Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse

Our regular season has ended. This trip is open for those who regularly helped us fulfill our mission and ran our public program by volunteering during our public kayak days in 2024.
If you did not have a chance to volunteer this year, we will begin to train new volunteers in May 2025.
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Novice Volunteer Trip - Gansevoort Beach - 2 mile round trip

Let's cross to Manhattan and visit Gansevoort Beach! Note this landing can be very tricky, so plastic kayaks are preferred.

PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:

1. Volunteered 4 full embayment shifts in 2024
   AND
2. Completed a sea kayak/SUP training in 2024 with our boathouse and you felt comfortable in your craft with no issues keeping up.
   AND
3. You show full control of your kayak/SUP, you can launch/land independently and have completed a wet exit in 2024

COME PREPARED:

• Water shoes
• Depending on temperature, paddle jacket or wetsuit/drysuit may be needed
• Hat
• Change of WARM clothes
• Food or card/cash to eat
• Water in a reusable bottle

CRAFT:

• Sit on top - not recommended
• Sea Kayak - must have completed a wet exit in 2024
• OC1/OC2 - Have a Ke Aloha coach contact host to make sure you are a supporting paddler and have approval to paddle small OC boats
• SUP - must have completed 1 training with us in 2024 and a short trip out of the cove
• Surfski - must have completed 1 training with us in 2024 and a short trip out of the cove

TIMELINE:
8:15 AM Arrive at the boathouse
8:30 AM Safety briefing hard cutoff to arrive
9:00 AM Move boats to the beach
9:15 AM Depart from HCCB
10:00 AM Arrive at Gansevoort

90 minutes to hang out

Our regular season has ended. This trip is open for those who regularly helped us fulfill our mission and ran our public program by volunteering during our public kayak days in 2024.
If you did not have a chance to volunteer this year, we will begin to train new volunteers in May 2025.
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Advanced Trip - Tubby Hook - 20 miles round trip

We'll paddle about 10 miles each way, cross to New York City, paddle under the GWB, and wave hello to the Little Red Lighthouse. Hopefully we'll see some nice fall foliage along the Palisades!

PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:

1. volunteered AT LEAST 4 shifts in 2024 during our public kayaking days

AND
2. completed 2 trainings with our boathouse in 2024

AND
3. Competed 1 intermediate or 2 novice trips in 2024 which you felt were easy for you

AND
4. Completed our 1 mile, 7-turn time trial in less than 16 min 30 seconds

AND
5. show full control of your craft, can launch and land independently and completed kayak/sup level 2

Craft:

• Sit on top - nope
• Sea Kayak - only if completed 10+ mile round trip in 2024
• SUP - only if completed 10+ mile round trip in 2024
• Surfski - only if completed 10+ mile round trip in 2024
• Have Ke Aloha Coach contact host to make sure you are qualified to use small boats and a Ke Aloha supporting member

COME PREPARED:

• Depending on temperature, paddle jacket or wetsuit/drysuit may be needed
• Water shoes
• Hat
• Change of WARM clothes
• Food or card/cash to eat
• Water in a reusable bottle
• Anything else you need for 5+ hours on the water

TIMELINE:
6:45 AM Arrive at the boathouse
7:00 AM Safety briefing hard cutoff to arrive. Whoever does not make it by this time will not be able to join
7:30 AM Move boats to the beach
7:45 AM Depart from HCCB
10:15 AM Arrive at Tubby Hook

We'll have 90 minutes to relax and eat.

11:45 AM Meet at boats, prepare gear, safety briefing
12:00 PM Depart from Tubby Hook
2:30 PM Arrive at HCCB
3:00 PM Finish cleaning and putting away equipment
3:15 PM Trip ends

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