2009-07-11 49 -123

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Location

Kayak hash in the Burrard Inlet! Possibly even a transit-kayak hash!

Participants

• Elbie
• Robyn
• Wade
• Rhonda
• Xore
• yangman
• Plypkie

Planning

Elbie can only do it around morning/early afternoon times, having to be back at UBC by 16:00.

This is a sailing geohash if I ever saw one. I might even consider swimming. You can't get blisters from swimming, right? -Robyn 15:40, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I was planning to do it as a transit-kayak hash: 2009-07-11 49 -123. - Elbie 16:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I am SO down with this. i'll be sailing a small boat from jericho, could probably fit 3 passengers. It also seems pretty clear that we need to do buccaneer geohash for this. maybe we can tow elbie's kayak if there's enough wind ;) Plypkie 17:41, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Is there anywhere on the north shore good to pick up another passenger? alternatively, can try to work jericho into the timeline of fixing my bike. --Xore 18:11, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, we could hit land at ambleside beach i think. be prepared to get your feet and lower legs wet. I'll bring an extra life jacket. We'll talk via phone some time today. Plypkie 18:20, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good --Xore 18:28, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Cycling out from your place? Meet you for the ride? Yangman 19:13, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm thinking transit-kayak as well. multi-boat meetup! -- Rhonda 18:08, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I have plans. Secret plans. And two three backup plans. See you there! -Robyn 18:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Since Elbie has to be back at UBC by 16:00, what do you figure is a good time? 14:00? earlier? -- Rhonda 18:37, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Earlier is better for me. - Elbie 21:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Does 13:00 work? -- Rhonda 05:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, where are we meeting? - Elbie 05:30, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I just lent my GPS out to a friend for today's hash, so I can't do this as a kayak hash. Is there room for me on the sailboat? - Elbie 21:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes. ideally we meet at 11:30 at jericho sailing center (blue and white building at the west side of jericho beach), and then we can be sailing by noon with plenty of time to be at the hash at 1pm. Do you have my cell number? Plypkie 05:43, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

No, I do not. Can you email it to me? - Elbie 05:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Expedition

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Robyn & Wade

We built an elaborate raft out of driftwood and paddled it out to sea, wearing pirate garb.

plypkie & yangman

met up at 10:30ish, rode our bikes across town to jericho beach. We met Elbie there and rigged up a small sailboat from the sailing club.

After picking up Elbie

Set out to sail across the bay. The winds were great, it seemed like we'd make great time. Somewhere near Stanley Park we ran into an area with very little wind, and slowly made our way the rest of the way toward north van where the others were.

When we were almost across, we started looking around for the inflatable yellow kayaks of xore and rhonda, but we couldn't see them anywhere. we then received a phonecall from xore and headed straight toward the beach where they were inflating said kayaks. On the way, we spotted what looked like a kayaker and someone rowing an inflatable dinghy (while towing a large inflatable toy of some sort). As we got closer, we realized that the inflatable toy was a large airplane, and the "kayaker" was actually paddling a raft of logs. We decided we had certainly found Robyn.

Before we could reach them, however, a boat came speeding up with flashing lights on top. The coast guard arrived and began talking very sternly to Robyn and Wade. We kept our distance and pretended we didn't know them ;). At that point, ANOTHER coast guard boat sped in and also began talking with them, and eventually escorted them back to shore. It turns out they were in the shipping lane, and there was an enormous freighter about 5 minutes away and coming in fast. the hash point was right in the freighter's path.

After the crisis was averted, we all gathered on the beach. The 3 of us (plypkie, yangman, elbie) set off again in the sailboat to attempt to hit the hashpoint on the way back across the bay, with xore and rhonda quickly catching up in the kayaks. There was still very little wind there, so we mostly bobbed around and watched xore and rhonda paddle happily away. They reached the hashpoint while we bobbed uselessly a few meters away.

Once the festivities were over, xore and rhonda returned to the beach while the three of us...stayed in the same spot for a long time. We eventually flagged down a passing power boat and got them to tow us out of the shipping lane. We briefly found some wind...and then lost it again...and then got some more!...and then lost it again. We ended up calling for help from the sailing club at the beach, and they sent a zodiac out to rescue us. Several times plypkie was sternly talked to, although for some reason the nice people did not charge him the rescue fee. \o/

Elbie quickly left, horribly late for her evening plans (sorry :( ), while yangman and plypkie sat around in the shade going "zomg" for a while. Eventually tacos and tequila were had, and thus ended an exciting adventure.