Lopez Island Event: Odlin to Blind Island RT, L2

When
August 24, 2025
9:15 AM
Location
Odlin Day Use area beach
Spaces left
6

Registration

Members with wet exit certification
Active club members with wet exit certification, including kayaking professional and lifetime.
TO and Safety
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Full Name: Tom Waldron
Narrative: We’ll launch from the Odlin Day Use Area at 10 AM. Following the Lopez Island shoreline north, we’ll cross the channel to Shaw Island; proceed along the Shaw Island shoreline north and then west to Blind Island State Park. There are picnic tables and vault toilets on Blind Island so it will be a good place to stop for lunch. Total mileage around 8 miles.
https://www.parks.wa.gov/477/Blind-Island

Meeting Time: 9:15:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Odlin Day Use area beach
Take out: Odlin Day Use area beach
Route Alternative for bad weather: NA
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Tom Waldron
Co-Organizer(s): Teresa George
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: 65
Estimated Water Temperature: 55
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 - 5 hours
Tide times & heights: 8/24/2025: 12:17 AM 4.42' Low, 05:30AM 6.54' High, 12:13 PM 0.12' Low, 7:12 PM 7.54' High
Current information: PUG 1722, Harney Channel, north of Point Hudson; Depth: 13 ‘
Mean Flood Direction: 263 deg; Mean Ebb Direction: 78 deg

8/24/2025: 1:11 AM Slack, 3:53 AM Flood 0.81k, 6:28 AM Slack, 9:52 AM Ebb -1.26k, 12:53 PM Slack, 4:08 PM Flood 1.31k

PUG 1723, Upright Channel Narrows; Depth: 24’
Mean Flood Direction: 40 deg; Mean Ebb Direction: 230 deg

8/24/2025: 1:35 AM Flood 2.41k, 5:09 AM Slack, 7:54 AM Ebb -1.51k, 10:40 AM Slack, 1:49 PM Flood 1.86k, 5:38 PM Slack
Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
Swell/Surf size: Level 2: Waves up to 2', no breaking waves
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 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half
Total distance: Level 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 2: Between 0.5 and 1 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments:
Location: Odlin County Park
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Shaw Island 9449904

Link to map of route (Optional)

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