Intermediate Trip - Mother’s Day Paddle to Morris Canal - 6 miles round trip

TIMELINE and trip plan TO BE UPDATED

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 2025.
If you did not have a chance to volunteer this year, we will begin to train new volunteers in May 2026.
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Join us for a Mother’s Day paddle! We'll paddle about 3 miles each way. Please credit card or cash to purchase food at Morris Canal. Water is still cold so drysuit or 3+mm wetsuit required.

TIMELINE and trip plan TO BE UPDATED

PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:
1. volunteered AT LEAST 4 shifts in 2025 during our public kayaking days
AND
2. completed 2 trainings with our boathouse in 2025
AND
3. Competed 1 intermediate or 2 novice trips in 2025 which you felt were easy for you
AND
4. Completed our 1 mile, 7-turn time trial in less than 19 min
AND
5. show full control of your craft, can launch and land independently and completed kayak/sup level 2
6. Completed a wetexit with us in 2025

Craft:
* Sit on top - nope
* Sea Kayak - only if completed 5+ mile round trip in 2025
* SUP - only if completed 5+ mile round trip in 2025
* Surfski - only if completed 5+ mile round trip in 2025
* Have Ke Aloha Coach contact host to make sure you are qualified to use small boats and a Ke Aloha supporting member

COME PREPARED:

• Drysuit (we have some for use) or 3+mm wetsuit required
• Water shoes
• Hat
• Change of WARM clothes
• Food or card/cash to purchase food
• Water in a reusable bottle
• Anything else you need for 1 hours on the water

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