About Us
It is truly our kayak guides that make the company. It is the kayak guides that turn a good trip into a fantastic trip. Most of our kayak guides have been with Kingfisher for years and it is because of them that we have many guests returning year after year.
"It actually felt more like being on a trip with friends than with guides. They were of course great guides, cooks, and paddlers, but it was other things that really made the trip special." K.A. from USA
All of our kayak guides are certified with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of British Columbia. As a company we encourage and support our guides in continually improving their kayaking, interpretive and leadership skills to in turn offer you the best kayaking vacation possible.
Andrew Jones - with over 20 years of kayaking on both the east and west coasts of Canada plus the Caribbean, Andrew eagerly shares his passion for kayaking and the wilderness with our guests. As owner of Kingfisher, Andrew's goal is to ensure all guests have a fantastic time on whichever trip they choose. More +/-
Don Webster - 2012 will be
Don's eighth season with Kingfisher. Don was raised in Northern
Ontario, and spent his early childhood guiding fishermen to his
favourite fishing holes at his families fishing lodge. His love of
kayaking started when he answered a ‘kayak for sale’ ad. Its
bargain price could perhaps be attributed to its ‘slightly burnt’
condition from a warehouse fire. Nevertheless, it floated, and
launched his career.
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Angela Bueckert - 2012 will be Angela's fourth season
guiding with Kingfisher. Angela’s guiding career includes sea
kayaking, white water paddling, and ski guiding. She has guided
throughout Canada and Asia. In 2009 Angela completed a three
month sea kayak expedition along the pacific coast from Galiano Island, BC to Glacier Bay, Alaska. You can
read about her expedition at the
Crossing Borders Expedition Blog.
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Ali Hunt - Ali was born and raised on northern Vancouver
Island. She developed a love for the ocean and all it has to offer
while growing up in a small First Nations reserve called T’sakis.
She comes from the Kwakiutl people and a family very rich in
culture. As a child she spent countless hours paddling traditional
dugout canoes built by her father, including a trip from Port
Hardy to Victoria.
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Emma Brown - Emma is an avid adventurer, outdoor educator
and guide. She has worked in the field of outdoor adventure
leadership for the past eight years, guiding, teaching and
exploring the wilderness. Her career has taken her all over Canada
and Australia. She has worked as a sea kayak guide in Australia
and on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Ray Choo - Growing up in B.C. has given Ray a strong
respect for nature and a love for many outdoor activities. He has
paddled on both the wester and eastern coasts of Vancouver Island.
Extensively trained in leadership and wilderness interpretation,
he is eager to share his knowledge of the natural environment.
When he's not kayaking, Ray likes to spends his time skiing, rock
climbing, and mountain biking.
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Sarah Richardson - Sarah grew up on Southern Vancouver
Island and spent countless hours as a child playing in the woods
surrounding her grandparents’ home in rural Saanich. As a teen,
Sarah discovered the freedom and tranquility of the ocean through
sailing off the coast of Victoria. These explorations led to a
passion for the natural environment that propelled her to pursue
both her studies at university and a career in the outdoors.
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