2025 Sea Kayak Guide In Training | Rising 10th - College Freshman

OVERVIEW

Rippleffect offers levels of instruction and experiences in the mountains and ocean designed to meet the beginner to advanced practitioner. 

This program will culminate in a 6-day participant planned and implemented sea kayak expedition in Muscongus Bay, allowing participants to demonstrate their skills and learning! Rippleffect guides will be present each step of the way to ensure safety and continued learning. Our Guide in Training Sea Kayak Program is designed to begin the transformation of the participant to guide.

Students must apply to attend. Applicants are accepted throughout the spring, so make sure to get your application in as soon as possible. Application questions are below.

2025 registratION dates

  • Tuesday 1/14/25 at 7AM - Registration will open for Summer Programs to 2024 Alumni families

  • Friday 1/17/25 at 7AM - Registration will open for 2024 Waitlisted Families (those who remained on a waitlist for the entire 2024 program season)

  • Wednesday 1/22/25 at 7AM - Registration will open for all other families (new families, those not enrolled in 2024 programs, or who declined a space off the waitlist in 2024)  

    If you have any questions about which day you are eligible to register, please email us at info@rippleffect.net.

2025 dates:

7/1 - 7/11

tuition

$1,735

Skills Covered

  • Rescue

  • Self-rescue 

  • Advanced paddle strokes and technique

  • Emergency Communication

  • Navigation

  • Group Management

  • Risk Management

  • Leadership

  • Wilderness First Aid Skills

  • Expedition Planning

  • Outdoor living skills including camp and cook craft

  • Opportunity to paddle in surf and advanced conditions under expert instruction

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP

  • Registration is at 7:30AM on the first day of the program and will take place at the end of the parking lot located at Ocean Gateway Terminal located at 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland, Maine 04101.

  • Pick up is at 4:30 PM on 7/11

Resources

The Sea Kayak Guide In Training Program is application based.

Once registration opens, Rippleffect will begin reviewing and accepting applications on a rolling basis.

We welcome your approach to answering these questions. Past applicants have incorporated their answers in essays, poems or pieces of artwork. The only requirement is that your answers are thoughtful and that they come from you (not a parent or friend). During the registration process, there will be the opportunity to answer the following questions:

  1. Describe your kayaking experience. Please provide us with an explanation of your paddling background. How much have you paddled? Where have you paddled?

  2. What are the top 3 most important things, in your opinion, that a guide should always be thinking about on any expedition or experience?

  3. Describe a moment when the ocean environment inspired you. How did that moment of inspiration change you?

  4. Why do you want to do the Rippleffect Sea Kayak Guide in Training Program?  Why should Rippleffect choose you for the Sea Kayak Guide in Training program?

REFUND POLICY

  • Non-refundable $300 deposit due upon enrollment

  • By March 15th, the total program payment is due, and no refund is available

    • If payment is not made by March 15th, Rippleffect will make 2 attempts to contact the primary parents/guardians.

    • Your child's space in the program will be forfeited if payment is not made by the stated date within Rippleffect communication, unless there has been an agreement made between Rippleffect and the primary parents.

  • Please note this refund policy is in-line with other expeditionary programs in the area and will be implemented due to the advanced planning required for the program.

  • If you would like to set up a payment plan that falls outside of our payment schedule, please contact our office at info@rippleffect.net

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial Assistance for our Youth Summer Programs is available!

Please check out the SCHOLARSHIPS page of our website to learn more. Rippleffect is committed to providing affordable, accessible programs for youth. We believe that the opportunity to participate in an adventure should not be deterred by financial limitations.

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