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I was excited to return this fall to Hobuck beach on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, for my second Hoedown. The Hobuck Hoedown ain’t your typical red neck, blue grass touting “dance” in a barn, but an official Paddle Surf competition that is part of the North American qualifying competitions for team entry into […]

Kayakers complete World First Circumnavigation of Svalbard Archipelago On the 5th of September 2015, a team of three kayakers completed the first ever kayak circumnavigation of Svalbard Archipelago including the islands of Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Barents Oya and Edge Oya.  The 2200km long journey took them 71 days, during which they paddled north over the 80th […]

  In front of our double kayak, a wall of water reared up so high it seemed as tall as a building, and that building was toppling on top of us. In the bow seat Jill disappeared into the crashing carnage, with a lurch she re-appeared, not that I witnessed this, myself now being swallowed up into the […]

I short Video edited by Chris and shot by me for Stohlquist Water Ware

Vote HERE and help us win this prestigious adventure award The Canoe & Kayak Awards is a forum for the paddling community to recognize excellence in our sport. Winners are nominated by their peers and chosen by everyday paddlers. The Canoe & Kayak Awards celebrate all aspects of our sport, with a very simple bottom […]