ISKGA has developed a comprehensive series of training modules and enhancement courses designed to support and advance commercial sea kayak guides.
This is the most extensive program available on the market today, running over several weeks with scheduled rest days to support recovery and consolidation.
Our methods are sometimes copied by other organisations and coaches but never taught by others as a whole, integrated, way of thinking about guiding on the sea in a remote environment.
The course is delivered in a dynamic coastal environment featuring surf, rock gardens, and a wide range of sea conditions—ideal for developing advanced guiding skills.
Coaching is led by some of the most experienced coaches in the field: Jeff Allen, Tim Vanhoutteghem, Matt Skuse, and Kristoffer Vandbakk, who is also the course organiser.
Dates: 3-30 October 2026
Price: 30,000 NOK (discounted rate for full course)
Location: Ogna beach south of Stavanger and surrounding areas:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ekjQt57XWrhW8git6
Flexible Participation: Attend the full program or select individual modules.
Participants may choose to attend the entire course or individual modules. A discounted rate applies when registering for the full course.
Content:
2-4 October: Expedition Skills (4500 NOK)
5 October: Sea Survival (1700 NOK)
6-8 October: Coastal Planning (navigation) (3000 NOK)
9-10 October: Coastal Leadership (3000 NOK)
11 October: Long range planning and paddling, 50 km
13-16 October: Incident Management (4500 NOK)
18-19: Methods of Instruction (3000 NOK)
20-25: Wilderness First Responder (13000 NOK)
26 October: Coasteering and beach lifesaving
28: Mock observation
29-31: Observation (4500 NOK)
For more information contact Kristoffer at
aW5mbyB8IGthamFra25vcmQgISBubw==, (+47 980 52 748).
Read about ISKGA at www.iskga.com.
Accommodations: Ogna camping has cabbins for rent (
https://www.ognacamping.no/en/).
Some nights will be spent wild camping on other locations.
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