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   Topic: San Juans June 15th, 16th, 17th
Posted: 05 Jun 2012 at 9:28am |
I am thinking about doing an easy paddle in the San Juans around Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th (possibly Sunday also, coming home Sunday or Saturday night).
I was thinking about paddling from Guemess ferry to Cyprus Island and do some hiking for a few days around Cyprus and just staying on Pelican Beach for a few days. Maybe day paddle around the Cone Islands and just messing around there. Cyprus is a great place to hang out, with hiking and day paddling possibilities. This will be an easy trip with short paddling around 10 miles a day. Could also paddle over to James Island and stay there a day too.
My friend lives near Guemess and we can park there for free. So, if you are interested just post here and we can get a trip going. You will need a sea kayak of course, unless your a bad ass kayaker that can paddle a playboat 10miles...
Weather permitting of course.
Edited by dave - 05 Jun 2012 at 12:11pm
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Posted: 06 Jun 2012 at 11:06am |
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Just did an Anacortes to Friday Harbor trip there. One of the trip participants got beat down BAD just north of Deadman Island. I watched his bow go from horizontal, to vertical, start dropping and then start getting whipped around like a propeller at amazing speeds! Keep in mind we're talking about 18' of boat! He swam that whirlpool for 3 minutes and took some nasty whacks to the head in the process as his boat passed over him. I shudder to think what might have happened to him if he let go of his boat.
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You mean I'm supposed to wear something UNDER my spray skirt? Where's the fun in that?
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Posted: 06 Jun 2012 at 4:10pm |
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Ya, the currents can get like class III-IV whitewater out there at times, especially with opposing winds.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 8:52am |
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Great fun, but once your in it out there there is no escape, sometimes shore is REALLY far away and the waves are REALLY big.
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You mean I'm supposed to wear something UNDER my spray skirt? Where's the fun in that?
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Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 9:36am |
Ya, unlike white water where you can just paddle to an eddy quickly, out there you are sometimes an hour paddle away from shore and when your in the sh*t it can be a little intimidating.
I have seen class V whitwater paddlers turn into scared little girls out there.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 9:41am |
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There was an article in 2008 in Sea Kayaker magazine, Written by Rob Gibbert, where a WW paddler went on the same trip I'm talking about. He barely made the crossing to Lopez across Rosario Strait (about 7.25nm). It's great article written by a skilled sea kayaker and white water paddler. The exposure on long crossings can be a bit daunting, especially to paddlers who are new to crossings. Especially there where the consequences of missing can be...severe.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 11:46am |
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Throw a little fog in there and then watch the fun begin...it is undescribable being in thick fog paddling a long reach.
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