2010 Historical Schedule

 

 

Date

Paddle area and classification

Point of Contact

Launch time

Launch location and other info

Saturday

January 2

Hope Island & Vicinity

Class I+

Bill

10:30 am

Arcadia Point

Saturday

January 9

Pool Session

Albin

3:30 pm

Shelton High School Pool

Space limited, RSVP with Albin

Cost dependant on number attending

Boat must be clean

Sunday

January 10

Long Lake (Port Orchard)

Class I

Gerry

10:00 am

Long Lake

Saturday

January 16

Lake Union/Arboritum

Class I

Ted

10:00 am

MOHAI

Friday - Sunday

January 22 - 24

Diablo Lake Camping

Class II+

Mark P./Ginny

See weekly email

Campground

 

Colonial Creek Launch (Saturday)

 

Gorge Lake Launch

(Sunday)

Sunday

January 31

Hamersley Flush

Class II+

Kim H

10:30 am

Walker Park

Saturday

February 6

Black Lake

Class I

Ginny

10:00 am

Black Lake WDFW

Saturday

February 13

Mayfield Lake

Class I

Brian

10:00

Mayfield Lake - Beach Road

Saturday

February 20

Tacoma Narrows Flush

Class II+

Tony

12:00 pm

Titlow Beach

Saturday

February 27

Belfair/Union River

Class I+

Mark G.

10:00 am

Belfair State Park

Sunday

March 7

Mud Bay to Boston Harbor

Shuttle

Class II+

Norval

See Other Info

Mud Bay

 

Wheels helpful.

 

8:00 am - Arrive at Mud Bay Launch

8:30 am -  Begin Shuttle to Boston Harbor

9:30 - Launch at Mud Bay

 

Saturday

March 13

Skagit River Delta

Class II+

Paul D

10:00 am

See weekly email.

Saturday

March 20

Mercer Slough

Class I

Cathy H

10:00 am

Mercer Slough

Saturday

March 27

Dash Point to Quartermaster Harbor

Class II+

Todd

10:30

Dash Point Pier

UPDATED LOCATION!!!

Saturday

April 3

Alder Lake

Class I

Bill

10:30 am

Alder Lake Park

Sunday

April 11

Black River

Class II

Kim

9:30 am to Shuttle

Littlerock

(Note launch change)

Saturday

April 17

Duwamish/Seattle Waterfront

Class II+

Frank/Ted

10:00 am Seacrest Park

Saturday

April 24

Horsehead Bay to Cutts Island

Class II+

Gerry

12:00 pm

Horsehead Bay

Saturday

May 1

Seahurst Park

Class II+

David

10:00 am Seahurst Park

May 8 - 9

Campfest 2010

Hope Island

Class II+

Gerry

10 am

Arcadia Point

Saturday

May 15

Yakima River

Class II

Ted

Shuttle at 10:30 Launch

Camping

Take Out

See weekly email for more details

Saturday

May 22

Deception Pass

Class III+

Cathy H

11:30

Bowman Bay

Saturday-Monday

May 29-31

Vashon Island Circumnavigation

Class II+

Mark P

1:00pm Southworth Ferry Dock

Saturday-Sunday

June 5-6

Bumping Lake Camping

Class I

Norval

11:00 Launch Launch

Camp

Sunday

June 13

Skills Day

Class I

Albin/Cathy H

Any time after 10:00 am

Millersylvania State Park

June 20

SUNDAY

(Note Changed Date)

Deception Pass

Class III+

Cathy H

10:30

(note later lauch)

Bowman Bay

Friday-Sunday

June 25-27

Banks Lake

Class I

Glee

10 am Sat

See Email

Steamboat Rock State Park

Sunday

July 4

Tacoma Airshow

Class II+

Gerry

11:30 am

Owens Beach

Sunday

July 11

Hartstine Island Saltwater Aquarium at minus tide

Class II+

Gerry

10:30 am

Boston Harbor

Bring snorkeling gear if you have it

Saturday

July 24

Black River

Class II

(Future Kiwis)

Steve & Vicki

10:30 am

Littlerock

Sunday

July 25

Keyport to Miller Bay

Class II+

Bill

10:00 am Keyport

Sunday

August 1

Nisqually

Class I

Gerry

11:00 am

Luhr Beach

Saturday

August 7

Mineral Lake

Class I

Brian

10:30 am

http://tinyurl.com/Mineral-Lake

 

