Sagg Main to Orient Point: Run, Paddle, Run
Athlete : Javier Tubatan
START POINT : Sagg Main Beach
END POINT : “The Point” at Orient Point
Mode of Travel : Run, Paddle, Run
Distance: 21.87 miles
Date of Completion: 7/13/26
Trip Report: “First run was clean and beautiful. Morning legs felt great. Was against the current from Redwood to Cedar Point and added a decent chunk of time. Crossing gardiners bay with swell and chop coming from different directions was a challenge. The paddle was the hardest part mentally, it felt like I was going nowwhere almost the entire time. The last run was hot and heavy but was a surreal feeling being so close to the end. Sat at the very tip of the point to take it all in, where the waves came from different directions and met at my feet.” - Javier
Levels of Support / Logistics Breakdown: Get dropped at Sagg Main Beach for sunrise start.
Prone paddle board and gear for paddle planted and ready at Otter Pond. Shot through the culvert at Otter Pond to Sag Harbor Upper Cove (shallow and rocky). Tide was low to incoming tide in Sag Harbor (not ideal).
Tide was low enough to shoot the Redwood Rd. culvert (if higher must paddle around Brush Neck). Head out under bridge past long wharf and exit through east opening of breakwater and across mooring field. Set course for green channel marker off of Barcelona Pt. Turn North to Cedar Point to cross Northwest Harbor. Pit stop at Cedar Point to fuel and take water.
Then it’s a straight shot across Gardiners Bay from Cedar Pt to Bens Pt on the North Fork. Boat traffic can be heavy around Cedar Point and during any Gardiners Bay Crossing.
Keep your ears open and always best to carry a VHF radio. Make landfall on Bens Pt. Ditch paddle board and finish with run out to “The Point” at Orient Point.
*DPB extraction boat picked up paddle board from Bens Pt and met Javier at Orient Point for the transport back to Sag Harbor. Prone Board used: 12’ Stock ‘Bark’ Board.
Additional Details: “Doing things like this makes you feel alive and present. Power washes the mind. My mind is constantly racing and whenever I move my body, the peace that follows is addicting and rewarding. ‘We get to.’” - Javier
