Hello everyone, Thank you for signing our "paddle" interest list. I'm so glad to have such a large group of folks show up at our open house. I'm looking forward to  start out by having a paddle day on the John Day River. As I said at the club room, The best and earliest day to get started would be Sunday May 25th. High water will be 11:59AM, 7.2 ft and low tide 5:45PM 1.6ft. This will allow us to start at the John Day boat ramp at 10:00 (or earlier) To ride the tide up to the end of the river and under the new bridge into new habitat. Then back with the tide stopping at my place for refreshments and BBQ. If you go to Google Earth and look at the river it still shows the old tide gate at the upriver end. It has been breached and a small bridge installed that you can paddle under into what was fallow farm land which is now wetland. Lots of new wildlife in my neighborhood! I will need lots of help putting this all together so please step up and call or email me back if you can help. Also, there is a call out for extra watercraft, so if you know anyone with a paddle boat they can lend, please call!

 Toby 503 325 0819. 

 P. S.  Your participation will at your own risk, not Astoria Yacht Club’s. Please let me know if you need life jackets, I do have a few I can lend. Also we will have a safety boat tagging along.

                       It will be great fun!           Toby