Trip
Sea Kayak - Commencement Bay
Come join us and practice your new kayaking skills paddling around the water crafts along Foss Waterway, we’ll check out the grain silos and the Navy ships continuing past Hyde Park, to Dickman Mill Park.
- Sat, Aug 25, 2018
- Tacoma Branch Sea Kayaking Program
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak II/III
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 9.0 nm
- Maximum Wind: 10 kts
- Maximum Waves: 1 ft
- Pace: 3kt Moderate
- 1 (2 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We’ll meet at Foss waterway just under the 509 Highway Bridge at a place called Waterway Park, there’s a parking lot directly under the bridge and there’s a dock & restrooms
Meeting time 8:00am launch at 9:00am.
Tacoma Branch, Basic Kayak Students. Please bring your filled out Paddle Completion Sheet. As an option other branch kayak students are welcome to fill-out a completetion sheet, as well. Please be ready for pre-paddle discussion on beach. Note I will email everyone on the paddle a few days before hand. A Completion sheet, will be attached to the email.
Students will need to bring or rent their equipment elsewhere for this paddle.
Be sure to bring a lunch and snacks
Basic kayak students will have an opportunity to practice their rescues at either Dickman or Jade Hyde parks after lunch.
Must have wet or dry suit.
Also if anyone is interested we can stop and have a bite and chat after the paddle at one of the local restaurants TBD
I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and plan to paddle in up to these conditions (view the sea kayak difficulties definitions on our Activity Types, Difficulties & Prerequisites page):
- Difficulty: Sk-111
- Wind: <10
- Waves: 1
- Currents:
- Distance: 9 nm
- Pace: 3 kt
Commencement Bay
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Sea Trails Vashon Island, Tacoma Narrows to Elliot Bay WA203
MapTech Oak Bay to Commencement Bay No. 102 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
These seven essentials plus The Ten Essentials are required on all sea kayaking trips. All but the whistle and clothing should be provided with any kayak rental.
- Floatation in both ends of the kayak
- U.S. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
- Paddle
- Spray skirt
- Bilge pump with floatation
- Self-rescue paddle float
- Waterproof whistle
- Appropriate clothing for the conditions encountered seasonally