Nehalem Bay Event: Bracing and Assisted Rescue Training/Practice- L1

When
June 28, 2026
9:00 AM
Location
Nehalem Bay State Park Boat Launch
Spaces left
6

Registration

Members with wet exit certification
Active club members with wet exit certification, including kayaking professional and lifetime.
TO and Safety
Password Reserved for TO use

Full Name:: Jerry Stole
Narrative:: This will be a training class to enhance your low and high brace skills and to improve your capabilities with the assisted T rescue. The main focus is to go through the training that will give the paddler confidence in using these two paddle strokes and to perform the T rescue reliably and efficiently. Training will start on the beach and progress into the water. The paddler needs to have a good working knowledge of the two strokes and the T rescue, They must also have perimeter lines. There will be more discussion at the Saturday night get-together.
Meeting Time:: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time:: 9:00:00 AM
Type of activity:: Class
Put in:: Nehalem Bay State Park Boat Launch (just south of the campground)
Take out:: Same
Route Alternative for bad weather:: None
Required equipment::
Minimum Immersion protection:: Drysuit
Primary Organizer:: Jerry Stole
Co-Organizer(s)::
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:: Five
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy:: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature:: 50s to low 60s
Estimated Water Temperature:: Low 50s
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch):: Four hours
Tide times & heights:: Low -0.49' at 7:46AM, High 5.24' at 2:03PM

Current information:: Nominal
Hazards::
Wind strength:: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
Waves, Swell, Breaking Waves: 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 1: Up to 6 miles
Open crossing:: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment::
Overall rating:: Level 1
Rating Comments:: Level one
Location:: Nehalem Bay State Park Boat Launch
Photos (Optional)::
COVID-19 Status of Trip:: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station:: 9437908 Nehalem
Link to map of route (Optional):

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon