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 [...]

“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 [...]

After a first place finish in the mixed tandem OC2 class at the Lake Samish Salmon Row, we spent Sunday down on Mercer Island for the 1st Annual Round the Rock SUP Race. There were two races, a 13-mile long course and a 2.5-mile short course. It was PACKED!!! 71 racers competed in the long [...]

“Any race, in retrospect, can be critiqued, sworn at and sworn off. This happens in particular when the chafe is still raw, the muscles still whimper for relief, and the duffel bag that you brought to carry home all the shwag, trophies and ribbons is as empty as Ventura Avenue on Yom Kippur. But occasionally [...]

It may be the first day of fall…. But summer is definitely NOT over!!! The week before Labor Day, as we biked, SUP’d, paddled and camped on Lopez Island, I mourned the coming end of summer. It went so fast… how could it possibly be coming to an end?BUT… it is with a brilliant 80F [...]

The 10th Annual OCEANMAN!!! I love to shake it up a little sometimes. Take the pressure off and try a new event or sport. A multi-sport race with mystery events is fun and, when you take everyone’s strengths and weaknesses into account, it really evens out the playing field. But, that being said, when you [...]

If you like wind, waves, and stiff competetion – you would love the Gorge Outrigger Races. 100′s of racers from Canada and the US come for the 2-day competition. The Skamania Fairgrounds becomes a ‘tent city’ literered with 6-man outrigger canoes, OC1’2 and 2′s, surfskis and paddle boards. Fit and tan racers wander around socializing [...]

Anacortes to Bellingham – a simple but challenging “adventure paddle” that Morris came up with a few years back, and one that has always attracted a nice handful of hardcore suffer-seekers. The idea, as Morris puts it, is basically to “take advantage” of a massive flood tide ripping northward… to peel into Rosario Strait from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Nelson’s bring home the heavy Ski to Sea hardware!!!! First Place Whatcom County Mixed – RE/MAX Whatcom County First Place Whatcom County Women – Team Kulshan Cycles Third Consecutive Year! Heather and Brandon called ‘on deck’ at the same time!!! Heather taking the hand-off from mountain biker Nicola. Brandon racing to a Whatcom County Mixed [...]

Brandon races the 25-Mile San Juan ORCA Challenge RACE REPORT: San Juan Orca Challenge When we heard that Nadja and Jimmy were reviving the San Juan Challenge – the kayak race out of Anacortes that literally inspired Heather and I to move to the Pacific NW – we knew without a doubt that we had [...]