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Event Descriptions
Arts &
Entertainment
Reflections of Life on Kachemak Bay
Ptarmigan Arts Back Room Gallery
Thursday-Saturday
10am-6pm Sunday,
11am-5pm
free
 For
the month of May, Ptarmigan Arts will be hosting an exhibit
titled "Reflections of Life on Kachemak Bay", an invitational mixed media
show presenting the
multiple talents of local artists. In conjunction with the
themes and activities surrounding the Shorebird Festival and
SeaFest, the theme of this exhibit will encompass the
variety of life found in, on, under and around Kachemak Bay,
including animal, human, sport and recreational life. It will be
on display through
photo courtesy of Christina Whiting
June 3rd. www.ptarmiganarts.com
Contact 907-235-5345 or homerart@alaska.net
Sea Chanteys and Tall Tales
Salty Dawg Saloon
Thursday 7pm Free
A longstanding annual tradition! Local musicians perform
nautical numbers and lead the Salty Dawg patrons in sea
chanteys. All mariners are invited to step up and tell their
tales of adventure and woe on the high seas -- exaggeration and
embellishment naturally expected and permitted.
High Seas Film Night
Alice's Champagne Palace
Friday 7:00pm-9:00pm Admission $5, family of four
$15
Get your seafaring spirit skipping with a selection of
rollicking sea kayaking shorts, clips of commercial fishing
history, and the unforgettable classic "Around Cape Horn"
with 1929 footage shot by Irving Johnson aboard a
square-rigged sailing ship.
Boardwalk Block Party Top of Harbor Ramp 2
Saturday 5pm-6:30pm Free
Celebrate the start of our summer with live music, munchies
and libations! This fun event is sponsored by the businesses of the boardwalk at ramp 2: Center
for Alaskan Coastal Studies, True North Kayak Adventures, Coal
Point Trading Company, Mako's Water Taxi, and Coal Towne
Creamery.
www.akcoastalstudies.org Contact 907-235-6667 or
info@akcoastalstudies.org.
Paddle to Seattle Islands & Ocean Visitor Center
 Saturday 7pm-9pm Free
Join award winning filmmaker, wooden boat builder and
paddler Josh Thomas as he shares and discusses his film, 'Paddle
to Seattle'. The feature documentary chronicles the scenic trip
of Josh and J.J., two intrepid adventures as they paddle
handmade pygmy kayaks from Seward, Alaska to Seattle,
Washington. Come along to join the adventure and reignite your
passion for kayaking and wooden boats! Sponsored by Homer's
Jeans, St. Augustine's Kayak and Tours and the Alaska Maritime
National Wildlife Refuge.
Open Mic
Barge Basin
Sunday 10am-3pm Free
All musicians are welcome to step up to the microphone and play
to the SeaFest audience at the Barge Basin. Contact Sharon at
235-7740 to be added to the schedule.
USAF Band of the Pacific
Concert
Barge Basin
Sunday 3pm-5pm Free
The United States Air Force band - Top Cover - will present a
memorable afternoon of diverse musical entertainment.
SeaFest Keynote Speaker Mike
Burwell
Pratt Museum
Saturday 7:30pm-9pm Admission $8,
students & seniors $5
CANCELLED
Please enjoy the file at Islands & Ocean Visitor Center - Paddle
to Seattle which starts at 7pm. Welcome Reception for Keynote
Speakers has been rescheduled to Sunday at 7pm at the Islands &
Ocean Visitor Center.
Welcome Reception for Keynote Speaker Islands &
Ocean Visitor Center
Sunday 7pm-7:30pm Free
Meet the Keynote Speaker. Take this opportunity to get to
know this fabulous man and learn about the adventures and
explorations he has endeavored.
