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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

EVENTDATEATTENDEESLOCATIONLEADER
Day 2 PaddleJan 029Sandy Hook BayCie Stroud
Dr MLK PaddleJan 164Liberty State ParkNoel Yong
Movie: American RiverJan 207NJPac
2023 Winter Meeting & PotluckMar 2527Hazlet Fire Co.
Pool sessionsJan 22-Mar 126 per sessionMercer County Community CollegeCie Stroud
Wilderness First AidApr 18Hazlet Fire Co.Cie Stroud
Easter PaddleApr 92Island Beach State ParkCie Stroud
Dehydrated Food Taste TestApr 146Clayton Park Activity CenterCie Stroud
Crab Island/7 Islands CircApr 1614Great BayRichard Costello
How to use your Garmin 78 GPSApr 296VirtualCie Stroud
Trip Planning: Cape May CircMay 913VirtualLarry Meisner
Thursday After Work PaddleMay 119Farrington LakeLee Murray
Coastal – Open Water RodeoMay 1413Great BayRichard Costello
Thursday After Work PaddleMay 185Mercer LakeLee Murray
Spring Shorebird Migration (canceled)May 24FortescueDom J Manalo
Thursday After Work PaddleMay 255Prospertown LakeNancy Clayton
App RoundtableMay 3112VirtualCie Stroud
Thursday After Work PaddleJune 15Navesink RiverLee Murray
Hudson River Double Lighthouse TripJune 49Hyde ParkMarshall Seddon
Thursday after work paddle (canceled)June 8Atsion LakeNancy Clayton
Round Valley Camping (postponed – Wildfires)June 8 to 10Round Valley CampgroundCie Stroud
Experience he Dark Art of the Skinny StickJune 1011Brennan ConcoursePing Kuo
Trip Planning: Delaware Bay CrossingJune 1416VirtualLarry Meisner
Thursday After Work PaddleJune 155Mercer Lake (Happy Hour)Nancy Clayton
Thursday After Work PaddleJune 223Carnegie Lake PrincetonLee Murray
Rescue RefinementJune 2519Berkeley Island WestRichard Costello
Thursday After Work PaddleJune 294Westons Mill PondLee Murray
Thursday After Work PaddleJuly 63Forge Pond/MetedeconkLee Murray
Saguenay Fjord ExpeditionJuly 7-219Saguenay Fjord, QuebecLarry Meisner
Thursday After Work PaddleJuly 133Keyport/Raritan BayLee Murray
Thursday After Work PaddleJuly 206Forge Pond/MetedeconkLee Murray
Round Valley RollingJuly 227Round Valley ReservoirPing Kuo
Thursday After Work PaddleJuly 276Mercer LakeLee Murray
S.S. United StatesJuly 2916Delaware RiverRichard Costello
Full Moon PaddleAug 15Fair Haven DockMichele Fugett
Thursday After Work PaddleAug 35Rancocas Creek. LumbertonJason Pimble
JSSKA Summer Picnic & Kayak GamesAug 625Berkeley Island WestCie Stroud
Thursday After Work PaddleAug 103Shrewsbury RiverLee Murray
Execution Rock Lighthouse PaddleAug 128Long Island SoundDave Colangelo
Thursday After Work PaddleAug 177Blacks CreekNancy Clayton
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled)Aug 24Mercer LakeNancy Clayton
Bay Crossing – Oyster Creek to the SedgesAug 267Oyster CreekCie Stroud
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled)Aug 30Super Blue Moon (location unknown)Michele Fugett
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled)Aug 31Mercer LakeNancy Clayton
Labor Day Kayak CampingSep 1-45Round ValleyCie Stroud
Paddle & Knot tying workshopSep 24Round ValleyCie Stroud
Rescue WorkshopSep 35Round ValleyCie Stroud
Thursday After Work PaddleSep 75Carnegie LakeLee Murray
Thursday After Work PaddleSep 145Farrington LakeLee Murray
Traditional Rolling & DemoSep 1612Round ValleyRichard Costello
Thursday After Work PaddleSep 213Maple Cove/Navesink RiverLee Murray
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled)Sept 28Navesink River-Fair Haven PierLee Murray
Oyster Creek to the SedgesOct 110Oyster CreekCie Stroud
Upper Chesapeake BayOct 152Northeast Creek Community ParkMike Miller
Camping at Bannerman CastleOct 273Croton Point ParkMike Miller
Bannerman Castle Fall PaddleOct 2812Cold Spring, NYNoel Yong
Sandy Hook CircNov 113Sandy Hook Lot CMike 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.