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 [...]

Women On Waves: Summer Solstice Paddle June 21, 2008 Bellingham, Wa In a typical race, there are 20 guys on surfskis to every 1 – MAYBE 2 – women. These stats inspired a few of us gals on skis to do what we could to balance the gender gap. The result: Women On Waves, or [...]

Question From Bellingham: La Conner Race, photo by Michael Lampi Dear Heather,We have met on a few occasions, and I am a big fan of yours! I was hoping to receive some advice on kayaking and adventure racing pursuits. To now, I have mostly raced in shorter-distance triathlons but have always been interested in adventure [...]

Womens Surf Ski Demo Day and Clinic: Huge Success! The Women’s Surf Ski Demo Day and Clinic was an awesome success. Over thirty-surf ski’s lined the shore when women started rolling into Bloedel Donovan Park in Bellingham, WA Nov 11 at noon. By the end of the event, we had over 60 gals paddling on [...]

Women On Waves: WOW! Women’s Surf Ski Demo and Clinic!November 11, 2006 Bellingham, WA Being a female surf ski racer can, at times, be lonely. Surf Ski racing is a male dominated sport. So, two accomplished female racers from Seattle; Traci Cole and Tracy Landboe, came up with the idea for W.O.W. I happily jumped [...]