Trip
Sea Kayak - Deception Pass
We will paddle from the group camp at Cranberry Lake to Seafarers Memorial Park in Anacortes. This 13.5 nm trip includes a shuttle, and a short portage (from Cranberry Lake to West Beach).
Contacts
- Sat, Oct 12, 2024
- Seattle Sea Kayaking
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak IV
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.8 nm
- Maximum Wind: 20 kts
- Maximum Waves: 3 ft
- Maximum Currents: 3.5 kts
- Pace: 3.5
- 5 (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will start our paddle from the group camp at the west end of Cranberry Lake. After paddling 3/4 nm over the lake we will portage out to West Beach, then north from West Beach, across the mouth of Deception pass (with a significant cross current (> 3kn)) before heading to Allan Island or Washington Park for a lunch break (bring water and lunch with you). After lunch we'll paddle along the north shore of Fidalgo Island and around Cap Sante before landing at Seafarers Memorial Park. We will have current-assist for most of this route. I expect to be off the water by 2:30 pm.
Participants must be
- able to launch in surf,
- and prepared to paddle as a group.
Note, if there's significant wave action on West Beach we will start in Bowman Bay.
Deception Pass
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Sea Trails Deception Pass and Skagit Bay WA101
NOAA Bellingham to Everett No. 18423
NOAA Anacortes to Skagit Bay No. 18427 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
These eight 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