Wet Wednesday Won - L1 - T2551

When
June 04, 2025
4:00 PM
Location
Willamette Park Portland boat ramp
Spaces left
2
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8 registrants

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Full Name: Jon Light-Powell
Narrative: Come on out for an Afternoon Friendship paddle around Ross Island. This is the First Wet Wednesday of the year !! We will meet to help each other with boats at 4:00 for a safety talk and Launch around 4:30. We will do a medium but steady pace around Ross Island, probably counter clockwise. We will be looking for Bald Eagle, Merganzer, Great Blue Heron, and other wildlife.

We will stop at the Lagoon or the North tip of Ross Island for a rest. We may even hunt some wild Agates.

Toward the end of the trip, as is customary, will we offer people a chance to practice their rescues. Paige and I just took a course up in Canada and we learned a couple of new rescues that people might enjoy seeing and/or trying out.

The water is warm so I am not requiring immersion gear, but if you are going to spend some time swimming and flipping you would want to wear something. Perhaps a shorty wetsuit.

If you need to do your Wet Exit Certification, contact safety@oopskayak.org. Paige is planning on doing some certifications either before or after the paddle.
Meeting Time: 4:00:00 PM
Launch Time: 4:45:00 PM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Willamette Park Portland boat ramp
Take out: same
Route Alternative for bad weather: Paddle to the Lagoon or cancel
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: None
Primary Organizer: Jon Light-Powell
Co-Organizer(s): Paige Light-Powell
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
First Aid /CPR Person:
Maximum number of paddlers: 10
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 74
Estimated Water Temperature: 67
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 3 hours
Tide times & heights: high feet
12:38am 2.51
12:39pm 1.96
low feet
8:09am 0.92
7:39pm 0.77
Current information: <1kt
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 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass
Currents: Level 1: None or mild (less than 1 knot)
Total distance: Level 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 1
Rating Comments: too early to call the wind right now.
Location: Willamette Park Boatramp, Portland
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Morrison Street Bridge
Link to map of route (Optional)

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon