About us
Welcome to the Florida Sea Kayaking Association Meetup (FSKA Meetup) website! We are a kayak club that uses Meetup for communication, event scheduling, and dues collection. We are not a business, nor do we have rental kayaks available.
Our club operates under the Common Adventure Model which means that you are responsible for your own skills, equipment, decisions and safety. Everyone in the group watches out for each other. We purchase liability insurance which requires everyone to sign a liability waiver. It is a sport with risks and you assume responsibility for your own safety.
Members must sign the insurance waiver when joining and again at the beginning of each calendar year. There is a 30-day free trial period in which to pay the dues the first time.
JOINING
How to Pay Dues: Dues are collected through Meetup and Stripe credit card processor.
Log into Meetup.
Click the 'Join this Group' in the Red Box on our FSKA-Meetup home page.
It will take you to Meetup/Stripe where you may pay the $20 dues by credit card anytime during the free 30-day trial membership. If you pay the dues they will not be collected until the 30 day trial ends.
LIABILITY WAIVER
How to Sign the Liability Waiver: (required when first joining and at the beginning of each calendar year)
With phone, tablet or computer, open this link:
https://form.jotform.com/210074080408142
Fill out form. Use your finger or mouse to sign in the signature box.
Press the red 'Submit' button at the bottom of the page. You will get a successful submission confirmation page.
An email will be sent to you with a PDF file of your signed waiver.
LIBRARY
Our FSKA Meetup Group has a Library of DVDs, Books, and Maps. The Library is split with Karen Mc and Rich each having half. This is the way to Borrow from the Library.
1 - To view a list of the materials available, follow this Dropbox address:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/lib4l5xem4z5g1y11pkz1/AHfHZuooCk29eKaVpyVnOI0?rlkey=39mckk4urnxsnyyvgouhvzqpz&st=a0b6hw33&dl=0
2 - Both PDF and CSV files list the DVDs, Books and Maps available. Find the item you are interested in, note the Item # (such as D46) and also the Meetup Name under the Location for that item. The location will be either Rich or Karen Mc.
3 - Look for a Paddle under Events on our Meetup website that Rich or Karen Mc is attending and that you will be attending too. Post a Comment on that Paddle Event listing the Item # of what you want to borrow.
4 - We will bring the item to that paddle for you. When you are finished and ready to return the item, again look for a paddle that the same library person and you are attending and return it at the paddle.
REFERENCE DOCMENTS
Trip Conditions / Paddler Skills: https://www.meetup.com/Florida-Sea-Kayak-Meetup/photos/26047477/458722097/
Articles of Incorporation https://tinyurl.com/38mtfhy5
Bylaws https://tinyurl.com/wmvr8fpa
Upcoming events
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Kayak Simpson Creek South to Fort George Inlet Beach
PADL - Amelia & Talbot Island, 13030 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, FL, USWe will paddle south four miles on Simpson Creek with the lowering tide to the Fort George Inlet Beach. We will get out of our kayaks for about an hour for lunch and an optional swim and/or hike. We will then paddle north to return to PADL Amelia with the rising tide. Simpson Creek is a winding creek in a salt marsh. You will see fish jumping fish and a variety of birds.
If you have not completed and signed the FSKA waiver form in 2026, when you sign up, please complete and sign the waiver form at:
https://form.jotform.com/210074080408142
Please arrive about 9:00 am. We will launch about 9:30 am.
PADL Amelia charges $5 plus sales tax per kayak to launch.
There is a restroom in the PADL Amelia office.
Please bring a kayak, personal flotation device (PFD), whistle, water, sunscreen, lunch, a snack, or a chair if you would like a chair for the lunch break.
Time on land and water: 4.5 - 5.0 hours
Paddling Distance: 8 - 9 miles
Low Tide Noon, High Tide 6:20 pmIf your plans change, and you will not be going, please change your status from "going" to "not going" on the Meetup page for this event so we have correct information regarding who will be going to the event.
Please check this Meetup website after 5 pm the day before the paddle to see if there is a postponement due to a bad weather forecast. If a postponement is not posted by 5 pm the day before the paddle, we will paddle the next day at the scheduled time.
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FSKA Annual Meeting 2026
Location not specified yetSave the date!
FSKA Annual Meeting at campground near St. Mark's Lighthouse.
This is the Campground: https://www.mywakulla.com/departments/parks/newport_campground.php
May 17, 2026. Finally able to make reservations!
For tent sites, two tents/site
New email sent to all members.
This is the link to the campsite map: https://www.mywakulla.com/departments/parks/uploads/Newport%20Campground/Newport%20Park%20Campground%20Map.remediated.pdf?t=202210101148500
More details to follow6 attendees
Past events
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