Safety Paddlers for Coastwatch-sponsored Open Water Swim 8/7

[Joseph Berkovitz]

Salem Sound Coastwatch is seeking safety paddlers for Saturday morning August 7^th for the B&S’s Wild Fish Open Water Swim. Instead of holding our Swim & Fin, we are the Wild Fish non-profit sponsor.

We are looking for Paddlers to help with swimmer safety.

The Wild Fish starts at 10:30AM start with swimmers arriving around 9:15am.

The location is the Collins Cove Beach, Salem, MA. (GPS 102 Webb St. Salem, MA), next to our new living shoreline.  

Kayaks and Paddle Boards are welcome. B&S will give instructions and have noodles for you to hand out if needed.

The swim is entirely in the Cove – no other boat traffic.

Please let Barbara Warren know if you would like to volunteer, Barbara.warren@salemsound.org.

There will be a drop off parking location close to the beach, if you are not able to paddle over.

Street parking along the beach is limited, but neighborhood parking is available. All overflow parking will be at Bentley School Parking lot (25 Memorial Drive, Salem, MA).

Paddlers will be included in the Post Race Festivities: Several packaged food items, fruit and both hot/iced coffee will be available for swimmers and paddlers. We encourage you to head downtown Salem where there are several restaurants, bars, cafes and boutique shops that are worth checking out. If you’re looking for breakfast or a post-swim beverage we recommend visiting The Derby and/or Brothers Taverna! Just wear your shirt and they’ll take 15% off your food bill!