Trip
Sea Kayak - Freshwater Bay
Crescent Bay to Freshwater Bay SKV
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
Contacts
- Sun, Sep 21, 2014
- Tacoma Branch Sea Kayaking Program
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III+, Sea Kayak IV, Sea Kayak V
- Challenging
- 4 (10 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Details about meeting place and time will be sent via email.
This SK V paddle will start at Crescent Bay, with a rock garden paddle over to Freshwater Bay for lunch, and then back. It's about 9 nm RT. Paddlers must be experienced and comfortable with surf of up to 4 feet and winds of up to 15 kts.
Immersion gear, helmets and gloves are required. Excessive surf or winds will cancel this trip.
There is a $6 per person fee for parking and launching from Crescent Beach.
If the surf and weather conditions are just right (which only happens about 25% of the time this time of year) then we have the option of going up to the area the night before (on Saturday, September 20) and playing in the surf, then camping at Salt Creek Recreation Area.
Leader approval is required to go on this trip. If you are interested, contact Beth Owen at bluekayak123@yahoo.com.
Freshwater Bay
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MapTech Cape Flattery to Whidbey Island No. 103
NOAA Strait of Juan de Fuca: Eastern Part No. 18465 - 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
- Helmet
- Immersion gear
- Gloves