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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    12:00 AM - Spring Fling 2018 (1A/2B)
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    7:30 PM - May Club Meeting
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    5:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
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    12:00 AM - Howe Sd Spring Site Inspections
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    5:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
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    12:00 AM - Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles May 18 to May 21 2018
    12:00 AM - Broken Group Islands (2B/3B) - CANCELLED
    12:00 AM - Copeland Islands (2B/3C)
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    5:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
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    12:00 AM - Broken Group Islands Mentored Trip (2B/3B)
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    5:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
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    7:00 PM - MEC Club Night
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    12:00 AM - Beginners Course
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    12:00 AM - Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (3C)
    9:30 AM - Crescent Beach, Surrey to White Rock Return (2C)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wed, May 2, 2018    
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Trip
    Offered every Wednesday evening from April through June. Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please bring a headlamp in case of late return! Trip goes [...]
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    Spring Fling 2018 (1A/2B)
    Spring Fling 2018 (1A/2B)
    Sat, May 5, 2018    
    All Day
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Spring Fling
    Join us for SKABC's annual paddle and party on May 5, 2018. It's open to members and the public. First, we paddle, then we feast! [...]
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    May Club Meeting
    May Club Meeting
    Mon, May 7, 2018    
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Buccaneer Marina Secret Cove
    • Meeting
    • Public
    Guest speaker Steve Best will talk about the Howe Sound Stewardship program. More details to follow. Doors open at 7pm. Meeting starts at 7:30. Public [...]
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    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wed, May 9, 2018    
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Trip
    Offered every Wednesday evening from April through June. Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please bring a headlamp in case of late return! Trip goes [...]
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    Howe Sd Spring Site Inspections
    Howe Sd Spring Site Inspections
    Sat, May 12, 2018 - Sun, May 13, 2018    
    All Day
    • Stewardship/ Environment
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, Community, Day Trip, Howe Sound, Site Inspections, STSMT
    Your opportunity to visit each of the 6 sites by boat or possibly by kayak to see how they have fared over winter and to [...]
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    Weather - Course
    Weather - Course
    Sat, May 12, 2018 - Sun, May 13, 2018    
    7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
    Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park (Thormanby Island)
    • Training Course
    The Weather Course will teach you the basic skills and knowledge to make a go or no-go decision for a kayak launch based on the weather.
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    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wed, May 16, 2018    
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Trip
    Offered every Wednesday evening from April through June. Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please bring a headlamp in case of late return! Trip goes [...]
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    Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles May 18 to May 21 2018
    Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles May 18 to May 21 2018
    Fri, May 18, 2018 - Mon, May 21, 2018    
    All Day
    Prior Centennial Campground
    • Social
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, Base Camp, Gulf Islands, Long Weekend, Pender Island
    Base Camp at Prior Centenial Campground Day Paddle each day from Mortimer Spit on South Pender Possible destinations South Pender, Saturna, Samuel or Mayne Islands [...]
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    Broken Group Islands (2B/3B) - CANCELLED
    Broken Group Islands (2B/3B) - CANCELLED
    Fri, May 18, 2018 - Tue, May 22, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    Broken Islands
    • Trip
    3B, Barkley Sound, Broken Group, Cancelled, Mentored, Multi-day, Pacific Rim NPP
    UPDATE: As of April 20th 2018 this trip is canceled. Sorry for any inconvenience.   Visit the beautiful and popular Broken Group before the summer [...]
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    Copeland Islands (2B/3C)
    Copeland Islands (2B/3C)
    Fri, May 18, 2018 - Tue, May 22, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    Copeland Islands Marine Park
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, 3C, Copeland Islands, Desolation Sound, Lund, Malaspina Peninsula
    Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park was established in July of 1971 and consists of a small chain of islands, islets and rocks in Thulin Passage. [...]
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    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wed, May 23, 2018    
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Trip
    Offered every Wednesday evening from April through June. Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please bring a headlamp in case of late return! Trip goes [...]
