Trip Description: This will be a Level 2 bay paddle about 8 miles in length with a lunch stop. We will meet at 10:30 AM to launch at 11 AM from the boat ramp on Turtle Bay at the end of Jensen Road (CR 340). The late start should allow time for the two hour drive from Houston and a finish comfortably before Happy Hour. There is a San Antonio Bay Partnership paddle the next day a short drive down the road. As shown on the Google map view below, we will mosey around Turtle Bay, maybe stick our noses into Matagorda Bay if it's not rough, and visit the strip-ed lighthouse.
Hazards: South Texas critters - alligators, fire ants, wasps, snakes. poison ivy. The bay can get choppy in a 12+ mph wind. Registration note: If you are a HASK member, you can click through the page that asks for your ACA number and emergency contacts. Your Profile already has that information.
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* Trip ratings are only a guide. Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.
This is an ACA sanctioned event. All participants in ACA-insured activities must wear properly-fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved lifejackets (Personal Flotation Devices, or PFDs) at all times during on-water activities. Non-HASK participants must sign a waiver. See all rules at the bottom of this page.
Waivers - Please complete our easy to use online waiver if you are a HASK member who has not signed a waiver within the last 12 months or a non- HASK participant. Read the waiver carefully. You give up substantial rights when you sign it.
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Guests – You are welcome to join us for a couple of paddle trips. HASK will cover the $5 ACA event membership for non-ACA members. Hopefully you will then join HASK and continue paddling with us.