Comments and Discussion
This trip is limited to members with a wet exit certification. To successfully register you will need to sign into your OOPS member account, and your account will need to be a member of the "Wet Exit Certified" group. Your acceptance is conditional on approval by the Organizer, who may contact you with questions about your skills and equipment. If the measured water temperature is different enough from that listed below to warrant a change in required immersion protection, the Organizer will contact all participants and the Trips Board member with the update at least a day before the trip. Narrative: With a low tide at 10:00am we will put in at the Knight Park boat ramp and ride the flooding tide upriver, find a nice lunch spot and make our way back to the boat ramp looking for eagles and seals and river otters along the way. Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM Type of activity: Paddle Trip Put in: Knight County Park boat launch Take out: same Route Alternative for bad weather: none Required equipment: Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit Primary Organizer: Meadow Goldman Assistant Organizer(s): Bob Freshman Has organizer paddled here before? Yes Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes First Aid /CPR Person: Maximum number of paddlers: 5 non TO per TO I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes Estimated Air Temperature: 56 Estimated Water Temperature: 42 Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 h Tide times & heights: Low at 10:00 am at 1.9 and High at 3:48 at 5.9 Current information: estimate 2 knts Hazards: Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves Sea state: Level 1: Waves up to the deck seam; water glassy to rippled, no whitecaps Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees Currents: Level 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half Total distance: Level 1: Up to 6 miles Open crossing: Level 1: No open crossing Paddling Environment: Overall rating: Level 2 Rating Comments: 1-2 depending on what the winds end up being Location (Optional): Knight County Park, North 3 Rocks Road, Otis, OR
Oregon Ocean Paddling SocietyPortland, Oregon