Adam Bolonsky Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Launch from the ramp at the Greasy Pole on Gloucester's inner harbor and paddle five or six miles west to Kettle Island off Magnolia, a good place to snorkel and swim. No bailouts enroute, so a level 2+ trip. Landing at Kettle is tricky: rocky and slippery. But the rocks are nice to have lunch on. Saturday, 6/23. Meet at 10:30 for an 11:00 shove off. Free parking on the boulevard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPARSONS Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I might be interested. This would be my first NSPN event, but I need to check with someone first to see if I'm free that day. Also, my boat is a folder, so just how rocky is the landing? I usually hop out while still afloat so that I don't tear out the bottom. Is that possible on Kettle Island? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 The likely intended landing spot is a small cove that is plenty shallow to hop out of your boat. Why just a couple weeks I thought I had gotten my boat high and dry enough to work out my sciatica attack when a largish wave came in and sucked the boat out into the cove. I had little trouble slipping back into the water and could have caught the boat myself though Roger had come in to capture the boat. Tides will likely be on the low side. Good fun to slide in off the slimy rocks, sorry you'll not be participating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eneumeier Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I'd like to do this trip but: 1) Saturday is the club solstice paddle/pot luck out of Marblehead harbor and 2) Parking on the boulevard is likely to be horrendous due to the fiesta this weekend. If you reschedule, hopefully I can come. Liz N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 > >1) Saturday is the club solstice paddle/pot luck out of >Marblehead harbor and > Liz, The Solstice paddle is on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bolonsky Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 > >2) Parking on the boulevard is likely to be horrendous due >to the fiesta this weekend. > Liz, as far as I can tell, Fiesta's not until the 27th. At least that's what the link you posted says: http://www.stpetersfiesta.org/2004program.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bolonsky Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 >I might be interested. This would be my first NSPN event, >but I need to check with someone first to see if I'm free >that day. Also, my boat is a folder, so just how rocky is >the landing? I usually hop out while still afloat so that I >don't tear out the bottom. Is that possible on Kettle >Island? > >Marc You can hop out fine and wade in so long as the waves are down. But this is very much not your typical flatsand landing. Footing is tricky but lots of paddlers have landed there. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eneumeier Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 wrong on the solstice, wrong on the fiesta. I will just slink away. Liz N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlewis Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I think I'll join you. But... on this occasion, I'd rather paddle than hang out on the island and snorkel. So if anybody's interested in pushing on to Manchester or Misery, let's do it while Adam's watching fish swim. --David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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