Paddling Speaker Series: JF Marleau & Kayaking the Broken Group Islands

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Thursday, April 24th, 2014
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Broken Group Islands is one of the most famous sea kayaking destinations in the world, unmatched for its natural beauty and diversity of wildlife. A wide variety of intertidal critters, marine mammals, land mammals and bird live in this archipelago of over 100 islands. The presentation will cover natural and human history, wildlife, camping, trip preparation, safety, highlights and some secrets...

JF lives in Ucluelet on the beautiful west coast of Vancouver Island since 2001. This playground provides numerous opportunities for sea kayak adventures. On the professional level, JF has taught sea kayaking and guided expeditions across Canada since 1998. JF spends between 100-175 days teaching and guiding annually. He is a certified Full Guide Level 4, Guide Trainer and Examiner with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of British Columbia (SKGABC). He is a certified Level 4 Instructor and Level 3 Instructor Trainer with Paddle Canada. JF loves to communicate his passion of sea kayaking and use humour as a teaching tool. JF also enjoys teaching kayak fishing and guiding kayak fishing expedition. JF is the author of a few publications including the book Kayaking the Broken Group Islands, The Essential Guidebook. When JF is not having fun on the water, he runs SKILS (www.skils.ca). If you have never met JF before, it is easy to pick him out of the crowd, as his strong French Canadian accent cannot hide him for long.

This talk will be approx. 1 hour, and will be held in-store. Registration guarantees you a seat to this free event, but is not required to attend (standing room).