Unless stated otherwise, all groups should be assembled at the start point by 0900, and launched
by 0915 at the latest. Depending on the length of the ride, car poolers should have their boats set up and ready to leave the launch area a half-hour to a full hour before the launch time - call the Trip Leader to find out.
See bottom of calendar 
for explanation of tides and map references. Click on rating icon for explanation & details.
| Date/ Rating |
Event | Tides |
Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | |||
Sat 4 + |
Masters' Windbag Regatta - Fun race from Keehi Lagoon to Ewa Beach. Meet at Alan's Ramp on Sand Island at 8:00 for an 8:30 carpool - race starts when everybody gets back. Non-sailors welcome, but racers need to talk to Chuck no later than the Aug 17 meeting. 7.5 mi. [6/D1]  |
 |
Chuck Ehrhorn 395-6180 ehrhorn(at)lava.net |
Mon 6 |
(Labor Day) Roughwater Swim - Volunteers in kayaks needed for swimmers' escorts. Contact Paul in advance with your T-shirt size, and meet at the Hilton Lagoon parking lot (Old Heliport) at 8:30 AM |  |
Paul Tibbetts 734-5518 tibbetts(at)hawaii.rr.com |
| Tues 7 | Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - Passamaneck Residence, Honolulu (call for directions) - 6:30 to 8:30pm |
Nora Passamaneck (908) 346-4668 |
|
Fri 17 to Sun 19 |
Kaneohe Bay Bash & Kayak Papio Fishing Contest: Grand Prize is an Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 13! Details and applications will be available in August If you don't know where Kualoa Campground 'A' is, there is an aerial photo page here  and a GoogleEarth flyover here Very limited campsites are available for Friday & Saturday nights on a FCFS basis - to reserve one call Steve or Rusty ASAP. |
  |
Gary Budlong 737-8893 / Rusty Lillico 286-6514 lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com |
| Tues 21 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu, 7:00 PM - Presentation: The redoubtable Joe Hu comes in from the cold with a show about kayaking in Glacier Bay Nat'l Park, Alaska |
Da Prez: Chuck Ehrhorn 395-6180 ehrhorn(at)lava.net |
|
Sat 25 + |
Kahana Bay to Malaekahana SRA - Outside the reef - Because conditions can be rough here, paddlers must prequalify with leader. Midpoint early takeout at Haaula BP (6 miles). Carpool leaves Kahana Park makai parking lot (see map) at 8:30 AM 10 mi. [46/F1] Optional: camp out the night at Stan's beach house on Malaekahana Beach (slightly north of the State Park), in prep for Sunday's paddle. Must call Stan in advance for res and directions  |
 |
Tim Sawyer 330-1108 sawyer(at)hawaii.rr.com |
| Sun 26 + |
Malaekahana to 'China Walls' (around Kahuku Point) - Meet at 8:00 AM, carpool leaves at 8:30, launch at 9:00. Because of commonly rough conditions, paddlers must call Stan to pre-qualify. Possibly windy. |  |
Stan McCrea 306-6578 sb.mccrea(at)earthlink.net |
| October | |||
| Sat 2 | Makai Range to Kailua |  |
Norm Chun 247-7610 bluec239(at)msn.com |
| Sun 10 | Sans Souci to Keehi |  |
Stan McCrea 306-6578 sb.mccrea(at)earthlink.net |
| Sun 17 | Ewa to Kahe |  |
Ed Rhinelander 497-3981 loikake(at)hawaii.rr.com |
| Tues 19 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu, 7:00 PM - Presentation: Nora & Yale Passamaneck bring us a slide show of their trip to the Green River in Washington State. Also - Elections of Officers for 2011 | Pres: Incoming | |
| Sat 23 & Sun 24 | Braggers' Rights Fishing Contest - Hale Koa Beach, KMCBH, Kaneohe Bay. Rules and driving directions are here  |
Tim Sawyer 330-1108 sawyer(at)hawaii.rr.com/ Norm Chun 247-7610 bluec239(at)msn.com |
|
| Sat 30 | Keehi to Moanalua Gardens |  |
Paul Tibbetts 734-5518 tibbetts(at)hawaii.rr.com |
| November | |||
| Sat 6 | Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - Nicholson Residence- 6:30 to 8:30pm - Agenda: Election of Chairperson; 2011 event schedule | TBD | |
| Sun 7 | Masters' Hui Buoy |  |
Rusty Lillico 286-6514 lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com Chuck Ehrhorn 395-6180 ehrhorn(at)lava.net |
| Sun 14 | Clean the Stream |
George Shoemaker 237-8992 geo_shoe(at)email.msn.com |
|
| Tues 16 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu, 7:00 PM - Presentation: Professional photographer and Club member Douglas Peebles will give a show of places he's been recently in the South Pacific | Prez: TBA | |
| Sun 21 | Up the Creek |
George Shoemaker 237-8992 geo_shoe(at)email.msn.com |
|
| Thurs 25 | |||
| Sat 27 | Hawaii Kai to Kahala |  |
Gary Budlong 737-8893 |
| December | |||
| Sun 5 | Coconut Island |  |
Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
| Sat 11 & Sun 12 | (Honolulu Marathon) Last Ditch Fish Twitch |   |
Norm Chun 247-7610 bluec239(at)msn.com |
| Sat 18 | Around Keehi |  |
Chuck Ehrhorn 395-6180 ehrhorn(at)lava.net |
| Tues 21 | Meeting & Annual Club Christmas/Hannukah/Solstice/Winter Break Party, 5:30 PM to 9:00 - Location To Be Determined, 7:00 PM | ||
| Sat 25 | (Christmas Day) | ||
| Sun 26 | |||
Tides:
When tides differ by 2 feet or more, care should be taken while paddling in river mouths and near bay openings (such as Hawaii Kai and Pearl Harbor). Tide chart graphics are for Honolulu Harbor, and are not adjusted - windward-coast tides are approx. 1-1/2 to 2 hrs earlier than Honolulu. If you hover your mouse over the tide graphic, you MIGHT see the times adjusted, to the best of my ability, for the area of the launch (particularly for fishing or other Special Events). White bars on the charts indicate the times that the moon is visible for the Islands. Chart is courtesy Hawaiian Fishing News.
Jellyfish Watches: for some reason beyond the human ken, local box jellyfish have been noted to swarm on the 9th to 11th days after each full moon.
An all-seeing eye 
indicates that an aerial photo of the area is available. Hover to see file size - some can be rather large. A blue globe will open a view in a Google Earth window, if you have it installed on your computer (you should definitely have it - it's way cool, and it's free). A down-pointing arrow is a jump-link to a different place on the same page; an out-of-the-box arrow will take you to another page on this site; the same icon with a black border will take you off-site.
Paddle ratings are for average weather and ocean conditions, and are often unscientifically assigned and arbitrary. It is up to each individual to assess the conditions prior to the time of launch in the light of their own experience and ability, and decide whether to go or not. If you decide to go, you must sign the trip roster and read the waiver. No signee, no kayakee. In the event of a Small Craft Advisory (SCA) or higher wind warning*, the Club-sponsored paddle is officially cancelled. Trip leaders should download a copy of the release/waiver by clicking here for a PDF file you can print.
*As broadcast by Radio WBA on UHF weather channels 1 or 2, or announced the night before on commercial television.
"Steerage Board" meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every second month, except where otherwise noted, at the location given in the schedule. These meetings are for the Officers and Advisory Board members to discuss business and decide future activities for the Club, and they are open to any Club member in good standing who has a Club-related issue to be dealt with outside the forum of the General Meetings. Talk to any Club Officer for details, an agenda, or location directions.
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