We will meet at 09:30 and assist one another in taking our kayaks down to the water. OTW eat 10:00. we will paddle over to Willis Point and then down the East side of Squally Reach to Mackenzie Bight where we will stop for lunch. We will retrace our route back to Brentwood Bay launch site. please note that, as the temperatures now are dropping from those of our abnormally warm Fall, we will need to wear appropriate immersion gear
Route plan B
If there is a significant deterioration in forecast wind conditions, the option will be to paddle around the coastline to Willis Point, in lee of the coastline, and then return via Todd Inlet and Butchart Cove, a paddle distance of approximately 5 nm, stopping for lunch in Todd inlet
Safety reminders
Always dress for the possibility of immersion and please bring a drybag containing a spare change of clothes. The drybag goes in your kayak with you, not in your car at the launch site. Please bring a lunch or snacks and sufficient beverage to keep you hydrated, as well as a thermos of something warm. Your paddle leader will introduce the plan and make sure everyone is comfortable with the requirements. Please stay off the water until the group is ready. If you have a VHF radio please bring it with you.
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Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to McKenzie Bight
Saturday, October 29, 2022 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Launch
Brentwood Bay Ferry WharfVerdier Avenue, British Columbia
Destination
McKenzie Bight
Distance
5.5 nm
Leader
Paul Flynne
Route plan A
We will meet at 09:30 and assist one another in taking our kayaks down to the water. OTW eat 10:00. we will paddle over to Willis Point and then down the East side of Squally Reach to Mackenzie Bight where we will stop for lunch. We will retrace our route back to Brentwood Bay launch site. please note that, as the temperatures now are dropping from those of our abnormally warm Fall, we will need to wear appropriate immersion gear
Route plan B
If there is a significant deterioration in forecast wind conditions, the option will be to paddle around the coastline to Willis Point, in lee of the coastline, and then return via Todd Inlet and Butchart Cove, a paddle distance of approximately 5 nm, stopping for lunch in Todd inlet
Route map
Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to McKenzie Bight · Saturday, October 29, 2022
