NSPN Solstice Paddle
A yearly club paddle held on or near the solstice and always followed by a Post Paddle Potluck across the street at Devereux Beach.
Launch site:  Riverhead Beach in Marblehead
There will be different trip levels offered as separate postings on the Trips Forum.
More details to come soon!

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Solstice Paddle Level 3Trip

Sunday June 26th  - Riverhead Beach Marblehead, MA

 
Beach Briefing at 9:30am


Launch at 10:00am
 This is the L3  part of the NSPN Solstice Paddle. Traditionally this paddle heads out into Salem Sound to the area of Bakers Island and back, but float plan can be determined on group and conditions that day  More information to follow as we get closer to the date. There will also be L2 and L2+ pods from the same put-in (please see separate posts for those trips). The trip departs from Riverhead Beach at 10:00 AM and is timed to return to the beach by @ 3 Pm for the potluck under the picnic  pavilion across the road at Devereaux Beach.   

 Please RSVP  right here("I'm going')  in the   L3 Calendar Posting if you are interested in joining the L3 trip .





 

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Solstice Paddle Level 2 and Level 2+
 Trips
Sunday , June 26th. Riverhead Beach, Marblehead, MA 

Peter Brady: initiator


 
The Solstice L2 and L2+ trips are part of the NSPN Solstice Paddle on June 26th .

 
The L2 trip stays in the protected areas around Marblehead Harbor, and Dolliber Cove & Brwns Island  , at the head of Marblehead Harbor, with the option to venture a bit further along Marblehead neck or up towards Salem sound, depending on conditions and the preferences of the group. Total mileage will be @ 6 miles.

 
The 

L2+ Trip is for people who would like a bit more exposure and longer mileage than the L2 trip, but prefer something more mellow and shorter mileage than the L3 paddle, which usually goes over to Bakers Island. Total mileage will be @ 7-8 nautical miles.

If you are interested in the L2 or the L2+ Meet at Riverhead Beach in Marblehead, 10:00am for beach briefing, and a 10:30am launch: The L2 and L+ groups will have a beach briefing together and probably launch together.

 
We will proceed to the mouth of Marblehead Harbor where we may 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 cross to Children's Island and stop there for lunch, and return by the same route.

 
The total mileage will be about 7-8 Naut. miles. 


 
Depending on group size, we have a number of options: if group size is small and everyone is game for the L2+ float plan,  we can combine with the L2 paddle, if group size is large  we can stick to the separate  L2  and  L2+ float plan. 
We'll return to Riverhead 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 (I’m going”) right here  for other the L2 or the L2+ trips  in the June 26th in the calendar posting

If you have any questions, please send a personal message to  PeterB on the message board  

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