Trip
Sea Kayaking Student Paddle - Port Gamble Bay
Student salt water paddle. When registration opens, priority for Seattle branch Basic Sea Kayaking course students. All other paddlers are welcome to sign up from May 26.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026
- Seattle Sea Kayaking
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 nm
- Maximum Wind: 10 kts
- Maximum Currents: 2 kts
- Pace: 2 nm/hr
- 3 (6 capacity)
- 3 (4 capacity)
- Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
- Tue, May 26, 2026
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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We will paddle north from Port Gamble to Foulweather Bluff Preserve where we will stop for lunch. As this is a student paddle we will do rescues at some point during the paddle.
For those who need to rent gear, including a dry suit, kayak, paddle, bilge pump, spray skirt and paddle float, reserve your gear as soon as you can through Olympic Outdoor Center Rentals:
https://www.olympicoutdoorcenter.com/pages/rent
Please reserve equipment as soon as possible to ensure the best selection of sizes. I have informed them of this Mountaineers paddle so mention it for the discounted rate.
Bring sufficient insulating clothing to be worn under the drysuit.
Bring water, lunch and snacks as desired.
Olympic Outdoor Center 32379 North Rainier Avenue, Port Gamble, Washington, 98364.
Meeting time: 9:00am. Be ready for the beach talk at 10:00am and then launch. If you need more than an hour to get your gear ready then please plan on arriving before the meeting time.
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