I had a chance to take the new Starboard K15 out for a test run Friday morning. (Thanks BellinghamSUP!) As I hit Lake Whatcom long before sunrise, my first impressions were that the board tracks incredibly well and glides nicely without losing much momentum when I switch sides with my paddle. The K15, with its [...]

What is it like to surf a 70-foot wave, or to be the guy running safety from a jet ski? To Stand-Up Paddle the 187-miles of the Grand Canyon? Or, to race from Molokai to Oahu across a channel reputed to be one of the most treacherous spans of ocean in the world? C4 Waterman [...]

Hayden is not one to be left out of the fun! In the past few weeks he has watched Mama bring home a big, gold trophy from ‘Round the Rock, a quiver of shiny new Kialoa paddles, and most mornings he watches Mama rush out to the lake long before the sun has even begun [...]

Two weeks before the Round the Rock SUP race at Mercer Island, I had decided not to go. I’d had a long, successful-beyond-my-dreams race season and I was just going to take that weekend off.Then Beau Whitehead e-mailed his story from racing SUP down in San Diego, where he got a 2nd place finish! The [...]

The Food Bank Relay, Kayak Polo and SUP Demo Day were proof that here in Washington, “We don’t change our plans, we just change our clothes!” It was dumping rain, yet paddlers came bearing good spirits and huge grins! Any day on the water is a good day. And today, we were an expo of [...]

It was a sight to see – on a crisp, clear, fall day women from as far as Portland, Oregon, made the pilgrimage to Deep Cove in BC to participate in the Women’s Surfski Demo and Clinic.Women came from a variety of backgrounds and had their own unique reason for being there. Many were outrigger [...]

Q: I picked up a Kokatat drysuit… now help with the gaskets before I die! A: Congrats, Graham!!! As for the gaskets, one word: Scissors. Don’t be scared. They’re meant to be cut down to fit, and that latex is stronger than you can imagine. Just take off 1/4″ at at time or whatever you [...]

Bring a C-A-N, Paddle an S-U-P! What could be better than that? Try the fastest growing sport in the world, and support the local Food Bank at the same time! Saturday Oct 17th, 12 – 2PM at Lake Padden in Bellingham, WA. We will definitely be there, so, if you are even thinking about it, [...]

Women On Waves Surfski Demo and Clinic 2006 in Bellingham, Wa In Novemebr of 2006 Traci Cole, Tracy Landboe and myself put on a surfski demo day in Bellingham. The attendance was amazing. On a blustery fall day, we had over 70 women show up!! This weekend, Deep Cove Kayak Center in BC is hosting [...]

After rigging my board and hydration system for the Round the Rock SUP race a few weeks ago, I had about an hour to wander around. I took advantage of the time to check out other racers’ boards and paddles, any neat systems they had rigged on their boards, what footwear they chose and how [...]

Sunday morning I loaded Hayden up in the jogger and headed for a run in the trails near our home. My outfit of a tanktop and shorts would suggest it was, perhaps, still August or September. But no, it really is October! I arrived back home, high on vitamin D and sunshine, and checked the [...]

“Better do it now, because once you have kids, it is all over!” We heard it again and again – before Hayden was even an idea in our minds. As if, once you have little ones all adventure, fitness, and racing MUST completely disappear from your life. Well, the truth is out. Not only is [...]