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Site of the RICKA Picnic

Posted by Erik on 7/21/2021, 6:43 am

Took a ride over to Wickford to check out the site of this year's RICKA Picnic - the Cold Spring Community Center at the North Kingstown Town Beach.

Yesterday the water was dead flat so I launched at the beach and padded around the point into Wickford Harbor. Speaking to a swimmer at the beach I guess it is pretty usual for the bay to be that calm. Plan is for flatwater paddlers to launch at Wilson Park just in case.

Should be a great place for the picnic. Looking forward to it. Few more pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72157719577451877

Re: Site of the RICKA Picnic

Posted by Gary P on 7/21/2021, 9:25 am, in reply to "Site of the RICKA Picnic"

Polar plunged from this site some years back and appreciated the calm water. The transition in the water is pretty flat for a long ways out so little to no waves.

Re: Site of the RICKA Picnic

Posted by Ric Souza on 7/21/2021, 5:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Site of the RICKA Picnic"

I've paddled there a lot over the years.it's a nice area and about a mile south of that beach is Bissell Cove. There are ledges on the outside of Bissell where seals gather beginning in October.For sea kayaks, this is a fairly mild area north of the Veranzano Bridge. However, a stiff northeast wind can make for pretty choppy waves abeam for smaller or open boats.look forward to the picnic.

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