MEET THE 41 NORTH TEAM

Mark Pecot

41 NORTH FOUNDER
LEAD GUIDE & INSTRUCTOR

With over 20 years as a sea kayak guide and instructor, 41 North founder Mark Pecot brings a wealth of experience to 41 North’s programs. Mark is Ohio’s only ACA L4 Instructor Trainer, able to train and certify instructors in open water coastal environments. Mark loves teaching advanced classes, but he’s just as committed to providing new paddlers with a solid foundation, and is often an instructor in our basic courses as well. His own paddling adventures having taken him from Nova Scotia to the Florida Keys, all five Great Lakes, and San Francisco Bay. During small craft advisories, you’ll more likely than not find Mark surfing waves on Lake Erie.