MKC: Novice+ sunrise volunteer trip - 4 miles total
Details
This trip is open to those who have volunteered in 2026 during our public kayaking days.
Once the RSVP opens, you will be placed on a waitlist until the host reviews your volunteer status and to make sure you completed the qualifications below.
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MKC: Novice+ sunrise☀️volunteer trip - 4 miles total
Let's paddle across the Hudson to visit our friends at MKC!
PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:
- volunteered AT LEAST 2 shifts in 2026 during our free kayaking days
AND - Completed at least 2 trainings in 2026 with our boathouse
AND - You completed a 3+ mile round trip in 2026 in which you showed control of your kayak/SUP/OC and found it easy to stay toward the front of the group
COME PREPARED:
- Water
- Food if you plan to picnic or cash/credit to buy food there.
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Change of clothes
- Anything else you may need to spend 2 hours paddling!
CRAFT:
- Sit on top - Nope!
- Sea Kayak - Only if completed a wet exit and show control of your kayak
- OC1/OC2 - Ke Aloha supporting paddlers with a Ke Aloha coach approval (have coach contact host)
- SUP - Only if completed a 2 mile trip with our boathouse
- Surfski - Only if completed a 2 mile trip with our boathouse
TIMELINE:
6:30 AM Arrive at the boathouse
6:45 AM Safety briefing hard cutoff to arrive. Whoever does not make it by this time will not be able to join
7:15 AM Move boats to the beach
7:30 AM Depart from HCCB
8:30 AM Arrive at MKC
8:45 AM Land and stash boats
90 minutes to eat and relax
10:15 AM Meet at boats, prepare gear, return safety briefing
10:30 AM Depart from MKC
11:30 AM Arrive at HCCB
11:45 AM Clean and put away equipment
12:30 PM Trip ends
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NOAA predicted current at Pier 92
2026-07-26 7:27 AM flood 0.5
2026-07-26 9:34 AM slack -
2026-07-26 1:12 PM ebb -1.78
HCCB is completely volunteer run. Our guides generously take time out of their busy schedules to run trips and trainings. If you RSVP yes, please consider this a commitment to attend. If you cancel at the last minute or no-show, you take a spot away from someone else or prevent a trip/training from happening. We understand that life happens, so if you must cancel close to the start of a trip or training, please change your RSVP to “Not Going” and message the host(s) or comment in the chat. 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.