Private classes

These are our customer specific classes that are intended for a paddler who only wants to work on a specific thing.

We are located in Pinellas County Florida.  We are conveniently positioned between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

We offer private sea kayaking lessons for an individual & couples (5 students per class max) from a basic introduction to kayaking to more advanced skills such as Greenland Kayak Rolling.  Each class is unique and customized to your personal goals.  Kayaks, PFD & paddle are not provided.

If you would like to talk over the phone, or schedule a video conference,  contact Jeff at jeffreystillwater@gmail.com

Private Kayak Classes: These are classes that we have created to work specifically for a paddler who only want to work on a specific thing. $195

Group Kayak Lesson: This is a class with three to five students. $69

• Confidence Skills
  • This unique kayak builds on paddlers knowledge of their known paddling techniques.
  • The goal is to increase fun and a paddlers time on the water while decreasing shoulder and back problems.
  • Learn tricks on how to enjoy paddling from lakes, rivers, protected flat water environments, and slightly windy ocean environments.
• Foundation Skills  
  • Develop the foundations needed for easy, skillful kayaking in most conditions
  • Learn efficient forward paddling, turning, reverse paddling and stopping
  • Stability and preventing capsize
  • Rescue, assisted, and self-rescue
  • Lifting, launching, and landing your kayak

• Directional Skills 
  • Directional control examines how movement is effected by the placement of the paddle,
  • degree of edging, and blade angle

Rolling Recovery is a different set of skills

• Rolling Class $79
  • by appointment
  • The Private class is about 1 hour in duration
  • The roll requires little upper body strength
  • Paddlers will develop a safe capsize recovery by using their hips to roll
  • If you paddle mostly in flowing seas we will focus more on bracing to decrease the need of rolling
  • ($35 for repeat sessions)
  • you must have your own kayak, skirt, PFD, and paddle