Raft Up with Nanaimo Paddlers Club ... We will paddle out of Telegraph Cove and poke along the shoreline towards Glencoe Cove, Gordon Point, and stopping at Cormorant Point. We will watch for seals and seabirds along the way, passing some interesting sea-caves. Expect lunch at either Margaret's Bay or Glencoe Cove Park before noodling our way back to Telegraph cove. Current shouldn't be a factor with expected flood current at Race Rocks maxing out at just over 2 kts (http://www.dairiki.org/tides/daily.php/rac/2024-06-01) at about 10am slowing to slack around 1pm -- Baynes Channel runs about 75% of Race Rocks current. No washroom facilities at Telegraph Cove or Glencoe Cove. Please note: some of the available spaces will be held for guest paddlers from the Nanaimo club ... SISKA member confirmations will come out the week before the planned paddle. Anyone with questions please contact the Paddle Leader.

Going with Plan B due to winds along Gordon Head shoreline --- launching at the Brentwood Bay ferry dock paddling north along the shoreline to Coles Bay and return. Total distance approx 8 nautical miles.

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.