Come celebrate the beginning of summer with NSPN!
This is our traditional beginning-of-Summer club paddling event, and is held at Riverhead Beach in Marbehead, finishing with a pot luck party under the pavilion across the street acrss the road at Devereux Beach
Traditionally this event consists of three paddling trips of differing levels, all leaving in the morning from Riverhead Beach in Marblehead, breaking en route for packed lunches, and returning in the afternoon (around 3-3:30PM) for a potluck at the pavilion on Devereaux Beach. Various trips will be posted by members on the Trips forum.
We have have a L2, a L2+, and a L3 trips that day ....
The L3 trip: beach briefing at 9:30,launch at 10::00: this trip leaves the earliest and goes the furthest: a traditional destination is Bakers Island.
The L2+ trip : beach briefing at 10:00, launch at 10:30.. LIkely destination will be Salem Willows or Children's Island.
the L2 trip : beach briefing at 10:00PM, launch at 10:30 AM.: This group and stays within Marblehead Harbor and Dolliber Cove.
The L2 and L2+ trios may be cmbined based on group makeup and interest: If both L2 and L2+ groups
all trips return around 3-3:30PM
Postings and details for each trip will be on the trips forum, and here on the calendar. Please RSVP with the Trip Initiator of the one you trip to attend.

Event details

Solstice Paddle Level 2+
Saturday,
This is one of the three traditional trips that are part of the NSPN Solstice Paddle on June 21st in Marblehead
The 

L2+ Solstice Paddle is for people who are game for a bit more exposure and longer mileage than the L2 trip, which stays in the protected areas around Marblehead Harbor, but prefer something more mellow and shorter mileage than the L3 paddle, which usually goes over to Bakers island.

Meet at Riverhead Beach in Marblehead, 10:00 for beach briefing, and a 10:30 launch: we will initially meet together with the L2 group , and probably launch together.
Rob Hazard, Blaine Bjornstat , Leslie Beale and Peter Brady will be assisting the L2 and L2+paddles. We'll determine where we are needed at the beach briefing.
Beach Briefing 10:00 ( boats and gear at the beach and ready to paddle at 10:00) and 
launch at 10:30.


We will proceed to the mouth of Marblehead Harbor where we will part ways with the L2 group and , depending on the weather, group size and preferences, either cross Salem Harbor to the Willows, where we’ll stop for lunch, and return by the same route, or we will cross to Children's play and stop there for lunch, and return by the same route.
The total mileage will be about 8 Naut. miles. 

Depending on group size, we have a number of options: if group size is small we can combine with the L2 paddle, if group size is large we will stick to the L2+ float plan. 
We'll return to Devereaux Beach by @ 3Pm , to get our boats squared away and get changed for the grand potluck under the pavilion at Devereaux Beach. just across the road from Riverhead Beach.



Please RSVP here in the calendar posting ( ox in upper right : I'm attending')
you can PM either Peter Brady or Rob Hazard if you have questions about the trip. 
Looking forward to seeing you!
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Event details

Solstice Paddle Level 2 Saturday, June 21st
This is one of the three traditional trips that are part of the NSPN Solstice Paddle on June 21st in Marblehead
The 
L2 Solstice Paddle is for people who are would like to paddle in the protected areas around Marblehead Harbor. Te L2+ paddle ventures a bit further, past Marblehead Harbor and across to the Salem Willows and back.

Meet at Riverhead Beach in Marblehead, 10:00 for beach briefing, and a 10:30 launch: we will initially meet together with the L2+ group , and probably launch together.
Rob Hazard, Blaine Bjornstat , Leslie Beale and Peter Brady will be assisting the L2 and L2+paddles. We'll determine where we are needed at the beach briefing.

Beach Briefing 10:00 ( boats and gear at the beach and ready to paddle at 10:00) and 
launch at 10:30.


We will proceed to the mouth of Marblehead Harbor where we will part ways with the L2+ group and , explore the area around Dolliber cove and the outer reaches of Marblehead Harbor. Depending on conditions and group preference.
The total mileage will be less than 7 Naut. miles. 

Depending on group size, we have a number of options: if group size is small we can combine with the L2+ paddle, if group size is large we will stick to the L2 float plan. 
We'll return to Devereaux Beach by @ 2:30 to 3PM , to get our boats squared away and get changed for the grand potluck under the pavilion at Devereaux Beach. just across the road from Riverhead Beach.



Please RSVP ( the box in the upper right: "I'm attending') here in the calendar posting

you can PM either Peter Brady or Rob Hazard if you have questions about the trip. 
Looking forward to seeing you!
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