Saltsprings Island Event: Circumnavigation of Wallace Is Marine Park - L2

When
July 26, 2024
9:00 AM
Location
Southey Bay
Spaces left
8

Registration

Members with wet exit certification
Active club members with wet exit certification, including kayaking professional and lifetime. Provisional acceptance pending approval by the trip organizer.

Leader: Steve Blackwood
Narrative: We will launch out of Southey Bay. and paddle over to Wallace Island. This is about 1 mile crossing with marine traffic. Paddlers Should be comfortable with open water paddling and me able to keep a 3-mph pace for the crossing. Once on Wallace Island we can stop a Chives Pint for a bio break, there is vault toilets. We will have lunch on the Island before we return to Southey Bay. Distance paddled will be about 9 miles.

Parking is limited so we will need to carpool.
Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 9:45:00 AM
Type of activity: Event
Put in: Southey Point https://maps.app.goo.gl/QmR3ExbtUgYPF64L6
Take out: Southey Point
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Farmer John
Primary Organizer: Steve Blackwood
Co-Organizer(s): TBD
Has organizer paddled here before? No
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: 8
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 65
Estimated Water Temperature: 50
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4

Tide times & heights:

	Friday - 7/26/2024
	Low	High	Low	High
Montague Harbor, Galiano Island	03:48 - 6.6'	09:07 - 9.3'	15:02 - 5.2'	22:01 - 11.8'

Current information: 1 kt
Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
Swell/Surf size: Level 2: Waves up to 2', no breaking waves
Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered 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 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 2: Between 0.5 and 1 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments:
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bTM23R3MZQ38VTzQ8
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Montague Harbor
Link to map of route (Optional)

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon