[Quirine Schuyff]

I can help shuttle and am definitely in for the inn!

Quirine

[Debra Merchant]

I am happy to shuttle (Rav4) and I would like to go to the Sasquatch Inn.

[David Murray]

Allan, please add me to the waitlist and I’m in for the Sasquatch Inn.

Also have room for another kayak on my roof for the drive to and from.

[Debra Stokes]

I am interested in being on the wait list. Yes, I would like to meet up at the Sasquatch Inn after the paddle. I am willing to help co-ordinate the shuttles, but am planning to paddle the River. Thanks Allan.  Debra

[Allan Edwin]

We now have reached a total of 35 members registered for this paddle. Karin, who has led this trip for many seasons, says this is the most ever. If you would like to get onto the wait list for this paddle, please reply to this post.

This should be a great event, but we will need to do some advance prep to make sure details are taken care of to make sure everyone is taken care of.

If you would like to meet up at the Sasquatch Inn after the paddle, please reply here. We need a general idea of how many people want to do this so we can alert the pub that we are coming.

This event also requires shuttling drivers between the put-in and take-out. We will be dropping boats at Harrison Village first, then driving our cars down to the take-out. Some cars will be needed to bring the drivers back to the put-in. If you are willing to help co-ordinate the shuttles, please respond here.

Cheers!

[Nick Heath]

I can confirm that the posted signs say “PRIVATE PROPERTY / NO HUNTING WITHOUT LANDOWNER PERMISSION then, in smaller lettering, Security 250-927-6828 http://www.islandtimberlands.com  / Island Timberlands

Last week, at mid-week, there were boaters enjoying  the (public) beach, but no campers were present when we passed by.

If any SKABC member is interested in working on some ways to bring this super site back into legal public recreational use, please let me know. I sense that the landowner is relenting slightly due maybe to continued public irritation over their previous ‘No Trespassing’ signs but there is still a long way to go with both Island Timberlands and the Lyackson First Nation.

[Nick Heath]

This is a follow-up. We now have a viable way to get to and from the water from the Duke Pt BC Ferries terminal. This opens up numerous car-free loop options from Tsawwassen. See the BC Marine Trails web map for details. You need a cart, of course and it is not exactly easy, but it could work for you.  Darlene and I (with a little help) managed to bring our mighty 6.1 m Osprey Tandem kayak home this way from Newcastle I at the end of our 6 day trip from Salt Spring!

Many thank to brave SKABC members Kevin Hall and Jennifer Illsley-Hall for acting as trusting pioneers, based on sketchy details from someone (me) they had never even met!

[Tom Richards]

Oh.  Maybe we could work something out.  I will be out of town Sept. 19-Oct.2.  Any chance you will be on the island before that?  If so, can you bring the kayak?  I live 4 min. from the Swartz Bay ferry.

Sorry my reply is late.  I thought I would get an email notification of reply but I guess I didn’t tick the box.

Thanks,

Delwyn

[Yekaterina Yushmanova]

One correction – the September trip is on Saturday the 14th!

[Yekaterina Yushmanova]

Hello!

We have two trips coming up as a part of our club’s conservation activities and there still have spots available. On September 20th we are paddling to Admiralty Point in Belcarra Regional Park to pull invasive ivy; and on October 20th we will paddle to Widgeon Creek to follow up on the work we did last spring and to plant native marsh species.

This trips are fun and many hands make light work. The work part is kept to about two hours and the paddling part is suitable for beginners. This is a great opportunity to get another paddle or two in before the end of the season and to give back to the beautiful place we get to live in!

Hope to see you there! You can sign up on the trips list page.

 

Katya Yushmanova

 

[Svetozar Tzonkov]

Thank you all again for the recommendations and tips. We just came back, couple of days early because the weather didn’t look too good for the last two days planned, but we had a great time!

Here is the video of the trip I put together.

[Daniel Del Vecchio]

In North vancouver but should be on the island mid September for kayak trip

[Tom Richards]

Hi,

I’m interested in your Riot Edge 14.5 kayak.  I live in Sidney on Vancouver Island.  Where are you located?

Thanks,

Delwyn Smith

[Daniel Del Vecchio]

i bought this in May use only 3 time on the water. Now need to sell cause i have a new one and no place to store

 

Riot Edge 14.5 kayak – Crossmax

[Ted Lam]

Trip update.

The weather calls on Sunday will be rain and sun, hope to get more sun than rain. Highest tide in Deep cove area will be at 7:56 AM PDT, I guest i will travel on lack tide for more than 1 hour. On the way back there might be wind and tiredness, will take 2 breaks on land and a few breaks on water, slower pace paddling, will take the East side of the Arm to get some wind breaks from Twin island and Racoon island
My plan as follow.
5:00 am, arrive at Deep cove.
5:30 am, OTW
9:00 am, Arrive at Granite falls. include 2 land breaks at Thwaytes and Berg landing, lack tide is completely ends
10:00 am, OTW heading to Deep cove. Take East side of the Arm, lunch break at Buntzen bay and one break at Twin island
2:00 pm, Arrive at Deep cove.
It is the basis plan and will be changed as the weather changed. Distance : appoximate 19 Nm round trip.

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