Paddling season is here! I use a canoe, kayak, prone board or stand-up paddleboard. Every place I paddle is a pleasure. I would like to share some of my favorites with you.
Paddle from Connecticut Avenue in Manorville to Riverhead: four hours.
Circumnavigate Shinnecock Bay counterclockwise from the Coast Guard Station: six hours.
Paddle from Orient Point to Riverhead: nine hours.
Paddle from Cedar Point Avenue in Noyac to Long Beach in Sag Harbor: three hours.
Paddle from Louse Point in East Hampton to Napeague Harbor Beach and go for lunch at Lunch: three hours.
Paddle from Riverhead to Inlet Road in Southampton: four hours.
Paddle from Library Avenue in Westhampton Beach to Dockers for lunch or dinner and a beautiful sunset.
Most of my trips end near good restaurants, where I usually go for a drink or a meal. If you do the Orient Point trip, I will buy you pizza and a beer.
I always wear a PFD (personal flotation device).
Jim Dreeben
Hampton Bays
Dreeben is the retired CPO of Peconic Paddler in Riverhead — Ed.
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