HEATHER: At put in, we decided to go in two groups. Morris and Jeff teamed up, and Brandon and I did. I was in the S1-X Special, Brandon was in my V10. It had been blowing SE which is an offshore wind, so my preference is always to stick close to the shore. At first, [...]

Wine and Cheese Gala First Place ‘Presentation’ Cheddar Cheese Storm Paddlers in sourdough dug out kayaks In honor of ‘Big Wednesday’, Brandon and I created this sourdough and cheddar cheese display for a wine and cheese gala saturday night.

Storm Paddling: Big Wednesday! written by: Brandon Nelson Don Kiesling, Brandon and Heather Going out on Wednesday was, for me, an experimental session. A guaranteed learning experience from the second the boat touches the water. Heather, Don and I met at about 11:30 at Marine Park, and watched in awe as 4-5′ surf wrapped beautifully [...]

Women On Waves: WOW! Women’s Surf Ski Demo and Clinic!November 11, 2006 Bellingham, WA Being a female surf ski racer can, at times, be lonely. Surf Ski racing is a male dominated sport. So, two accomplished female racers from Seattle; Traci Cole and Tracy Landboe, came up with the idea for W.O.W. I happily jumped [...]

GGGRRRAAAAHHH!!! I grunted loudly as I bent my knees slightly, arched my back in a horrible backwards bend, and heaved our 100-pound of tandem kayak over my head to rest on my other shoulder. The sharp keel line of the bow sunk sickly into the soft flesh of my left shoulder. In two to three [...]