[Paddlewise] Trip planning from Catala to Rugged Point

I'm working (if you can call planning a kayak trip "work") on a possible 10
day kayak trip next July to the Kyuquot area.  Instead of launching at Fair
Harbor, someone suggested launching at Little Espinosa inlet, then paddling
down Esperanza inlet, stopping at Catala island, then continuing north up
the coast to Rugged point.  The stretch from Catala to Rugged point is an
area I've never paddled.  Assuming a morning launch (like 8 to 9 am) and
moderate conditions, can anyone tell me how difficult this area is?  I would
be traveling with a group of experienced kayakers (although I wouldn't call
any of us kayaking "athletes"), although not everyone has done a lot of surf
launches/landings.  Are there many places one could land, if not surf-free,
at least on a sandy beach?  I am familiar with the area from Kyuquot village
north to the base of the Brooks peninsula, so one way to respond is to
compare the two areas.



As a separate query (just out of curiosity), the updated version of "Kayak
Routes of Pacific Northwest Coast" shows the spelling of the non-anglicized
version of Checleset as " Che: k' tles7et'h' ".  This is not a typo, there's
really a colon and a "7" in the name.  Does anyone know how this should be
pronounced (I assume it's at least a little different than Checleset)?  Or
even how one is supposed to pronounce a 7 used as a letter?????



Evan Dallas

Woodinville, Washington
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