About
us
MEET THE HOSTS
A Family Business
Sea Kayak Milos and Petrinela’s Guesthouse are owned and operated Rod Feldtmann and Petrinela Vikeli. They met when Rod was working on Milos in 1996. They have three children, Anna and Alexia and Perros and live year round on Milos.
They are proud of their island home and welcoming the constant stream of guests who come to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Milos, which has become part of daily life.
Petrinela Vikeli
CEO
Petrinela was born and raised on Milos from a local family. After school she moved to Athens and obtained a degree in Tourism Administration, working in the hotel industry before retreating to the quiet life of the islands.
Petrinela manages the family’s Kafeneio (Coffee-Ouzo bar) and the Guesthouse, in-between her motherly tasks. She enjoys spending time with her family, quiet nights at home, Sundays at the beach and moonlight swim. After working hard all summer, Petrinela looks forward to a winter break, either skiing in the Alps or a trip to Australia for an endless summer.
Rod Feldtmann
Founder, owner, o& guide
Rod grew up on a farm in Victoria, Australia. After graduating with a degree in Geology, he worked for 10 years as an Exploration Geologist in Australia, Bolivia and finally on Milos.
Rod has been living on Milos since 1998 and running kayak trips full time since 2001. He is on the water most days from April until October: a lot of days on the water! He holds his Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Award with British Canoeing and is a UKCC Level 2 Sea Kayak coach. Whether novice or an independent kayaker wanting guidance and local knowledge… you’re in good hands!
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Sue and Dave Watson
Expedition and Day trip Guides
Having first visited Sea Kayak Milos on a holiday in 2008, Dave and Sue have returned each year to be part of the guiding team. They lead 5-day expeditions as well as day-trips, on June and October months. Sharing their passion for kayaking with others, outdoor adventure and camp cooking they inspire confidence in everyone. Experienced, sympathetic and very knowledgeable they know how to strike the balance between a relaxed kayaking trip and a professionally led expedition.
Dave is a qualified Wilderness Guide accredited by Wild Scotland; he holds his Sea kayak Leader Certificate with British Canoeing and is a UKCC Level 2 Sea Kayak coach. Sue holds the British Canoeing Sea kayak Award. They have been part of most of Rods “Beyond Milos” expeditions in recent years, including Milos to Santorini, Western Crete and the Aeolian islands in Italy.
From their home base in Cumbria, UK, Dave and Sue do most of their paddling in Western Scotland. In recent years they have been leading trips based from Mull, Oban and Skye.
Lynne and Roy Clayford
Day trip guides
What started in 2009 as a club trip, with the Lower Wharf Canoe Club, became an annual pilgrimage to Sea Kayak Milos. Lynne and Roy grace us with their presence each September, keeping everyone entertained from breakfast time until well after beer o’clock. Eee by Gum!
Lynne holds the BC Sea Kayak Leader Award and Roy has the BC Sea Kayak Award. They were part of the 2016 Athens to Milos Expedition, the 2018 Milos to Santorini Expedition and the 2022 expedition to the Saronic Islands. In 2020, in a double kayak, they circumnavigated Milos in a day, a distance of 62 km in 9 hours and 4 minutes.
Paddling ahead and leaping onto a rock for the perfect shot, or buzzing the group with his drone, Roy has shot astounding videos! You can see them here: 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021| 2022
When home in Yorkshire, Lynne and Roy are always planning the next trip: the Yorkshire coast, Farne islands, Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, the Cumbrian lakes, the Summer Isles and the Outer Hebrides.
Dario Tortone
Day trip Guide
Dario came to Milos in October 2020 to work as assistant guide and returned afterword to guide for the full season. He is a passionate guide with a huge smile and always ready to help. He holds the Sea kayak leader award from British canoeing.
Northern Italian, Dario has spent a lot of time in Sardinia where his family have a summer home. It is there in 2017 that he developed his passion for sea kayaking. He completed a solo circumnavigation of Sardinia in the summer of 2020, paddling over 1100km in 35 days. Other paddling trips include the Ligurian Coast (Italy) until Cote D’Azure in France and in the National Parks of La Maddalena Archipelago and Circeo in Italy.
His other main passion is the Saxophone. His dream is to work for 6 months guiding kayak trips and the other six months playing the Sax at Jazz clubs around Europe.
Jeremy Saadaoui
Expedition Guide
Jeremy first arrived in Greece in 2010 to work in the sea turtle rescue centre in Athens. He began leading sea kayak trips on Santorini Island, then on Milos from 2015-17. He has also been guiding expeditions and providing BCU course in ‘Torres del Paine National park in Patagonia, Chile. He is now based in Corsica and in Milos on May, leading expeditions and day-trips.
Jeremy is a qualified by the British canoe as a Leader and instructor; he holds a advanced Sea kayak Leader Certificate, a UKCC Level 3 Sea Kayak coach and can provide certification up to the “Seakayak Award”. He is also certificate from the French state as a Seakayak instructor and hold the Wilderness first aid certificate. Experienced, sympathetic and enthusiasm in coaching, he will make your paddling safe and fun, sharing with you his passion for nature, the Greek islands and French style cooking.
Panayotis Loukakis
Casual Day trip Guide
Panayotis, a.k.a. “Panos”, is from Milos and with Rod, are the only regular paddlers on the island. He began paddling in 2017 and completed the Around Milos expedition with only 2 weeks experience. He followed this up with the Milos to Santorini expedition early in 2018. In 2019 he circumnavigated Milos in 9 hrs and 25 minutes, the current record in a single kayak. He holds the British canoeing Sea kayak Award.
Panos is married to Dora and they have 2 kids. Busy with a full time job and his young family, he tries to get out on the water on the weekends and is available for guiding work on occasions.
Get In touch
Triovasalos, Milos Cylades 84800 | Greece
[+30] 6946477170
rod@seakayakgreece.com
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