**Our regular season has ended. This trip is open for those who regularly helped us fulfill our mission and ran our public program by volunteering during our public kayak days in 2024.** *If you did not have a chance to volunteer this year, we will begin to train new volunteers in May 2025.*
**We'll paddle around the entire island of Manhattan.**
It'll take 10 hours, we'll travel 30+ miles, on 3 rivers, and under 21 bridges! This will be an amazing, yet a very challenging trip. You must be able to paddle at least 3 knots per hour for the 9+ hours.
**PREREQUISITES TO RSVP:**
1. volunteered **at least 4 embayment shifts in 2024** AND 2. Completed 2 advanced trips in 2024 (or 1 advanced and 2 intermediate ) AND 3. You have proven that you can paddle 1 mile (including turns) in under 15 minutes in the craft you are planning to paddle AND 4. You can launch and land independently and self rescue in under 2 minutes
**CRAFT:**
* Sea Kayak - only if completed 10+ mile round trip in 2024 and pass all the above prerequisites * SUP - only if completed 10+ mile round trip in 2024 and pass all the above prerequisites * OC1/OC2 - Ke Aloha *supporting* paddlers with a Ke Aloha coach approval. Must have coach contact host with approval prior to RSVPing and pass all the above prerequisites
**COME PREPARED:**
* Clothing appropriate for water temperature. * Change of clothes * Extra layers for when we stop. You will be cold * A white waterproof light * Water in a reusable bottle. So much water * Lots of food * Anything else you may need to spend 12 hours on the water
**TIMELINE:**
* 6:15 AM - 6:30 AM Arrive at the boathouse. **GET ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT READY RIGHT AWAY** * 6:30 AM - safety briefing * *(if you miss the start of the safety briefing because you are late, you will not be able to join the trip)* * 7:00 AM - Stretch and get ready * 7:25 AM - Boats on the beach * 7:40 AM - Boats in the water * 7:45 AM - Paddle out of the cove * CRAZY ADVENTURE * 5:45 PM - Return to Boathouse * 6:00 PM - Cleaning and putting away equipment * 6:30 PM - Trip Ends
