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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    Go with the flow (Southern Gulf Islands circumnavigate Valdez Island) (B3)
    Go with the flow (Southern Gulf Islands circumnavigate Valdez Island) (B3)
    Wed, Aug 29, 2018 - Sat, Sep 1, 2018    
    All Day
    • Trip
    2016 Trips List, 3B, Currents, Gulf Islands, Multi-day, Valdes Island
    POSTPONED until Aug 29th thru Sep 1st Classification: B3 New date: Wednesday August 29, 2018 until September 1, 2018 (4 nights) Circumnavigating Valdez requires navigating [...]
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    Club Meeting
    Club Meeting
    Mon, Sep 10, 2018    
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Buccaneer Marina Secret Cove
    • Meeting
    • Public
    Guest speaker: Graham Sorenson-BC Projects Coordinator-Birds Canada. Graham will speak about the birds we see when we're paddling. Catch up with everyone after the summer. [...]
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    Anvil Island from Porteau Cove (3C) **NEW DATE**
    Anvil Island from Porteau Cove (3C)  **NEW DATE**
    Sat, Sep 15, 2018    
    12:00 AM
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    3C, Anvil Island, Day Trip, Howe Sound, Porteau Cove, Rescheduled
    Anvil Island is the third-largest of the islands in Howe Sound and the northernmost of the major islands there. Afternoon inflow winds can be challenging [...]
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    Fraser River, Hope to Chilliwack, BC (3C)
    Fraser River, Hope to Chilliwack, BC (3C)
    Sun, Sep 16, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    Hope
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    2018 Trips List, 3C, Day Trip, Fraser River, Fraser Valley, Hope, Shuttle
    The mighty Fraser River is a Canadian Heritage River and one of the longest (1375 km) in Canada. Though there are few rapids, the most [...]
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    Quadra Island (2B-C/3C)
    Quadra Island (2B-C/3C)
    Thu, Sep 20, 2018 - Sun, Sep 23, 2018    
    All Day
    Discovery Islands Lodge
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    2018 Trips List, 3C, Multi-day, Quadra Island
    Come discover the beauty and fun of Quadra Island. We'll have the Discovery Islands Lodge to ourselves and we'll have a fantastic time! There will [...]
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    Thormanby Islands (2B) - TRIP FULL
    Thormanby Islands (2B) - TRIP FULL
    Fri, Sep 21, 2018 - Sun, Sep 23, 2018    
    All Day
    Buccaneer Marina Resort
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    2018 Trips List, 2B, Booked Full, Sunshine Coast, Thormanby Island
    Trip now Full Thormanby Island, one of the Sunshine Coast's best kept secrets, is noted for its sandy beaches and pristine shoreline. Low tide exposes [...]
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    Equinox paddle from Hollyburn Sailing Club
    Equinox paddle from Hollyburn Sailing Club
    Sun, Sep 23, 2018    
    4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Hollyburn Sailing Club
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    2016 Trips List, Ambleside, Hollyburn Sailing Club, West Vancouver
    Hollyburn Sailing Club is organizing an annual Equinox paddle on Sunday Sept 23, and they would like to invite the folks from SKABC to join [...]
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    Executive Meeting
    Executive Meeting
    Wed, Sep 26, 2018    
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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    Monthly club executive meeting -- location TBA.
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    Safe Surf Launching and Landing Course
    Safe Surf Launching and Landing Course
    Fri, Sep 28, 2018 - Sun, Sep 30, 2018    
    12:00 AM
    Mackenzie Beach Resort
    • Training Course
    This course will give you the basic skills and knowledge to land and launch safely on surf beaches and increase your confidence in rough water. This is not a course on surfing.
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    Club Meeting
    Club Meeting
    Mon, Oct 1, 2018    
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Buccaneer Marina Secret Cove
    • Meeting
    • Public
    We will be showing the film Green Paddle Down by SKABC member Thom Kline. Introduction by Brian Pegg. About the film:  “In April 2018 , five [...]
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    Events on Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    Go with the flow (Southern Gulf Islands circumnavigate Valdez Island) (B3)
    29 Aug 18
    Events on Mon, Sep 10, 2018
    Club Meeting
    10 Sep 18
    Halfmoon Bay
    Events on Sat, Sep 15, 2018
    Anvil Island from Porteau Cove (3C) **NEW DATE**
    15 Sep 18
    Events on Sun, Sep 16, 2018
    Fraser River, Hope to Chilliwack, BC (3C)
    16 Sep 18
    Hope
    Events on Thu, Sep 20, 2018
    Quadra Island (2B-C/3C)
    20 Sep 18
    Quadra Island
    Events on Fri, Sep 21, 2018
    Thormanby Islands (2B) - TRIP FULL
    21 Sep 18
    Halfmoon Bay
    Events on Sun, Sep 23, 2018
    Equinox paddle from Hollyburn Sailing Club
    23 Sep 18
    West Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Sep 26, 2018
    Executive Meeting
    26 Sep 18
    Events on Fri, Sep 28, 2018
    Safe Surf Launching and Landing Course
    28 Sep 18
    Tofino
    Events on Mon, Oct 1, 2018
    Club Meeting
    1 Oct 18
    Halfmoon Bay
  • 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