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 [...]

Every Wednesday night, from start to end of Daylight Saving’s Time, dozens of kayakers and canoers gather at Bloedel Donovan Park on Lake Whatcom to socialize and RACE! The race follows a 3.5-mile course around the edge of the lake in “Basin 1″ as it’s called. If you’re new, it’ll take you a time or [...]

We spent Sunday up at the Tour De Indian Arm in Deep Cove BC at the second and final race of the THINK International Surfski Challenge. The Challenge, created 3 years ago as an informal competition between neighboring British Columbia and Bellingham / Seattle surfski communities. In the competition, Canada and the US each have 10 surfskis per [...]

Wherever you’ve been finishing in the pack at the latest races, if you’re not right up in front then there are a handful of pretty traditional but too-often ignored tips, tricks and techniques you can use to race faster and finish higher in the rankings. We’ve undoubtedly written about each of these Not-So-Ninja Speed Tips [...]

Heather and I train on Lake Whatcom about 80% of the time. It’s five minutes from our house and honestly: we just love paddling there. If Bellingham Bay is our front yard then Lake Whatcom is our living room. It’s sooo comfy and familiar. So when the 13-mile Lake Whatcom Classic rolls around each spring, [...]

With Bellingham and our Canadian friends across the border having some of the most AWESOME surfski race scenes in the world, someone decided a little friendly competition was in order. Thus, the THINK Kayak International Challenge was created. Two races: one in Bellingham, one in BC. We each bring as many racers as we can [...]

It was me and Larry B. Larry B and me. Gusty 30 MPH winds combined with sub 40 degree temps seemed to have scared away all but the hard core this mid-April Wednesday Nighter. Reivers? Paul? Where is our posse? Jeff H, Eric W and Joost represented the ‘A Team’ surfski posse. And Larry G [...]

Sleek surfski’s and light weight paddle blades slice through the water silently as the sounds labored breathing and the occasional bumping of paddle-on-paddle, boat-on-boat or paddle-on-boat fill the air. It is  Wednesday Night… and I am surrounded by my race posse having an awesome time! There are 7 of us, and we are in our [...]

Last night marked the return of the much-loved, heavily relied-upon, painful-for-most (this time of year, anyway), but truly THE staple of all Bellingham racers’ training diet: The Weekly Wednesday Night 3.5-mile Race on Lake Whatcom, out of Bloedel Donovan Park. The weather was invitingly warm, calm and clear for this time of year in the [...]

I had an all girls dinner party at a friends Lake Whatcom waterfront home tonight. Since it was glassy water and not a puff of wind, I hopped in my surfski ski and let the full moon lead the way. Brandon and Hayden came and met me at the Sudden Valley Marina on my return [...]

Holy Moly… 111 racers have already signed up for the Dec 12th Deception Pass Dash! This year will be the first year for Paddle Boarders to be entered in the race.It is a fun, beautiful, and potentially gnarly course. If you are up for the challenge… register by Nov 28. If you wait prices go [...]

Brandon returning from a paddle around Isla Coronado in Baja. Safety is a choice. And being prepared for anything is a GREAT choice to make – especially during storm season! In this 3-minute video, Brandon shows you how to rig your surfski or kayak for an instant field repair that will restore full functionality of [...]