PeterB

I'll try to leave  work  around 3:15 , hopefully early enough to be there by 4. Maybe lets go to that  Italian  place in Concord afterwards. 

Yes, thats right. Parking  the back of that lawn , close to the trees, then carrying down past the gazebo as you described  is still the way that it's  done, I believe.  I'm not sure if that parking lawn is town or private property,  but  either way , it  can be closed to kayaker use  at any time if the town authorities so choose, and using it is cool as long as there are no issues or complaints from the town. I'm not aware of any change in the station there, but I haven't been there in a good while, so to be 100% sure, best to get some more local knowledge or inquire with the town.   

awwww poo.  I'll be game for next week (9/27) if you and others are interested.   

Since  things turned busy at work today and its  not so sunny a day ,I will be staying at work and not going to Walden this evening. 

Peter 

I'll bring my boat on my car for work  and be prepared for Walden: I hope to be there by 5PM, unlikely I could get there sooner that that.

Peter 

I believe Tucks Point is a Manchester-by-the-Sea  municipal park adjacent to a boat club, so use of this area  as a launch site by non- resident kayakers  is subject to the rules and whims  of the town authorities . My understanding is that  there's no official policy, but in the  off -season when the park is less populated by residents and kayaker use would be moderate -to- infrequent anyway , kayakers generally use Tucks point , and park their cars  at the far end of the lawn.  Essentially, as long as use of Tucks  by kayakers is not a problem that comes to the attention of the town authorities, it may be used as a kayak launch site  .   E.G.  use by kayakers in the summer would likely  be noticed as a problem  for residents in the summer months due to the park's increased use , so as a matter of practice Tucks is avoided by kayakers then.  

I'll aim to be there , close to 5PM 

Just giving this a bump since  members have signed up but are using group PM to communicate with each other, which is why  theres  been no activity  seen on this thread: 

The Bar Harbor Retreat  is coming up soon , so if anyone is interested,  the best thing is to go to the calendar listing (Sept 8) , check it out  and RSVP ( click "going' on the left hand side ). and then you'll be added to the group PM thread. 
We are starting to get stoked for September paddling in this area! 

Great Trip report: I think this was  very well -conceived and planned trip; seems that many  Bold Cost trips  are planned around doing the whole stretch of  coast in one tide cycle. , and your trip broke the mold and enabled you to explore that whole stretch in detail.

I've got my boat on my car and am ready for Walden if weather forecast is favorable by @ 3PM 

I'll be there, probably around 5Pm or a bit after, so I'll come and find you .

Peter  

as you can see, there's not much  of the harbor  to paddle at low tide. I guess I would consider the drive to paddle closer to high tide, but not low tide. 

if theres a  70% chance of  Thunderstorms 5-7, I will probably not attend as I have a long drive to Odiorne and would be leaving work early. If @ 3-3:30 PM, theres a favorable weather report , I 'll come.    

I plan to be there. Think I might get there  by@ 5PM  but cant be sure so I  will arrive assuming that I will go and find the group in Little Harbor. 
Peter 

Seabrook marshes are very nice: As to whether its worth the longer drive:  I think the marshes behind Cranes Beach in Ipswich, or the Parker River behind Plum Island  would be my preferred  venue  if looking for a salt marsh paddle not far from  home. 

Yes, this has come up in conversation in the last couple of years.  This year and last , on a 4- day NSPN  trip to Stonington in mid - July, we noticed how few kayakers there there seemed  to be  in the area , which has long been considered  one of the country's  sea kayak hot spots.
As near as I can make out, sea kayaking was at its peak  around the  late 1990's ,  maybe @1998-  to 2003. , before my time. When I first got into sea kayaking  , @ 2004 or 2005 ,  I read Atlantic Sea Kayaker a lot and got the inkling that that spots like Stonington had been  thriving sea kayaking areas ; I think Hells Half Acre ( an idyllic and accessible kayak camping island )  might have been  closed to campers  for some period  after 2005 due to overuse, and when we stopped there this year and last ; no campers or kayakers.  
It seems to me there is  a small but steady  trickle of paddlers entering  the sport seriously, otherwise most people you will see on the water are casual dabblers in  general outdoor watersports/ outdoor pursuits.   

I don't recommend or not recommend this , but it does seem to fit your requirements

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I'll  be there, will arrive 5:00 or after so I'll catch up to the rest of you. 

Will be stopping at Street on the way home (Islington st., not far from Odiorne)  for Singapore Salad, shrimp  tacos or felafel if anyone would like to join.   

I plan to be at Walden early today, 3:30 to 3:45. I have to leave early-  5PM- ish. If there's a parking problem like last week  I'll probably move on  and not go to plan B as I've  much stuff to do this  evening.  
Peter  

What about Horn Pond in Woburn? I was there years ago when NSPN assisted REI's demo kayak  day but don't remember much about the place other than a bunch of paddlers could use it and it's in Woburn, which looks like a reasonable alternative location to Walden Pond.  

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Walden is closed. I think Jane and Sue arrived early enough to get in but Yong, Les and I were unable to get in, and exchanged expletives from our cars in the choking traffic and 91degree heat. 

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I plan to attend if the forecast is okay. Not likely to make a 5PM launch, but if not I will paddle out and find you all.  

Peter 

sounds like the sprayskirt has just had wear and tear , unlikely they would do any kind of warranty repair for that. But in my experience, it never hurts to inquire: Ive gotten free replacements a few times  when they weren't  technically warranted,  just by asking. I had a Seals spray skirt repaired or replaced forth holes that I later realized were not a . they dat have to So Snapdragon may or may not have similar customer service. It seems that in general suppliers  are being very about rpeacmnts and repairs these days, I imagine because its a competitive market.  and customer service is a pressing need.  

That was a fun and refreshing time last night. Few better places to spend a weekday summer evening. Thanks, Jeff  for setting this up. 

The Trinity is a real dry top (hence more $$) with drysuit -type neck and arm gaskets,and the Knappster is a semi -dry top. Yes, the Knappster is  awesome as the go-to warm weather paddling top; that's  if you're looking for a warm weather paddling top that won't keep you bone dry but  comfortable enough for the vast majority of our warm weather paddling. .If you require that extra protection, the Trinity would be good. I've found that I'm fine in either a drysuit or the Knappster,  and go right from drysuit  to the semi dry top when weather turns warmer. : the only exception is summer season rough -water paddling like tide race play where theres a very good chance of capsizing or being in the water  , or on unusually raw summer days: then a  drytop might be  preferable to the semi dry top.