Sunday Guided Paddle (Beach 75th St.) 2024

For experienced paddlers only.

Enjoy the beautiful Jamaica Bay and experience close observation of wildlife including various shore birds, ospreys, turtles and seals.

With ever changing tides, currents and water levels, each tour is different.

We meet at 9:45 am, sharp. Every paddler must bring their own kayak down to the shore. We leave at 10:00 so please be timely. The tour will last one and a half to two hours.

Please note that we have a number of single seat and double seat kayaks and the registration process helps us prepare for how many paddlers to expect on a given day so that we can try to have an adequate number of boats, paddles, life jackets & volunteer paddle leaders on hand. We are a volunteer run non-profit! Due to that, we tend to get busy on days with great weather, so please also bring some patience along with your water and sunscreen.

Our Volunteer Paddle Leaders will try to accommodate all requests for attendees who want to have a "single" kayak to themselves and for attendees who would like to have a "double" kayak together, but due to the limited number of boats that we have on hand and the popularity of some of our events we cannot guarantee your seating requests will be able to be accommodated. All decisions will be up to the Volunteer Paddle Leaders at any individual event and their decisions are final. Also, if you would like to volunteer with us, please be sure to let us know!

Please bring water shoes, water clothes, sunscreen, hat and lots of water.

Paddler’s Responsibilities

All Attendee’s / Registrant’s / Paddler’s agree to the following:

• All participants must Follow all Volunteer Paddle Leader instructions​
• All participants must wear a personal floatation vest at all times while on the water.
• All participants must Assist in the moving of the kayak or SUP and all ancillary equipment (PFD/Life Jacket) and Paddles from the Boathouse to the shoreline and back. (With the help of any available Volunteer Paddle Leaders who may be on hand.
• All participants must Wipe down and/or hose-off the seat, paddle, and PFD with supplied cleaning materials (with the help of any available Volunteer Paddle Leaders who may be on hand)
• All participants (or their parent/guardian) must complete a waiver of liability before kayaking.
• Participants will not be allowed to utilize kayaks or paddle-boards while under the influence of alcohol or psycho-active substances.
• All participants must stay within the boundaries specified at each location: (B88th St. between bridges and south of the center boat channel. Vernam site, within the Barbadoes Basin)
• All participants must be at least 18 years old and know how to swim to take out a single kayak.
• All participants aged 16- 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on the water and know how to swim.
• All participants under the age of 16 must share a kayak with an adult and know how to swim.
• For safety and liability reasons, no children under the age of 10 are permitted on kayaks or stand-up paddles.
• A maximum of two participants (including children) are allowed on any one kayak.

Volunteer Paddle Leaders Discretion

The Volunteer Paddle Leaders running an event are focused on safety first for ALL and have complete discretion as to who meets or doesn't meet these guidelines. Volunteers on-site make all the decisions and they are final.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Vernam Barbadoes Preserve, Amstel Boulevard, Queens, United States