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December 2001 

December 7th  Night paddle - Meet at the Emerald Queen, 7:30 pm.  Phil Lynch

December 8th  Nisqually Delta, 11 am.  Marty Olson

December 8th  Annual paddle/potluck.  Gig Harbor to Fox Island, 7:30 am.  Oskar Hinz

December 8th  Lighted Boat Parade; more information later as it becomes available

December 22nd  Xmas caroling in Gig Harbor, followed by dinner in harbor.  6 pm

November 2001 

November 3-4th  Long island, Willapa Bay camp, hike, day paddles.  Oskar Hinz

November 9th  Night paddle - Gig Harbor Bay, 7:30 at the Gig Harbor Boat Ramp.  Jim Davis

November 11th  Potluck and slide show, Gig Harbor Library, 6-9 pm

November 17th  Ketron Island circumnavigation, noon.  $5 fee to park in lot by the ferry.  Marty Olson

November 18th Pool practice time, Peninsula High School, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

October 2001 

October 6-7th  Joemma Beach Park campout and day paddles.  Marty Olson

October 12th  Night paddle - Gig Harbor Bay, 7:30 at the Gig Harbor Boat Ramp.  Phil Lynch

October 20-21st  Blake Island campout or come for the day.  Jim Davis

September 2001 

September 2nd  Port Townsend full moon paddle/camp - 7:30 pm.  Marty Olson

September 7th  Night paddle - Gig Harbor Bay, 7:30 at Gig Harbor Boat Ramp.  Jenny Berlin

September 14-16th  Port Townsend Kayak Symposium

September 12-17  Ross Lake Camping.  Contact Oskar Hinz for more details.

September 27-October 9th  Green River in Utah; Lake Powell and Escalante Canyon.  Contact Oskar Hintz for complete information.

August 2001 

August 10-12th  Hobuck Beach near Neah Bay camping trip.  Learn to surf the ocean on a nice sandy shoreline.  Marty Olson

August 10th  Night paddle - Thea Foss Waterway, 7:30 pm.  Jenny Berlin

August 17-19th  South Gulf Islands camping trip.   Catch 8:00 AM ferry out of Tsawassen to Swarts bay.  It is a good idea to go up Thursday night and stay at the "Park Canada Campground"  which is close to the ferry terminal.  We will be doing a "walk on" onto the ferry so wheels are a must.  Contact Oskar Hintz for a more detailed hand out.

July 2001 

July 4-7th.  Marty and Sally Olson still have room at the group campsite at Fort Ebey on Whidbey Island.  There are lots of kayaking options including Deception Pass!  Also, mountain biking and hiking.  They will be arriving on the 4th and leaving on the 7th, so if any of these days fit your schedule call Marty or Sally.

July 13th  Friday Night Paddle - Phil will be leading another trip down the Tacoma waterway near the Emerald Queen Casino.  Meet by the casino employees parking lot (first lot on the south) at 7:15 pm and he will lead to the launch spot.  Phil Lynch

July 28th  Launch from Hood Head on Hood Canal at noon.  Marty Olson

June 2001 

June 2nd  Gig Harbor Parade - "Unity in the Community" - walk our boats through town and paddle back

June 8th  Night paddle - TBA

June 16-17th  Potlatch State Park camping trip.  Marty Olson

June 29th-July 1st or thereabouts.  Long Island in Willapa Bay area.  For more info and current plans, call Oskar Hintz - this trip was cancelled.

May 2001 

May 5-6th  Blake Island camping trip, Jim Davis 

May 11th  Night Paddle - TBA

May 12th  Free pool practice for club members 10-noon (Mik has classes from 12:30 on if any want lessons ) - Peninsula High School

May 20th  Potluck and slideshow of Baja trip; 6-8 pm in the Gig Harbor Library

May 26-28th  Fort Flagler camping trip.  Trip leader is Marty Olson

April 2001 

April 7th TBA paddle, Marty & Liz Sebren

April 13th Night Paddle - TBA.  Oskar Hinz

April 14-15th   NOTE: Alder Lake and Little Nisqually River camping trip has been cancelled due to the low water and rescheduled as a car camping trip at Penrose Point on the Key Peninsula.  Launching will be at 10 am and trip leaders are still Sal and Marty Olson.

NOTE FOLLOWING CHANGE FROM NEWSLETTER:  April 27-28th  Yellow Island.  Leave Thursday after work and camp in Anacortes City Park.  Friday morning, take the 6:10 am ferry to Friday Harbor and paddle up to Jones Island, where we will camp.  Wheels are necessary.  We may come home either early on Sunday or even Saturday so folks will still have some time left before work Monday morning.  Oskar Hinz

March  2001 

March 3rd Purdy to Raft Island.  Leave the Gig Harbor Park & Ride at 7:45 am.  Contact: Phil Lynch

March 9th Night Paddle.  Launch from Gig Harbor boat launch at 7:30 pm.  Contact: Jim Davis

March 17-18th Willapa Bay and Long Island camp trip.  More info in the newsletter.  Contact: Oskar Hinz

March 18th Ruston Way, Tacoma Waterfront.  NOTE CHANGE: Launch from the old ASARCO boat launch area at 9:30 am instead of Thea Foss Park.  Contact Sal and Marty Olson

 February  2001 

February 3rd Ketron Island.  Launch from Steilacoom at 10 am.  Contact: Marty Olson

February 9th Night Paddle.  Launch from Gig Harbor boat launch at 7:30 pm.  Contact: Mik Mikitik

February 17th Seattle Waterfront.  Leave the Gig Harbor Park & Ride at 9:00 am.  Contact: Oskar Hinz.

January  2001 

January 1st  Annual American Lake paddle.  Leave the Gig Harbor Park and Ride at 10:30 am or the 512 & I-5 Park & Ride at 11:00.  Bring your lunch.  Contact:  Phil Lynch or Jenny

January 12th Friday Night Paddle, Tacoma Tideflats.  Leave the Gig Harbor Park and Ride at 7:00 pm or leave the Emerald Queen parking lot at 7:20 pm; launch at 7:30 pm.  Contact:  Phil Lynch

January 20th Nisqually Delta.  Leave the Gig Harbor Park and Ride at 10:15 am or the 512 & I-5 Park & Ride at 10:45; launch at 11:30 am.  Bring lunch.  Contact: Jenny Berlin

January 27th Eagle Watching float trip, Skagit River.  More info in newsletter.  Contact: Oskar Hinz

January 28th Peninsula Pool, 2:30 - 5:30 pm.  More info in newsletter.  Contact:  Jenny Berlin

 

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