Check out this link to the Seattle Channel story on the Jan 8th Paddling Dynamics New Years Challenge. Videographer Ian Devier did a fantastic job capturing the spirit of the PNW Paddling Community. And thanks again to Ernie Wong and crew for putting on a awesome event!!! We will see you next year! (Skip ahead [...]

Meet my new coach, Carlos Dinares. The first coach I’ve had since leaving high school… and HOLY MOLY does it make a difference. It doesn’t hurt that Carlos is already world renowned with a track record of leading Ursula Grobler to a 2K erg world record, victory at the Head of the Charles, and other [...]

The weather calmed back down in a big way, and it was blue skies for today’s race out of Lanikai – the 18th Annual Coldpack Classic! (The entry fee is $20 and a 12-pack of your favorite bevvy). What a venue and race course! Start and finish right off the golden sandy beach in the heart [...]

I tell myself, “You are pregnant. There’s no pressure. This race is just for fun. “ But, the truth is, when the gun goes off, I can’t help it! I love to race! This year’s Deception Pass Dash fell on an absolutely gorgeous day with skies so clear we could see every crag and peak [...]

When I found out there was a sea kayak division in the surf contest at the Hobuck Hoedown, I knew exactly who to call: Sterling Donalson, the legendary kayak designer and builder who’s helped Heather and I build, fix, modify, tweak, re-design and win races in pretty much every boat we’ve owned since we moved [...]

To celebrate the end of a busy summer of racing, race organizing and adventuring, Brandon, Hayden and I decided to head out to the Olympic Peninsula for the 4th Annual Hobuck Hoedown – a 2-day long paddle surf festival held at Hobuck Beach, just outside Neah Bay. And, what a TREAT it was! Blue skies, [...]

This summer has marked Hayden’s entry into the world of racing, from riding shotgun on Mama’s SUP board around Lake Padden, to sharing the bow with her on the Wednesday night races on Lake Whatcom. And now he’s added his first SoundRower’s blue ribbon to his wall of fame. Yesterday, paddling our trusty tandem Double [...]

“What’s Wildside?” someone asked JD just after the race. “Well,” JD said, “The Columbia’s the state line. You got the Oregon side… and the Wildside!!!” And what a frothy, world-class playground of a state line that river is. Without a doubt, the Columbia is one of the most insanely energy-rich corridors on the planet.  On any summer day you’ve got a giant, corduroy-surfaced river gunning [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday’s weekly Wednesday Night Race at Bloedel Donovan was nothing less than epic! Winds gusting to 45 MPH and solid sheets of rain coming down couldn’t keep the die hards away. And — to add to the fun, USA Today had chosen THIS day to come interview some of the paddlers about the upcoming Ski [...]