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12:00 AM - Paddles up for the ANNUAL SPRING FLING!

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9:00 AM - Rescue Practice Session - 2017/01

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12:00 AM - Beginners Ocean Course

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7:30 AM - Weather Course

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9:00 AM - Barnet Marine Park to Cates Park (2B)

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12:00 AM - Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles (2B)

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9:00 AM - Crescent Beach to White Rock (2C)
South Howe Sound Bowen Bay (2B)

Sun, Apr 30, 2017

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bowen Bay

Trip

2017 Trips List, 2B, Bowen Island, Day Trip, Howe Sound, Pasley Islands

A good early season trip through the archipelago off the west side of Bowen Island. This trip is suitable for beginners.

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May Meeting: Moresby, Haida Gwaii - A 3 Week Solo Trip

Mon, May 1, 2017

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Buccaneer Marina Secret Cove

Meeting

Public

Guest speaker: Steve Best, SKABC Member Haida Gwaii is called “The Edge of the World,” and the west coast of Haida Gwaii is the edge [...]

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Paddles up for the ANNUAL SPRING FLING!

Sat, May 6, 2017

All Day

Social

Trip

Community, Special Event, Spring Fling

This spring paddle and dinner event is open to all, club members and the public, but you must RSVP to join us by emailing karinhartner@gmail.com.

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Rescue Practice Session - 2017/01

Sun, May 7, 2017

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Deep Cove

Training Course

Come on out and practice your rescues with other club members. This is an informal practice session. This practice session is open to any SKABC [...]

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Ladner Marshes (2B)

Wed, May 10, 2017

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Wellington Point Park

Trip

2017 Trips List, 2B, Fraser River, Ladner

We will paddle from the Wellington Point Park around some islands, then upriver past Ladner Village towards Deas Slough, and return.

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Beginners Ocean Course

Fri, May 12, 2017 - Sun, May 14, 2017

All Day

Parks of British Columbia Heritage Centre

Training Course

This course is designed to offer participants the basic skills and knowledge to make kayaking a safe and enjoyable sport. We cover basic paddle skills [...]

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Weather Course

Sat, May 13, 2017 - Sun, May 14, 2017

All Day

Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park (Thormanby Island)

Training Course

This course will teach you the basic skills and knowledge to make a 'go/no-go' decision for a kayak launch based on the weather. It will [...]

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Blackie Spit to Elgin Park return (1B)

Sat, May 13, 2017

9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Blackie Spit Park

Trip

1B, 2017 Trips List, Blackie Spit, Crescent Beach, Day Trip, Surrey

Paddle into the Nicomekl River to Elgin Park where we will get off the water to have a lunch break before returning back to Crescent Beach.

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Barnet Marine Park to Cates Park (2B)

Tue, May 16, 2017

9:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Barnet Marine Park

Trip

2017 Trips List, 2B, Barnet Marine Park, Cates Park, Port Moody

This is a tour around the intersection of Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm, with a lunch stop at Cates Park.

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Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles (2B)

Fri, May 19, 2017 - Mon, May 22, 2017

All Day

Mortimer Spit Park

Trip

2017 Trips List, Base Camp, Gulf Islands, Long Weekend, Pender Island

A weekend to South Pender, Saturna, Samuel, and Mayne Islands

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Gulf Islands (2B)

Fri, May 19, 2017 - Tue, May 23, 2017

All Day

Trip

2017 Trips List, 2B, Base Camp, Blackberry Point, Gulf Islands, Multi-day, Valdes Island

May long weekend base camping. This may be of interest to someone who is new to kayak camping. Destination possibilities are: Blackberry Point on Valdes [...]

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Strokes and Rescues Course

Sat, May 27, 2017 - Sun, May 28, 2017

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sasamat Lake (White Pine Beach)

Training Course

In this course you will learn and practice: Techniques for efficient forward paddling Reverse paddling A variety of bracing techniques A variety of steering and [...]

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Trip Leader Course

Fri, Jun 2, 2017 - Sun, Jun 4, 2017

All Day

Training Course

Spend three days in the Gulf Islands developing the skills required to lead a SKABC trip for a day, a weekend or an extended period. [...]

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Crescent Beach to White Rock (2C)

Sat, Jun 3, 2017

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Blackie Spit Park

Trip

2017 Trips List, 2B, Crescent Beach, Day Trip, White Rock

A shoreline paddle from Boundary into Semiahmoo Bay, with a lunch stop in White Rock

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Events on Sun, Apr 30, 2017

South Howe Sound Bowen Bay (2B)

30 Apr 17

Bowen Island

Events on Mon, May 1, 2017

May Meeting: Moresby, Haida Gwaii - A 3 Week Solo Trip

1 May 17

Halfmoon Bay

Events on Sat, May 6, 2017

Paddles up for the ANNUAL SPRING FLING!

6 May 17

Events on Sun, May 7, 2017

Rescue Practice Session - 2017/01

7 May 17

Deep Cove

Events on Wed, May 10, 2017

Ladner Marshes (2B)

10 May 17

Delta

Events on Fri, May 12, 2017

Beginners Ocean Course

12 May 17

North Vancouver

Events on Sat, May 13, 2017

Weather Course

13 May 17

Halfmoon Bay

Blackie Spit to Elgin Park return (1B)

13 May 17

Surrey

Events on Tue, May 16, 2017

Barnet Marine Park to Cates Park (2B)

16 May 17

Burnaby

Events on Fri, May 19, 2017

Pender Island Base Camp and Day Paddles (2B)

19 May 17

Pender Island

Gulf Islands (2B)

19 May 17

Events on Sat, May 27, 2017

Strokes and Rescues Course

27 May 17

Vancouver

Events on Fri, Jun 2, 2017

Trip Leader Course

2 Jun 17

Events on Sat, Jun 3, 2017

Crescent Beach to White Rock (2C)

3 Jun 17

Surrey
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