Season End Picnic - Sept 25, 2021

Approximately 20 Slo-Mo paddlers and spouses attended the season end picnic on Saturday, Sept 25. The picnic was held at the Parksville Community Park, under ideal sunny skies. The event began with a presentation by Jeff Burdison, a very experienced local kayak guide who gave a talk on what supplies are needed for day and multi day kayak trips. He had his equipment on display and he shared useful tips for a safe and enjoyable day on the water. Jeff is interested in offering workshops on a variety of kayak-related topics and information about these will be posted to the members.

 

For the remainder of the picnic, the attendees spent time enjoying their picnic lunches, socializing with their fellow members and playing games of Bocci.

 

This was a great way to bring an end to a successful Slo-Mo Paddlers’ season. I would like end off by thanking Jim Powell for all of his work on helping to organize this event. 

Write up and photos by Jim

Spider Lake Report - Sept 21

 Once again the weather favoured our group, with almost no wind and a beautiful mackerel sky. 

We met on the beach at Spider Lake and noticed that the lake’s water level was much lower than in recent years. 

 

We were a small group for the final Slo-Mo paddle of 2021, with ten paddlers and ten boats.

 

Royston Wrecks - Comox Harbour - Goose Spit Report - Sept 7, 2021

 The weather favoured our flotilla of small watercraft once again. Calm conditions prevailed under sunny skies and mid-20s warmth. There were 22 paddlers, 14 single and two tandem kayaks, and two tandem canoes. We assembled on the gravel beach on the Royston waterfront to offload boats from our vehicles. The tide was moving out rapidly requiring us to reposition closer to the water's edge before launching.

The low tide level allowed us to explore the rusting hulls of a few ships sunken to form a breakwater to protect the log boom area of Comox Harbour from the sometimes stormy sea roiling into the bay.