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2 Day Mothership Kayaking & Sealife Cruise

Spend a night onboard the mothership Celeste!  After a day exploring Kodiak's beautiful coasts by kayak, return to the warmth and comfort of the Celeste's galley for a galley-cooked dinner fit for an Alaskan fisherman.  Smaller groups (3 or fewer) generally sleep onboard, while a remote cabin is reserved for larger groups (4 or more). The following day we'll transcend the traditional boundaries of day-trippers into the realm of the expeditionary as we search for the elusive whale species, comb remote beaches, and find out what's just over the horizon.   Rates    What to Bring (.pdf)

Exclusive environmental project: 

SHUYAK   July 19-27, 2008

The "Shuyak Uncovered" project provides visitors a hands-on way to restore our wild places.  For a nine day period in 2008, volunteers may spend part of or an entire day to beach debris removal on this wild and uninhabited island.  During our week-long stay at Shuyak, periods of debris collection will be offset by guided trips by foot, kayak and skiff through the backcountry of this wild place.  Our team will be transported to Shuyak from Kodiak and back, and will receive meals and berthing aboard the MV Island C, an 83' yacht chartered for this expedition.

This adventure is made possible through a grant from the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation and NOAA to Island Trails Network, a non-profit founded and directed by  Orcas Unlimited owner Andy Schroeder.

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3 Day Mothership Kayaking & Sealife Cruise

For the ultimate experience, try this 3-day/2-night mothership cruise.  Departing from Anton Larsen Bay will cut three hours of transit, and swap our opening scene from busy harbor to serene estuary.  Days are spent exploring the marine and shore life of Kodiak and Afognak Islands from the spectacular perspective of a kayak or the comfortable observation deck of the Celeste.  Each night is spent in a new location, either aboard (generally 3 or fewer) or ashore (4 or more) at one of a number of remote cabins.

As our range increases with additional day onboard, we'll select the perfect bay on Afognak and glide through it's headwaters to where ocean becomes river, and stoic salmon take their last breath.  Bear sightings from the kayak are common during the height of the pink salmon run but never guaranteed.  We'll return to Kodiak city after three days of cruising by kayak and mothership, having never covered the same ground twice.  You'll be tired by the end of the trip.  But oh, the stories you'll tell.   Rates  What to Bring (.pdf)

Multi-day Kayaking Expeditions - For the minimalist, for the backpacker, for the adventurer...
these itineraries are guided, but not mothership-supported.

2 Day Kayak Expedition - Kodiak to Ouzinkie to Anton Larsen Bay

A breathtaking 20-mile paddle from Kodiak westward through Narrow Strait and near the native village of Ouzinkie, rounding Kizhuyak point and descending into the protected waters and rookeries of Anton Larsen Bay.  This expedition, as well as the longer ones below, typically involve sightings of one or more species of whales (humpback, fin, orca, minke, or gray), harbor seals, sea otters, and dozens of bird species.  Certain tidal conditions permit exploring a series of small lagoons near Neva Cove.  Does not include mothership support. Kayaking experience and camping equipment required.    Rates      What to Bring (.pdf)

3-day Kayak Expedition - Rounding Spruce Island

This adventure take us around the north tip of Spruce Island in Marmot Bay, through 35 miles of spectacular scenery,  Steep, rocky cliffs and towering shorelines mark the seaward shore, and extensive kelp forests harbor an abundance of sea otters and seals.  Fin and humpback whales are frequently sighted near a barren outcrop of islets known as The Triplets, which is also home to thousands of horned and tufted puffins.  Does not include mothership support.  Kayaking experience and camping equipment required.     Rates    What to Bring (.pdf)

A challenging 5-day round trip  departing from and returning to Anton Larsen Bay.  Kayakers will navigate the difficult Whale Passage, and catch favorable currents as the expedition follows the westering sun towards the Shelikof Strait.  Good weather will allow us to round the cape to the north and return via Raspberry strait, past Russian Orthodox settlements and the village site of Afognak, abandoned after the 1964 Tsunami.  Does not include mothership support.  Kayaking experience and camping equipment required.  Rates   What to Bring (.pdf)

2008 Rates:

* All Rates per person. 

Deposits & Delays

Deposit rates are 50%, fully refundable up to 30 days in advance of the charter, after which it becomes nonrefundable. 

For charters and guided trips originating from the city of Kodiak, severe weather may cause  cancellation with full refund of deposit on the day of the trip.  Cancellations result as a result of unsafe, not simply uncomfortable weather.  The captain alone reserves the right to cancel an outing. 

In case of cancellation:  Guests may have the option of rescheduling their trip, or in certain cases, relocating a Marmot Bay Mothership Kayak Trip to Anton Larsen Bay if conditions there permit paddling.  Guests may otherwise request a refund.

Multi-day charters extended due to severe weather incur an additional fee of 50% of the daily rate per person. 

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