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My name is Brian Schulz.   I am the primary instructor and founder of Cape Falcon Kayak.  I grew up sailing,  fishing, and scuba diving.  I began sea kayaking at age 19 and whitewater kayaking at age 21.  Since then I have kayaked many rivers in the Pacific Northwest,  sea kayaked in British Columbia, the San Juan Islands, Puget Sound, Kauai, Costa Rica and now my home,  the north Oregon Coast.  I also have a background in emergency services,  technical rope rigging and rescue,  environmental activism, rock climbing and mountaineering.  Along with teaching lessons, I build and teach the building of traditional skin on frame sea kayaks.  

I am actively involved in preserving traditional kayak history as well as exploring the boundaries of modern kayak design.  I feel that some of those most exciting things in sea kayaking today are happening in skin on frame.  I'm proud to be a part of that, empowering people to craft their own boats and explore new horizons.

The sea kayaking programs I create are simultaneously cautious and adventurous,  designed to maximize your safety while exploring your limits,  and most of all allowing you to feel comfortable so you can grow from any skill level.   
 
My specialty is work in the surf,  rough weather, and open ocean.  I have spent more time in exposed coastal waters than all of my other  paddling trips combined.  I am awed by the beauty of the ocean,  humbled by its power.  The ocean is the source of all life on our planet, and for me,  spending time kayaking, surfing, or swimming in it is a communion with creation.  I feel very strongly about preserving our magnificent earth,  and have incorporated that into the values of my business, as well as directly donating 5% of sales to ocean conservation organizations.  The pulse of the tides, the irresistible splashing of the surf,  beautiful sunsets, winter storms.  All this has drawn me to live and teach at the oceans edge.  I invite you come share it with me.


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