Welcome to the Ontario Sea Kayak Centre

One of Canada’s Leading Sea Kayak Schools and Adventure Specialists.

Welcome to Ontario’s home for sea kayak instruction and guided trips. Our experienced instructors teach all levels in the Paddle Canada Sea Kayak skills program. Our certified wilderness guides organize and lead sea kayak tours across Canada and internationally. Check out our Courses our Adventures and let us know if you have any questions! See you on the water soon!

Upcoming Adventures

Lake Superior Self-Reliant training trip

This trip has be designed to take Paddle Canada Level 2 graduates that want to refresh their skills, test their…

Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario

Paddle the shores of Lake Superior Provincial Park with James our lead guide and instructor. Just north of Sault Ste…

Upcoming Courses

Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayak Skills Course

Level-1 is a two-day course that welcomes participants into the sport of sea kayaking. The course is aimed at developing…

Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayak Skills Course

One of our most popular courses! This transforms day paddlers into kayak trippers by increasing personal paddling skills and knowledge…

Follow James’ Adventures

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James Roberts. Expedition Leader. Senior Kayaking Instructor Trainer. Polar Guide. Photographer. Ontario Sea Kayak Centre and Georgian Bay Tours

Wet or dry, these fur seals are feisty and despera

Wet or dry, these fur seals are feisty and desperate to assert their dominance on the beaches of South Georgia at this time of year.

I kayaked twice yesterday. The first was very Anta

I kayaked twice yesterday. The first was very Antarctic and icy and the second was sunny and warm. Things can change so quickly. Get after it. The clock is ticking. @swanhelleniccruises @nimbus_paddles

The day we crashed into Antarctica.

The day we crashed into Antarctica.

My favourite photo of my favourite Penguin I took

My favourite photo of my favourite Penguin I took a few days ago in South Georgia. They are beautiful, inquisitive and fascinating birds. Until next time South G. 🐧 #kingpenguin @swanhelleniccruises

South Georgia is one of the most remarkable places

South Georgia is one of the most remarkable places on the planet. It stimulates every sense. The sounds are wild, as young Elephants seals almost scream, the adults half grown, half burb and the King Penguins sound like drones taking off. The view is of the densest population of marine mammals anywhere in the world intermingled with hundreds of thousands of King Penguins, giant petrels, Fur seals and every life stage of these animals, from just born to dead. The smell is, well what you might expect. I wish more places on earth were as unspoilted as this very remote island. #southgeorgia @swanhelleniccruises

I am working at sea again, we just left the Falkla

I am working at sea again, we just left the Falkland Islands 🇫🇰 which always feels like coming home to me. The very inquisitive friends I made are Commerson’s Dolphins. They were at the same spot when I was here in 2018, perhaps they remembered me? It is always a gift when marine mammals choose to check you out!

Thanks to everyone who came to Paddlepalooza this

Thanks to everyone who came to Paddlepalooza this year! It was great to see so many paddlers out on the water. Let’s hope we get the same amazing weather next year! #paddlepalooza2024

What a morning at #paddlepalooza2024 ! We have 10

What a morning at #paddlepalooza2024 !
We have 10 clinics out on the water and the weather is spectacular!! #paddlecanada #seakayak

#Paddlepalooza2024 thanks for a great first day! T

#Paddlepalooza2024 thanks for a great first day! The weather looks amazing for the weekend. We had 45 participants on the water today and a great presentation on a solo trip around Lake Superior. #parrysound #paddlecanada @kokatatusa #intothewater

Last week I was down in Rhode Island at the IAATO

Last week I was down in Rhode Island at the IAATO Antarctic field guides conference. It was a great to meet expedition leader’s and operations managers from other companies and see some familiar faces. #swanhellenic

Qajaq means, hunters boat. These seaworthy vessels

Qajaq means, hunters boat. These seaworthy vessels originally made by sewing skins around a frame were used to hunt. In this community they only shoot a polar bear if it won’t stop coming into town. First they try to scare it away. This skin is getting soaked in sea water to be preserved. #paddlecanada #intothewater #ivujivik #nunavik #seakayak

I have been a kayaker for 25 years. Kayaking has b

I have been a kayaker for 25 years. Kayaking has been part of my career for 20 years. Today, for the first time, I got to hear kayaking knowledge being taught in one of its native languages, Inuktitut. What made this even more special was listening to it being taught to youth in this community. #learntokayak @paddlecanada @kokatatusa

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