Sea Kayak - Nisqually Delta & Reach

Trip

Sea Kayak - Nisqually Delta & Reach

student paddle in Nisqually Delta. Contact leader Dan Halsey for approval.

  • Sea Kayak III
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
  • Mileage: 8.0 nm

Meet 0900 at Luhr Beach.

I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and plan to paddle in up to these conditions (view the sea kayak difficulties definitions on our Activity Types, Difficulties & Prerequisites page):

  • Difficulty: SK II
  • Wind: < 15 kn
  • Waves: , 2 feet
  • Currents: mild
  • Distance:  8 nm
  • Pace: easy
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Nisqually Delta & Reach


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Required Equipment

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.

  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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