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Greg Stamer

Greg Stamer

Sea Kayaking

Age	48
Hometown	Orlando, FL
Experience	20 years paddling, including expeditions, sea kayaking, teaching Greenland kayaking skills.
Achievements	Member of first American team to participate in the Greenland National Kayaking Championships (2000); won gold for rolling and overall title for age group. Returned to Greenland in 2002, won gold for rolling. President and founder of Qajaq USA, a non-profit organization associated with the Greenland Kayaking Association that promotes Greenland-style kayaking in the United States. Record circumnavigation of Iceland in 2007 with Freya Hoffmeister (25 paddling days, 33 days overall, 65km daily average, 1630 km total distance). Record solo circumnavigation of Newfoundland in 2008 (35 paddling days, 44 days overall, 60km daily average, 2,102km total distance).
Biggest Adventure	Left the security of the corporate world to risk living for the moment and to pursue my kayaking passions and trips. This took all my courage and felt like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. I realized that you can’t wait to live your dreams. Life is the stuff, both big and small, that happens between all of the grand plans and retirement. When I’m on a kayaking expedition I feel life reduced to its simplest terms. Instead of tuning out distractions, I am free to fully tune into the world.
Turn Ons	I’m energized not only by long trips, glassy waves and chaotic headlands, but also teaching kayaking and learning skills from all paddling disciplines. I love the fusion of ideas from many different sources. The key is to simply keep an open mind, be willing to step out of your comfort zone, and to challenge your beliefs.
Website	www.gregstamer.com