Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Hayden's First Track Meet

Every Monday night 100′s of families gather at Civic Field in Bellingham for the All-Comers Track and Field Event at Civic Field in Bellingham. We asked race director, Lance Romo, “On a scale of 1 – 10, how cool is the event?” Without hesitation he answered “15″. When he told us about the 6″ hurdles [...]





Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Happy 16-Month Birthday!

This weekend, on Father’s Day, Hayden turns 16-months!!! It has been 16-months full of wonder… for Hayden and even more so for us! With each passing month his personality shines through more and more. He bounces of the walls with an endless supply of energy and curiosity, loves to laugh and make us laugh and [...]





Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Wing Versus Flatblade Paddle for Ultra

QUESTION FROM A FIRST TIME ‘QUESTER: Q: I’ve been using a full carbon straight shaft Werner Cyprus paddle and playing with the feathering a bit to find what’s comfortable. One thing I was wondering is if you really can’t get a good leg drive/torso turn is it worth it to go with a wing ? [...]





Monday, June 8th, 2009

2009 Bowen Island Challenge

The Bowen Island Challenge has been a longtime favorite race of Brandon and mine; the 20-mile paddle couldn’t be more beautiful, the water has potential to be rowdy enough to send racers home in safety boats in the first few miles, the post race salmon feast is the best post race meal of any race [...]





Friday, June 5th, 2009

Questions From a First Time 'Quester

QUESTION: Hello Heather and Brandon !Not sure what category to put this question in so here goes. I’m hoping to do the Yukon River Quest in 2010 as a solo kayaker. I’ve been canoeing for quite a few years in a variety of boats including marathon C-1 and tandem canoes. Done some races up to [...]





Monday, June 1st, 2009

Surfski Review: V10 Super Elite Part II

V10 Super Elite Review, continued… Lighter is faster. The Epic V10 Super Elite (SE) that I’ve been paddling for the past month weighs 19 pounds – a full 20 pounds less than the V10 Standard I’d been racing up ‘til the SE came into our quiver. I do recognize that my “Lighter is faster” comment [...]