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Brandon Nelson's 24 hr Record Paddle on Lake Padden 151.87 miles Aug.21-22, 2013

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:31:39 +0000

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	===== Brandon Nelson's 24 hr Record Paddle on Lake Padden 151.87 miles Aug.21-22, 2013 =====		===== Brandon Nelson's 24 hr Record Paddle on Lake Padden 151.87 miles Aug.21-22, 2013 =====

-	//(Whatcom Paddlers had only a bit of description of the deed on their blog, maybe because so many of the local paddlers were already so familiar with the effort - read the [[:stories:after_24hr_paddle_2013\|next post]] also from Brandon)//	+	//(Whatcom Paddlers had only a bit of description of the deed on their blog, maybe because so many of the local paddlers were already so familiar with the effort - read the [[:stories:after_24hr_paddle_2013\|next post]] also from Brandon. For a little more adventure read about Brandon and Heather's [[:stories:nelsons_lake_baikal_2003\|circumnavigation of Lake Baikal]] in 2003)//

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Rat Island Race (+crossing from Whidbey through shipping lane, right of way)

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Boulevard Park Flooding

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do you accept cookies (Cookie showdown prequel)

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From Brandon

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	But we all know Brandon's record will hold!		But we all know Brandon's record will hold!

-	[[http://www.pedalvspaddle.com\|http://www.pedalvspaddle.com]]	+	<del>http://www.pedalvspaddle.com</del>

	Beau Whitehead		Beau Whitehead

Alcatraz.......

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	Larry Goolsby \\		Larry Goolsby \\

All Seeds From The Same Watermelon

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Aloha from Kauai

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Ambleside was a blast!

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	===== Ambleside was a blast! =====		===== Ambleside was a blast! =====

Early return of the Ancient Murrelet to Bellingham Bay

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:10:48 +0000

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-	Although typically a winter migrant, today marked the very early return of the Ancient Murrelet to these waters. Perhaps it’s global warming, or maybe Hilde just got sick and tired of him moping around the house and handed him his paddle and pointed to the bay, but as sure as I’m writing this, I witnessed Reivers' glorious return to Bellingham Bay after too long an absence(([[mammas_do_not\|Mammas Don't Let Your Surfskiers Go Up The Mountain Biking]])) . I was coming in as he was going out, and I thought about joining him for his inaugural paddle, but sometimes a man has to do some things alone and I thought that this was one of those things. I hung around in the parking lot long enough to see him surf past marine park, smiled, and headed to work.	+	Although typically a winter migrant, today marked the very early return of the Ancient Murrelet to these waters. Perhaps it’s global warming, or maybe Hilde just got sick and tired of him moping around the house and handed him his paddle and pointed to the bay, but as sure as I’m writing this, I witnessed Reivers' glorious return to Bellingham Bay after too long an absence(([[stories:mammas_do_not\|Mammas Don't Let Your Surfskiers Go Up The Mountain Biking]])) . I was coming in as he was going out, and I thought about joining him for his inaugural paddle, but sometimes a man has to do some things alone and I thought that this was one of those things. I hung around in the parking lot long enough to see him surf past marine park, smiled, and headed to work.

	John Rybczyk		John Rybczyk

Ancient Murrelet Ups Creaks Without Paddle

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	===== Ancient Murrelet Ups Creaks Without Paddle =====		===== Ancient Murrelet Ups Creaks Without Paddle =====

Another Good Day & New Winter Paddle Suits 2016

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	===== Another Good Day & New Winter Paddle Suits 2016 =====		===== Another Good Day & New Winter Paddle Suits 2016 =====

Surf In and Out?

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Just another thought on cold water safety

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	===== Just another thought on cold water safety =====		===== Just another thought on cold water safety =====

Annacortes to Bellingham (AtoB)

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:10:48 +0000

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	**Anacortes to Bellingham?\\		**Anacortes to Bellingham?\\
	Paul Reavley** \\		Paul Reavley** \\
-	Mar 19 #35288	+	Mar 19 #35288

	Some of the paddle crew this morning were waxing nostalgic about this friendly race from the past this morning.		Some of the paddle crew this morning were waxing nostalgic about this friendly race from the past this morning.

-	approx 22 miles...your cup of tea?	+	approx 22 miles…your cup of tea?

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	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	Mar 19 #35289	+	Mar 19 #35289

	The San Juan Challenge (25 miles - really? do you guys just love these longer races??) was also mentioned, but I have found only on reference to it (from Brandon) in past messages.		The San Juan Challenge (25 miles - really? do you guys just love these longer races??) was also mentioned, but I have found only on reference to it (from Brandon) in past messages.
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	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	Mar 19 #35290	+	Mar 19 #35290

	Okay - now I see more references to the San Juan Challenge - it kind of has an intermittent history in the Whatcom Paddler archives that I ignored.		Okay - now I see more references to the San Juan Challenge - it kind of has an intermittent history in the Whatcom Paddler archives that I ignored.
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	David Scherrer \\		David Scherrer \\
-	Mar 19 #35292	+	Mar 19 #35292

