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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.
- Launch Directory
- Local Knowledge
- On- & Off-water Education
- Pool Sessions
- Paddling Calendar
- Trip Reports
- Gear Swap/Sale
- Winter Meeting and Party
- Spring Paddle & Picnic
- Presentations
- JSSKA emblem bumper sticker
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
EVENT | DATE | ATTENDEES | LOCATION | LEADER |
Day 2 Paddle | Jan 02 | 9 | Sandy Hook Bay | Cie Stroud |
Dr MLK Paddle | Jan 16 | 4 | Liberty State Park | Noel Yong |
Movie: American River | Jan 20 | 7 | NJPac | – |
2023 Winter Meeting & Potluck | Mar 25 | 27 | Hazlet Fire Co. | – |
Pool sessions | Jan 22-Mar 12 | 6 per session | Mercer County Community College | Cie Stroud |
Wilderness First Aid | Apr 1 | 8 | Hazlet Fire Co. | Cie Stroud |
Easter Paddle | Apr 9 | 2 | Island Beach State Park | Cie Stroud |
Dehydrated Food Taste Test | Apr 14 | 6 | Clayton Park Activity Center | Cie Stroud |
Crab Island/7 Islands Circ | Apr 16 | 14 | Great Bay | Richard Costello |
How to use your Garmin 78 GPS | Apr 29 | 6 | Virtual | Cie Stroud |
Trip Planning: Cape May Circ | May 9 | 13 | Virtual | Larry Meisner |
Thursday After Work Paddle | May 11 | 9 | Farrington Lake | Lee Murray |
Coastal – Open Water Rodeo | May 14 | 13 | Great Bay | Richard Costello |
Thursday After Work Paddle | May 18 | 5 | Mercer Lake | Lee Murray |
Spring Shorebird Migration (canceled) | May 24 | – | Fortescue | Dom J Manalo |
Thursday After Work Paddle | May 25 | 5 | Prospertown Lake | Nancy Clayton |
App Roundtable | May 31 | 12 | Virtual | Cie Stroud |
Thursday After Work Paddle | June 1 | 5 | Navesink River | Lee Murray |
Hudson River Double Lighthouse Trip | June 4 | 9 | Hyde Park | Marshall Seddon |
Thursday after work paddle (canceled) | June 8 | – | Atsion Lake | Nancy Clayton |
Round Valley Camping (postponed – Wildfires) | June 8 to 10 | – | Round Valley Campground | Cie Stroud |
Experience he Dark Art of the Skinny Stick | June 10 | 11 | Brennan Concourse | Ping Kuo |
Trip Planning: Delaware Bay Crossing | June 14 | 16 | Virtual | Larry Meisner |
Thursday After Work Paddle | June 15 | 5 | Mercer Lake (Happy Hour) | Nancy Clayton |
Thursday After Work Paddle | June 22 | 3 | Carnegie Lake Princeton | Lee Murray |
Rescue Refinement | June 25 | 19 | Berkeley Island West | Richard Costello |
Thursday After Work Paddle | June 29 | 4 | Westons Mill Pond | Lee Murray |
Thursday After Work Paddle | July 6 | 3 | Forge Pond/Metedeconk | Lee Murray |
Saguenay Fjord Expedition | July 7-21 | 9 | Saguenay Fjord, Quebec | Larry Meisner |
Thursday After Work Paddle | July 13 | 3 | Keyport/Raritan Bay | Lee Murray |
Thursday After Work Paddle | July 20 | 6 | Forge Pond/Metedeconk | Lee Murray |
Round Valley Rolling | July 22 | 7 | Round Valley Reservoir | Ping Kuo |
Thursday After Work Paddle | July 27 | 6 | Mercer Lake | Lee Murray |
S.S. United States | July 29 | 16 | Delaware River | Richard Costello |
Full Moon Paddle | Aug 1 | 5 | Fair Haven Dock | Michele Fugett |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Aug 3 | 5 | Rancocas Creek. Lumberton | Jason Pimble |
JSSKA Summer Picnic & Kayak Games | Aug 6 | 25 | Berkeley Island West | Cie Stroud |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Aug 10 | 3 | Shrewsbury River | Lee Murray |
Execution Rock Lighthouse Paddle | Aug 12 | 8 | Long Island Sound | Dave Colangelo |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Aug 17 | 7 | Blacks Creek | Nancy Clayton |
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) | Aug 24 | – | Mercer Lake | Nancy Clayton |
Bay Crossing – Oyster Creek to the Sedges | Aug 26 | 7 | Oyster Creek | Cie Stroud |
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) | Aug 30 | – | Super Blue Moon (location unknown) | Michele Fugett |
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) | Aug 31 | – | Mercer Lake | Nancy Clayton |
Labor Day Kayak Camping | Sep 1-4 | 5 | Round Valley | Cie Stroud |
Paddle & Knot tying workshop | Sep 2 | 4 | Round Valley | Cie Stroud |
Rescue Workshop | Sep 3 | 5 | Round Valley | Cie Stroud |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Sep 7 | 5 | Carnegie Lake | Lee Murray |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Sep 14 | 5 | Farrington Lake | Lee Murray |
Traditional Rolling & Demo | Sep 16 | 12 | Round Valley | Richard Costello |
Thursday After Work Paddle | Sep 21 | 3 | Maple Cove/Navesink River | Lee Murray |
Thursday After Work Paddle (canceled) | Sept 28 | – | Navesink River-Fair Haven Pier | Lee Murray |
Oyster Creek to the Sedges | Oct 1 | 10 | Oyster Creek | Cie Stroud |
Upper Chesapeake Bay | Oct 15 | 2 | Northeast Creek Community Park | Mike Miller |
Camping at Bannerman Castle | Oct 27 | 3 | Croton Point Park | Mike Miller |
Bannerman Castle Fall Paddle | Oct 28 | 12 | Cold Spring, NY | Noel Yong |
Sandy Hook Circ | Nov 11 | 3 | Sandy Hook Lot C | Mike Miller |
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Leadership
Officers
President
Cie Stroud
Vice President
Tom Mulvaney
Treasurer
Bob Mode
Read the club’s history.