Adventure Sixy North rents kayaks, camping gear, satellite phones,Vhf marine radios,Spot Tracker in Seward Alaska for your Alaska sea kayaking adventures. 03/01/10

Kayak-Canoe Rental & Gear Rental

Information / Policies -2012

Canoe & Kayak rental now available in Seward & Trail Lake, Moose Pass (Trail Lake Lodge)

About Our Kayaks & Canoes

Our Single Kayaks - Single kayaks are 15' and 17' plastic kayaks with 2 storage compartments and 1 cockpit from Necky, Perception, Current Design, Wilderness Stystems. All have rudder systems only, no skags.

Our Double Kayaks- Double kayaks are 18' plastic kayaks with 2 storage compartments and 2 cockpits from

Necky,Wilderness Systems. We use Necky Amuruks, and Wilderness System North Stars.

Our Canoes - Canoes are Old Town 15' double seat canoes. We have the Guide series and Rockport series.

Kayak and Canoe Rental Information & Our Rental Policies

All kayaks rentals include kayak, skirt, paddle, PFD, sponge, paddle float & pump and

transport to water taxi pickup locations near Seward and also pickup at local beaches..

We do have rubber boots and gloves, dry bags, satellite phones, marine VHF radios, Spot Satellite GPS messengers for rent. (see gear rental page for pricing)

Loaner Maps will be provided for your kayaking adventure upon request.

We also sell Kenai Kenai Fjord /Trails Illustrated Maps in our shop!

All kayak rentals with destinations outside of Resurrection Bay will be required to have at a minimum marine VHF radio, satellite phone or emergency notification and location beacon in the group, if you do not have one we rent them. Cell phone coverage does not exist outside of our bay, and is very limited inside Resurrection Bay. (please review the Glacier Sea Kayaking Safety link below. We will not make any exceptions to this policy, please do not ask us to us to do so.

We Require that all kayak rentals file a trip plan, providing intended destinations / routes including starting times, location, and returning point location and time. Also we will ask for emergency contact information in case of notification should it be required.

Be Advised - We recommend a marine VHF radio, Spot emergency beacon, or cell phone for Resurrection Bay!

Cell phones must be protected from salt water if used for emergency use while kayaking in the bay.

NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE IN BEAR GLACIER & LIMITED VHF RADIO COVERAGE FROM INSIDE BEAR GLACIER LAKE. (We recommend satellite phone for this area, this is what we use here!)

Hand held marine VHF radios are line of sight use and if you are in a cove, or around an obstruction they will not be reliable until you get out into open waters free of obstructions. In Aialik Bay and Nortwestern Fjord most comunication is between other kayakers, tour boats, fishing vessels when emergencies arise. To summon help we

feel like the Spot tracker or Satellite phone will be the most reliable technologies available. The Kenai Fjords National Park Rangers moniter channel 16 on the VHF radio. If you are not familiar with the operation and procedures of using the VHF marine radio or Satellite phone, please ask us to assist you with understanding how they work before you depart for the wilderness. We can and will provide valuable useful information that may end up saving you from a disasterous experience. This is how we roll.

All rental gear customers must sign our Acknowledgement of Risk and Assumption of Risk and Liability waiver for any and all gear rentals or trips. Printable PFD Copy No Exceptions can be made!

All kayak & canoe rental participants should be proficient at performing self rescues using a paddle float technique before participating in any self guided kayaking activity! We may ask you to demonstrate a self rescue on land before renting a sea kayak. We reserve the right to refuse kayak and canoe rentals to anyone.

If you are not a experienced sea kayaker or canonist, we suggest that you participate in a guided paddle, or get some instruction before coming to Seward to rent sea kayaks or canoes, and sea kayak or canoe in these waters.

Adventure Sixty North offers a introductory kayaking class to teach self rescue and wet exits and very basic paddle & safety information.

All kayak renters should review the Kenai Fjords National Park website pages that pertain to Bear Safety

and Glacier Sea Kayaking Safety

We transport rentals to and from our office to local beach drop offs - Lowell Point, 4th of July beach and local boat ramps if needed at no extra charge.

We drop off and pickup at most beaches near Seward and to many of the following listed water taxi services: Alaska Coastal Safari, Miller'sLanding,Weather Permitting Water Taxi, and by Jim Barkleys Salt water Lodge boats.

Rental kayaks are located at our office near Seward, and in Bear Glacier.

ALSO-Rental canoes / kayaks at Trail Lake Lodge, located on the Seward Hwy. in Moose Pass at Trail Lake!

Water taxi operators do not want to transport loaded kayaks to or from kayaking destinations, please plan to have your gear in appropriate gear containers for transport.

Water taxi operators will request a sponged out kayak before they load it onto their boat.

Please sponge off and out your rental kayak! Its good karma (Kayak or Canoe)

Lost and or damaged rental kayaks, canoes or rental gear will be charged to the person/lpersons signing the rental agreement. Cost will be determined per rental agreement contract. All rentals require a signed rental agreement and a signed release of liability/waver! Cost of finding and retrieving lost kayaks, canoes, gear will also be charged to the person/persons that sign the rental agreement.

Any/All rescue costs are the responsibility of the person or persons renting the kayaks/s or Canoe/s. We assume no liability what so ever for any injuries, accidents, death/s, or travel delays, malfunctioning rental gear. Please reveiw our assumption of risks & Liability waiver.