join us for one of our scheduled Downeast Adventures, or contact us to schedule your own customized trip. This is the place to truly get away from it all.

Other Series: Getting Started Series, Tune-up Series, Masters Series, Speciality Series, Coastal Day Trips

Downeast Adventure 2/1
Looking for a taste of kayak camping? A little pressed for time? Let's go for an overnight adventure, just two days and one night of sea kayaking and camping among the stunning scenery around Mount Desert Island. Watch for bald eagles, seals and other wildlife; gaze at the star-filled skies after a hearty meal. Use our kayaks and paddling gear, or bring your own (subject to our approval). Specific locations vary based on the weather. Minimal instruction provided. This is a terrific way to get a taste of sea kayak adventuring, Downeast style.
Cost: $400
Duration: 2 days/1 nights
Equipment required: Bring your own camping gear & personal items. We can provide tents.
Experience Required: Basic boat handling skills and a controlled panic-free wet exit.

Downeast Adventure 3/2
Join us for three days and two nights of sea kayaking and camping. See soaring cliffs and breathtaking vistas. Watch for bald eagles, seals, porpoise and other wildlife. See stars like you've never seen them before. Use our kayaks and paddling gear, or bring your own (subject to our approval). Specific locations vary based on the weather. Minimal instruction provided.
Cost: $600
Duration: 3 days/2 nights
Equipment required: Bring your own camping gear & personal items. We can provide tents.
Experience Required: Basic boat handling skills and a controlled panic-free wet exit.

Downeast Adventure 4/3
As recommended by Outside Magazine
With this trip we have time to explore the Great Wass Archipelago and visit Petit Manan, which is home to scads of birds including, at certain times of year, puffins. Our route will have us meandering through parts of the Maine Island Trail while we explore the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge. We see very few other kayakers here, even at the height of the kayaking season. Joine us for sea kayaking and camping among the islands, wildlife and beauty of Down East Maine. Use our kayaks and paddling gear, or bring your own (subject to our approval). Specific locations vary based on the weather. Minimal instruction provided.
Cost: Call for prices and availability
Duration: 4 days/ 3 nights
Equipment required: Bring your own camping gear & personal items. We can provide tents.
Experience Required: Basic boat handling skills and a controlled panic-free wet exit.

Downeast Adventure 5/4
This trip lets us get further afield (asea?) than our other camping trips, allowing for a one-way trip up or down the coast, or a more circuitous route. Join us for five days and four nights of sea kayaking and camping, with options galore in our playground, Down East Maine. Use our kayaks and paddling gear, or bring your own (subject to our approval). Specific locations vary based on the weather. Minimal instruction provided.
Cost: Call for prices and availability
Duration: 5 days/ 4 nights
Equipment required: Bring your own camping gear & personal items. We can provide tents.
Experience Required: Basic boat handling skills and a controlled panic-free wet exit.

Downeast Expedition Training
Learn the basics of sea kayak expeditioning by doing!
Fresh from his Norway expedition, Mark will be excited to share his hard-fought insights on the essentials of expeditioning by doing a multi-day trip along Maine's gorgeous, and sometimes challenging, Down East coastline. Long crossings, strong currents, fog, exposed conditions, no landing zones are all possibilities we'll be expected to deal with. Trip planning, meal prep & clean-up -- you’ll get everything we can throw at you in the time we have. So if you've ever dreamed of doing an expedition yourself, here's a terrific way to develop a great foundation.
Cost: Call for prices and availability
Duration: 5 days and 5 nights (Sunday Night through Friday -- off the water Friday by dinner)
Experience Required: "New" BCU 3-star (Sea) (or equivalent training, experience, skills)
Equipment Required: Your own camping and personal gear. Helmet. We can provide tents.