![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
> |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|||||||
|
Level-1 Skills |
Level-2 Skills |
Level-3 Skills |
Level-4 Skills |
Skills Assessment |
Trip Leader |
Instructor Certification |
Locations & Registration |
Private Lessons |
| Level-1 Skill Classes* | |||||
| Curriculum & Fees (click) | Host & Reg. (click) | Sess/hr | Day | Dates | Starts |
|
ACA Quick Start Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Long Beach, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun |
5/3, 5/17, 7/5, 7/19, 8/30, 9/20, 10/4 |
9:00 am |
|
ACA Quick Start Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Long Beach, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sat | 6/27 | 9:00 am |
|
ACA Quick Start Canoe |
On Demand | 1 @ 3-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA |
|
SKSA Beginning Kayak |
Brookhaven Pool Holtsville, NY |
3 @ 3-hr | Tue | 7/7 & 7/14 & 7/21 | 6:30 pm |
|
SKSA Beginning Kayak |
Brookhaven Pool Holtsville, NY |
3 @ 3-hr | Tue | 9/1 & 9/8 & 9/15 | 6:30 pm |
|
ACA Introduction Canoe |
On Demand | 2 @ 3-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA |
| Level-2 Skill Classes* | ||||||
| Curriculum & Fees (click) | Host & Reg. (click) | Sess/hr | Day | Dates | Starts | |
|
ACA Essentials of Touring Kayak |
Dowling College Oakdale, NY |
4 @ 3-hr | Sat | 7/11, 7/18 & 7/25 & 8/1 | 9:00 am | |
|
ACA Essentials of Touring Canoe |
On Demand | 4 @ 3-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA | |
|
SKSA Beyond the Basics - Kayak
Follows from Beginning Kayak (Level 1) |
Brookhaven Pool Holtsville, NY |
3 @ 3-hr | Tue | 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 | 6:30 pm | |
|
SKSA Strokes & Maneuverers Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Long Beach, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sat | 6/28 | 9:00 am | |
|
SKSA Rescues & Recoveries Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Island Park, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun | 5/17, 6/14, 7/5, 9/20 | 12:30 pm | |
|
SKSA Rescues & Recoveries Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Island Park, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun | 7/26, 8/23, | 9:00 am | |
| Level 3 Skill Classes | ||||||
| Curriculum & Fees (click) | Host & Reg. (click) | Sess/hr | Day | Dates | Starts | |
|
ACA Basic Open Water Skills
Follows from Level-2 Essentials Class |
Dowling College Oakdale, NY |
3 @ 4-hr | Sat | 8/8 & 8/15 & 8/15 & 8/29 | 9:00 am | |
|
SKSA Cold Water Paddling Kayak or Canoe |
Timber Point Park Great River, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun | 10/17 | 12:00 n | |
|
SKSA Basic Navigation Kayak |
Timber Point Park Great River, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
|
ACA Strokes & Maneuvers Coastal Kayak |
Sebonac Inlet Tuckahoe, NY |
1 @ 8-hr | Sat | 5/16 | 9:00 am | |
|
SKSA Strokes & Maneuvers Coastal Kayak |
Oak Beach Babylon, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sat | 4/18 | TBA | |
|
SKSA Braces & Rolling Kayak |
Empire Kayaks Island Park, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun | 6/14, 7/26, 8/23, | 12:30 pm | |
|
SKSA Basic Rolling Kayak |
Brookhaven Pool Holtsville, NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Tue | 7/28, 8/25, 9/22 | 6:30 pm | |
|
SKSA Rolling Develop. & Refine. Kayak |
Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma NY |
1 @ 3-hr | Sun | 7/12 | 9:30 am | |
| Level 4 Skill Classes | ||||||
| Curriculum & Fees (click) | Host & Reg. (click) | Sess/hr | Day | Dates | Starts | |
|
SKSA Advanced Rolling Kayak |
On demand | 1 @ 3-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA | |
|
ACA Rough Water Tow & Recover Coastal Kayak |
On demand | 1 @ 8-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA | |
| ACA Skill Assessments | ||||||
SKSA is proud to offer ACA Skill Assessment at Skill levels 1 through 4.
