Our Mission
We want you to be the best paddler you can be, but have fun getting there. We offer coaching and mentoring, from core concepts on flat water to advanced skills in challenging conditions. We emphasize safety and rescue, skill building, and a solid foundation.
We are the mid-Atlantic rep for SKUK-NDK, Rockpool, and a host of British paddling gear. We are based in Accokeek, southern Maryland, and maintain an office in Alexandria Virginia. Our locations afford us easy access to nearby launches for demos & lessons. We offer new and used sea kayak sales, minor repairs, & detailing. We also run group and private lessons, as well as small private kayak tours in the WDC area.
WHY I DO THIS
RANDI KRUGER
Owner, Kayak Instructor and Guide
I want peers, and it seems to me the best way to achieve that is to grow them right here at home.
I am an eternal student. I am currently pursuing British Canoe certification, acquiring some 120 hours of training in the last 18 months. I have also acquired an additional 80 hours of ACA continuing ed in those same 18 months.
I am an American Canoe Association Instructor Trainer in Coastal Kayak (aka Level 3). I also hold an ACA Open Water Instructor (aka Level 4) certification. In river I hold an Essentials of River Kayaking (aka Level 2) Instructor cert.
I have received both Safe Guarding (BC) and Safe Sport training (ACA) to help me understand, evaluate, and protect minors in coaching situations. I carry current SOLO Wilderness First Aid and Red Cross CPR/AED certifications. I can also provide a background check, prior to working with minors, updated every two years.
Check out my Instagram @justapaddler to find out what I've been up to.
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ROB SAN LUIS
Instructor & Guide
Rob San Luis joined the CCK team in 2017. He injects a warm, enthusiastic element into everything he does, including paddling. Rob has many years of experience as a fitness trainer. He received his ACA River Level 2 Instructor Certification, as well as his Level 2 Safety and Rescue Certification in May, 2018. Rob is a gifted rolling coach, capable of both Greenland and Euro blade-style roll coaching. Rob enjoys surfing long boats, paddle boarding, and paddling whitewater most of all. Rob is the foundation that supports the CCK organization, saying “that way I get to play with ALL the toys!”
ALEX "SASHA" DEAN
Instructor and Guide
Alex is originally from Los Angeles where he learned the discipline required to master any skill-set by
becoming a concert-level violinist. He has always considered it his ‘craft’ and felt many hours of daily
practice helped him stay centered.
Since retiring in 2011 Alex has shifted his focus to sea kayaking. This
natural transition has replaced the violin with a boat and the bow with a paddle. He feels it is his life-
long love of the ocean and a deep desire for challenge that brought him to the sport.
His mentorship and friendship with Randi and Rob inspired him to take his paddling to the next level.
Now a level 3 ACA Instructor, he dedicates most of his spare time to teaching and paddling the east
coastline from Maine to Florida. Alex always looks forward to helping anyone with a desire to become a
better paddler, but when you see him on the water, call him Sasha!