Sea Kayak - Chuckanut Bay

Our meeting time at the Wildcat Cove boat ramp in Larrabee State Park is 10:00am sharp. Please plan to arrive no later than the meeting time. If you think you may need more time to get your boat and kit ready, please plan to arrive before the meeting time. Discover Pass required for parking.

Registration to be a participant on this student paddle requires trip leader approval.

For this activity, participants will be expected to demonstrate self and assisted rescues. Each participant will also be expected to bring their own basic trip plan, including a chart marked with routes, tide, current, weather notes and other planning considerations for the conditions on the day of the paddle.  Extra points for including magnetic bearings, distances, and times between waypoints (assuming an overall average speed of 2.5 knots).

The overall plan is to paddle north from Wildcat Cove and explore the area around Governors Point and Pleasant Bay.  Then we'll head over to Chuckanut Island.  After lunch, and maybe some exploration on foot, we'll head on up to Clark's Point to view the interesting formations in the cliffs there.  We'll then work our way around to the controversial "Teddy Bear Cove" for a break and then follow the coastline back down and around Governors Point back to Wildcat Cove. I expect we will be done by around 4pm.

Be prepared with your own trip plan and chart, with weather, tide and other relevant data. On your chart have the trip legs marked out with distances, magnetic bearings, and notations about tide, etc. 

Bonus points to those ready to argue in favor of the fossil, concretion, extraterrestrial intervention, or whatever other hypotheses you believe may explain what can be seen in the cliffs at the south end of Clark's Point.

Key waypoints:

• Wildcat Cove boat ramp (put in and take out)
• Chuckanut Island (break 1).
• Clark's Point
• Teddy Bear Cove (break 2).

IMPORTANT: As is usual on Mountaineers sea kayaking trips, boats, equipment, food, and water will NOT be provided by the trip leader.  Please plan to bring your own food, water, supplies, kayak, and gear, or make arrangements to rent and transport whatever you will need for the trip.   Also, remember that Discover Pass!