There are plenty of canoe destinations in the Pacific Northwest
Western Washington Canoe Trips
Eastern Washington Canoe Trips
Travel planning is challenging with Scouts and mixed adult groups
1.5 miles per hour on flats
Max 4-5 hours
On rivers - plan for float travel - time it takes if scouts don't paddle
Measuring current speed
Example 5 seconds to flow past a 15 foot canoe
| Seconds Traveled | ||||||||||
| Canoe Length | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 12 |
8.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
0.8 |
| 13 |
8.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 14 |
9.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 15 |
10.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 16 |
1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 17 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 18 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 19 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 20 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 21 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
using Ft/Sec to MPH conversion of 0.681818
A GPS will make this easier - : )
3 miles per hour
Max 20 miles
Max 7hours
Rivers? - flow plus 2-3 miles per hour
Measuring current speed
Scouts and most adults should only be in tandem canoes with 2 paddlers
Set up buddy teams. If a scout buddy doesn't make the trip, that canoe is grounded. It's unfair, but safer than trying a solo experiment.
Solo canoes can't keep up with tandem canoes. The exception is when
you have an experienced adult and a younger scouts.
Winds and tides will slow things to a halt or may actually push some boats in the opposite direction.
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1415
www.usharbors.com/harbor/washington
Portage takes a lot of time
Just getting in and out of the canoes takes up a lot of time for scouts
