Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 This week's Wednesday Lunch Paddle is on July 21, 2021 at Fishermans Beach in Swampscott. We will meet at 9:00 am to get an early start ahead of possible T-storms later in the day; the goal will be to get on the water at 9:30 am. Location: Fishermans Beach in Swampscott MA (https://goo.gl/maps/bebJoJ4ErWUnR9ns6). As you head east on Humphrey St out of the center of Swampscott with the ocean on your right, the parking lot will be on your right just before Puritan Road branches off (a traffic light and gas station will be directly ahead of you). The lot is free. Whether or not you see a space in the lot, go into it and drop your boat and gear on the beach there. If the lot is full there should be plenty of free 2-hour-limit parking spaces on Humphrey and the local knowledge is that this limit is never enforced — much less on a Wednesday morning. Do not park on Puritan Road. Registration: To attend, please register using this form which will also add your information to the float plan: https://forms.gle/9QagufJXcFS6Fd6U7 You must be a paid-up NSPN member to join this trip. Your signup information will only be shared with other participants. Weather: We will need to stay near shore and keep an eye on the radar. Per NOAA as of Monday — Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Seas around 1 ft. Link to forecast. Tides (Salem Harbor): 2021/07/21 Wed 09:24 AM 8.84 H 2021/07/21 Wed 3:18 PM 0.32 L This trip doesn't have a specific level: we'll determine the route based on who shows up, what people want to do, and what the environment wants to do. All properly equipped members are welcome: please bring boats with rigged deck lines, bulkheads, spray skirts, and dress for immersion. If you're not sure if you have a safe vessel or gear, please get in touch via PM and ask. We may have the opportunity to play around rocks on this trip. If you feel like doing that, please bring a helmet! Bob and I will be happy to provide a safe introduction to rock play if you have never done it and want to try. NOTE: The Wednesday Lunch Paddles are cooperative adventures, not guided trips. Each participant is responsible for her/his own safety.Don’t assume the trip initiators are smarter, stronger, better at rough water, more attractive, or more skilled paddlers than you are. For more information, see this description of our trip philosophy from the NSPN web site. We encourage paddlers to make their own independent decision about their comfort level with conditions at the time of the paddle. Please PM me or Bob if you have questions or if you haven’t paddled with me before. Hope to see you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Caivano Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Hi Joe. I plan to be there. Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Ricardo, that’s great. Would you mind signing up using the form so we can keep track? This paddle is almost full and we only look at the official registration list to figure out who asked first, otherwise it gets very complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Caivano Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Sorry, I was busy yesterday and did not see this until the morning (somehow I completely missed the part about filling the form). I will show up and if the paddle full, no issues. My mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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