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Brian Blankinship

Brian is an American Canoe Association (ACA) Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor with Traditional Kayaking Endorsement, and British Canoe Union (BCU) 4 Star Paddler with many years of experience teaching kayaking.  He is also an ACA certified Canoeing Instructor. 

 

Brian's Other Professional Experience

 

- Epic Expert, authorized to represent Epic products

- Professional instructor for the US Government, 4 years

- Kayak Camp Director for the West River Center, 4 years

- Volunteer instructor for non-profit, youth organizations

- Chesapeake Paddlers Association instructor

- First Responder/CPR certified

- Wilderness First Aid certified

 

Brian's Paddling Community Involvement

 

Formerly Coordinator of the Chesapeake Paddlers Association (CPA), a 550-member kayak club in the Baltimore/Washington area.

 

Currently President of Paddlers Around the Chesapeake, an ACA Paddle America Club largely consisting of professional kayakers. 

 

Initiated and conducted all 11 annual "SK102" skills clinics attended by 80+ students and 20+ instructors for CPA.

 

Winner of multiple local and regional kayak races.

 

Appearances in several national paddling magazines, training films and websites. 

Brian's Training

 

Racing and Performance Paddling

Greg Barton, Oscar Chalupsky, Holm Schmidt

 

Surf and Rough Water Paddling

Nigel Foster

 

Traditional (Greenland) Kayaking

Dubside, Alison Sigethy, Ray Killen

 

Other Kayaking Instruction, Assistance

Derek Hutchenson, Bob Foote, Karen Knight, Chuck Sutherland, Bill Lozano, Axel Schoevers

 

Instructional Technique, Instructional Systems Design

ACA, BCU, DIA, NSA, NGA, JMITC

Bay Kayaking

Brian has extensive experience paddling the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries.  He has also led trips to many other local padding destinations,
such as Assateague Island (pictured here).

Why not paddle with the ponies...

...and Bay Kayaking?

Assateague Island, MD

Surfski Race Finish

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