Wednesday Evening Paddles 2022/23

You need to have completed a Kayak Skills Course with Canoe & Kayak, and be a club member to come along on club trips.  Details...

You MUST have a contactable phone number as trips can be cancelled at short notice.

Common Trip Information                                                                                         

Our meet time is 6.30pm and on the water time is 6.45pm.
                                                                                        
Times are tight so please don't be late.                                                                                             
All trips return to the start point.                                                                                           
Distances vary from 8 to 14K (check schedule).                                                                                            
Times back vary but usually by 10:00pm, maybe later on pub trips or Rangi climb.                                                                                   

What to bring:   
                                                                                

  • All round White light attached to kayak (at least 1M above deck)                                                                           
  • Waterproof Torch with 2 N Mile Visability    
  • Reflective Tape on Kayak and Paddle
  • PFD
  • VHF if you have one (we always use Ch 8)
  • Hi Vis Jacket
  • Thermals (it's colder at night)
  • Whistle
  • Booties
  • Drinking water
  • Hot drink and nibbles for stop over destination
  • Dry clothes in dry bag
  • Pub clothes for pub trip                                                                                                                             

Skill level:

Able to handle 0.5m surf landings (outer harbour trips) and paddle for 2 hr                                                        
Recognise meaning of other boats lights (we will train )                                                                              

Weather Parameters:                                                                                     

Set lower than for day trips
15K max winds (in paddle area)                                                                      

Usual Leader:

Shelley Stuart
Ph 021513388
Vehicle BMW Wagon Charcoal MCART                                                                                    

Other leaders may take the trips from time to time.                                                                     

Trip Registration:                                                                                                                                                                                                 To register online, please click here...                                                                                  

MUST have a contactable Ph No as trips can be cancelled at short notice.

Schedule:

 

Date High Tide Low Tide Sun Set Meet 1830 at Destination Distance km (return)
22 September 2022 2210
3.2
1549
0.5
1920      
5 October 2022
CANCELLED
1607
3.0
2212
0.8
1926 Browns Bay (north end) Campbells Bay (pub on return) 9km
12 October 2022 2215
3.3
1551
0.5
1933 Torpedo Bay Shoal Bay 13km
19 October 2022
CANCELLED
1518
2.7
2131
1.2
1939 Milford Narrow Neck 12km
26 October 2022 2059
3.2
1441
0.5
1946 Greenhithe Scott Point Beach 9km
2 November 2022
CANCELLED
1446
3.1
2053
0.8
1953 Birkenhead Devonport 10km
9 November 2022 2106
3.2
1445
0.6
2000 Waiake Pohutukawa Bay 10km
16 November 2022 1341
2.8
1953
1.1
2008 Mairangi Bay Waiake (via Browns Bay Reef) 8.5km
23 November 2022
CANCELLED
1942
3.1
0152(Th)
0.5
2015 Greenhithe Riverhead (pub) 14km
30 November 2022
CANCELLED
0152(Th)
3.0
1936
0.6
2022 Devonport (Duders Beach) Mission Bay 10km
7 December 2022
CANCELLED
1955
3.0
0158(Th)
0.6
2028 Island Bay Point Chev 9km
14 December 2022
CANCELLED
0047(Th)
2.8
1832
1.0
2034 Castor Bay Rangitoto 12km
21 December 2022 1815
3.0
0030(Th)
0.7
2038 Lake Pupuke (around in both directions) 8km
4 Jan 2023 1839
2.9
0046 (Thu)
0.8
2042 Browns Bay (North End) Long Bay (pub on return) 8km
11 Jan 2023 2340
2.9
1723
0.9
2042 Long Bay Arkles Bay 10.5km
18 Jan 2023 1841
2.9
2259
0.8
2040 Mairangi Bay Castor Bay 12km
25 Jan 2023
CANCELLED
2328
3.4
1709
0.4
2036
 
Narrow Neck Rangitoto 9km
1 Feb 2023
CANCELLED
1714
2.8
2323
1.0
2031 Birkenhead Watchman (via Harbour Bridge) 10km
8 Feb 2023 2237
3.0
1617
0.9
2024 Island Bay Herald Island (via Christmas Beach) 14km
15 Feb 2023 1512
3.0
2125
0.9
2017 Narrow Neck Stanley Bay 13km
22 Feb 2023 2218
3.5
1556
0.4
2008 Waiake Campbells Bay 12km
1 March 2023 1542
2.8
2147
1.1
1959 Birkenhead Viaduct Harbour (via Westhaven) 13km
8 March 2023 2132
3.1
1510
0.9
1949 Stillwater Silverdale (pub) 9km
15 March 2023 1357
3.0
2002
0.9
1939 Narrow Neck Mission Bay 10km
22 March 2023 2107
3.5
1443
0.5
1929 Long Bay Okura (Bioluminescence) 13km
29 March 2023 1414
2.9
2011
1.0
1919 Greenhithe  Island Bay (Pub finish - The Malt) 11km

 

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