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Sea Kayak - Fox Island

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Sea Kayak - Fox Island

A winter paddle around pretty Fox Island

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Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson
Primary Leader
  • Sea Kayak III, Sea Kayak III+
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 13.0 nm
  • Maximum Wind: 18 kts
  • Maximum Waves: 3.0 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 1.9 kts
  • Pace: moderate

Launch point and mileage will depend on weather and paddler abilities.

Fox Island offers some beautiful scenery along its pretty shoreline on all sides.  We should return to launch point by 1600 if not before.  This is winter paddling so you should be comfortable with the possibility of wind/waves with a reliable low brace and good forward stroke. 

Route/Place

Fox Island Circumnavigation

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Required Equipment

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.

  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
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