Extend your Saturday 5/20/23 Eco-experience on Sunday 5/21 with fun paddle in the bay. You can tell me all about the Eco class.
Sunday 5/21 - 10:00 AM: We all shove off from the East Matagorda Bay Paddlesports kayak put-in on the east side of the road leading to the beach (FM 2031/Beach Road), about 1 1/4 miles from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway bridge. Please arrive early in order to shove off at 10 am. Paddle the bay, following the SW shoreline if the winds indicate that's our best option.
3:00 PM – no later than 4:00 PM: Take out. Hazards:
Event Organizer
Chris Arceneaux 832-216-2483
Co-Leader
Linda Davis 513-203-6046
Trip rating
Level 1 with potential to be a level 2 trip depending on wind and wave conditions
1st Dip of the Paddle!
10:00 AM
Emergency Initiator
Phil Salvador 713-591-2974
Duration (hours) / Take out time
5 hours, 3 PM, pack a lunch
Paddling Miles (statute)
Maximum people
Emergency Phone #s
911; Matagorda Sheriff (979) 245-5526 TPWD 979-943-8921 or 832-712-4663 Galveston US Coast Guard 409-766-5633 Corpus Christi US Coast Guard Emergency Phone: (361) 939-0450 Matagorda Harbormaster Craig, 979-863-2103
Latest Expected Return
4:00 PM
Auto Description/License #
Distance from center of Houston to Matagorda
95 miles to SW
* Trip ratings are only a guide. Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.
This is an ACA sanctioned event. Every participant must wear a PFD.
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.
ACA-HASK Adult Waiver ACA-HASK Minor Waiver
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.