[Admin]

Our September SKABC meeting will provide time for announcements, to recap summer activities, and share progress on Simson Provincial Park. This portion of the meeting will be about 30 minutes. After that, breakout rooms will open up to allow folks time to chat and catch up.

Hope you’ll join us! A Zoom link is below and you can always find it on the home page of the website.

When: Monday September 9 at 7:30 pm

Join Zoom meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86178446125?pwd=5n6b7nmc3KhkaqjlpPCgS5ofZFT8Rf.1

Meeting ID: 861 7844 6125

Passcode: 304600

[Kevin Amos]

Third Beach Clean Up
Saturday, September 21, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Third BeachThird Beach Parking LotVancouver, BC, V6G 3E2Canada (map)

On Saturday September 21st, Surfrider Foundation Vancouver will be cleaning up and sorting the waste collected at Third Beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day, and we need your help! Our cleanups are a fun and easy way to get involved and give back.

https://vancouverbc.surfrider.ca/events/third-beach-clean-up

[Susan Jensen]

Hi members, if you enjoyed a summer kayaking trip, you’re invited to share about it at the September 9 club meeting.

The focus will be to tell other members “Why go?” to this destination and share a snapshot of your experience. Hopefully you’d be able to screenshare a chart/map and a few photos.

Please reply on the forum or email me at webmanager2@skabc.org to get on the schedule. Thanks so much!

[Cynthia Kennedy]

Looking for a fall adventure? One that is both rewarding, and fun? From September 27-30 (Fri-Mon), BCMT will be hosting the fall edition of our Gerald Island Ivy pull!

The mission is to eradicate invasive English Ivy and protect this beautiful ecosystem.

VOLUNTEER — Gerald Island Invasive Species Removal

This is the same weekend as the conservation efforts at Simson Park South Thornamby Island Sunshine coast for SKABC. See the trip list to sign up.

If you’re free that weekend we need your help to protect our coast .

[Richard Magill]

It is indeed 236.586.5309.

 

[Lindi Rae]

Hi Richard,

I’m back from my trip. Is the kayak still available?

Lindi

[Helen Clement]

HI Everyone,

I am new to the club this year and have not been involved as I have been out of town and not paid attention to the trip details.

Is anyone leaving Friday evening or Saturday morning and have room for me and no kayak?  I would like to return either Sunday or Monday. I think I may be too little to late but fingers crossed I can still get to this amazing place with you.

 

Thank you in advance,

604 362 2652  Helen Clement

[Kevin Amos]

Hello,

I am reaching out with a request for your assistance in promoting the BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey.

 

BC Parks’ Visitor Satisfaction Survey is a tool used to assess how satisfied park visitors are with various services provided in specific parks and in provincial parks generally. The survey is used to identify current strengths and areas for improvement, provide data for decision-making and planning, and inform future work.

 

The 2024 BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey has launched, and it will be open until late September. This year’s survey has targeted questions for marine users. We are hoping to reach more boaters who may have visited one of our coastal marine-accessible parks to ensure we have heard feedback from a variety of marine park users. The data gathered from the survey will be used to inform how marine parks are managed.

 

To increase participation rates in the survey, we are asking if you would be willing to share and promote the survey within your organization and among your members in hopes of increasing our reach to marine park users.

 

Feel free to share the link to the 2024 BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey with your membership. If you are active on social media, we have a recent Instagram post here that can be shared. I’ve also attached a poster that can be printed and displayed.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thank you for your support,

 

Nicole Bottoms

Recreation Services

BC Parks | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

parkservices@gov.bc.ca

https://helpshapebc.gov.bc.ca/visitor-satisfaction-survey-2024

 

[Clark Perry-Bater]

Hi folks, I just registered for the Newcastle Island camping trip. All the ferry reservations are sold out for Friday and Monday.  I’m wondering if anyone who is driving on the ferry has room for me and my kayak. I have wheeled on the ferry before for this trip, but it’s complicated doing it alone (guarding my kayak while I walk to get my car). Thanks.

[Richard Magill]

Hi Lindi,

Sounds good.  Ya the Arluk III is a great expedition boat but it’s a bit of a barge.  Might be good for you on an 30+ day expedition.  I’m betting you’ll love the Eliza for day paddles and shorter trips.  I look forward to hearing from you when you get back.  There was a lady in Ucluelet thinking about it, but she wanted me to wait till I head her way in October.  I agreed to if she would put a deposit on it, but she hasn’t done that yet.  For now she’s still available.

[Lindi Rae]

Hi Richard,

I would be interested in trying this kayak. I am a small female and I am looking for a better fitting kayak. I have a Necky Arluk 3, which I like, but it is a bit big for me.
I am going away for 10 days so I wouldn’t be able to try it until I get back. I’ll check back here when I return to see if it is still available.

Thank you,

Lindi Rae

[Admin]

Thanks everyone — I see Patrick was able to sign up.

[Quirine Schuyff]

The trip should not be full yet. I will email Kevin and Susan and see if they know how to help you register and complete payment.

Stand by.

 

[Patrick Hercus]

I have been trying to register for this trip and the stripe checkout does not work – does this mean the trip is full?

[Richard Magill]

With the exception of a few small surface scratches (amazingly few for its age) this boat is in excellent shape.  The seat, deck bungies, and perimeter lines are all in great shape.  The hatch covers are brand new aftermarket covers, which IMO, are a far better quality than the Valley hatches these boats originally came with.

 

Specs:

Length – 4.7m (15’3″)

Beam – 53.3 cm (21″)

Weight: approximately 21kg (47lbs)

Cockpit Dimensions: 47.4cmX38.1cm (28.5″X15″).

Comes with a Brooks neoprene skirt in good condition, and I’ll even throw in an old set of Thule Hullavitors for free but don’t get your hopes up too much.  They do work, but admittedly, they are in pretty bad shape.  Should last you at least another season, though.

This boat is designed for lighter paddlers with a smaller build.  Recommended paddler weight for this boat is under 160lbs but she paddles best for paddlers well under that weight. It was marketed as being specifically designed for women, but I’ve seen quite a few smaller, lighter men and teens paddling them.

It is of a Brit-boat design, with a lower back deck making it easier for reentries and back deck manoeuvres, such as lay-back rolls.  Her well defined chines and moderate rocker make it easy to manoeuvre and her well defined keel and skeg make excellent at tracking with surprisingly high hull speed for a 15 ft boat.  I’m told by many that she’s a true joy to paddle (unfortunately I’m a little heavy to try her out for myself).  And, she has both good initial and secondary stability for a 21″ wide boat.

This is truly a boat both for beginners to feel comfortable in, and for more advanced paddlers to grow their skills in.

If you are in the Port Hardy area, feel free to DM me to test paddle this boat.  Delivery arrangements might be possible to the mid island region for an extra fee.  Or, I’m headed to Ucluelet from October 4th-9th if you’d be interested in me dropping it off somewhere along the way (or the way back).

Please note:  The NDK Explorer in these pics is not for sale.

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