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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    6:00 PM - Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
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    12:00 AM - Nuchatlitz and Nootka
    6:00 PM - Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
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    12:00 AM - God's Pocket and Beyond - July 18 - 25
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    6:00 PM - Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
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    12:00 AM - Desolation Sound July 26th to 30th
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    SKABC JULY 2 Evening Social
    SKABC JULY 2 Evening Social
    Tue, Jul 2, 2013    
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Locarno Beach
    • Social
    Your July 2nd " SKABC Meeting" will be a "Beach BBQ and Social" at Locarno Beach. Look for the SKABC signage. Meet at 6:30. Bring [...]
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    Gulf Islands Tour July 3rd to 10th
    Gulf Islands Tour July 3rd to 10th
    Wed, Jul 3, 2013 - Wed, Jul 10, 2013    
    All Day
    Swartz Bay Dock
    • Trip
    2013 Trips List, Gulf Islands, Multi-day
    Paddle the Southern Gulf Island from July 3rd to 10th Possible stopping points Sydney Spit, D"Arcy, Beaumont Harbour, Cabbage, Prevost, Mayne, Galliano Contact Bruce bruce.pickwell@telus.net [...]
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    Wednesday Evening Paddle on Howe Sound
    Wednesday Evening Paddle on Howe Sound
    Wed, Jul 10, 2013    
    6:00 PM
    • Trip
    We like to take advantage of the light summer nights and go kayaking every Wednesday night. Start time at 6:00 pm somewhere in Howe sound. Send [...]
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    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Wed, Jul 10, 2013    
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    TBD weekly
    • Trip
    Majbritt and Mike Schmidt will be kayaking every Wednesday evening until DST disappears or they go on vacation.  The launch location is very dependent on the weather warnings [...]
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    Nuchatlitz and Nootka
    Nuchatlitz and Nootka
    Wed, Jul 17, 2013 - Wed, Jul 24, 2013    
    All Day
    • Trip
    2013 Trips List, 4D, Little Esperanza Inlet, Multi-day, Nootka Island, Nuchatlitz
    Nuchatlitz and.Nootka July 17 to 24 Classification D4 Contact Bruce.pickwell.Telus.net ph. 6046133827
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    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Wed, Jul 17, 2013    
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    TBD weekly
    • Trip
    Majbritt and Mike Schmidt will be kayaking every Wednesday evening until DST disappears or they go on vacation.  The launch location is very dependent on the weather warnings [...]
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    God's Pocket and Beyond - July 18 - 25
    God's Pocket and Beyond - July 18 - 25
    Thu, Jul 18, 2013 - Thu, Jul 25, 2013    
    All Day
    • Trip
    2013 Trips List, 3C
    Plan on launch from Pt. Hardy July 19. Explore God's Pocket Marine Park, Nigei and Hope Islands. Weather permitting, we'll also cross Gordon Channel to [...]
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    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Wed, Jul 24, 2013    
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    TBD weekly
    • Trip
    Majbritt and Mike Schmidt will be kayaking every Wednesday evening until DST disappears or they go on vacation.  The launch location is very dependent on the weather warnings [...]
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    Desolation Sound July 26th to 30th
    Desolation Sound July 26th to 30th
    Fri, Jul 26, 2013 - Tue, Jul 30, 2013    
    12:00 AM
    Okeover Arm Provincial Park
    • Trip
    3C, Desolation Sound, Multi-day, Okeover Inlet
    Launch from Okeover Arm July 26th and paddle into Desolation Sound Visit the Curme Islets, Tenedos Bay, Roscoe Cove and Teakerne Arm Classification C2/3 Contact [...]
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    Paddle Canada Level 1
    Paddle Canada Level 1
    Sat, Jul 27, 2013 - Sun, Jul 28, 2013    
    9:00 AM
    Panorama Park
    • Training Course
    Paddle Canada Level 1
    Level 1 provides the kayaking skill and knowledge necessary for day-long sea kayaking trips in sheltered waters (non-wilderness areas). Successful completion of Level 1 indicates [...]
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    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    Wed, Jul 31, 2013    
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    TBD weekly
    • Trip
    Majbritt and Mike Schmidt will be kayaking every Wednesday evening until DST disappears or they go on vacation.  The launch location is very dependent on the weather warnings [...]
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    Events on Tue, Jul 2, 2013
    SKABC JULY 2 Evening Social
    2 Jul 13
    Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Jul 3, 2013
    Gulf Islands Tour July 3rd to 10th
    3 Jul 13
    Sydney
    Events on Wed, Jul 10, 2013
    Wednesday Evening Paddle on Howe Sound
    10 Jul 13
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    10 Jul 13
    Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Jul 17, 2013
    Nuchatlitz and Nootka
    17 Jul 13
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    17 Jul 13
    Vancouver
    Events on Thu, Jul 18, 2013
    God's Pocket and Beyond - July 18 - 25
    18 Jul 13
    Events on Wed, Jul 24, 2013
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    24 Jul 13
    Vancouver
    Events on Fri, Jul 26, 2013
    Desolation Sound July 26th to 30th
    26 Jul 13
    Powell River
    Events on Sat, Jul 27, 2013
    Paddle Canada Level 1
    27 Jul 13
    North Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Jul 31, 2013
    Weekly Wednesday night paddles -- check "Callouts" for launch time and place.
    31 Jul 13
    Vancouver
  • 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