From Fred's to Disco Bay in One Day?

Going back to look at the few trip logs I kept online, it turns out I had managed to paddle 60Km in a day in the summer, when the wind and current were in my favor.

So if I were to launch at the crack of dawn, (say, 0445) and skip lunch, I might be able to paddle from Fred's to DB in a day. Of course, I will have to land in the dark again... (15hrs of non-stop paddling to cover 76km, appr 5k/hr is quite reasonable.)

First Trip since Sabbatical

Heh, there goes my 2009 resolution of never landing in the dark again. Good thing Dennis is always so sensible and conservative in trip planning. So for our first trip in March, we will just head over to Grass Island and circumnavigate it.

The plus side is that there will be no major channel crossing; the down side is that there really isn't anything interesting to look at. I suppose we can do some rolling to look at the sea creatures if the water is clear that day. Afterall, Chek Chau (North of Grass Is.) is one of the top diving spots in Hong Kong.

Let's say we do Sunday (8th March):

0100 / Low Tide (0500 fastest)
0830 / Meet and brief at Fred's
0900 / High Tide
1000 / 0.km: Fred's (launch)
1100 / 5km: Southern Tip of Grass Is.
*circumnavigate counterclockwise
1200 / low tide
1230 / 12km: Pier of Grass Is.

lunch break

1400 /12km depart from Grass Is.
1500 /17km: Fred's. Clean up, debrief in the Thai restaurant in Sai Kung?
2000 / high tide (1600 fastest)

Good heaven, it's 20 degrees C in HK today. I'm beginning to resent Japan...
* Tidal data is for Ko Lau Wan