CANOE: Advanced: Manhattan Island Circumnavigation!

  • September 25, 2022
  • 8:45 AM - 7:30 PM
  • Manhattan Avenue Street End Park, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
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Registration

  • A spot in the Langley
  • For advanced paddlers only and only with approval from Brian and Michael

CANOE: Advanced: Manhattan Island Circumnavigation: Back for 2022!

  • Skill level: Advanced (see what this means here)*
  • Meet: 8:45 AM
  • Launch: 9:15 AM
  • Slack to ebb at at 31st St.: 10:14 AM
  • Slack to flood at Brooklyn Bridge: 4:12 PM (5:12 at Hudson River Entrance; 4:36 at 31st St.)
  • Return: 6:30 PM
  • Release: 7:30 PM
  • Trip leaders: Brian and Michael / michael at thelasthaskell dot com
  • What to wear and bring

Once more, we venture around your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs, in the harsh light of day! It's been a minute since we did this as a group, but let's get back out there!

*This is a trip for advanced paddlers -- but by that we really mean in terms of endurance and goodwill! The trip in the Langley canoes does not require technical skills. What's most important is your willingness to be a part of a collaborative day-long effort.

Registration is not currently open. If you are interested, please e-mail Michael and Brian, and we'll discuss whom we can fit on the trip.

The trip will be around ten hours of paddling with three breaks. We intend to let the river do as much of the work as possible. But all participants need to be ready to paddle and to deal with any weather or complications that might arise.

If you are not sure whether you are qualified for this trip, please e-mail Michael (at thelasthaskell.com) to ask. We can take only paddlers who can with goodwill paddle for up to three hours at a stretch (three times in a row!).

We will be taking one big canoes, with seven or eight people and possibly a tandem or two for truly advanced paddlers. You'll need to bring some food, money for other food, plenty of water, and clothes for any weather we might encounter.