Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard Round trip. Sunday 9/27
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:26 pm
This is a great trip for experienced paddlers that Jamie and I Completed on August 29th as proof of concept. Members will need a 15+ foot sea kayak with forward and aft hatches, spray skirt, pump, provisions, and be comfortable paddling 10 miles without a shore break and potentially 3+ foot seas. Arrival is at 7:00 am. There are no facilities at our launch site. We will depart from Quissett Harbor at 7:30 am to catch optimum tidal current. This is the same launch site as the Weepecket Island trip, so parking is limited to 12 vehicles. Carpooling is recommended where available. We will be launching at nearly a lunar high tide, so the beach at the break-wall will be covered in about 4 to 6 inches of seawater. There is also some seaweeds there. It will be important to stay in close formation through the woods hole channel with boat and ferry traffic. I will be bringing a GPS enabled VHF radio. If members want to separate from the main group to explore, an additional VHF is needed for communication. I also will bring a dedicated Garmin Etrex GPS navigation device. We will arrive on the beach in Vineyard Haven just north of the Steamship Authority pier. Facilities are available. Resting period is 60 to 90 minutes based upon majority consent. We can anticipate returning to Quissett Harbor by 2:30 pm. Total distance around 21 miles.
Google Maps coordinates of launch site: 62 Quissett Harbor Road Falmouth MA, 02540.
Option B: (If Needed) Should a member be unable to complete the second leg of the trip...take the ferry into woods hole and we can arrange a pick-up for person and kayak.
Data and images from the August 29th trip can be found at http://www.spendthecash.com
Google Maps coordinates of launch site: 62 Quissett Harbor Road Falmouth MA, 02540.
Option B: (If Needed) Should a member be unable to complete the second leg of the trip...take the ferry into woods hole and we can arrange a pick-up for person and kayak.
Data and images from the August 29th trip can be found at http://www.spendthecash.com