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Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to Senanus Island - COASTLINE - 2-3 HRS

Coastline 2-3 hr paddle crossing to circumnavigate Senanus Island

When Thursday, September 25, 2025 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf
2 of 10 open Free
Destination Senanus Island
Trip style Day
Experience Basic
Distance 3.8 nm
Route plan A

We will launch from the beach beside the Brentwood Bay ferry dock. Follow the coastline north and then a short open water crossing to Senanus Island. We will then circumnavigate the island and then cross back over and continue to follow the coastline north. We will look for a beach for a leg stretch and snack break. Then reverse course and follow the coastline back to our put in location.

This paddle will be at most 2 hours kayaking, plus a short beach break.

Please come dressed for immersion, either a dry suit or neoprene with a paddle jacket.

There is a drop off location for the kayaks etc just before the ferry terminal, beside the bathroom block. Parking, street parking only.

Walkway down to the put in is paved but steep.

Post trip libations at Azure Pier Coastal Cafe, formerly Blues Bayou . Address 899 Marchant Rd

Note: when you register for a paddle you will always receive a response from the paddle leader to inform you that you are registered for the paddle or on the waitlist. Keep an eye out for this and check your junk folder. If you do not receive a response, then please contact the paddle leader again.

Route plan B

If weather does not permit Plan A, we will still launch from Brentwood Bay but instead paddle into Tod 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.

Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf tide/current reference

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Tide & current predictions

CHS provides tide heights and current predictions. Secondary current stations are estimates; large-tide estimates are identified separately. Tide turns and slack water are independent. Conditions along the route vary with location.

CHS atlas & lookup licences

Canadian Atlas of Tidal Currents, Volume 3: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia (2016), Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2022.

Map images are reproduced from the CHS publication and selected for the date and time shown. The publication permits noncommercial reproduction in any format; commercial reproduction requires prior written permission from CHS. This viewer is not an official CHS publication and is not to be used for navigation.

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Salish Sea Tidal Current Atlas and calendar lookup tables by Richard K. Dewey, self-published. The selected volume and map number are shown in the viewer. SISKA displays extracted map images and selects them using the author's lookup tables.

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Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to Senanus Island - COASTLINE - 2-3 HRS

Thursday, September 25, 2025 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Launch
Brentwood Bay Ferry WharfVerdier Avenue, British Columbia
Destination
Senanus Island
Distance
3.8 nm
Leader
Jane Jacek

Route plan A

We will launch from the beach beside the Brentwood Bay ferry dock. Follow the coastline north and then a short open water crossing to Senanus Island. We will then circumnavigate the island and then cross back over and continue to follow the coastline north. We will look for a beach for a leg stretch and snack break. Then reverse course and follow the coastline back to our put in location.

This paddle will be at most 2 hours kayaking, plus a short beach break.

Please come dressed for immersion, either a dry suit or neoprene with a paddle jacket.

There is a drop off location for the kayaks etc just before the ferry terminal, beside the bathroom block. Parking, street parking only.

Walkway down to the put in is paved but steep.

Post trip libations at Azure Pier Coastal Cafe, formerly Blues Bayou . Address 899 Marchant Rd

Note: when you register for a paddle you will always receive a response from the paddle leader to inform you that you are registered for the paddle or on the waitlist. Keep an eye out for this and check your junk folder. If you do not receive a response, then please contact the paddle leader again.

Route plan B

If weather does not permit Plan A, we will still launch from Brentwood Bay but instead paddle into Tod Inlet.