Trip
Sea Kayak - Maury Island
Circumnavigation of Maury from Portage.
- Info
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- Fri, Nov 27, 2015
- Olympia Sea Kayaking Committee
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.0 nm
- 8 (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Pt. Defiance Ferry parking at 7:45am
I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and these conditions. View the sea kayak difficulties definitions on the Activity Types page.
- Difficulty: III+
- Wind: less than 20kt
- Waves: less than 3 ft
- Route: counter clockwise circumnavigation
- Distance: 13nm
- Pace: moderate - 3kt while moving.
We'll paddle from Portage (south side beach) to Portage (north side beach).
Maury Island
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MapTech Oak Bay to Commencement Bay No. 102
NOAA Puget Sound: Possession Sound to Olympia including Hood Canal No. 18445 - 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