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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Cumberland Island, Dungeness Ruins and Dungeness Beach
Dee Dee Bartels Boat Ramp, N 14th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, USWe will kayak across the Saint Mary's River, paddle about 5 miles along the west coast of Cumberland Island and get out of our kayaks about 0.5 mile south of the Dungeness Dock. There will be an option to hike east about 0.25 miles to the Dungeness Ruins and to continue an additional 0.5 miles east to Dungeness Beach on the Ocean. After lunch we will paddle south along the west coast of Cumberland Island again and take a break at the beach at the sourthern tip of Cumberland Island before we return to the Dee Dee Bartels Boat Launch.
Please arrive at Dee Dee Bartels Boat Launch about 9:30 am so we can launch about 10:00 am.
There are bathrooms at the Boat Ramp.
There is no fee to use or park at the Boat Ramp.
Please bring $15 in cash to pay a federal park fee or a federal park pass.
Please bring a kayak, PFD, whistle, water, lunch or snack and sunscreen. You may want to bring a compact, lightweight beach chair.
We have seen wild horses, egrits, herons, fish and dolphins here.
Total time on land and water: 7.0 - 7.5 hours
Total paddling distance: 10-11 miles
Kayaking level: experienced intermediate
Tides: low at 12:10 pm and high at 6:43 pmPlease paddle within about 10 boat lenghts of the other kayakers.
Please do not sign up for this paddle if you are a beginning kayaker, you are not comfortable paddling at 2.5 mph for a long time or if you have an inflatable kayak, a folding kayak or a recreational kayak that does not have water tight, sealed compartments, because these kayaks can sink.
Please check this website in the afternoon or the evening 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 noon the day before the paddle, we will paddle the next day at the scheduled time for the paddle.
If you have not already done so in 2026, please complete and sign the Florida Sea Kayaking Release.
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.4 attendees
Ironman - Jacksonville (Downtown - St. Johns River)
Friendship Fountain Park, 1015 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, FL, USSwimmer Escorts needed for the inaugural Ironman event in Jacksonville, along the St. Johns River!
Join us as we help provide the safety net for thousands of swimmers. More details below for the actual event. The swimming portion of this event will run from Met Park, where the athletes will jump into the river from the docks, 2.4 miles downstream to the dock at the end of Post St. https://maps.app.goo.gl/k8xYhQ8it2i5QadW7. (You may have to copy / paste the link to see this map). Note that kayaker and other safety escorts will be able to launch from the boatramp near Friendship Fountain. This event is expected to have close to 2,500 participants and will start near 7:30 am, so we'll probably need to be in the water around 7:00. I'll provide more details once I receive them. This should be a very exciting event for the city and hope we'll have lots of interested kayakers along for the ride! To see the press release, click this link: https://www.ironman.com/news/floridas-first-coast-welcomes-full-distance-ironman-triathlon-ironman-jacksonville-set-debut
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The inaugural IRONMAN Jacksonville takes place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Florida. This full-distance triathlon features a 2.4-mile swim in the St. Johns River, a 112-mile two-loop bike course through downtown Jacksonville, and a 26.2-mile three-loop run along the Riverwalk, offering qualifying slots for the 2026 World Championship in Kona.Key Details for IRONMAN Jacksonville (May 16, 2026):
- Location: Downtown Jacksonville, Florida.
- Course Structure:
- Swim: 2.4-mile, point-to-point in the St. Johns River (timed with incoming tide).
- Bike: 112-mile, two-loop, flat, and fast course.
- Run: 26.2-mile, three-loop course along the river and through Riverside Avenue.
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