Golden Gardens

Trip

Sea Kayak - Golden Gardens

Basic Sea Kayaking Equivalency evaluation and day trip.

  • Sea Kayak II+
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 9.3 nm
  • Maximum Wind: 15 kts
  • Maximum Waves: 2 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 2 kts
  • Pace: moderate

Meet at 9 am at Golden Gardens Park parking lot (near south end of main parking, just north of the boat trailer parking area and the small creek, by the picnic shelters). Be on the beach, ready to paddle at 10 am.

We will cover all of the requirements for equivalency: review the quiz, do strokes and rescues, do a 7+ nm paddle. We will likely paddle from Golden Gardens to West Point and beyond a few miles for a break at Magnolia Bluff (Discovery Park). We will paddle in the vicinity of the marina and avoid boating traffic as best as we can.

Route/Place

Golden Gardens


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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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