Last night Tara and I crossed into the USA, thought not before we had an “EPIC” Surf Ski adventure. I had just spent a day helping install the new amazing custom” ‘Yak Wagon” roof rack that now enables 16 x 7 feet of storage space on the roof of the bus, and […]
Tag Archives: Surf kayaking
TRAK on Tour Begins Sunshine Coast and the Skooks’
I am finally on the Road; the TRAK on Tour project has begun, I will be spending the Northern summer traveling the West Coast of North America from Canada to Mexico and back and so far it is a fun challenge of balancing work and life on the road with the need for a […]
My First Published Article, and On the Cover Of Ocean Paddler
Read about the story behind this Photo on my Blog here Here is also a video from the day Also in the publication was my first ever published article about our adventure down the Grand Canyon in Sea Kayaks, with Images from Jimmy McDonald and Myself, stoked at this publishing opurtunity. Read More about the […]
Skookum Times at Skookumchuck Narrows.
This long weekend the weather was so, so but the flows were awesome. River surfers, Sea Kayakers and play Boaters converged on the legendary tidal rapid in Egmont BC Canada, and I was there amongst it. Catching the 6.30 am Ferry from Powell river I Rolled into Egmont in the Paddle Wagon and made […]
18 August: Return to the Grand, the Year so far and Moving Madness
I have let this blog slide! It has been a super busy year of adventures and work (both which have sent me traveling all over the world) and I have struggled to keep posts coming onto the blog, despite half writing a bunch. So I am now getting back to my old ways , […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Second Time Surfing at Surge Narrows
Phone was ringing…. on the other end was James Manke, “Bro!” “Want to come to Surge Narrows with us to Longboat surf this week?” I didn’t really have to think about this much at all “Hell yes!” was the response that eagerly left my mouth, and a couple of days later I was racing to […]