Victoria Sea Kayakers Meetup

This a group dedicated to exploring Vancouver Island by sea kayaking and hiking. This is a non-club with no insurance and minimal overhead. Bring your own kayak, hiking boots, common sense, responsibility for your own safety, enthusiasm and contribute your own unique skills, talents, adventure stories and favourite pot luck dishes.

Members signing up for trips are expected to be able to paddle 10 - 15 km per day at a pace of 3 nautical miles per hour and have adequate kayaking equipment and clothing. A Paddle Canada Level 1 or 2 sea kayaking course is highly recommended.

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do."

Spoken by Ratty to Mole in Wind in the Willows a children's book by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932).

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Alyard farm parking lot to Cabin pt. at East Sooke Park
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Approx. 8km round trip skirting the coast. There should be a place to land at Cabin pt. but I haven't been to it.

Kyle Van de Wijngaard added this Meetup

Recent Meetups

January 12 at 7:00 PM, 2 Sea Kayakers attended
Evening Paddle
Paulo and I are kayaking in the dark this Thursday for about 2 hours. We'll probably paddle along the shore toward Clover Point. Anyone who wants to join us is welcome.... Learn more
December 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM, 6 Sea Kayakers attended
Kayaking
They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings) and uploaded 3 photos

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Beautiful day. Good group of people to go out with.

—Graham Payette

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Another great day paddling...great weather (sunny!...but crisp) and a quiet but fun bunch.

—Brad
November 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM, 2 Sea Kayakers attended
Last-Minute Paddling and Camping Trip: Oak Bay to/from Discovery Island
They rated it 5.001 (1 ratings) and uploaded 24 photos

VOC Ocean Kayakers, Paulo Ouelet and Sheila Porteous of the Victoria Sea Kayakers MeetUp and I are paddling over to Discovery Island tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,... Learn more
September 22, 2011 at 5:00 PM, 4 Sea Kayakers attended
Braces, Rescues, and Rolls
They rated it 4.503 (3 ratings)

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I echo Allan's comment about the inactivity of the vast majority of our club members...and not just at this time of year. ...

—Brad

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nothing but fun - perfect spot for flipping & fooling around in the warm water practicing rolls & self-rescues - nice gentle ev ...

—Allan Mandell
September 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM, 5 Sea Kayakers attended
Around D'Arcy Island
They rated it 4.503 (3 ratings) and uploaded 18 photos

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A mystical night time paddle. Most participants has never made a night crossing that long. Fog bank moved in another direction. ...

—Brad

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paddling at night is so dreamy - conditions as about as smooth & gentle as it can get, w/ a beautiful sunset and sparkly moonlight ...

—Allan Mandell