Indian River Marina (860) 664 3704 · 2020-05-19 · Indian River Marina (860) 664-3704 PADDLING...
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Indian River Marina (860) 664-3704 PADDLING GUIDELINES Wear your life jacket! If you capsize. Stay with the boat. Paddlers do not have the right of way! Stay out of the way of other boats. DO NOT travel in marked boat channels (red lines on map). Cross them as quickly as possible. Keep an eye on the sky. If you see thunder clouds, get to shore. Avoid dragging the boats or pushing off of things with your paddle. Indian River Cauons: ○ Do not go under bridge at Route 1. It is narrow and boats can get stuck sideways. ○ Watch out for boats navigang the river and into slips. Hammock River Cauons: ○ Waterside Lane bridge (by town beach) is impassable at high de and extreme low de. ○ Do not go anywhere near the causeway (road/bridge) on Hammock River! Water rushes under when de comes in. There is danger of geng pinned against it or pulled under the roadway. Hammonasset River Cauons: ○ Watch out for boat traffic! ○ Stay out of main channel. ○ At low de, dal flats appear (edges are very muddy). ○ Turn around when you reach 1-95 (highway). Beaches: ○ Always pull boats up and out of the water far enough so they don’t float away on an incoming de. ○ Cedar Island is private property wherever there are coages located. Ok to use beach at west end where there are no houses. Approach from south. ○ Clinton Town Beach: do not paddle or go ashore in swimming areas. ○ Rip des at Miegs Point make it dangerous to paddle to Hammonasset State Beach. LEAVE LIFE JACKETS, PADDLES, MAPS & DRY BAGS IN BOATS WHEN YOU RETURN
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Indian River Marina (860) 664-3704
PADDLING GUIDELINES
Wear your life jacket! If you capsize. Stay with the boat.
Paddlers do not have the right of way! Stay out of the way of other boats.
DO NOT travel in marked boat channels (red lines on map). Cross them as quickly as possible.
Keep an eye on the sky. If you see thunder clouds, get to shore.
Avoid dragging the boats or pushing off of things with your paddle.
Indian River Cautions:
○ Do not go under bridge at Route 1. It is narrow and boats can get stuck sideways.
○ Watch out for boats navigating the river and into slips.
Hammock River Cautions:
○ Waterside Lane bridge (by town beach) is impassable at high tide and extreme low tide.
○ Do not go anywhere near the causeway (road/bridge) on Hammock River! Water rushes under when tide comes in. There is danger of
getting pinned against it or pulled under the roadway.
Hammonasset River Cautions:
○ Watch out for boat traffic!
○ Stay out of main channel.
○ At low tide, tidal flats appear (edges are very muddy).
○ Turn around when you reach 1-95 (highway).
Beaches:
○ Always pull boats up and out of the water far enough so they don’t float away on an incoming tide.
○ Cedar Island is private property wherever there are cottages located. Ok to use beach at west end where there are no houses. Approach from south.
○ Clinton Town Beach: do not paddle or go ashore in swimming areas.
○ Rip tides at Miegs Point make it dangerous to paddle to Hammonasset State Beach.
LEAVE LIFE JACKETS, PADDLES, MAPS & DRY BAGS IN BOATS WHEN YOU RETURN
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DANGER! TIDAL FLOODGATES! DO NOT GO BEYOND!
CAUTION! BOAT CHANNEL DO NOT BLOCK CROSS WITH CARE
