Day After Thanksgiving Annual Paddle

Join the usual gang of knuckleheads at Cocktail Cove on Great Misery Island the day after Thanksgiving (Friday) at 11:00 for the 327th annual Bob Burnett "I ain't dead yet, I'm only living out West" Memorial Day-After Thanksgiving Paddle. Last year we had a few challenging rescues, charcoal briquets (not the least bit legal), high winds, raw weather, and good leftovers, the year before a rescue that probably saved two paddlers' lives.

Traditionally this has been a non-waivers show-and-go with groups leaving from Manchester Harbor, Riverhead Beach in Marblehead, and sometimes Greasy Pole, Gloucester.

I'll be at the Manchester Police Station put-in at 10:00 am.

DRYSUITS ABSOLUTELY RECCOMMENDED, YOU'D BE NUTS TO PADDLE WITHOUT ONE this time of year. Also, northwsterlies can blow like stink this time of year, so conditions could range from low level three to all-out double red-flag gale forces (check any coast guard flagpole for corresponding signal-flags posted).

Bring leftovers to share and watch for subsequent postings from other paddlers planning to leave for Misery from more challenging distances. I'll be taking the baby route as usual this year (at least distance-wise), but keep in mind that even the short route from Manchester to Misery can present its own version of hell when the weather blows in....