Our Philosophy
Discovery Sea Kayaks is a small professional sea kayak touring and sales company based in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. We are dedicated to providing our clients with unique kayaking adventures of the highest quality with a personal touch. We take great pride in being a small company, the owners are avid sea kayakers who guide and teach kayaking, spending as much time on the water as possible.
Our goal at Discovery Sea Kayaks is to offer you a memorable kayaking adventure. We believe small group sizes, unique adventures, professional guides and quality equipment allow us to provide our guests with an exceptional kayaking experience. At Discovery Sea Kayaks, our guides are our most important asset for our success and your safety. They make your kayaking adventure safe, educational, informative, and enjoyable.
| Jason Gunter
A true American adventurer, superb paddler, gourmet wilderness cook, research naturalist, and wildlife photographer with many of his photos used in books and manuscripts, Jason has extensive outdoor experience including caving, mountaineering, whitewater and sea kayaking. Jason completed his BS in Biology from the University of Arkansas. He now lives full time on San Juan Island where he has been leading overnight kayak tours throughout the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands for many years.
"Leading multi-day trips is one of my favorite things about guiding, along with a chance to meet people and chat about the environment, wildlife, or great adventures."
| Richard Swanson
Richard Swanson has over 40 years experience exploring the San Juans by boat and kayak. When not traveling the world he resides at his home in Friday Harbor. He has traveled extensively by kayak throughout the San Juan Islands as well as the entire Pacific Northwest. Richard has combined his love of travel and kayaking, having paddled in Florida, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia but finds the San Juans the most beautiful area to kayak.
Richard is a Certified PADI SCUBA Instructor and spends his off season as a Dive Master and dive guide in the tropics. He holds the PADI Medic First Aid and CPR designation, American Red Cross First Aid and CPR as well as Wilderness First Aid. He is Three Star assessed and Four Star trained British Canoe Union Paddler with BCU Lifeguard award and is a certified Naturalist with the San Juan Island Whale Museum. His experience on and in the water and past experience as teacher and swim coach will make your paddle with us safe, informative, enjoyable and educational.
| Quality Gear and Equipment
When it comes to equipment we believe our clients deserve nothing but the best. We outfit our clients with the same high quality kayaking gear and equipment used by our guides. Our kayak fleet is replaced every season.
Our equipment is from some of the most innovative companies in the outdoor industry: - Boreal Designs - Stable and Easy to Paddle Kayaks
- Werner - Lightweight, High Quality Fiberglass Paddles
- Seward Kayaks - Stable High Performance Double Kayaks
- The North Face - Quality Three-Person Tents and Two-Person Tents
- Kelty and The North Face - Spacious, Warm and Comfortable Sleeping Bags
- Pacific Outdoor Equipment - Dry Bags, Self-Inflating Foam Sleeping Pads, Camping Accessories
- Gul - Wet Suits, Booties, Gloves
- Stohlquest & MTI - Life Vests
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