Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Food Bank Relay, Kayak Polo and SUP – Huge Success

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 [...]





Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

40 New Women’s Bums in Boats!

It was a sight to see – on a crisp, clear, fall day women from as far as Portland, Oregon, made the pilgrimage to Deep Cove in BC to participate in the Women’s Surfski Demo and Clinic.Women came from a variety of backgrounds and had their own unique reason for being there. Many were outrigger [...]





Monday, June 1st, 2009

Surfski Review: V10 Super Elite Part II

V10 Super Elite Review, continued… Lighter is faster. The Epic V10 Super Elite (SE) that I’ve been paddling for the past month weighs 19 pounds – a full 20 pounds less than the V10 Standard I’d been racing up ‘til the SE came into our quiver. I do recognize that my “Lighter is faster” comment [...]





Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Surfski Review: V10 Super Elite

V10 Super Elite, Part I All other things being equal, lighter is faster. Since last fall I’ve been training and racing Heather’s old fiberglass Epic V10, a boat we’ve both gained tremendous affection for primarily because it can take a beating and not let out a whimper. We hauled it to Baja with us this [...]