Every Monday night 100′s of families gather at Civic Field in Bellingham for the All-Comers Track and Field Event at Civic Field in Bellingham. We asked race director, Lance Romo, “On a scale of 1 – 10, how cool is the event?” Without hesitation he answered “15″. When he told us about the 6″ hurdles [...]

This weekend, on Father’s Day, Hayden turns 16-months!!! It has been 16-months full of wonder… for Hayden and even more so for us! With each passing month his personality shines through more and more. He bounces of the walls with an endless supply of energy and curiosity, loves to laugh and make us laugh and [...]

QUESTION FROM A FIRST TIME ‘QUESTER: Q: I’ve been using a full carbon straight shaft Werner Cyprus paddle and playing with the feathering a bit to find what’s comfortable. One thing I was wondering is if you really can’t get a good leg drive/torso turn is it worth it to go with a wing ? [...]

The Bowen Island Challenge has been a longtime favorite race of Brandon and mine; the 20-mile paddle couldn’t be more beautiful, the water has potential to be rowdy enough to send racers home in safety boats in the first few miles, the post race salmon feast is the best post race meal of any race [...]

QUESTION: Hello Heather and Brandon !Not sure what category to put this question in so here goes. I’m hoping to do the Yukon River Quest in 2010 as a solo kayaker. I’ve been canoeing for quite a few years in a variety of boats including marathon C-1 and tandem canoes. Done some races up to [...]

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 [...]

Nelson’s bring home the heavy Ski to Sea hardware!!!! First Place Whatcom County Mixed – RE/MAX Whatcom County First Place Whatcom County Women – Team Kulshan Cycles Third Consecutive Year! Heather and Brandon called ‘on deck’ at the same time!!! Heather taking the hand-off from mountain biker Nicola. Brandon racing to a Whatcom County Mixed [...]

Brandon races the 25-Mile San Juan ORCA Challenge RACE REPORT: San Juan Orca Challenge When we heard that Nadja and Jimmy were reviving the San Juan Challenge – the kayak race out of Anacortes that literally inspired Heather and I to move to the Pacific NW – we knew without a doubt that we had [...]

For Mother’s Day we headed up to Canada and I competed in the Tour De Indian Arm surf ski race while my boys ran crew. What a lucky Mama I am! The 19KM race was Part II of the US vs Canada THINK Kayak International Challenge. The rules for the race: ***The 10 fastest solo [...]

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 [...]

It felt more like a Saturday morning surf session with the gang than a race. In fact, as I paddled into 3-foot wind waves and 10 – 15 knot winds… I kept wondering, “Why didn’t we put in at Larrabee?” The nearly 10-mile Dan Harris Challenge was, for me, not only fun, but a good [...]

Hey Heather, I’m getting a kick out of watching Hayden discover the world. It looks like everyone is having a lot of fun.So, I’ve got a sea-kayaking question for you. I’m about to head out on a week trip around the Exumas in the Bahamas and am hoping to do a lot of fishing. I [...]