Midday Saturday Jamaica Bay Paddle! (Beach 75th St & the Bay) 2026

Free and open to the public, our Saturday Midday Paddles push off promptly at 12 NOON. Please plan on arriving on time! VBP landing opens at 11AM. Parking is available. Safety equipment, paddle basics will be covered beginning PROMPTLY at 11:30AM. The group will explore Jamaica Bay for ~2hrs - specific routes will be tailored weekly and be determined by participant skill-level, tide and weather. The landing will be open until 5PM for kayak skills drills, lazy bobbing {and ad hoc rigorous outing(s) may be available}

Please be sure to familiarize yourself with our General Rules & Regulations for all attendees!

We have a number of single seat and double seat kayaks. 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.

Our Volunteer Paddle Leader's will try to accommodate all requests for attendees who want to have a "single" kayak to themself 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.

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

Reminder - We are a volunteer run non-profit! We tend to get very busy on days with great weather, so please also bring some patience along with your water and sunscreen.

Volunteer Paddle Leaders Discretion

The Volunteer Paddle Leader(s) running an event are focused on safety first 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.