Name: Wednesday Paddles - weekly paddles on Wednesday - various locations
Start: 2024-12-04T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-12-04T15:30:00-08:00

OTW at 10:00 leaving from the Cedar Boat Ramp on Nelson Road.
We will launch towards Round Island which is about 0.3 nm from the launch point and cross over the tombolo between Link and Mudge Islands (open water crossing of about 1.1 nm), then handrail along Link, pausing to look at the Hole in the Wall channel betwen Link and DeCourcy - will the tide be high enough to pass through or will we have to continue along the inside of DeCourcy? Attend the paddle to find out... or look at the tide tables to see what the levels will be during the time we will reach this point - we need a minimum of 1.7 metres to paddle through

Once we arrive at the bottom of DeCourcy we'll stop for lunch at the beach next to Pirate's Cove campground. After lunch we'll continue along DeCourcy and handrail our way back up-island to Link and then cross back to Round Island and the boat ramp. Could we paddle through Hole in the wall on the way back?

Total distance is about 10nm. We could extend this by paddling around all of Ruxton Island - this would add about 3.5 to 4 nm if people are willing.

See this [link ](https://www.windy.com/49.088/-123.725?2024081815,49.070,-123.712,13)for the current weather forecast in the area.

Govt of Canada tidal forecasts can be found [here](https://tides.gc.ca/en/stations/07480) \- I used the Boat Harbour tidal station as its the nearest to the paddling area\.

Appropriate immersion gear : dry suit

Required Equipment / Supplies for a Day Trip/Paddle can be found at [http://www.nanaimopaddlers.org/uploads/1/8/0/1/18018567/guidelines_for_participants.pdf](http://www.nanaimopaddlers.org/uploads/1/8/0/1/18018567/guidelines_for_participants.pdf)

Each participant is expected to be aware of their own abilities and limitations and be responsible for their own safety both on and off the water. They must have the basic requirements of kayaking, i.e. a properly equipped kayak (Transport Canada requirements for small craft) to participate in this paddle.
Participants must have the ability to do a wet exit and assisted re-entry so that we can help each other in case of an emergency.
Participants must have a general knowledge of tides, currents and weather

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Wednesday Paddles - weekly paddles on Wednesday - various locations

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