Assessments are currently scheduled based on demand. Please call for an appointment. |
||||||
| ACA Trip Leader Training | ||||||
| Curriculum & Fees (click) | Host & Reg. (click) | Sess/hr | Day | Dates | Starts | |
|
ACA Trip Leader Kayak |
SKSA | 2 @ 8-hr | Sat-Sun | 5/30 & 31 | 9:00 | |
|
ACA Trip Leader Kayak |
On demand | 2 @ 8-hr | TBA | By Appointment | TBA | |
| ACA Instructor Development & Certification | ||||||
SKSA is proud to offer ACA Instructor Development Workshops and Instructor Certification Exams for Instructor Levels 1 through 4.
IDW and ICE opportunities are currently scheduled based on demand. |
||||||
|
|
||
|
SKSA Class Locations |
||
| Class Site | Location Directions & Registration | Map |
| Dowling College Oakdale, NY |
Dowling College is located at 150 Idle Hour Boulevard, Oakdale, NY 11769. On Sunrise Highway (route 27) take exit 47 onto Montauk Highway heading east. Just after crossing the overpass turn right onto Idle Hour Boulevard and proceed south following Idle Hour as it bears right at the 5-way intersection. Stop at the security booth and inquire for parking directions as this may change from session to session. The dock is located at the far end of the parking lot beyond the security booth. Registration: call Dowling College at 631-244-3420 |
Map |
| Brookhaven Pool Holtsville, NY |
Brookhaven Town Pool is located at the Brookhaven Ecology Site, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville, NY 11742. On Sunrise Highway (route 27) take exit 52A onto Waverly Avenue (route 19) north. Turn right onto Buckley Road and follow is approximately 1 mile to the Brookhave Ecology Site. Turn into the entrance road and in approximately 500 feet enter the parking lot and go all the way to the back where you will find the entrance to the outdoor pool. Registration: call Brookhaven Town at 631-451-6135 |
Map |
| Empire Kayaks Island Park, NY |
Empire Kayaks is located at 4 Empire Boulevard, Island Park, NY. From the Southern State Parkway take exit 20-S (Grand Ave, Baldwin) and travel south approximately 3 miles to route 27 (Sunrise Highway). Make a right, heading west, and go approximately 1 mile to Long Beach Road and take a left. Travel approximately 3 miles to Empire Boulevard and make a left. Empire Kayaks is at the end of the street on the left. Registration: call Empire Kayaks at 516-889-8300 |
Map |
| Timber Point Park Great River, NY |
Timber Point Park (Suffolk County) is located near the Timber Point Country Club at the intersection of Timber Point Road and Great River Road. On Sunrise Highway take exit 46, Connetquot Avenue South. As it crosses Montauk Highway this becomes Great River Road. Take this this to it's southern end where it intersects Timber Point Road at the Entrance to the Country Club. Turn left onto the dirt road leading into the park. Registration: call SKSA at 631-563-6654 |
Map |
| DEC Boat Ramp Lake Ronkonkoma |
The DEC Boat Ramp on Lake Ronkonkoma is located at the east end of Victory Drive in Nesconset, NY. On 495 (Long Island Expressway) take exit 59, Ocean Avenue north. Stay on this road as it nears the Lake and becomes Rosevale Avenue. Take a left onto Victory Drive where the Boat Ramp is marked by a brown sign. At the end of Victory Drive turn left into the parking area for the DEC Boat Ramp. Registration: call SKSA at 631-563-6654 |
Map |
| Sebonac Inlet Tuckahoe, NY |
Sebonac Inlet is located on the north side of the South Fork north of Tuckahoe, NY. Take Sunrise Highway (Rt-27) east until it becomes 2-lane. About 2.5 miles further, approximately 3/4 mile west of the village of Tuckahoe go left (north) on Tuckahoe Lane. After about 1/2 mile go left onto Sebonac Road. After about 0.3 mile take a right on to Sebonac Inlet Road. Take this to it's end where Sebonac Harbor connects with Peconic Bay. Registration: call SKSA at 631-563-6654 |
Map |
|
|
||
| Private Lessons | |
|
Trained by the American Canoe Association
* Open Water Coastal Instructor Trainer |
Private LessonsContact us for private lessons, custom training and advanced topics year round. Download our printable description for details. Available at many locations around Long Island or at your request. Travel fees apply outside central Long Island. Call 631-563-6654 for scheduling and directions |
|
|   | ||
|
Copyright 2000 by SKSA-Ltd. All rights reserved. |
||