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Navigation and Trip Planning Field Day

Field trip: Sea Kayak Navigation

Navigation and Trip Planning Field Day - Quartermaster Harbor

On the water field day for the Kayak Trip Planning and Navigation Course

Contacts

Michael Everett
Michael Everett
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 10.0 nm
  • Maximum Wind: 10 kts
  • Maximum Waves: 2 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 1 kts
  • Pace: moderate

Owen Beach,  Point Defiance Park, Tacoma ready to padde at 9 AM.

We will be putting our new classroom knowledge to use.  We'll also practice ded recogning (blind, thats why you need a long billed cap).

Route/Place

Quartermaster Harbor


  • MapTech Oak Bay to Commencement Bay No. 102
    MapTech Puget Sound Chart No. 100
    NOAA Puget Sound: Shilshole Bay to Commencement Bay No. 18474
    NOAA Puget Sound: Southern Part No. 18448
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Deck mounted compass.  Long billed cap.  Drysuit required. Copy of Maptech 100, chart of puget sound.

Recommend a hand held compass as well.

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