So throwing stuff against the wall, here’s a bunch of ideas:
– Investigating availability of club volunteer shuttling: ie from a launch adjacent parking location to the launch.
– Organizing max 3hr parking protest letters. Promote having 10% unrestricted [ but no on-site camping.] Or say a proportion being offsite launch parking with some unrestricted [ this might be an achievable strategy in few cases]
– Or same thing with commercial shuttling. Or Uber situations: setup at launch, driver parks, Uber delivers driver. [difficult with solo paddler admittedly]
– As more and more potential members are in apartments/condos etc what about having 3 or 4 club touring boats. Or looking at people getting into kayaking, what about smaller boats [12-14’] for anyone learning basics.
– Add more sites to existing Howe Sound sites.
– Add Wilson Ck [lower Sunshine Cst] to Thormanby Is transit understanding by club members. Or promote that North connection possibility.
– Put pressure on Parks to open up capacity in Lasqueti and Lower Texada region. Or the reverse, publicise or promote possibilities in this area – as it is an achievable alternative to Howe Sound. Promote the Sechelt Portage to Sechelt Inlet – for arriving to, coming from or both. Why use car or ferry?
– Promote in-club understanding that the Fraser River and/or Pitt Lake are easy, accessible, historical local paddling areas. Maybe have a few 5 minute talks ea meeting about various local excursions. Maybe require [heh heh] members to give a 2-5 min talk about where they go so that others get the feel of getting out there.
– On day or short paddles, eliminate all ‘safety’ requirements , so that gear or skill is not an impediment to getting out there. [I presumable local weather and main member judgement would over-ride any reasonable concern]. Idea is to get ppl out, easily. Locations next. Then internally promote v. short trips: Howe Snd, Indian Arm, Pitt Lk, Sechelt In maybe
– Discuss ‘stealth camping’ : stealth camping possibilities, techniques, and concerns. Where to employ and equipment and setup to achieve. Who uses bivies; should all tents/tarps/boats be camouflage.