Level 2 Paddle - Willamette Narrows from Willamette Park

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: Come paddle the narrows. This gem never disappoints. We'll leave from Willamette Park in West Linn and head upstream to find a nice place for lunch. We'll check the current for some possible play and look for the birds that love the place as much as we do. 
Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Willamette Park, 1100 12th St, West Linn, OR 97068
Take out: samw
Route Alternative for bad weather: none
Required equipment: 
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: meadow goldman (TO mentee)
Assistant Organizer(s): kent searight (TO mentor)
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 persons / TO
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 48
Estimated Water Temperature: 42
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 h
Tide times & heights: non tidal
Current information: gage reading at Oregon City of 57 ft
Hazards: 
Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
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 2: Less than 1 mile
Paddling Environment: 
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: its not due to rain much, so I think the current will be low enough to keep it in the level 1 range, but to be safe, level two since current is hard to predict
Location (Optional): 1100 12th St, West Linn, OR 97068