Surf City: Novice Volunteer Trip - 7 miles total
Details
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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 or no-show, you take a spot away from someone else. The host keeps the right to temporarily or permanently ban you from their meetups if you cancel within 12 hours or are a no show.
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Surf City: Novice Volunteer Trip - 7 miles total
Let's go to Surf City! We'll paddle along Hoboken and Jersey City and land right before the NY harbor. You'll enjoy amazing views and even get a glimpse of Lady Liberty from the water. If for some reason there isn't enough dock space, we'll turn around and land at the park on Morris Canal.
Please be mindful of others and arrive on time. Check the cut off time to arrive under the timeline. Check the prerequisites, things to bring, craft prerequisites and detailed timeline all below. Make sure you are okay with everything below before RSVPing. Space is limited; please limit to up to one trip for the Labor Day weekend unless you are a guide.
PREREQUISITES TO RSVP
- Volunteered at least 3 embayment shift with our boathouse in 2026
AND - Completed a training in 2026
- Completed a wetexit in 2026
CRAFT PREREQUISITES
- Sea Kayak - Completed a sea kayak training in 2026 and felt comfortable in your kayak. Completed a "wet exit"
- Sit on Top - Maybe. You would have to be very strong. Contact host before RSVPing if you want to paddle a sit on top
- SUP - Completed a training and a 1-2 mile trip on a SUP in 2026 and felt you were able to keep up with the group
- Surfski - have completed a novice trip and time trial. can self rescue comfortable within 1 minute.
- OC1/OC2 - You must be a Ke Aloha supporting paddlers and have a Ke Aloha couch contact host with approval before RSVPing. Landing area for outriggers may be difficult
COME PREPARED
- All-around waterproof white light
- Quick drying clothes
- Towel & change of clothes
- Sunscreen/Hat
- Water in a reusable container
- money/card to buy food at Surf City
- BRING AN ID to enter Surf City!
- Anything else you may need to spend 2+ hours on the water
TIMELINE
10:00 am Arrive at boathouse
10:15 am Cut off time to arrive & safety briefing
10:45 am move boats to beach
11:00 am depart from HCCB
12:15 pm arrive at Surf City
12:30 pm land and stow boats
1 hour 30 mins to eat & relax
2:00 pm meet at boats, prepare gear, safety briefing
2:15 pm depart from Surf City
3:30 pm arrive at HCCB
3:45 pm clean up & put away equipment
4:30 pm trip ends
Current prediction at Hudson River Entrance
2026-09-6 10:24 AM ebb -1.85
2026-09-6 1:37 PM slack -
2026-09-6 4:18 PM flood 1.54