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We Are

The Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association (JSSKA) is a group of paddlers with different paddlecraft and skill levels who come together to create and paddle trips in our state and regional waters, learn and pass on skills, and further paddlesports. Click the suitcase for our history.

Gallery

A few pictures from trips and events. Trips are planned on the ocean and on bays, lakes, and rivers. Skills sessions take place during/after paddles and in the summer at Round Valley Reservoir.

2023 Events

EVENT DATE ATTENDEES LOCATION LEADER
Day 2 Paddle Jan 02 9 Sandy Hook Bay Cie Stroud
Dr MLK Paddle Jan 16 4 Liberty State Park Noel Yong
Movie: American River Jan 20 7 NJPac
2023 Winter Meeting & Potluck Mar 25 27 Hazlet Fire Co.
Pool sessions Jan 22-Mar 12 6 per session Mercer County Community College Cie Stroud
Wilderness First Aid Apr 1 8 Hazlet Fire Co. Cie Stroud
Easter Paddle Apr 9 2 Island Beach State Park Cie Stroud
Dehydrated Food Taste Test Apr 14 6 Clayton Park Activity Center Cie Stroud
Crab Island/7 Islands Circ Apr 16 14 Great Bay Richard Costello
How to use your Garmin 78 GPS Apr 29 6 Virtual Cie Stroud
Trip Planning: Cape May Circ May 9 13 Virtual Larry Meisner
Thursday After Work Paddle May 11 9 Farrington Lake Lee Murray
Coastal – Open Water Rodeo May 14 13 Great Bay Richard Costello
Thursday After Work Paddle May 18 5 Mercer Lake Lee Murray
Spring Shorebird Migration (canceled) May 24 Fortescue Dom J Manalo
Thursday After Work Paddle May 25 5 Prospertown Lake Nancy Clayton
App Roundtable May 31 12 Virtual Cie Stroud
Thursday After Work Paddle June 1 5 Navesink River Lee Murray
Hudson River Double Lighthouse Trip June 4 9 Hyde Park Marshall Seddon
Thursday after work paddle (canceled) June 8 Atsion Lake Nancy Clayton
Round Valley Camping (postponed – Wildfires) June 8 to 10 Round Valley Campground Cie Stroud
Experience he Dark Art of the Skinny Stick June 10 11 Brennan Concourse Ping Kuo
Trip Planning: Delaware Bay Crossing June 14 16 Virtual Larry Meisner
Thursday After Work Paddle June 15 5 Mercer Lake (Happy Hour) Nancy Clayton
Thursday After Work Paddle June 22 3 Carnegie Lake Princeton Lee Murray
Rescue Refinement June 25 19 Berkeley Island West Richard Costello
Thursday After Work Paddle June 29 4 Westons Mill Pond Lee Murray
Thursday After Work Paddle July 6 3 Forge Pond/Metedeconk Lee Murray
Saguenay Fjord Expedition July 7-21 9 Saguenay Fjord, Quebec Larry Meisner
Thursday After Work Paddle July 13 3 Keyport/Raritan Bay Lee Murray
Thursday After Work Paddle July 20 6 Forge Pond/Metedeconk Lee Murray
Round Valley Rolling July 22 7 Round Valley Reservoir Ping Kuo
Thursday After Work Paddle July 27 6 Mercer Lake Lee Murray
S.S. United States July 29 16 Delaware River Richard Costello
Full Moon Paddle Aug 1 5 Fair Haven Dock Michele Fugett
Thursday After Work Paddle Aug 3 5 Rancocas Creek. Lumberton Jason Pimble
JSSKA Summer Picnic & Kayak Games Aug 6 25 Berkeley Island West Cie, Marta K
Thursday After Work Paddle Aug 10 3 Shrewsbury River Lee Murray
Execution Rock Lighthouse Paddle Aug 12 8 Long Island Sound Dave Colangelo
Thursday After Work Paddle Aug 17 7 Blacks Creek Nancy Clayton
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) Aug 24 Mercer Lake Nancy Clayton
Bay Crossing – Oyster Creek to the Sedges Aug 26 7 Oyster Creek Cie Stroud
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) Aug 30 Super Blue Moon (location unknown) Michele Fugett
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) Aug 31 Mercer Lake Nancy Clayton
Labor Day Kayak Camping Sep 1-4 5 Round Valley Cie Stroud
Paddle & Knot tying workshop Sep 2 4 Round Valley Cie Stroud
Rescue Workshop Sep 3 5 Round Valley Cie Stroud
Thursday After Work Paddle Sep 7 5 Carnegie Lake Lee Murray
Thursday After Work Paddle Sep 14 5 Farrington Lake Lee Murray
Traditional Rolling & Demo Sep 16 12 Round Valley Richard Costello
Thursday After Work Paddle Sep 21 3 Maple Cove/Navesink River Lee Murray
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) Sept 28 Navesink River-Fair Haven Pier Lee Murray
Oyster Creek to the Sedges Oct 1 10 Oyster Creek Cie Stroud
Upper Chesapeake Bay Oct 15 2 Northeast Creek Community Park Mike Miller
Camping at Bannerman Castle Oct 27 3 Croton Point Park Mike Miller
Bannerman Castle Fall Paddle Oct 28 12 Cold Spring, NY Noel Yong
Sandy Hook Circ Nov 11 3 Sandy Hook Lot C Mike Miller

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU GO PADDLING

Leadership

Officers

President

Cie Stroud

Vice President

Tom Mulvaney

Treasurer

Bob Mode

Read the club’s history.