Several paddling businesses support SISKA by offering members discounts on courses, multi-day trips and lodging. You book and pay with each business directly, under its own policies. Mention that you're a SISKA member when you book.
Courses and clinics
Members can find each partner's offer and newsletter sign-up in SISKA’s Kayak Skills Course Partners.
| Partner | What they offer |
|---|---|
| BestCoast Outfitters | Training courses, kayaks and paddling gear; downtown Victoria |
| Creek2Coast Paddlesports | Paddle Canada courses and skills clinics; Campbell River |
| Crosscurrents Kayak | Sea kayak instruction and coaching for new and intermediate paddlers; Nanaimo |
| Dancing With The Sea | Greenland paddle technique courses and coaching |
| Ocean River Sports | Courses, kayaks and paddling gear; Victoria |
| Pacifica Paddle Sports | Lessons, rentals, kayak sales and repairs; Brentwood Bay and Swartz Bay |
| Roll With It Kayaking | Rolling lessons, paddling skills and kayak outfitting; Victoria |
| SKILS | Advanced sea kayak courses, instructor and guide training, and expeditions |
Multi-day trips
Members can find each partner's discount and how to book in SISKA Partners Multi Day Trips. BestCoast's and Crosscurrents' offers are on the course partners page.
| Partner | Where they paddle |
|---|---|
| BestCoast Outfitters | Guided multi-day trips, such as the Deer Group Islands and Johnstone Strait, with kayaks and camping gear supplied |
| Crosscurrents Kayak | Learning expeditions: coached multi-day trips in current, such as around Gabriola and Maurelle islands |
| Footprint BC, booked through Ocean River Sports | Instructional sea kayak tours (Paddle Canada Levels 1 and 2) in Desolation Sound and the Copeland Islands |
| Hello Nature Adventure Tours | Guided tours and kayak rentals from Ucluelet: Barkley Sound, the Broken Group Islands and Clayoquot Sound |
| Paddle West Kayaking | Multi-day tours, day tours and kayak rentals from Tofino |
| Wild Root Journeys | God's Pocket, the Broken Group and Deer Group, Nuchatlitz, Desolation Sound and other destinations each year |
| Wildcoast Adventures | Guided multi-day expeditions from Quadra Island |
Kayak-friendly lodges
Members can find each lodge's discount and contact details in SISKA Kayak Lodge Partner Offerings.
| Lodge | Where it is |
|---|---|
| Sea Otter Lodge | A private island retreat in Kyuquot, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, for groups of 2 to 12 |
| Kagoagh Resort and Fishing Lodge | Quatsino, a 20-minute boat ride from Coal Harbour; bring your own kayak and launch from the lodge |
Becoming a partner
A paddling business that would like to offer SISKA members a discount can email our Partner Company Liaison at partnerliaison@siska.ca.