Wed. Lunch Paddle 7/28/21 9:30 am @ Tuck Point, Beverly

[Joseph Berkovitz]

This week's Wednesday Lunch Paddle is on July 28, 2021 at Tuck Point in Beverly (not Tucks Point in Manchester!). We will meet at 9:30 am with the notion of getting on the water at 10:00.

Location:  Tuck Point (singular, not plural) at the end of Water Street in Beverly MA, also known as Sandy Point (https://goo.gl/maps/n95xYqwcduuKf9az6). As you head east on Water Street and keep going along the sure, the street passes some condos and a yacht club and ultimately dead-ends at a boat ramp. Drop your boat and gear near the ramp and then park at any public parking spot on Water St (most of these are further back on Water, before the intersection with Lothrop). The spots are unmetered. 

Registration: To attend, please register using this form which will also add your information to the float plan:

https://forms.gle/nXE87hjMf8P9qbDV8

You must be a paid-up NSPN member to join this trip. Your signup information will only be shared with other participants.

Weather: a mix of sun and possible showers; cooler temps near 70 F. Wind 5-8 kt NNE; seas 2 ft. [Link to forecast]

Tides (Salem Harbor):
2021/07/28    Wed    09:09 AM    -0.22    L
2021/07/28    Wed    3:27 PM    9.16    H
 

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!