Trip Date: 15/05/2022
Time to depart: 8:00am, arrive early to prepare, we cannot be too late, due to heat.
Departure: White Tower Bay
Distance: 14km or more
Arrivals: Hondoq, Gozo and Kemmunett Beach
Difficulty: Intermediate Paddlers due to length of paddle
Projected winds: Nil
Projected swells: minimal, but some expected rogue swells due to boaters, jetskis and fast ferries
Risks:
1. Crossing channel several times, many boaters will be present. We must stay together for safety and to stay HIGH VIS
2. Slipways--we have not investigated these slips for risk assessment
3. Fast ferries, boats, and jetskis
4. Heat/sunstroke
Safety tips:
Stay close together. We shouldn't be too far from each other. If you are too far to receive help, how can we help?
Keep whistles handy and wear high vis PFDs and clothes
Take extreme caution on slips and rocks. Use proper footwear
Again, stay well grouped up, within whistle shot of your neighbor
Drink plenty of water, wear sunblock, and proper clothes. Summer has arrived. We do not want to have to call for support to come for you if you get heatstroke on the water. Be smart, plan ahead.
Things to bring:
Your own kayak, rentals are not available yet
Paddle and spare
PFD (required)
Bilge Pump or other way to evacuate water
Spray decks (or skirts)
Paddle leashes should be used (just use a cheap rope if you need to)
Whistles
Plenty of water (2 or 2.5 liters or more)
Sunblock (spf 50+)
Sun protection, including hats, proper spf clothes
Plenty of food and snacks
Money for kiosks (if you want)
Dry bags
Thanks to Etienne, we are all planned and ready to leave from Marfa, Malta Meeting point at White Tower Bay, click here for an interactive map.
The plan is to go to Hondoq, Gozo after the launching point. Once there, we rest, chill, eat, and chat. We hope to meet up with some Gozitan paddlers here and go to the Blue Lagoon together.
Once we leave, we head to the sea-cave to go to Kemmunett Beach to enjoy the Blue Lagoon a bit, then head back to Malta.
Kayaks are not available to rent for this event...yet
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The planned route, thanks to Etienne!
Launch point
Windfinder readout. Want to learn how to read this? Click here
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See you Sunday!