SeaFest Keynote Speaker Sean
Morley Islands & Ocean Visitor
Center
Sunday 7:30pm-9pm Admission $8, students &
seniors $5
Sit entranced at Islands and Ocean Visitor Center Sunday
night as you hear phenomenal stories from Keynote Speaker Sean
Morley, renown English born kayaker who was the first to
traverse the entirety of the British Isles, a 4,500 mile trip
that took 183 days. He is both humble and dynamic according to
Tom Pogson, sponsor of our kayaking symposium.
All About Boats
 Homer Built Exhibition
Barge Basin
Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm Free
Representing the marine trades of Homer, local boat builders and
outfitters will have examples of their vessels and wares on
display.
Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Show
Barge Basin
Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm Free
A variety of wooden boats on display: kayaks to cabin cruisers,
traditional and modern construction. Witness the trade, meet the
builders, and appreciate the craft.
Traditional Rigging & Boatbuilding
Skills Barge Basin
Saturday 10am-4pm Free
Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society members will demonstrate knots and
hitches, caulking, replanking, steam bending, bronze forging and
more.
Sea Kayak Skills and Rescue
Demonstration
Barge Basin
Saturday Noon-12:30pm
Free
Stand on the bank and see a sea kayaking skills and rescue
demonstration by Alaska Kayak School instructors and coaches;
propulsion, balance and bracing, Eskimo rolling, fun turns and more
with a few rescues thrown in; see the value of developing your
personal sea kayaking skills.
Wooden Boat
Society Raffle Drawing Barge Basin
Sunday 4:30pm $20 raffle tickets on sale
before and during SeaFest
The grand prize is a sea kayak kit from Pygmy Boats of Port
Townsend,WA. Need not be present to win.
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Boating & Water
Safety
Blessing of the Fleet
Harbor entrance, Seafarers Memorial
Sunday TBA Free
Join the friends and families of local mariners for a traditional ceremony honoring those lost at sea, and invoking protection for
all mariners as they ply the waters in their various
pursuits.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Barge Basin
 Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm Free
Stop by and meet some of the folks who help protect our Bay
and the people who use it. Sign up for the next boating
safety class, understand US Coast Guard safety requirements
and arrange a courtesy inspection of your recreational boat
prior to spring launch. It's about boating with confidence.
US Coast
Guard Damage Control Training
Barge Basin
Saturday 10am-5pm Free
Gets hands on practice plugging and patching under simulated
conditions as the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment
Kenai trains you on how to keep your boat from sinking. You
might get a little wet, but what you learn will likely keep
you dry in the long run.
Survival Suit Training
Barge Basin
 Saturday 11am-Noon Free
Training from the experts for those new to survival suit use
or needing a refresher session. Lean proper inspection and
care of the suits, how to don them correctly, and how to
enter and move in the water.
Survival Suit Races
Barge Basin
Saturday 1pm-2pm Free
Team up to vie for the best time in suiting up and swimming
to a life raft. Competition is limited to the first 6
teams. Prizes and bragging rights for the winners! Must be
16 years of age or a bona fide member of a commercial boat
and have your own immersion suit.
US Coast
Guard Emergency Flare Demonstration Barge Basin
Saturday 2:15pm Free
Enjoy this colorful display by members of the US
Coast Guard as they demonstrate and explain various styles
of approved emergency signaling devices.
US Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Demonstration
Barge Basin
Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm Free
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak flies their helicopter in to
perform a simulated rescue of a victim in the water. An
exciting display that is certain to make a real impression
on the whole family. Get a rare close-up look at the
helicopter after the show.
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Natural Science &
History
High Seas Film Night
Alice's Champagne Palace
Friday 7pm-9pm Admission $5, family of four
$15
Get your seafaring spirit skipping with a selection of
rollicking sea kayaking shorts, clips of commercial fishing
history, and the unforgettable classic "Around Cape Horn"
with 1929 footage shot by Irving Johnson aboard a
square-rigged sailing ship.
Non-Toxic Living for Healthy Seas Barge
Basin - KBCS Booth
Saturday & Sunday 10am-11am Free
What is good for you is good for the Sea! Learn simple,
inexpensive and healthy lifestyle and cleaning tips for
yourself, your home and your boat. A nontoxic lifestyle
reduces the chemicals in our lives and our Seas.
