Port Townsend Kayak Symposium
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Topic: Port Townsend Kayak Symposium
Posted By: jP
Subject: Port Townsend Kayak Symposium
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2011 at 3:41pm
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Now I know this weekend is the Canyon Creek race. It is a solid event put on by solid peeps, for sure. Any event scheduled this weekend would be hard pressed to compete for the attention of so many whitewater fanatics.
But I'm feeling way too salty these days to be rubbing elbows with all the fresh water fish. Need something different for a change.
So I am setting a course for Port Townsend. I'm just feeling drawn to this event that I seem to miss every year. Here's the best info I've been able to find about the event:
http://www.raftandkayak.com/sea-kayak-trips/kayak-symposium/ - http://www.raftandkayak.com/sea-kayak-trips/kayak-symposium/
So the reason I threw this up on the forums is to see if there happen to be any PP boaters who might be heading out there (to P.T.). Maybe we can meet up out there.
I plan on launching from Golden Gardens and paddling up there Thursday or Friday, weather pending. Yup. Solo trip.
Anyway, if any of you cross-over boaters (whitewater/saltwater) are planning on heading out towards the salt, hit me up via PM here on PP.
sweet. Otherwise maybe see ya out there.
The rest of yall have fun at the Northwest Creekin Comp. And Darren, you gotta BEAT Tao, ok?
And somebody else has to at least Seriously try to beat Darren, ok?
l8tr ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2011 at 5:28pm
So i ain't even out of port yet and I'm already getting my ports confused- turns out the event is in Port Angeles, not Port Townsend...
some mariner I am
 I guess I wanted it to be in Port Townsend. That's a pretty quick jaunt from Seattle, and I'm already going that way---
anyway it's funny how little information there is on such a route
(Seatle to Port Townsend)
surely someone has put out some info online...
sh*t like this makes me appreciate a forum like PP, where boaters flock to answer questions- you show up to PP and it's clear that there is at least some activity.
I hardly log in any more, but when I do it's reassuring.
man I'm searching all these sea kayaker forums an there is hardly any activity on any of them.
D4 help me out man--
where's the stupid dope Sea Kayak links, yo? ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2011 at 7:27pm
| I thought the event looked pretty cool but since I don't have much time right now besides, well work, sleep and doing daddy I figured I would not respond. If something works out I might be interested because it is certainly a new aspect but I just am up in the air right now. ~J |
Posted By: Lynn Wang
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 2:01am
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JP,
This info won't be that beneficial to you... I don't know of any good websites with good beta for local SK trips. I get information from experienced SKers, nautical charts, tide tables and weather forecasts and predictions. Dan Henderson (owner of Cascade Canoe and Kayak in Renton) paddled from Seattle to Port Townsend two years ago to instruct at the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium and then he paddled up to Vancouver Island. Dan is a lover of paddling sports and I bet he would be happy to talk to you if you called the boat house. Good books that give info on shorter stretches are: Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands. R.C. Gersten, R. Washburne. and A Sea Kayaker's Guide to North Puget Sound. K. Cambell. I'd be up for going to the symposium in Port Angeles and maybe a shorter paddle in a protected area. Text me if you are going up that way, please do not PM me on PP 2067double94083. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 8:53am
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Hey JP,
There really isnt any good Sea Kayaking Websites in this area. I look at:
http://www.seakayakermag.com/forums/ubbthreads.php - http://www.seakayakermag.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
and
http://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/ - http://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/
I would totally go with you this weekend, but I am going to be visisting family in North Carolina this weekend.
So much to do and so little time to do it all in...
Dave ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Old Fart
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 11:39am
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Hey JP I've used olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com Somewhat limited participation as you've mentioned, but there is some local info Have fun!
Scott
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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 12:23pm
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Link to some trip reports by a seattle sea kayaker.
- http://www.elstonhill.com/OPPHomePage.html ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |