[Former Member]

Camping: Anya P, Marina G, and me.

Kilby Campground is now in shoulder season and all sites are First Come / First Served. I am heading up Friday and will be staying until Sunday. The sites are quite large (they are meant for RVs) so it’s possible for all of us to share 1 or 2 sites.

If you’d like to camp with us, let me know to look out for you. Just look for the cars with kayaks 🙂

[Former Member]

I’m late to the thread – but are there many camping at Kilby?

I can help with shuttling as well if still needed

Cheers,

Karen

 

 

[Former Member]

Registration for this event is now closed.

Weather: Good news! Sunshine is now in the forecast for Saturday. Winds should be light. However daytime temps are dropping. Please dress accordingly.

Carpooling:

• a ride is needed Saturday for Lorraine for anyone who can pick her up in the Queen E. Park area.
• Colleen is offering to share her vehicle Saturday with anyone starting from Po-Co area.

Please contact either or message me if you are able to help in either of these cases.

[Former Member]

Hi Lorraine – please email me allan.edwin@gmail.com and we will get you sorted out.

[Lorraine Sharpsteen]

Hello, I have read that there are still up to 6 spaces available but another place states that signup is now closed. I would like to come and car-pool if that’s possible. I can take another kayak and paddler or go with someone else if preferred. If car-pooling isn’t possible then I would still come.

Can someone please get back to me about whether I can still signup? Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hello all!

I have been checking the weather forecast and right now it’s saying there will be a clear period before the weekend and then a new system arriving on Saturday with rain. We are still 6 days out, so keep your fingers crossed for no rain or even some blue sky for next Saturday.

Currently the No Go condition is wind over 10 KTS. The first 20-30 minutes of paddling is across the south end of Harrison Lake and it can be tough slogging to get out to and around Whipporwill point for new paddlers. It does not look like that will be a problem. I will be keeping an eye on it.

Your pod leaders will have contacted you on email by now. You should know what Pod your are in (A, B, C, D), who your pod leader is, and what time you need to be at Harrison Lake to drop your boat with your pod.

Now is the time to arrange a ride if you need to carpool with anyone. Post here or contact your pod leader.

Please update your pod leader with the following for your pod float plan:

• Emergency Contact & Phone #
• Vehicle description & Plate or your carpool info
• Medical info – ICE (In Case of Emergency)

I am also asking for anyone planning to stop in at the Sasquatch Inn afterwards to let me know that you plan to do that.

Finally, we still have a few spots open due some folks having to cancel. If you are wanting to come along, please register ASAP. I am closing registrations tomorrow night.

[Kapila Jayaweera]

Someone selling this wooden kayak at Craigslist for $75. Check it out.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/boa/d/port-coquitlam-north-wooden-take-apart/7002292092.html

 

[Nick Heath]

Call for volunteers for tomorrow Sat 19 th Oct. Likely start 08:30 Porteau Cove. Pickup en route possible.

Conditions are predicted to be wet, but not quite the deluge of the past few days.

Last Monday (Thanksgiving) we had a full crew of 4 working on the soakaway pit and filled it with gravel, putting up a big tap. moving most materials up to the site from the camp area and cutting and installing wire mesh under the floor to keep animals out. We’ll finish the wire work next and then put in the floor. After that, we can start to add walls and eventually we’ll have a building of sorts. Lots of experience and enthusiasm in Monday’s crew – Cynthia Kennedy, Kevin Hall, Steve Best and me. Thank you, all!

Only let me know if you can come.

treasurer2(at)skabc.org

No work party on Sunday – Conservation trip instead!

Next week there won’t be another work party until maybe Thu or Fri.

[Peter Kearney]

This sale may be of interest to the club.

Gord’s trips are geared to paddlers with some experience. I did my assistant guide cert. course with Gord way back when. There is a chapter on him in the ‘Deep Trouble’ book.

I consider Butterfly Tours and Ocean Sound Kayaking (with Steve Konik) the two best in Haida Gwaii.

Cheers, Peter

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From: Gord Pincock <kayak@islandsofbeauty.com>

Our annual sale event will occur on November 1, 2019.

Once a year for two hours, we offer reduced pricing on our Haida Gwaii sea kayak tours.

For details, please see:  www.butterflytours.bc.ca/seatsale.htm

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks and best regards,

Gord Pincock
Kayak Haida Gwaii ~ Butterfly Tours
kayak@islandsofbeauty.com
Phone  604 740-7018
http://www.seakayak.guide

[Former Member]

SOLD

 

[Nick Heath]

Super response – full (out)house for tomorrow! Thanks, you kind members! /n

[Nick Heath]

Monday, Thanksgiving Day, tomorrow,  14 Oct

Conditions look ok for a day visit to continue our work. Starting in my open power boat from Porteau Cv 08:30.  Back to Porteau by 17:00.  Might be wet. PFD, warm old clothes, gloves, lunch required. Variety of tasks available. So far, just Darlene and Nick going. Can take 2 more. Pl let Nick know if you are coming – otherwise no need to respond. Thx!

treasurer2(at)skabc.org

[Former Member]

Nimbus Njak fiberglass kayak for sale.  See ad on Craigslist

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/spo/d/burnaby-nimbus-njak-fiberglass-kayak/6998607922.html

 

 

[Former Member]

Had a great day scouting the route today with George Prevost, Martin Feuchtwanger, and Ted Lam.

We are right at the start of the Coho run. There were already fish spawning and dozens of Eagles waiting to feast on their spent bodies. We went up Weaver Creek and the salmon were so close I touched them from my boat.

We also saw an ancient petroglyph and some other glyphs along the way. This is going to be a fun paddle!

[Former Member]

Good evening everyone,

We are only a few weekends away now. We have had some paddlers drop out, so there are still some spots available if you still want to sign up.

As we have 40 paddlers participating, we have split the pool into 4 pods: A, B, C, and D. Our pod leaders and safety paddlers are:

A – Kapila Jayaweera, Ted Lam, Stephen Tarrant
B – Cynthia Rose Lee, Vincent Law, Avaleigh Neill
C – Scott Tebbutt, Jayne Hardy, Sarah Cummins
D – Martin Feuchtwanger, George Prevost, Allan Edwin

Emails should have gone out today to everyone from your pod leaders. First, so you know which pod you are in and who your pod leader is. Second, to request some additional information for the float plan:

– Emergency Contact and Phone #
– Your vehicle + plate / carpool info
– Medical info – ICE

This last one is In Case of Emergency. You do not have to post it publicly. Email your information to myself or your Pod leader. If you don’t know what pod you’re in, please let me know.

I am going to be scouting the route this coming Saturday. This is an unofficial paddle, and anyone is welcome. As far as I know, the following are planning to come along: George Prevost, Martin Feuchtwanger, and Ted Lam. We are going to meet up at Harrison Lake at 9 am on Saturday. If you would like to tag along, please email me or post here.

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