Joseph Berkovitz Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) This week's Wednesday Lunch Paddle is on May 19, 2021 at Nahant Beach. This special edition offers a combination Surf Session and Lunch Paddle! You can do one, or the other, or both! How much fun is that? The surfing portion of the menu will meet at 8:30 to get OTW at 9:00, and will run through about 10:30. If you just want to play in the surf zone and get comfortable with your bracing and side surfing, that's totally cool! The lunch paddle portion of the menu will be served at 10:30 at which point we plan to paddle out to East Point and have lunch there. COLD WATER PADDLE: Water temperatures are still low. Come prepared for immersion. If you are not sure about what this means, please contact the organizers and we can figure out if it works. HELMET REQUIRED: We will be launching and landing in a surf zone. Covid-19 paddling: on this trip we will strictly observe social distancing and MA state recreational boating guidelines for the pandemic. Please research and respect all regulations that apply at the time of the paddle. Location: Nahant Beach State Reservation https://goo.gl/maps/fRQjQEyWK3k5veKi9 we will meet on the beach near the Tides Restaurant end (far end of the causeway) so park asap when you enter the lot. Parking: the lot is $10 for MA residents. There is a free lot just off the rotary where the causeway begins so you could get lucky with a spot there, but you'd need to be able to make your own way down to the other end of the beach. Registration: To attend, please register using this form which will also add your information to the float plan: https://forms.gle/zFBrS5anUKqh1Su4A You must be a paid-up NSPN member to join this trip. Your signup information will only be shared with other participants. Predictions: Light E breezes 5-8 kt, air temps upper 50s / low 60s, water temp 55 F, swell 2 ft @ 10 sec, breakers at beach 2-3 ft per Magic Seaweed Tides: LT at 11:45 am When/what: Surf zone people meet at 8:30 am and launch at 9 am. Non-surf folks, meet at 10 am and launch at 10:30 am (surfers may still be in the water but we'll come to the beach to say hello). 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. Bring a helmet since this trip launches and lands in surf. If you're not sure you have a safe vessel, please get in touch with us and ask. 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 if you have questions or if you haven’t paddled with me or Bob before. Hope to see you there! Joe & Bob Edited May 18, 2021 by Joseph Berkovitz add helmet requirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Snyder Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 What's the parking situation for non MA residents now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Jim Snyder said: What's the parking situation for non MA residents now? MA.gov site says that it is $10 MA residents, $40 non-residents. Ugh. Edited May 17, 2021 by prudenceb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Bob talked to the attendant and they said it was $10 for Ma residents. Maybe he can chime in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 https://www.mass.gov/locations/lynn-shore-nahant-beach-reservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Snyder Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Trying to remember how long it takes to get to the beach from Bob's house... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 I wouldn’t trust the website completely. The COVID rules have been changing fast. I suggest calling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rylevine Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Jim, You are welcome to park at my house. It is about a 20 minute paddle to Nahant Beach. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Snyder Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I will park at Bob's with the intention of making Nahant beach no later than 10:30am. I think there's room for a second car if anyone wants to join me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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