The Way the Future Was

Check back to this page as we update the paddle schedule.

Sunday June 18, 9:00 am – Esquimalt Lagoon
We can put in, paddle around the lagoon for a bit, then head out for a splash in the waves. We'll be dealing with an ebb tide (high will be just after 6:00 am, with a low just before 3:00 pm). Right now the weather forecast looks like a high of 16 and cloudy, and winds of 10 kmh.
(click here to see how this paddle went.)

Sunday, June 25, 9:00 am – Willows Beach
We'll be hitting a very low tide just after we launch at about 9:30. (We had Witty's Lagoon penciled here - it's been delayed until later on in the summer.)
(click here and here to see how this paddle went.)

Thursday, June 29, 6:15 pm – Elk Lake
This is an evening practise session to work on edging, bracing, rescues and maybe even a roll or two. Possibly a croissant. In other words, learning how not to drown.
(click here to see how this paddle went.)

Sunday, July 2, 9:00 am – Telegraph Bay
We put in at the end of Telegraph Bay Road. Maybe we’ll see another paddle wheeler like we did the last time we were here.
A slowly ebbing tide until about 1:45.
(check out how this paddle went here.)

Sunday, July 9, 10:00 am – Sooke Basin
We'll put in at Cooper's Cove.
Low tide at 8:20. Ready to play in the waves?
(click here to see how this paddle went.)

Sunday, July 16, 9:00 am– Island View Beach
High tide at 9:30.
If we decide to circle James Island again, at least we'll have the tide with us on the way home.
(To read how this paddle went, click here.)

Sunday, July 23, 9:00 am – Lower Gorge
We’ll put in at the Songhees and head up the Gorge. We hit a low tide at 9:50 am. (If I’m reading the current charts correctly, the current under the Tillicum bridge will turn around 2:00 pm. Let’s see if that free one-hour tide-table reading course pays off.)
(Found out how this paddle went here.)


Thursday, July 27, 6:15 pm – Elk Lake
This is an evening practise session to work on edging, bracing, rescues and maybe even a roll or two. I wouldn’t mind a bagel. In other words, learning how not to drown. (Click here to see how this paddle went.)

Sunday, July 30, 9:00 am – Finlayson Arm/Tod Inlet
A high tide at 8:20 am, low tide at 2:30 pm. We’ll put in at the Brentwood Bay ferry terminal and head down Finlayson Arm or Tod Inlet, depending on our mood. Hopefully the tide will be with us on the way back. (click here to see how this paddle went.)

Sunday, Aug 6 – Cowichan Bay
Details TBD. (We never made it to Cowichan Bay, but we did have a great paddle. Check it out here.)

Sunday, Aug 13 – Cowichan Lake
Details TBD. (We never made it to Cowichan Lake, either. But we did have a pddle. Check it out here.)

Sunday, Aug 20, 9:00 am – Witty’s Lagoon Day Trip
(This paddle didn't work out at all. We'll try for Witty's Lagoon again next Sunday. But click here to see where we did go.)

Thursday, Aug 24, 6:15 pm – Elk Lake
This is an evening practise session to work on edging, bracing, rescues and maybe even a roll or two. Or a doughnut. I’m easy that way. In other words, learning how not to drown.
(This paddle didn't happen. Can't win 'em all.)

Sunday, Aug 27 9:30 am – Witty’s Lagoon Day Trip(Take Two)
Here's a great idea for a day trip. We 'll put in at Albert Head Lagoon Park. We'll paddle around Albert Head, and into Witty's Lagoon. We'll beach, have lunch, then make the return trip.
(This was a great paddle. Check it out here.)

Sunday, Sept 3, 9:00 am – Sidney Harbour and Islands

Details TBD