Kayak Schedules

Seasonal Schedules

Trails Club Kayaking 2008

Hi kayakers! Warmer weather and warmer water is on the way. Soon it will be time to be on the water!

In the Kayak Trips section below we list the scheduled and potential trips. The schedule will be updated throughout the season. If you have suggestions for a favorite destination, contact any of the committee members.

All kayak trips will be rated, so you will know the paddling skills that are required, the water conditions to be encountered, and the endurance that is required. Check out the Trip Rating System document for more information.

Gear for a kayak trip, from boat, paddle, and safety gear, through a dry or wet suit for cold water trips, can be rented from any local kayak shop. Trails Club members get a 10% on any accessories purchased from Portland Kayak.

The Guidelines for Participants document, below, can give you all the information you need to prepare for a kayak trip. All participants should be proficient with paddle strokes, directional control, wet exit, and wet re-entry. Check out the Kayak Safety & Training section on this page for the type of classes which can provide these skills and prepare you for any trip we will offer this year.

Portland Kayak (and other local kayak shops) conducts clinics that can bring your kayaking skills up to the level required for any of our trips. See the Safety & Training section below for more information.

All leaders of kayak trips must take the kayak leadership class. Sign up with Portland Kayak Co. The Kayak documents can help you plan, publicize, lead, and review a kayak trip. Now pick a destination and start planning your trip!

If you have any questions, suggestions, or favorite kayak destinations, or would like to be added to our email distribution list for late-breaking information, contact any member of the kayak committee or send an email to tckayak@msn.com.

KAYAK TRIPS 2008

Date	Destination	Leader
May 4 (Sun)	Yamhill River	Gerda Eck
May 18 (Sun)	Sauvie Island	Rich Fuhs
	Columbia Slough – late spring thru fall
	Bachelor Island	Susan Saul
	Tualatin River – May-July
	Mono Lake, CA
	Willamette River – May-July
	Tualatin River (with evening concert in Jul or Aug?)
	Lewis River (several options)
	Sand Island (coast)
Aug 16-17	Coon Island	Gerda Eck & Allen Burrell
	Waldo Lake
July13	Lower Cowlitz River	Rex Silvernail
	Nehalem River
Aug 2-10	Johnstone Straits	Steve Benson & Lisa Brice

Related, non-Trails Club events

Date	Event
Aug 18-22	Paddle Oregon – registration required
Aug 22-24	Skamokawa - Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup

KAYAK SAFETY & TRAINING

Contact Portland Kayak Co. directly (503) 459-4050 to sign up for classes. Tell them you are with Trails Club for 10% discount. Trails Club members get reimbursed for 50% of class cost for introductory and leadership classes; turn in receipt to Rich Fuhs. There is a maximum of 12 participants per class.

Introductory Class: 4 hours, $60 before discount, 5/17 all women class, 2-6 PM; 5/24 coed class, 2-6 PM; classes held each month
Refresher Class: 4 hrs; $60 before discount; Trails Club-only class Sunday, June 1, 10-2; open class Sat June 7, 2-6 PM; other classes can be arranged
Leadership: REQUIRED for all Trip Leaders; class limited to 12 people;
$40/person; 3 hours on the water; May 10 from 10-2.
Eskimo Role: For All Members; class limited to 4 people;
$50/person; Sunday nights in pool.
Portland Kayak offers several other classes and clinics; contact them for more information

KAYAK RENTALS, SALES, & CLASSES

Alder Creek - 2 locations

Alder Creek Spring Paddle Festival – Vancouver Lake

Portland Kayak Company - 2 locations

Portland Kayak Demo Days

Portland Kayak Nigel Foster Clinics

Scappoose Bay Kayaking

KAYAK DOCUMENTS

Guidelines for Leaders	Word	PDF
Guidelines for Participants	Word	PDF
Put-In Checklist	Word	PDF
Trip Planning Worksheet	Word	PDF
Trip Log (TCO)	Word	PDF
Trip Rating System	Word	PDF
Trip Report Forms	Word	PDF

All documents are available in MS Word and PDF format.

KAYAK COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Tracy Aue	(503) 245-1532	tracy.m.aue@gmail.com
Steve Benson	(503) 682-2952	sbensongomsu@msn.com
Bonnie Berneck	(503) 293-2006	BLBerneck@msn.com
Lisa Brice	(503) 682-2952	lbhikes@msn.com
Rich Fuhs (chair)	(503) 690-5077	Rich.Fuhs@Verizon.Net
Susan Saul	(360) 892-5643	sunr1s3cr33k@gmail.com

KAYAK RELATED WEBSITES

Lower Columbia Canoe Club (LCCC)

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society (OOPS)

Paddle Oregon event

Tualatin Riverkeepers

Willamette RiverKeepers

Special Info:

KAYAK TRIPS

KAYAK SAFETY & TRAINING

KAYAK RENTALS, SALES & CLASSES

KAYAK DOCUMENTS

KAYAK COMMITTEE MEMBERS

RELATED WEBSITES