May 15th Tromso Norway It is 12am and it there is still light in the sky; sitting in the hold of a small live aboard boat, half asleep, I am writing this. Outside the water is glass calm yet the boat creeks gentle with the oceans pulse, small hills surround the area and framing […]
Author Archives: Jaime Sharp
SKGABC Guides Exchange to Tromso Norway
May 13th Sea Kayak Guides Exchange The past weekend I found myself at the SKGABC Guides exchange on Quadra island. I had been asked to come and present and talk on the Grand Canyon by Sea Kayak adventure from last Christmas, read more on that adventure here, this also meant a great social/ learning occasion […]
James Manke Coached Me Into my Sculling Rolls Today!
Such and Awesome Feeling to Figure out quite an Odd Roll! Thanks James, you the man.. check out All things Qajaq
TRIP TO THE OREGON COAST
This weekend was all about surf and Tech, TRAK needed to do some testing on their hydraulic system in real conditions, so I headed to the USA. I Seattle I picked up Lloyd Penner and his son Spencer, Lloyd is the engineer for TRAK and he had brought with him a really cool testing […]
March 22nd Pure Life, Rich Coast “Pura Vida, Costa Rica”
My first week in Costa Rica has been spent helping run an Client Group on the Osa Peninsula with Martine Racette. This Itinerary will become apart of my Company “World Wild Adventures” Key trips offered in Central America, and offers a wonderful rustically luxurious soft adventure trip for people keen to see one of […]
Canoecopia 2013; Madison Wisconsin
I have just arrived back in Seattle after a great weekend in Wisconsin at the Canoecopia tradeshow. This was my first time at this show and I was wonderfully surprise by the event, not only was it a condensed toy store of most of the latest and greatest paddle sports toys, but also of […]
Big Beats at Jordan River
It was the start of the week and with a nice twist of luck I needed to do some filming for TRAK Kayaks and the surf was up at Jordan River near Victoria in BC Canada. So loading up the folding boats into the back of the truck I drove down island to meet […]
Surge in the Black TRAK.
A couple of weeks back, Nolin from TRAK kayaks had returned from the Philippines, where TRAK parts are made, with a New for 2013 BLACK Skin for the TRAK T1600. This skin Meet up with me at the Chicago Boat Show while I was Rep’ing for TRAK there, and Came home with me. Not […]
A Short Video From the Grand
James Manke put together this short piece from our Project Grand Canyon Trip. More to come Later in the year.
Returned From the Grand Canyon Sea Kayak Expedition.
James Manke finding out if the Rafting Class 9 rapids are actually 6’s if you do them backwards in a Kayak. A: No. On new years day we loaded up our sea kayaks and gear onto a trailer with 5 cross river boats and a OC1 and headed for Flagstaff up the Diamond Creek access […]