Sunshine Coast Event: Bargain Harbor to Garden Bay Provencal Park RT, L3

This trip is for the Sunshine Coast Event. Registration will be available to Sunshine Coast Event registered members only on the night before the trip. Signup will be at the event headquarters campsite.

This trip is limited to members with a wet exit certification (except for level 1 trips when the paddler is not using a spray skirt....if the paddler is wearing a spray skirt on a level 1 paddle, the Wet Exit Certification is REQUIRED).  To successfully register you will need to sign into your OOPS member account, and your account will need to be a member of the "Wet Exit Certified" group if you intend to wear a spray skirt.  Your acceptance is conditional on approval by the Organizer, who may contact you with questions about your skills and equipment.  If the measured water temperature is different enough from that listed below to warrant a change in required immersion protection, the Organizer will contact all participants and the Trips Board member with the update at least a day before the trip.

Narrative: We will put in at Bargain Harbor and paddle out around the Beaver Island skirting Francis Point Provencal Park. Then thru Pender harbor and landing at Garden Bay Marine Park for lunch. This is about 6 miles making a total of 12 miles paddling.
Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 9:30:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Bargain Harbor
Take out: Same
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Steve Blackwood
Co-Organizer(s): Teresa George, Dennis Pennell
Has organizer paddled here before? No
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
First Aid /CPR Person:
Maximum number of paddlers: 10
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 70
Estimated Water Temperature: 55
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 5 hours

Tide Station:  Irvines Landing
Tide times & heights: Irvines Landing
H 9:30 am 12,4 ft
L 4:01 pm 4.3 ft

Current information: Less than 1knot
Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 3: 12-16 knots (19 mph)

Swell/Surf size: Level 3: Waves to 3', breaking waves to 2'

Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps

Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees
Currents: Level 1: None or mild (less than 1 knot)
Total distance: Level 3: 11 to 15 miles
Open crossing: Level 2: Less than 1 mile
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 3
Rating Comments:
Location (Optional): https://goo.gl/maps/jrTSWbEhZ5iyVX9d7
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19