The Gales has two main registration options: Classic Gales(Friday morning through Sunday afternoon at Marquette), and Gales Plus(add all day Thursday at the St. Mary’s + Friday, Saturday Sunday).

We strongly urge all participants to sign up for the meal plan because essential activities (course sign-ups, morning and evening announcements, evening social events) occur during mealtimes.

If you have special dietary needs, let us know and we’ll accommodate them. We are actively working to ensure the 2023 meals will be awesome. (Or at least highly satisfactory.) Please ensure you select the meal plan option on the registration page to ensure you are pre-paid for meals.

Gales Plus

4-Day Registration. $650 or $775 with meal plan. Oct 5-Oct 8 2023

This course will intend to run from Thursday through Sunday.

The first day of the 4-Day Gales Plus is paddling in current day on the St Mary’s River in Sault St Marie. The St. Mary’s is fast moving, wide and deep. It’s a very good simulation of paddling in tidal currents on the ocean. There is the added bonus of the possibility of paddling really close to Great Lakes freighters.

Please ensure to select the meal plan from the drop down if you would like to use the Bodega meal plan.

Sign up for the 4-Day Registration – Gales Plus

Gales Classic

3-Day Registration. $575 or $700 with meal plan. Oct 6-8, 2023

The three-day registration will cover Friday through Sunday. All activities will be likely be on the Great Lakes, but we may go to the St Mary’s if conditions don’t present themselves on the Great Lakes.

Please ensure to select the meal plan from the drop down if you would like to use the Bodega meal plan.

Sign up for the 3-Day Registration – Gales Regular