2022 Autumn Gales Update
Hello Autumn Galers!
Registration is now open for the 2022 event! Please check out the registration and contact page.
We are gearing up for our 14th year! Happy to share that our British Coaching friends will be coming back after a two year hiatus. You'll see some familiar faces - Eila Wilkinson, Harry Whelan, Pete Jones and Rick Cooper to start, along with our awesome local coaches and rough water guides. Two new additions are Magnus Sigurjóns from Iceland and Mirco Goldhausen from Anglesey. We'll be firming up the line up in the coming months.
The main 3-day event will be Friday 10/28 through Sunday 10/30. As always, you can choose to participate 1 day, 2 days or all three days. British Canoeing courses will be held before and after the main event. The personal performance awards will be held on 10/27 for the Coastal Sea Kayak skills and on 10/31 for the Advanced Sea Kayak skills. Leadership trainings and assessments will be held on 10/31-11/1 for the Sea Kayak Leader and 10/26-10/27 for the Advanced Sea Kayak Leader. We'll also be working in British Canoeing navigation courses awards during the main event.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Gales and let's hope it blows a hoolie!
Cheers,
Greg & Paula
Registration is now open for the 2022 event! Please check out the registration and contact page.
We are gearing up for our 14th year! Happy to share that our British Coaching friends will be coming back after a two year hiatus. You'll see some familiar faces - Eila Wilkinson, Harry Whelan, Pete Jones and Rick Cooper to start, along with our awesome local coaches and rough water guides. Two new additions are Magnus Sigurjóns from Iceland and Mirco Goldhausen from Anglesey. We'll be firming up the line up in the coming months.
The main 3-day event will be Friday 10/28 through Sunday 10/30. As always, you can choose to participate 1 day, 2 days or all three days. British Canoeing courses will be held before and after the main event. The personal performance awards will be held on 10/27 for the Coastal Sea Kayak skills and on 10/31 for the Advanced Sea Kayak skills. Leadership trainings and assessments will be held on 10/31-11/1 for the Sea Kayak Leader and 10/26-10/27 for the Advanced Sea Kayak Leader. We'll also be working in British Canoeing navigation courses awards during the main event.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Gales and let's hope it blows a hoolie!
Cheers,
Greg & Paula
What is the Autumn Gales?
The Autumn Gales is in its second decade of being the premier rough water event on the East Coast and is held in one of the few areas in the U.S. that has tidal currents worthy of holding British Canoeing's Advance Sea Kayak Leader Awards. Fisher's Island Sound is an amazing location and we strive to create unique experiences to learn and gain experience with rough water paddling. The Autumn Gales event runs out of Stonington Borough, Connecticut and uses the New England Science & Sailing waterfront facility.
Our high level coaches and rough water guides create an environment where paddler's can test their comfort zone, gain confidence and continue their skills growth and seamanship. We pride ourselves on a low coach/guide to participation ratio that allows for a lot of individualized coaching. The event is geared towards a variety of paddlers - those that have a solid foundation on flat water and have experienced some bouncy water to those looking to hone their skills in the bigger stuff.
Come be a part of a fun community and sub-culture of rough water paddlers that are empowering to be around - sharing knowledge, exploring and building confidence.
The Autumn Gales is in its second decade of being the premier rough water event on the East Coast and is held in one of the few areas in the U.S. that has tidal currents worthy of holding British Canoeing's Advance Sea Kayak Leader Awards. Fisher's Island Sound is an amazing location and we strive to create unique experiences to learn and gain experience with rough water paddling. The Autumn Gales event runs out of Stonington Borough, Connecticut and uses the New England Science & Sailing waterfront facility.
Our high level coaches and rough water guides create an environment where paddler's can test their comfort zone, gain confidence and continue their skills growth and seamanship. We pride ourselves on a low coach/guide to participation ratio that allows for a lot of individualized coaching. The event is geared towards a variety of paddlers - those that have a solid foundation on flat water and have experienced some bouncy water to those looking to hone their skills in the bigger stuff.
Come be a part of a fun community and sub-culture of rough water paddlers that are empowering to be around - sharing knowledge, exploring and building confidence.
Check out our video from the 2021 event!
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