Brandon and I started off the summer with a vision of growing a Stand-Up Paddle Board Community in Bellingham. There were a scattering of SUPer’s and a ton of people who wanted to check out the new-to-Bellingham sport. But, not many of us actually knew each other… or knew how to find each other. A [...]

At 2 years and 5 months old, Hayden laced up his running shoes and strapped on his Thomas the Train pack for his first backpacking trip! Hayden and I teamed up with some of our favorite people in the world, the Burnett’s (Mischa, Danielle, Maddy (9 ) and Abbey (7)), for our journey. Our destination, [...]

Racers, we’re totally stoked to announce that online registration is OFFICIALLY OPEN for the Paddle Grand Prix. All you need is a credit card or PayPal account, and you can secure your spot — not to mention your race T-shirt — by clicking HERE to get registered. There’s also a link on the Registration page [...]

When we launched the Tuesday night SUP races at Lake Padden, starting just a week ago, we knew it’d take a shape and life of its own. We wanted to purposely avoid setting any too-strict rules or guidelines about the race course, length, start time, location, or any other factors that might alter the arc [...]

If this Tuesday’s Race is any indication of what a weekly SUP race and gathering will do for our little community – I would say we will all be 100% better paddlers, be totally dialed in on our gear, and be a tight knit, fun community. Our first Tuesday night had SUP’ers paddling in from [...]

We want to invite everyone out to Lake Padden this Tuesday Night (June 15th)  for the first weekly Tuesday Night SUP race. We are trying to build the same quality SUP community that we have with surfski and canoeing here in Bellingham. It would be great to get plenty of good paddler energy out there, whether or not [...]

Maui has turned out to be the kind of place we could blog about 3 or 4 times a day… if we weren’t so busy playing and adventuring, that is. Since our last post, we’ve broken more out of our beach basecamp sanctuary of Kihei, and have explored: The magical Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve and La Perouse [...]

Coming off a busy spring work season and the race-centric lead-up to Ski to Sea, we chose to wind down with some bona fide R & R in Maui. No races, no real estate deals, no expeditions or circumnavigations. Just the beach, a SUP, a mini-van and 7 days to enjoy watching Hayden — and [...]

We are off for some sun, snorkeling and R & R in Maui. We thought we would check the weather on our way to the airport! We will send some stories and pictures, and hopefully bring some sun home with us to the PNW! Happy Adventuring! Heather, Brandon and Hayden

One of the greatest pleasures for a racer is when THE race you train to peak for unfolds as an absolute PEAK EXPERIENCE!!! That’s exactly what happened for both Heather and I yesterday, and our respective Whatcom County teams in the 2010 Ski to Sea.   Heather’s team, Kulshan Cycles, won the Whatcom County Women’s Division for the [...]

A record breaking 465 teams (give or take a few)  will be racing the 7-leg, 90-mile Ski to Sea tomorrow! With 8 athletes per team… that is 3720 athletes racing in Bellingham tomorrow! Check out the Ski to Sea race website or Bellingham Herald website for good Ski to Sea Race news, view points and  finish line festivities! Brandon and [...]

When we talk racing, the Ski to Sea has a special place in the conversation, in our hearts, and on our race calendar for the year. On one hand, it’s just a 5.5 mile blast, in time-trial fashion (we’re not even able to paddle neck-and-neck with our main competition, usually), with a TON of logistical [...]