Windy and 50 F in Bellingham!!! What a Christmas present!!! A quick note to wish EVERYONE a happy and safe holiday, wherever you are! We’ve had our fair share of Christmases overseas or south of the border, and that’s always nice. But there’s nothing quite like being home, lights strung on the house, a Christmas tree [...]

Last January I traveled down to Seattle University to compete in the NW Ergomania Indoor Rowing Regional Championships. Long story short, it changed my life. I’d only first tried the sport of indoor rowing about 6 weeks earlier, when Heather and I bought a Concept 2 rowing machine as a replcement for cold-weather paddling. The [...]

The weather calmed back down in a big way, and it was blue skies for today’s race out of Lanikai – the 18th Annual Coldpack Classic! (The entry fee is $20 and a 12-pack of your favorite bevvy). What a venue and race course! Start and finish right off the golden sandy beach in the heart [...]

Shame on us! When we booked our tickets for Oahu for a bit of sun, sand and warmth in the middle of typical cold, wet Pacific NW winter, we just assumed it’d be 7 days of bluebird skies, 80F-temps, long, lazy paddles with Hayden spotting sea turtles and going through bottle after bottle of sunscreen. [...]

I tell myself, “You are pregnant. There’s no pressure. This race is just for fun. “ But, the truth is, when the gun goes off, I can’t help it! I love to race! This year’s Deception Pass Dash fell on an absolutely gorgeous day with skies so clear we could see every crag and peak [...]

Three years ago, seven months into my pregnancy with Hayden, I raced the 6-mile Deception Pass Dash (DPD) Kayak and Canoe race. This is one of our all-time favorite races, taking you through the breathtaking views and potentially turbulent waters of Deception Pass in the heart of the harsh Pacific Northwest winter. The awe-inspiring location [...]

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.  ~W.J. Cameron Happy Thanksgiving! Brandon, Heather and Hayden

One of my favorites days of the year is always the first snow… and today did not disappoint! We woke up this morning to find a fresh blanket of snow glistening under a bright sun and blue skies.  After a belly warming breakfast of pumpkin pancakes, apple sausages and fresh cantelope, we layered up in [...]

When I found out there was a sea kayak division in the surf contest at the Hobuck Hoedown, I knew exactly who to call: Sterling Donalson, the legendary kayak designer and builder who’s helped Heather and I build, fix, modify, tweak, re-design and win races in pretty much every boat we’ve owned since we moved [...]

To celebrate the end of a busy summer of racing, race organizing and adventuring, Brandon, Hayden and I decided to head out to the Olympic Peninsula for the 4th Annual Hobuck Hoedown – a 2-day long paddle surf festival held at Hobuck Beach, just outside Neah Bay. And, what a TREAT it was! Blue skies, [...]

This summer has marked Hayden’s entry into the world of racing, from riding shotgun on Mama’s SUP board around Lake Padden, to sharing the bow with her on the Wednesday night races on Lake Whatcom. And now he’s added his first SoundRower’s blue ribbon to his wall of fame. Yesterday, paddling our trusty tandem Double [...]

We spent yesterday afternoon celebrating 8 adventure-filled years of marriage with a rock-hopping, hiking, photo-shooting adventure on Artists Point in the Mount Baker National Forest followed by a gourmet feast at Milano’s Restauant in Glacier. To the next 8 years, and the next, and the next…… Happy Adventures! Brandon, Heather and Hayden