BCU Four Star Sea Assessment Information

When is it? Assessment 1: Saturday January 24, 2004 Schedule Assessment 2: Sunday January 25, 2004 Schedule	Where is it? Yurt number 80, Cape Disappointment State Park, Fort Canby, near Ilwaco, Washington.
Who is running it? 1/24 - Assessor: Jonathan Walpole, C4S A1 1/24 - Supervisor: Tom Pogson, C3S A1* 1/24 - Candidates: Sam Mulder 3, Jeff Norville 3, Annette Pearson 1/25 - Assessor: Karl Andersson, C3S A1 1/25 - Supervising: Tom Pogson, C3S A1* 1/25 - Candidates: Jim Green 3, Bob Haley 3, AJ Mallory 3*	What does it involve? This assessment is based strictly on the BCU 4 Star Sea Kayak Test. Students who prepared for this level through Alder Creek programs will typically have covered the material outlined in the Alder Creek LEVEL IV Syllabus.
Prerequisites BCU 3 Star Award	Fees Special Offer: $50 per candidate, plus additional BCU fee for those who pass BCU Fees - $10 BCU members; $20 non-members
Weather Forecasts NOAA Coastal Waters Forecast NOAA Columbia Bar Forecast NOAA Southern Washington Coast Forecast Pacific Swell Height and Direction	Tidal Forecasts NOAA Tidal Height Predictions NOAA Tidal Current Predictions

Chart Sections for Cape Disappointment & Columbia Bar Area

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A Few Pictures of the Area

Note, these were taken on a VERY calm day in summer 2003. Specifically, W swell 3ft, calm wind, neap tides, around low slack water and into the first two hours of the flood.

** Pictures from the actual event are now available here. **

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