Creatures of the Dock Tour
Meet at Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (CACS) yurt, Harbor Ramp 2
Sunday & Monday 1pm-2pm $5, toddlers free
Join the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies naturalists for
a visit to the fascinating animal community below and
attached to the docks in Homer. Good interesting fun for all
ages.
Pratt Museum Historic Harbor Tour
Meet in front of the Salty Dawg
Friday &
Saturday 3pm-4pm $5 per
person
Meet with a Pratt Museum docent at the wheelhouse in front
of the Salty Dawg on the Homer Spit and take a walking tour of the
historic docks of the Homer Harbor.
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Family Fun & Sport
Food and Merchandise Vendors Barge Basin
Saturday-Sunday 10am-5pm
Monday 10am-3pm
A variety of food, crafts and marine supplies for sale. Beer garden Saturday & Sunday
afternoon.
Historic Harbor Tour
Meet in front of the Salty Dawg
Friday &
Saturday 3pm-4pm $5 per
person
Meet with a Pratt Museum docent at the wheelhouse in front
of the Salty Dawg on the Homer Spit and take a walking tour of the
historic docks of the Homer Harbor.
Lion's Club BBQ Barge Basin
Sunday 10am-5pm
Hot-dogs, burgers, and more to
support the Lion's Club.
 Kids Boatbuilding
Barge Basin
Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm Free
Kids of all ages build toy wooden boats from materials
donated by local merchants. Basic hulls are pre-cut, and members of
the Kachemak Bay Wood Boat Society are on hand to offer guidance and
assistance as needed. Guaranteed to make you smile.
North
Pacific Fisheries Association (NPFA) Fishermen's Barbecue
Kevin Bell Ice Rink
Saturday Noon-4pm Cost per
items selected.
The North Pacific Fisheries Association brings
you a mouthwatering selection of the ocean's bounty. Sample
Alaskan halibut, salmon, crab, and chowder, with salad and
soft drinks. Bring family and friends to share the whole
variety!
Creatures of the Dock Tour
Meet at Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies(CACS) yurt, Harbor Ramp 2
Sunday & Monday 1pm-2pm $5, toddlers free
Join the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies naturalists for
a visit to the fascinating animal community below and
attached to the docks in Homer. Good interesting fun for all
ages.
Survival Suit Races
Barge Basin
Saturday 1pm-2pm Free
Team up to vie for the best time in suiting up and swimming
to a life raaft. Competition is limited to the first 6
teams. Prizes and bragging rights for the winners! Must be
16 years of age or a bona fide member of a commercial boat
and have your own immersion suit.
Backwood Girls Competition Barge Basin
Saturday 4pm-5pm Free
Come checkout the Backwoods Girls competing to be an
entrant in the big competition at the Kenai Peninsula State
Fair! This is part of the AK 50 Celebration brought to you
by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Fair.
These ladies will stack firewood, pack water, fry eggs,
start a fire and tend a baby. Ladies, would you like to see
if you have what it takes to be an Alaskan Homesteader in
the competition? Contact Lara McGinnis of the Kenai
Peninsula State Fair at 907-567-3670 or by e-mail at
kpsfair@acsalaska.net.
 Kids Rowing Races
Barge Basin
Sunday 10am-Noon Free
Rowing races for kids up to age 15 will be inside the barge basin
for safety.
The format will depend on number of participants and
available rowboats. Bring your own lifejackets if possible.
 Pedersen Classic Rowing Races
Barge Basin
Sunday 1pm-4pm Free
Men's and women's rowing races in open water.
Oyster
Slurp Contest
Barge Basin
Sunday 2pm-3pm $5 Entry fee
Contestants compete with their hands behind their backs in
several heats of oyster eating, vying for prizes and the
title of Fastest Oyster Slurper of Kachemak Bay for 2009.
