CANCELLED - Anacortes to Friday Harbor - L5

When
July 21, 2024
7:00 AM
Location
6320 Sunset Beach, Anacortes (Washington Park Day Use area next to boat ramp)
Spaces left
0
Registered
6 registrants

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.

Registration is closed

Leader: Will Greenough

Narrative: This is a classic and challenging trip in the southern San Juan Islands. Launching from Washington Park in Anacortes, we'll cross Rosario Strait letting a 4kt ebb sweep us to the southern end of Lopez Island. We'll then explore the incredibly beautiful rocky southern shore of Lopez Island, stopping at Iceberg Point for lunch. After lunch, we'll paddle to Davis Point at the entrance to Cattle Pass and play in the standing waves that often form there. From there we will paddle through very turbulent water flooding through Cattle Pass in excess of 5kt, playing in the boils and whirlpools as the current sweeps us north toward Friday Harbor. We will expect to arrive at Friday Harbor around 4:30pm where we will have dinner while awaiting the 6:30pm ferry back to Anacortes. You will need to bring wheels for the ferry ride.
Helmets, tow belts and VHF radios are required for this paddle. You must be comfortable in rough water and in good phyiscal shape as this is a long trip (22nm), and we will be paddling at a 3kt pace and playing in the standing waves at Davis Point.
Meeting Time: 7:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 8:30:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: 6320 Sunset Beach, Anacortes (Washington Park Day Use area next to boat ramp)
Take out: 102 Front St., Friday Harbor
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
Required equipment: Helmet, Towline
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Will Greenough
Co-Organizer(s): Steve Blackwood
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? No
First Aid /CPR Person: TBD
Maximum number of paddlers: 3 (6 if another advanced TO signs up)
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 70
Estimated Water Temperature: 50
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 8 hours
Tide times & heights: H 0221 7.2
L 1027 -2.6
H 1843 7.7
Current information: Currents: Slack Ebb Slack Flood Slack
Belle Rock Light 3:49 9:18 -4.7kt 13:20 16:56 3.5kt 21:35
Rosario Strait 2:56 9:16 -4.3kt 13:32 16:41 3.2kt 21:14
Point Colville 2:54 8:54 -3.5kt 13:11 16:24 3.8kt 20:33
Cattle Point 4:20 8:00 -4.4kt 11:54 16:18 1.8kt 19:18
Cattle Pass 2:59 7:30 -5.1kt 11:34 15:14 5.9kt 18:51
Kings Point 3:39 8:18 -2.0kt 12:22 14:44 3.4kt 19:39
Pear Point 2:47 7:56 -2.2kt 11:08 14:49 1.6kt 19:11

Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 4: 16-21 knots (25 mph)
Swell/Surf size: Level 3: Waves to 3', breaking waves to 2'
Sea state: Level 4: Many whitecaps, some spray
Landing types: Level 3: Bad footing, rocky shores, or surf up to 1.5'
Currents: Level 4: Up to 6 knots
Total distance: Level 5: Greater than 22 miles
Open crossing: Level 4: 2 to 4 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 5
Rating Comments: This is a great, but serious paddle. Long crossings, strong and turbulent currents and long distance combine to make this an L5 paddle
Location: 6320 Sunset Beach, Anacortes (Washington Park Day Use area next to boat ramp)
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Aleck Bay, Lopez Island
Link to map of route (Optional) 6320 Sunset Beach, Anacortes (Washington Park Day Use area next to boat ramp)

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