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Sea Kayak - Blake Island

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Sea Kayak - Blake Island

Overnight sea kayaking conditioner from Pt. Defiance to Blake Island and back.

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Michael Everett
Michael Everett
Primary Leader
  • Sea Kayak III+, Sea Kayak IV
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 33.0 nm

Launch from Point Defiance boat launch at 9 AM, July 3rd. 

I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and these conditions.

  • Difficulty: SK-3 plus, possibly up to a SK-4.
  • Wind: Up to 15 knots
  • Waves: less than 3 feet
  • Route:Pt Defiance boat launch to Blake island via Colvos Passage, overnight on Blake at water trails site, and return following day.
  • Distance:  Approximately 33 nm round trip
  • Pace: Moderate

This will be paddled as a "conditioner" meaning the pace will be kept moderate.  The paddle will take place rain or shine.  If the forecast is dubious, we may have a car shuttle set up from Manchester Boat Launch.

There is a fee ($12 per person) to camp at the water trails site.

Route/Place

Blake Island


  • MapTech Oak Bay to Commencement Bay No. 102
    NOAA Puget Sound: Seattle to Bremerton No. 18449
    Sea Trails Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton and Liberty Bay WA202
    USGS Duwamish Head
    USGS Bremerton East
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

These essentials plus The Ten Essentials are required.

  1. Floatation in both ends of the kayak
  2. U.S. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
  3. Paddle
  4. Spray skirt
  5. Bilge pump with floatation
  6. Self-rescue paddle float
  7. Waterproof whistle
  8. Appropriate clothing for the conditions encountered seasonally
  9. Camping equipment, food, water, camp fees.
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