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Kayaking Classes
Alaska Kayak School's 4th Immersion Sea Kayaking Skills Symposium
Friday May 22 through Tuesday May 26. Headquarters: Homer Spit Barge
Basin. All kayaking classes have pre-requisites. Please follow links on
the Kayaking Classes page for full details.
Develop your sea kayaking skills while wearing immersion wear and
under the guidance of Alaska Kayak School instructors and coaches.
Take the courses one at a time or line up for five solid days of sea
kayak training for the package deal.
Symposium Fees with rented Equipment
Instruction Fees with own Equipment
Please contact
Alaska Kayak School
for equipment list and rental rates
Introduction to Sea Kayaking: Force 2 Barge
Basin
Friday-Sunday 8:30am-5pm
Learn and practice fundamental skills and rescues for sea
kayaking. This is the class to take if you have not perfected the
skill of capsizing while retaining your kayak and paddle, OR if you
have not had instruction in sea kayaking skills before.
Prerequisites: Wiling to capsize, can follow verbal instruction
and can swim.
Fundamentals Tuning: Force 4
Barge Basin
Friday 8:30am-5pm
Examine the details of the fundamental skills and break down your
sea kayaking skills into component parts to explore the limits of
body actions, blade awareness and sea kayak performance. Intended
for experienced paddlers, to coach the details of your basic skills.
Prerequisites: Previous sea kayaking instruction and a
confident, competent and relaxed wet exit into cold water.
Skill Refinement with Rescues: Force 2 Barge
Basin
Saturday 8:30am-5pm
Refine your wet exit and start to explore the technical
details of the fundamental skills. Add a few important
skills to your paddler's toolbox, with introduction to
rescues and towing. Prerequisites: Fundamental skills
or Introduction to Sea Kayaking course, especially a
confident and competent wet exit.
Skill Refinement with Rescues: Force 4 Barge
Basin
Saturday 8:30am-5pm
Explore the limits of all flat-water skills and
maneuvers with an emphasis on fine-tuning and focus on details.
Includes rescues and towing in protected water. Prerequisites:
Strong beginner or intermediate skills or Fundamentals Tuning.
Rescue and Open Water: Force 2
Barge Basin
Sunday 8:30am-5pm
A short trip planning primer, then learn to rig your sea kayak
for open water paddling. Learn and practice increased group
awareness, and develop the skills to paddle in wind and waves.
Practice rescues in open water or in low wind conditions and small
waves. Details on rescues and towing. Prerequisites: Second
or third day of sea kayaking skills instruction, or have just taken
Introductory Skills, Skill Refinement Force 2.
Rescue and Moving Water: Force 4
Meet at Mako's Water Taxi
Sunday 8:30am-5pm
Learn to maneuver a sea kayak in fast tidal streams, and
practice rescues in fast moving water. Various towing scenarios and
rescue strategies are explored. Learn how to use tide and current
tables to make tide predictions. Prerequisites: Experienced
paddler with strong beginner or intermediate skills, or Skill
Refinement with Rescues Force 4.
Rescues and Moving Water: Force 2 Meet at Mako's
Water Taxi
Monday 10:00am-6:00pm
An introduction to paddling sea kayaks in moving water, and a
chance to use teamwork to practice rescues in a dynamic environment
with eddy lines and small whirlpools. Learn what causes tides and
currents and make tidal predictions using tidal constants.
Prerequisites: Have taken Introduction to Sea Kayaking recently,
and MUST have a confident and well practiced wet exit.
Rescues and Open Water: Force 4 Barge Basin
Monday 8:30am-5pm
Navigation and trip planning, and practice flat-water skills,
rescues and towing in open water. Focus on controlling your course in
moderate winds and waves up to 1 meter in open water. Prerequisites:
Rescues and Moving Water Force 4.