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    Broken Group Islands Mentored Trip (2B/3B)
    Broken Group Islands Mentored Trip (2B/3B)
    Sat, May 26, 2018 - Sat, Jun 2, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    Toquart Bay (East of Ucluelet)
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, 3B, Barkley Sound, Broken Group, Mentored, Multi-day, Pacific Rim NPP
    A spectacular set of islands on the west coast of  Vancouver Island, the Broken Group Islands are a kayaker's dream destination, offering a secluded wilderness [...]
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    Squamish Paddling Club Expo
    Squamish Paddling Club Expo
    Sat, May 26, 2018    
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Squamish Yacht Club
    • Public
    • uncategorized
    Join SKABC and BC Marine Trails members at the Squamish Paddling Club Paddle Expo. We'll have a table, display and tent. We'll be showcasing our [...]
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    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    Wed, May 30, 2018    
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Trip
    Offered every Wednesday evening from April through June. Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please bring a headlamp in case of late return! Trip goes [...]
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    MEC Club Night
    MEC Club Night
    Thu, May 31, 2018    
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    MEC (Mountain Equipment Coop)
    • uncategorized
    SKABC has been invited to participate in a special clubs event at Mountain Equipment Co-op. This is held at the West Broadway location. Receive a [...]
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    Beginners Course
    Beginners Course
    Fri, Jun 1, 2018 - Sun, Jun 3, 2018    
    All Day
    Deep Cove
    • Training Course
    The Beginner Course will give you the basic skills and knowledge to go on trips in sheltered waters or to join competently led trips in places such as Indian Arm and the Gulf Islands.
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    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (3C)
    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (3C)
    Sat, Jun 2, 2018 - Sun, Jun 3, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, 3C, Gambier Island, Howe Sound, Kayak Cooking, Porteau Cove
    Tired of instant noodles or pasta for dinner every night of your kayak trip? Frustrated with the high cost/low taste freeze dried packaged meals? Planning [...]
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    Crescent Beach, Surrey to White Rock Return (2C)
    Crescent Beach, Surrey to White Rock Return (2C)
    Sat, Jun 2, 2018    
    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
    Blackie Spit Park
    • Trip
    2018 Trips List, 2C, Crescent Beach, Day Trip, Mud Bay, White Rock
    Paddle along the shoreline from Crescent Beach, Surrey (Boundary Bay) to White Rock (Semiahmoo Bay). Break for lunch in White Rock before returning back to [...]
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    Events on Wed, May 2, 2018
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    2 May 18
    Events on Sat, May 5, 2018
    Spring Fling 2018 (1A/2B)
    5 May 18
    North Vancouver
    Events on Mon, May 7, 2018
    May Club Meeting
    7 May 18
    Halfmoon Bay
    Events on Wed, May 9, 2018
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    9 May 18
    Events on Sat, May 12, 2018
    Howe Sd Spring Site Inspections
    12 May 18
    Weather - Course
    12 May 18
    Halfmoon Bay
    Events on Wed, May 16, 2018
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    16 May 18
    Events on Fri, May 18, 2018
    Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles May 18 to May 21 2018
    18 May 18
    Pender Island
    Broken Group Islands (2B/3B) - CANCELLED
    18 May 18
    Ucluelet
    Copeland Islands (2B/3C)
    18 May 18
    Lund
    Events on Wed, May 23, 2018
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    23 May 18
    Events on Sat, May 26, 2018
    Broken Group Islands Mentored Trip (2B/3B)
    26 May 18
    Squamish Paddling Club Expo
    26 May 18
    Squamish
    Events on Wed, May 30, 2018
    Wednesday Evening Paddle Series in North Vancouver (2A)
    30 May 18
    Events on Thu, May 31, 2018
    MEC Club Night
    31 May 18
    Vancouver
    Events on Fri, Jun 1, 2018
    Beginners Course
    1 Jun 18
    Deep Cove
    Events on Sat, Jun 2, 2018
    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (3C)
    2 Jun 18
    Crescent Beach, Surrey to White Rock Return (2C)
    2 Jun 18
    Surrey
  • Land Acknowledgement

    SKABC acknowledges that our activities span many Territories and Treaty areas. We recognize and thank the Indigenous peoples who live and care for these lands and waters today, and those many generations who did so in the past. Learn more