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A Western Sea Kayakers membership provides:

  • Access to the members-only Forum and calendar
  • with trip reports full of adventure, wildlife, humor and lessons-learned
  • areas to ask questions and gain perspectives on topics related to kayaking gear, skill development, navigation
  • a classified section where members buy and sell kayaks, life jackets/personal flotation devices (PDFs), paddles and kayaking-related gear
  • Opportunities to join a wide variety of sea kayaking trips posted by other members and trip leaders: and ranging from
  • shorter, flat water ones
  • wildlife viewing, including birds, sea otters, seals and sea lions
  • longer coastal trips in dynamic waters and rock gardens
  • an occasional surf zone play day
  • Practice sessions covering rescues, capsizing, and paddle strokes


Membership in Western Sea Kayakers is for one-year, and there are two types of membership available:

  1. Individual member - $35.00/year dues
  2. Individual member with a minor child or minor children - $35.00/year dues


By way of example, a family with two adults and one minor child requires an 'individual membership' and an 'individual membership with a minor child'. Liability releases will be required for all three people.


New Member Signup steps include:

  • choosing membership type
  • acknowledging privacy agreement
  • providing e-mail and contact information
  • optionally, indicating your interests: flatwater, wildlife viewing, surf, dynamic water, and/or Greenland gear and skills
  • signing an online liability release and then a joining agreement
  • (if you miss the liability release, or don't see it while going through signup, you can complete it here: Release of Liability Waiver )
  • paying dues online

And then being given immediate access to the members-only section.


Your membership runs from the date you join until the same date the following year.


Dues cover the cost of:

  • Operating the WSK website and membership management system
  • WSK's liability insurance
  • WSK's director and officer insurance for officers, coordinators and trip leaders