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Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island

Check out our group of friendly and fun-loving guides. Each one holds a number of professional certifications essential for safe and responsible sea kayaking, not to mention lots of time on the water in various weather conditions. As you can see from their bios they also have very interesting backgrounds, or in some cases, obsessions.

~ Coastal Adventure Tourism Certificate, North Island College ~ Marine Emergency Duties
~ LII or LIII Guides Certification, SKGABC ~ CCG Pleasure Craft Operator
~ Essential and Advanced Wilderness First Aid & CPR Level C ~ SuperHost Fundamentals
~ Marine Radio Telephone Operator Restricted Certificate ~ FoodSafe Level 1

Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island

Kris Wilhelmsen
Kris is a Level III guide and holds a certificate in Coastal Adventure Tourism. He also holds a degree in archaeology and has taught archaeological field schools on San Juan Island, WA. While living in Australia at the age of nine he built his first boat from corrugated tin and scrap wood. Since then Kris has guided in the Gulf Islands, Barkley Sound, Clayoquot Sound and the Broughton Archipelago. He loves loop trails and tie-dyed tee shirts and although he isn't sure what he'll do when he grows up he's fairly certain it will involve boats.
Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island

Steve Schellenberg
Steve is a Level III guide with the SKGABC. He is also a canoe instructor with the RCABC, has a certificate in Coastal Adventure Tourism and has been paddling since he was 8 years old. Steve has guided all around Vancouver Island, on the central coast of British Columbia as well as in Belize. When he's not paddling, you can find him on his sailboat. Steve enjoys getting his fingers on a piano when he has the chance, though that can be tough while kayaking!
Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island

Suzanna Ritchie
Suzie is a Level II guide with the SKGABC and holds a certificate in Coastal Adventure Tourism and a degree in Biology. She's guided sea kayak trips on the Central Coast of BC, Queen Charlotte Sound, and the Baja, Mexico. On land Suzie has worked in the Great Bear Rainforest leading people on rainforest excursions to photograph Grizzly bears. Lately, Suzie has been busy working on her teaching certificate at the University of Victoria and teaching science at the high school level. When she's not in her kayak or in the classroom, she loves mucking about in the intertidal zone, SCUBA diving and spending time on her sailboat.
Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island

Courtney Campbell
Courtney is a Level II guide with the SKGABC and holds a certificate in Coastal Adventure Tourism and a degree in Geography. She is currently a Masters student in Community and Regional Planning (UBC) and really misses the wilderness when in the big city. On kayak trips she enjoys telling stories about the natural and cultural history, eating seaweed, and beginning the day with some yoga-inspired stretching. When not paddling or studying, you might find Courtney traveling throughout Central America speaking Spanish, SCUBA diving, climbing volcanoes, and supporting grassroots ecotourism.
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