The
Crossing, Force 2 and Force 4 Meeting place to be
announced
Tuesday 8:30am-5pm
A trip planning session, and a navigation review. Make a plan to cross
Kachemak Bay as a group and plan to return to the Spit by paddling. If you
only want to paddle one-way, you will need to pay for a water taxi return,
which is an additional fee. This is a 4 to 5 mile crossing and it takes 45
minutes to an hour depending on where we cross. Prerequisites:
Rescues and Open Water Force 2 or Force 4, or permission. No novices or
beginners.
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Bay Excursions
Please follow links on the Bay
Excursions page for full details.
The Ultimate Tour True North Kayak
Office, Homer Spit
Daily check in by 7:30am $199
per person
Water taxi to the Glacier Trailhead and hike a three-hour loop
through old growth forest and glacial moraine to a glacial lake
surrounded by mountains. Pick up is in Halibut Cove where our boat
brings you past a puffin rookery, fjords and hanging glacier to our
base camp on Yukon Island. Paddle around the island where you will
find sea otters, eagles and sea caves. Water taxi, guide, kayak
equipment, lunch and snacks included. Returns to Homer Harbor at
6pm.
A Great Beginning Homer Ocean
Charters Office, Homer Spit
Daily starting Friday check-in by 9:30am $135 per person Beginners
to Experienced kayakers
Depart Homer on a water taxi trip across Kachemak Bay to Otter Cove.
Join your guide on the beach for instructions on paddling safety,
boat handling techniques and more. Paddle among the sea otters and
tide pools with your guide. Round trip transportation across the
bay, guide, kayaks and gear provided. Bring your own lunch and
drinks. Returns to Homer Harbor at 5pm.
Day on the Bay Mako's Water Taxi, Homer Spit
Daily Check in by 8am $200 per person, limit 10
Water taxi across Kachemak Bay and through the Herring Islands to Kasitsna Bay for
a kayak tour guided by the folks at Across the Bay Tent and Breakfast. After
your paddle, take a tour of Seldovia and return to Homer on a scenic
flight with Smokey Bay Air. Lunch and all transportation included. Returns
to Homer at 4:30pm.
On Your Own Homer
Ocean Charters Office, Homer Spit
Daily starting Friday custom times. Cost varies. Experienced kayakers only
Enjoy paddling in the Eldred passage, Sadie Cove and Tutka Bay area. Bring your own kayak and gear
for water taxi to Otter Cove where you can kayak on your own for the day.
This trip is for experienced kayakers. Kayak rentals or a cabin for an
overnight stay at additional cost. Landing craft water taxi can access all
destinations in Kachemak Bay State Park. Cost: $60 roundtrip water taxi to
Otter Cove; kayak rentals $40 for a single, $70 for a double. Cabin $80 per
night for two people. Water taxi to other park destinations $60 to $85 per
person round trip. Contact Homer Ocean Charters at
(907) 235-6212 or www.homerocean.com or
hoc@xyz.net
 Paddle to the Stars
Meet at CACS yurt, Harbor Ramp 2
Saturday & Sunday check-in by 7:30am
$150 per person, limit 18
Water taxi to remote Peterson Bay for a guided natural
history tour with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and
St. Augustine Kayak & Tours. The tour includes a half day each of
hiking and kayaking. No kayaking experience necessary. Returns to Homer
Harbor at 6pm.
Seldovia Natural History Tour Rainbow Tours Office, Homer Spit
Daily starting Saturday check-in by 10am  $50, juniors $40, seniors $45
Narrated nature tour departs from Homer Harbor at 10:30am. Includes Gull
Island, Eldred Passage and 3 hours to explore Seldovia Village. Returns to Homer Harbor at
5:30pm. Maximum number:
90.
Seldovia Shuttle Rainbow Tours Office, Homer Spit
Daily starting Saturday departs at 8am Round trip fares
$45, juniors $35, seniors $40
Direct non-stop departures from Seldovia to Homer 8am and 4pm and from
Homer to Seldovia at 10:30am and 6pm. 10:30am departure from Homer is the
Seldovia Natural History Tour (see above).
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