Posted September 25, 200816 yr Update on Prudence Island trip--moved to Sunday--September 28, 2008 Paddlers paddlin' that trip: maybe you? Launch from Colt State Park in Bristol, RI -- time for launch is 9:30 am/back at put is 4:30 pm. Distance of paddling: approximately 15 miles round trip with beach breaks. Directions: (Bristol is about 7 or 8 miles south west of Fall River,Ma) http://www.newenglandsite.com/ri-coltstatepark.shtml Location of put in @ Colt State Park: http://www.riparks.com/pdfs/coltmap.pdf Colt State Park directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&...mp;t=h&z=16 The route is approximately 14 - 15 miles with launch from Colt St Park and crossing over to Prudence Island. Ideally, we paddle the eastern shore to the southern tip of Prudence have a break either at the southern tip of Prudence or at the Light at Sandy Point about 1/2 down the island. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1955547 This route does cross the East Passage Shipping channel in Narragansett Bay so there could be some boat traffic when we cross the channel. This route plan is temporary--depends on winds shifts, etc. Some of us may want to paddle longer distances but the minimum for this trip is 14 - 15 miles. Any questions? Interest? Please post here-- Leaderless Les, AKA, Swearing Ferret--
September 25, 200816 yr Actually, I think it's 17-18+ nm, or even a bit longer if we take Phil's suggestion to visit Despair Island (which is near Hope Island!). We'll have mild current with us much of the way, and probably some wind. --David.
