Saltspring Island Event: Penelakut Island Circumnavigation - L2

When
July 27, 2024
7:30 AM
Location
Ruckle
Spaces left
6

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: Tom Waldron

Narrative: Launching from Arbutus Rd, our trip will start with an open crossing of 1.2 nm to Penelakut Island. We’ll paddle the coast line north around Penelakut Spit and stop for lunch at Cedar Beach Pizza on Thetis Island. After lunch we head west into Telegraph Bay, paddling through “The Cut”, a narrow passageway that separates Thetis and Penelakut Islands. Following the west coastline of Penelakut Island south, we’ll stop at Lamalchi Bay for a break before rounding the southern tip of Penelakut Island and heading back to Arbutus Road.

We’ll have a ferry route to cross on the west side of Penelakut Island as we leave Telegraph Bay. Paddlers should expect to keep a 3 knot pace throughout the trip. Total distance is just under 11 nm.

This trip is very dependent on tides .We’ll be leaving Ruckle at 7:30 am sharp, so we can be on the water by 9 am and eating pizza by 11:30 am.

Meeting Time: 8:15:00 AM
Launch Time: 9:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Arbutus Road Launch, 48.94234, -123.59723
Take out: Same
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
Required equipment: Towline
Minimum Immersion protection: Farmer John
Primary Organizer: Tom Waldron
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: 6
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: 55
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 5 - 6 hours
Tide times & heights: L: 4.6' at 05:06 am, H: 7.7' at 11:05 am, L: 6.0' at 15:41 pm
Current information: < 2 knots
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 3: 1 to 2 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments:
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B056'32.4%22N+123%C2%B035'50.0%22W/@48.9415188,-123.6009612,17z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d48.94234!4d-123.59723?authuser=0&entry=ttu
Photos (Optional): yes
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Fulford Harbor

Link to map of route (Optional)

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon