Search activities
Freshwater Bay

Trip

Sea Kayak - Freshwater Bay

Introduction to rock gardening We will start in Freshwater Bay and enjoy some of the features that appear and somewhere along the way. We will stop and have lunch and then we’ll play on the way back.

Contacts

Bruce Durham
Bruce Durham
Primary Leader
  • Sea Kayak III+, Sea Kayak IV, Sea Kayak V
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.0 nm
  • Maximum Waves: 3 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 1.2 kts
  • Pace: 2.5

Meet at 8:15 at Freshwater Bay.  There are restrooms here. We’ll start our beach huddle at 9:00am.

required equipment:

‘DRY SUIT and Helmet 

recommend gloves

Bring if you have the following:

Tow Bell belt

FM radio

Be sure to bring your lunch lots of snacks something hot to drink and expect to have a good time.  We will work on group cohesiveness and for those of you that haven’t done this before you’ll learn the basics as we paddle along the shoreline.

Route/Place

Freshwater Bay


  • MapTech Cape Flattery to Whidbey Island No. 103
    NOAA Strait of Juan de Fuca: Eastern Part No. 18465
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
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
Trip Reports