Trip
Sea Kayak - Mercer Island
Mercer Island circumnavigation time! We will build our endurance for summer trips, and test our paddle speed over distance as we go around this urban gem. Time will be made for seeing the sights and gawking at residential excesses. But keep in mind we will try to keep up as steady a pace as conditions allow.
Contacts
- Sat, May 30, 2026
- Seattle Sea Kayaking
- Sea Kayaking
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Sea Kayak II+
- Moderate
- Mileage: 14.0 nm
- Maximum Wind: 12.5 kts
- Maximum Waves: 1.5 ft
- Pace: 3.0
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Thu, May 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Bring plenty of water and snacks for this long paddle. Lake Washington waters will still be quite chilly so drysuits required, please.
Meet at the Seward Park Tennis Courts parking lot at 8:00 am. Beach talk at 8:45. Bathrooms are located nearby in the park. If there is a a city event scheduled that day we may move the launch site up the lake to facilitate parking.
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.
- 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