Membership
Annual membership in BASK is $25 per person, $35 per family, or $15 for students, seniors, and out-of-state members. Join BASK.
Benefits of membership in BASK include:
- Participitation in trips, workshops and clinics for all skill levels. Trips lead us all over the Bay area, and an important goal of BASK is to offer opportunities for members to improve their sea kayaking skills. Periodic workshops include: open water rescues, tides and currents, kayak sailing, the surf zone, rock gardening, kayak repair, expedition planning, instructor training, etc. Our most ambitious program is the BASK Skills Clinic, an annual 5 week "kayak boot camp" with classroom sessions, a pool session and 3 weekend camping trips. We run this clinic for BASK members who have been paddling for a while with the club, but feel that they would like a more formal presentation and refinement of their skills. In addition to the comprehensive list of skills taught (including boat fitting, car topping, first aid, group dynamics, hypothermia, knot tying, navigation, paddles strokes, pod work, self and assisted rescues, surf zone and weather), we seek to help participants feel confident in actively supporting the club as officers, trip initiators, instructors and all-around more active members of the club.
- BASK members have also organized expeditions to Alaska, Baja, British Columbia, Chile, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti and more. Although most trips are initiated by one or more persons, all trips are cooperative efforts with responsibilities shared by all participants. BASK does not supply boats or equipment, although some members may be willing to share equipment.
- E-mail listserver for last-minute trip announcements, and discussion of anything else related to kayaking and of interest to our membership (and occasionally a few subjects that are NOT of relevance).
- Access to the BASK Members Only Page with lots of additional information and features.
- Access to our monthly newsletter, Bay Currents, which has been published since BASK was formed in 1985.
- The BASK handbook and membership directory with contact information for all BASK members. While this information is entirely optional, most BASKers opt-in. In addition to the alphabetized listing, there is also a First Name Directory so that you can easily look up the contact information for that person named Andy that you paddled with last week. There is also a Zip Code Directory so that you can locate paddlers in your area to coordinate a car pool to the BASK meeting or explore a local paddling spot.
- Access to our extensive Library of kayak related literature, videos, and DVDs.
- Support of other groups and non-profits that care about and protect our paddling environment.