Comox Valley Paddlers
The trip list will continue to evolve as the season progresses.
New trips will be discussed at the Thurs. Paddle club meeting. See you all there.
Where paddles leave from Plates restaurant: breakfast at 8:30 departure 9:30
Names provided are trip contact persons. Phone numbers are in your membership list.
Difficulty rating E= easy M=moderate D=difficult
See trip ratings below table.
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Date |
Trip Description |
Coordinator |
Rating |
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MaytoSept. 1st & 3rd Thursday |
To be arranged by e-mail | Arranged by e-mail | |
| Mar 5or6 | Kin Beach-Paddle with the herring. | John Wolsey | E |
|
Depends on weather |
Tree Island shakedown trip. Will send email. |
E |
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Apr 23 |
Snowbird Paddle. Meet at Goose Spit 10:00 am. Bring lunch. |
E |
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| May 8 | Clean up Maple Lake. | Sandi Ulmi | E |
|
May 14-15 |
Mohun Lake Shake Down II |
Steve and Wendie Flawith |
E |
| May 14-15 |
Ladysmith Paddlefest. |
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June 3-6 |
Quadra Island Camp-out. |
Geoff and Prue Russell |
E |
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June 19 |
Annual Father's day Paddle. |
Bev and John Wolsey |
E |
| June 22 | Campbell River Estuary. | Deb Williams | E |
| June 30 | Desolation Sound, one week. | Deb Williams | EtoD |
| Aug 19 | Full Moon Paddle. | E | |
| Aug26-29 | Broken Group - Sechart Lodge. | Brian Buckrell | EtoD |
| Sept (mid) | Southern Gulf Islands, In Search of Ice Cream. | Chris Kissinger. | EtoM |
Easy: Protected waters, up to 3 miles one way
Moderate: Up to 1 mile of open water (crossing) and/or up to 6 miles one way -- includes portages.
Difficult or Strenuous: Open crossings of up to 9 miles one way, portages, and/or rapids above Class 1.
In addition, all trips are subject to safety factors associated with, among other things, location, total distance, weather, remoteness, volume of river flow and tidal currents.