Urban Eskimo Kayaking
Sea Kayaking Expeditions and Instruction

Qualifications:

Urban Eskimo Kayaking, founder (1991 to present)
British Canoe Union (BCU) - 4 Star Proficiency (1996)
Safety and Rescue training (1991)
Maine Island Kayak Company, Maine Guide Training Program (1992,1993)
Registered Maine Guide, Maine Island Kayak Company (1990-1995)
American Canoe Association (ACA) - Instructor Training (1992)

Expeditions:

Teaching Experience (1989 - present)

Courses Developed for Urban Eskimo Kayaking

Introduction to sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking Skills Workshops
Safety and Rescue Techniques
Expedition and Equipment loading techniques
Leadership Training Program (Guide Training)

Promotional Demonstrations

Boston Sea Kayak Symposium (1998)
Collinsville Canoe and Kayak (1994 - present, three time a year)
North Cove Outfitters (1995, 1999)
Simsbury Riversplash Festivals (1995, 1996)
Irish Sea Kayak Symposium, Castletownbere, Ireland (1996)
Surf Clinic (for Maine Island Kayak Company) (1994)
Ken Fink Paddlefest (1993)

 

Related Publications

Paddle Float rescue, by Michael A. Falconeri, Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Volume 7, Number 3, 1998.

Falconeri Tames the Whitecaps, by Jonathan Cooper, The Voice, Wallingford, CT September 20, 1998.

Rafted Tow, by Michael A. Falconeri, Sea Kayaker, October 1998.

Old Man Winter Hates Sea Kayakers, by Michael A. Falconeri, Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Volume 7, Number 10, 1998.

Scoop Rescue, by Michael A. Falconeri, Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Volume 6, Number 10, 1997.

The All-Forgotten All-in Rescue, by Michael A. Falconeri, Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Volume 5, Number 3, 1996.

Winging up the New England Coast, by Tamsin Venn, Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Volume 4, Number 4, 1995.

Man Kayaks to Maine; fights rain, loneliness, by David Kenny, Record Journal, Meridan, CT, Octoer 8, 1994.

Kayaks on the Coast, by Garret Condon, Hartford Courant, July 1995.