August 14

<Des Moines to

Maury island /

Pt Robinson>

 

 Kayak safety support for

Brent Rice memorial

Swim of the sound

 

 

Todd

0830AM

Impt !        KAYAKER MTG

8AM

Des Moines Marina

north side of pier

http://tinyurl.com/DesMoinesLaunch

http://www.desmoineswa.gov/dept/marina/marina.html

August 21

Kopachuck State Park

Class II+

Cutts Island & Raft Island

Gerry 4:00 pm Kopachuck State Park

http://tinyurl.com/kopachuck

August 28 & 29

SAT & SUN

Skamokawa

Overnight camp

& Columbia River paddle

Class III

Larry & Linda 9am SAT Vista park Skamokawa

http://www.skamokawavistapark.org/

$3 parking fee

 

Sunday

September 5

 

Harbor Days

Tug Boat Races

Class II+

~10 miles RT

Justin

Launch: 10am boston harbor

http://www.harbordays.com/

 

Sunday

September 12

Freshwater Bay

to Crescent Bay

Class II+

Camping option SAT

Ted

1030am

Freshwater Bay

 

Camp at Salt Creek

 

Sunday

September 19

 

Kalama

Class I+

Glee

10am Kalama

September 25

Saturday

Millersylvania

 

Play day & BBQ

 

Cathy & Albin

10am Millersylvania State park

 

October 2 & 3

SAT & SUN

Blake Island camping

Class I-II

Paul D 11am Manchester boat ramp

(not State park)

Free parking nearby

October 9 

Saturday

Lake Kapowsin

Fall colors   Class I

Glee

Note date change

10am  Lake Kapowsin
October 16

Saturday

Mayfield Lake

Fall colors Class I

Brian J 1030am Ike Kinswa park
October 23

Saturday

Dave Mottershead

"The Great Puget Sound

Sea Kayakers Gathering".

  help support a fellow community member 

Bob B

Cathy H

Glee Joy

  

9 am

Bring a food dish to share

Play Day and Silent Auction

Owens Beach Tacoma

Come play, BID, and help a friend

October 24

Sunday

Sammamish slough

 Fall colors

~9 miles RT     Class I

Ted 11 am Kenmore

WDFW permit needed (VUP)

October 30

Saturday

Deception pass

Class III  

Cathy H 10am Bowman Bay

Class III 5.8 knot ebb

November 7

Sunday

McMicken Island

Class II ~ 12 miles RT

Norval

Daylights savings time ends 2am > Fall back

1030am

Time change - set clock back 1 hr

Jarrell Cove marina
November 13 Saturday Lake Cushman Glee

RSVP to Glee to get permit

1030 am Lake Cushman Mt Rose

Private Permit required- N/C

November 20 Saturday Green River

Kent to Seattle

Class II  ~ 19 River miles

Frank shuttle @ 0930am

Launch ~1030am

Van Doren Landing Park

Launch  is open

November 28

Sunday

Alder Lake

Class II

Note change

 

Bill 10am Alder Lake
December 4

Saturday

Deception PASS DASH

2010

Please follow the DP Dash blog for regular updates...
http://deceptionpassdash.blogspot.com/
...and register with your host,

Outdoor Adventure Center,
http://www.outdooradventurecenter.com/40227/Deception-Pass-Dash.html 
 

Reg 830am

 Race 1pm

 

Bowman Bay

DPD

Dec 4 or 5

SAT or SUN

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adj.
1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu kayak.
 
adv.
With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.

 

your choice if you can't make it to DPD but still want to paddle...

Post your idea on yahoo site, others may want to come along

December 11

Saturday

Golden Gardens

to  Discovery Park

Class II

David F 1030am Golden Gardens
December

18 &19

SAT & SUN

Anacortes 

Blind Island camp

Friday Harbor

  Class III

Mark P

Limit 10

830am  Washington Park Anacortes

$Parking fee$

Need wheels for ferry return.

December 18

Saturday

Holiday get together

Baja slide show & Pizza

Albin 530pm Gerry's house

more info coming directly to you

December 26

SUNDAY

Budd Inlet

Olympia    Class I

Gerry 9 am Rotary park

West Bay  Olympia