There are three weeks to go until Ski to Sea RACE DAY! Are you ready? Have you gotten your miles in? Pumped iron in the gym or torn it up on the trail for some cross training? Maybe entered a few races this spring? Then you are right where you want to be! Bring it on! But, there [...]

My friend John Weed — who I partnered with in the 2002 Yukon River Quest – said a funny thing one time that I’ve never forgotten: “I was ahead of Greg Barton once,” he said, “but the starter made me move back.” To this day, that’s pretty much what it’s like racing against Greg Barton. [...]

Over 100 racers gathered at Boulevard Park for the Annual Dan Harris Challenge (DHC) this past Sunday. The skies were blue, the sun high in the sky unhindered by even a trace of clouds. If you don’t live in Washington, this was the first full day of sun we have had this spring!!! Spirits were [...]

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 [...]

Every race I enter sticks in my mind as special for some reason or another. This weekend’s New Year’s Challenge in Seattle I registered for months ago as a motivation to get on the water and train when my belly was big, the weather was cold, and I needed a little extra kick in 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 [...]

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 [...]