2025 Autumn Gales - 17th Year in the Books!
Hello Autumn Galers!
Thank you to every participant, coach, and guide who joined the Autumn Gales event in Fishers Island Sound. Your commitment, seamanship, and good humor turned challenging conditions into meaningful learning — especially on Friday and Saturday, when the blustery winds tested our judgment and teamwork.
The bright, sunny days on Saturday and Sunday provided perfect payoff for a good challenge: crisp visibility, warm camaraderie, and excellent opportunities to practice new strokes, rescues, and group drills. Sunday's strong ebb current flow provided a good opportunity to understand how unique this area is with a number of groups venturing out to the exposed reef areas of Sugar Reef and Catumb Rock.
The dates for next year are Friday, October 30th - Sunday, November 1st, 2026. Hope to 'Sea U' there!
Peace and Cheers,
Greg & Paula
Thank you to every participant, coach, and guide who joined the Autumn Gales event in Fishers Island Sound. Your commitment, seamanship, and good humor turned challenging conditions into meaningful learning — especially on Friday and Saturday, when the blustery winds tested our judgment and teamwork.
The bright, sunny days on Saturday and Sunday provided perfect payoff for a good challenge: crisp visibility, warm camaraderie, and excellent opportunities to practice new strokes, rescues, and group drills. Sunday's strong ebb current flow provided a good opportunity to understand how unique this area is with a number of groups venturing out to the exposed reef areas of Sugar Reef and Catumb Rock.
The dates for next year are Friday, October 30th - Sunday, November 1st, 2026. Hope to 'Sea U' there!
Peace and Cheers,
Greg & Paula
Check out the video from the 2024 event! More videos from past events can be found on our Sea Kayaking Photos and Action page
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.
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.
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