Little Island - Novice Volunteer Trip
Details
Looking for a day full of both kayaking and being with fellow volunteers supporting our public program?
This trip has been scheduled for those volunteering for the 3:00 PM embayment shift, so you can get a morning paddle in before volunteering.
Little Island is a no landing trip. We will paddle a short distance each way, perhaps 2 miles, to Little Island, a NYC park suspended over the Hudson on concrete pillars. We'll paddle under the park, into the "concrete jungle", before heading home
PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:
- Promise to volunteer with our public programming in 2026. Note, if the trip is full, preference will be given to those on the afternoon embayment shift.
AND - Completed either 1 training in 2025/2026 with the craft you will be taking or completed a new volunteer session.
AND - Completed a wet exit in 2025/2026 and show control of your kayak/SUP
Craft:
- Sit on Top - allowed, but limited by the embayment
- Sea Kayak - only if completed a wet exit in 2026 and show control of your kayak. NOTE - if you have done a training but not a wet exit yet, we can do one before the trip. Message me please to discuss.
- SUP - only if completed 2+ mile round trip or with SUP trainer approval
- OC1/OC2 and Surfski can't maneuver under Little Island
Come prepared:
- Change of clothes
- Water in a reusable bottle
- Sun protection - hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
- Anything else you may need to spend 3 hours on the water!
Timeline:
Start readying: 09:30 AM
Briefing (cutoff): 10:00 AM
Move boats to water: 10:15 AM
Depart HCCB: 10:30 AM
Arrive destination: 11:20 AM
Explore under little island
Return briefing: 11:55 AM
Depart: 12:00 PM
Arrive HCCB: 12:50 PM
End of trip: 01:20 PM
Eat lunch
Embayment 03:00 PM
Slack is 11:32 AM.
Beforehand, the river is ebbing, with a peak ebb at 07:34 AM of -2.2 knots.
After, the river is flooding, with a peak flood at 01:52 PM of 0.9 knots.
Sunrise is at 05:28 AM.
Sunrise is at 08:26 PM.
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HCCB is completely volunteer run. Our guides generously take time out of their busy schedules to run trips and trainings. Here are our guidelines about cancelations and no-shows:
\ For a trip, please cancel prior to 8:00 PM the day before the trip.
\ For a training, please cancel at least 6 hours before the training. If you do not cancel before the cancelation cutoff time, you will be marked as a no-show. Hosts reserve the right to deprioritize you on waitlists after the second no-show of the year.