We are Yvonne and Pavlos, the owners of Sea Kayaking Kefalonia.
Below you can find some information
about ourselves as well as the rest of the team.
Yvonne Walser
I was born in Switzerland in 1971 and I am swiss-greek. I
was raised in Switzerland where I fnished my marketing studies.
I came to Greece in 1994 and before starting 'Sea Kayaking Kefalonia' I worked as a
german language teacher and as a tour guide in Kefalonia as well as outside Greece.
My outdoor activities qualifications include REC (Rescue Emergency Care) Level 2, Tour Leader for Explore company, Red Cross first aid, PADI Open Water Diver, motor boat license. I am also a founding member of the Greek Sea Kayak Club.
My passion is backpack travelling. I have visited countries
like Peru, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Nepal, China, Egypt,
South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Yemen, Chile, Argentina... I like getting deep
into the countries' culture and nature observing people and
animals.
My hobbies include trekking, cycling, reading, etc. I speak
Greek, German, English, Spanish and some Italian and French.
Pavlos Georgilas
I was born in Greece in 1969. My studies include a bachelor
in electrical engineering and a master in business administration.
My working experience includes customer facing roles in big
multinational companies like Nestlé, Compaq Computers, Hewlett Packard.
In the past I was a water-polo player in one of Greece's
best teams. Since 1996, kayak (both sea and white
water) is my passion. I am a member of the legendary TEAMadara,
a group of white water kayakers with rich activity in the
greek and not only, rivers.
For the time being I am the only Greek sea kayak instructor cerifified by the BCU (British Canoe Union). My outdoor activities education and qualifications include: BCU 5 Star Sea Kayak, Level 4 Sea Kayak Coach, Professional Lifeguard, REC (Rescue Emergency Care) Level 2, numerous white water courses in Greece and the Alps, Tour Leader for Explore company, PADI Advanced Diver, sailing license, motor boat license. I've also served for 21 months in a rescue boat in the military navy, which enhanced my seamanship.
My other hobbies include sailing, apnea, astronomy (founding member of the Astronomy Club of Thessaloniki), celestial navigation, scuba diving, backpacking, etc.
My travels have taken me in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America. I am also a founding member of the Greek Sea Kayak Club. I speak Greek, English, Italian and some French.
As from 2008, our team has a new member. Welcome Shaun!
Shaun Rodgers
I was born in South Africa in 1973 where I lived until 2007, I studied photolithography which led me to an opportunity of partnership in a succesfull printing company which in addition to conventional printing specialised in marketing and printing for the music industry which was recognised throughout Africa and included multi-national clients like Sun International, EMI Records and many large independant African Record companies.
After the sale of the business, I pursued my passion for adventure sports and operated an adventure company in a remote region of Eastern South Africa which offered activities to local/ international private and corporate clients for 5 years. Being born in Africa, I have a passionate love affair with the
outdoors - I have participated in a large variety of adventure sports including paragliding, skydiving, surfing, enduro-motocross, 4x4
driving and instruction, trekking, kayaking, climbing, canyoning, scuba diving. I am also a Padi Rescue Diver.
My lifestyle and activities have taken me through most countries in Southern Africa, parts of Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East.
I moved to Kefalonia-Greece in 2007 with my Greek wife and young family where I met Pavlos and Yvonne with whom I have no doubt, I will have a long and enjoyable working relationship with, guiding for and marketing SEA KAYAKING KEFALONIA.
We are all very enthusiastic about running Sea Kayaking Kefalonia.
We are passionate about customer satisfaction and we are expecting
you to come and experience it...