
Clinic
Wind and Waves - Carr Inlet
Follow-on paddle to March 4 Strokes Clinic
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
- Sat, Mar 18, 2017
- Tacoma Branch Sea Kayaking Program
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak II/III
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 6.0 nm
- 2 (5 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at 8:00am at the Wauna boat ramp.
We will paddle in up to these conditions. View the sea kayak difficulties definitions on the Activity Types page.
- Difficulty: SKIII
- Wind:<14kts
- Waves: <1.8 ft
- Route: Along the jetty, under the bridge, and into the protected lagoon.
- Distance: 6nm
- Pace: Slow, meandering, and practicing our strokes
This is a clinic follow-on practice session. It is open to those who have taken a strokes clinic recently.
Carr Inlet
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NOAA Puget Sound: Possession Sound to Olympia including Hood Canal No. 18445
MapTech Puget Sound Chart No. 100
NOAA Puget Sound: Southern Part No. 18448 - 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