What does Heather carry in her surf ski to be properly prepared? I paddle an Epic V10 Standard. I have added a front hatch for storage and an eye hook in the bulkhead to attach an ankle leash. Epic V10 standard with added hatch and ankle leash anchor. In the front hatch, I carry a [...]

What do you carry in your HPK to be properly prepared? In our last post, ‘Circum-Lummi Paddle’, Brandon and I set-off on a 35-mile, 7.5-hour paddle in Puget Sound. The winds were in the 15 – 20 knot range, temperatures with wind chill dropping into the high 30′s F and we had swift currents and [...]

Molokai Training Paddle: Circum-Lummi Island Getting on saltwater for a long paddle almost always adds a level of challenge over lake paddling, not unlike the difference between going for a road run vs. a hilly, muddy trail run. With Molokai just around the corner we wanted to push ourselves a bit, so on Thursday when [...]