	Yes the A to B event can be very challenging, But the same could be said of the with San Juan Challenge, Cross Sound, US and Down Wind Champs etc…But I believe if individuals are prepared- And the course is standardized, then the event will be successful.\\		Yes the A to B event can be very challenging, But the same could be said of the with San Juan Challenge, Cross Sound, US and Down Wind Champs etc…But I believe if individuals are prepared- And the course is standardized, then the event will be successful.\\
	But it would require some basic elements. Plenty of chase boats, including a lead to show the way, and plenty of buoys or shore markers to make the course understandable…\\		But it would require some basic elements. Plenty of chase boats, including a lead to show the way, and plenty of buoys or shore markers to make the course understandable…\\
	Also a Printout of map to hand out before hand with compass headings.\\		Also a Printout of map to hand out before hand with compass headings.\\
-	VHS radios. \\	+	VHS radios.\\
-	But I suppose the most important thing to me as I mentioned, would be to require participants to decide if they are ready of this scale of event.. (and plenty of chase boats)\\	+	But I suppose the most important thing to me as I mentioned, would be to require participants to decide if they are ready of this scale of event.. (and plenty of chase boats)\\
	It could be a fairly straight forward race from March Point Marina directly to Huckleberry Island and Guemus Island pass, then go past Padilla Bay Buoy, then close past William Point on Samish Island..then straight open water to Marine Park or Boulevard Park… Imagine the downwinder!\\		It could be a fairly straight forward race from March Point Marina directly to Huckleberry Island and Guemus Island pass, then go past Padilla Bay Buoy, then close past William Point on Samish Island..then straight open water to Marine Park or Boulevard Park… Imagine the downwinder!\\
	But everyone has to stay on the same course or get disqualified.\\		But everyone has to stay on the same course or get disqualified.\\
-	What do you think? \\	+	What do you think?\\
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	Dean Bumstead \\		Dean Bumstead \\
-	Mar 19 #35293	+	Mar 19 #35293

-	I like the original A to B course better. What made it fun was the strategies around the islands – mainly Sinclair and Eliza. Study the chart for a while – you won’t get lost. Well, almost everybody won’t get lost. Morris A. was the originator of this race.	+	I like the original A to B course better. What made it fun was the strategies around the islands – mainly Sinclair and Eliza. Study the chart for a while – you won’t get lost. Well, almost everybody won’t get lost. Morris A. was the originator of this race.

	Dan Mayhew \\		Dan Mayhew \\
-	Mar 20 #35296	+	Mar 20 #35296

	Rather than make it a race, I'd be interested in doing it as an adventure paddle. Pick the right day, assemble a group of paddlers that have the ability to complete the route, and make a day of it. Emphasize basic safety protocols and enjoy the challenge. If after the paddle we feel this should be resurrected as an event, we can bring it back with fresh knowledge of its pros and cons.		Rather than make it a race, I'd be interested in doing it as an adventure paddle. Pick the right day, assemble a group of paddlers that have the ability to complete the route, and make a day of it. Emphasize basic safety protocols and enjoy the challenge. If after the paddle we feel this should be resurrected as an event, we can bring it back with fresh knowledge of its pros and cons.

	Rick Lingbloom \\		Rick Lingbloom \\
-	Mar 20 #35297	+	Mar 20 #35297

	I’m pretty sure that when Marc and I did it in the double, we were dropped off in Anacortes and told, “See ya at Marine Park!”		I’m pretty sure that when Marc and I did it in the double, we were dropped off in Anacortes and told, “See ya at Marine Park!”

	Eric Grossman \\		Eric Grossman \\
-	Mar 20 #35298	+	Mar 20 #35298

	A to B would fun let’s do it with some SSW wind. This seems awefully long ago, thought we had done it since. I recall Brandon, Heather, Marc, DJ?, David S, Dean, generally following this route that I took, maybe Dean skirted south of Sinclair to be different?		A to B would fun let’s do it with some SSW wind. This seems awefully long ago, thought we had done it since. I recall Brandon, Heather, Marc, DJ?, David S, Dean, generally following this route that I took, maybe Dean skirted south of Sinclair to be different?
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	Dean Bumstead \\		Dean Bumstead \\
-	Mar 20 #35299	+	Mar 20 #35299

-	I’d be up for a group paddle. Just need to find the right tides/currents.	+	I’d be up for a group paddle. Just need to find the right tides/currents.

	DB		DB

	David Hooper \\		David Hooper \\
-	Mar 20 #35300	+	Mar 20 #35300

	I'm usually a bit backwards, so have never done A to B. But I did B to A last summer on a falling king tide with glassy conditions. Stopped on Vendovi for snacks (halfway-ish). Super strong currents through Guemes Channel - red part of my route in the picture are average speeds of 10.5 - 12 mph for 4ish miles. Max speed was 13.1. Currents around the north end of Guemes and currents x boat wakes near Anacortes made for some technical conditions, even without wind.		I'm usually a bit backwards, so have never done A to B. But I did B to A last summer on a falling king tide with glassy conditions. Stopped on Vendovi for snacks (halfway-ish). Super strong currents through Guemes Channel - red part of my route in the picture are average speeds of 10.5 - 12 mph for 4ish miles. Max speed was 13.1. Currents around the north end of Guemes and currents x boat wakes near Anacortes made for some technical conditions, even without wind.

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	Dan Mayhew \\		Dan Mayhew \\
-	Mar 20 #35301	+	Mar 20 #35301

	Either direction sounds intriguing.		Either direction sounds intriguing.
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	John Rybczyk \\		John Rybczyk \\
-	Mar 20 #35302	+	Mar 20 #35302

	I think Saturday, May 25th would be perfect for all of you to try this.		I think Saturday, May 25th would be perfect for all of you to try this.

	David Hooper \\		David Hooper \\
-	Mar 20 #35303	+	Mar 20 #35303

	Great idea, John R. I can't go that day, but my long range weather forecast shows that the winds and tides should be perfect for B to A and back to B, which also avoids the need for a shuttle. Go big!		Great idea, John R. I can't go that day, but my long range weather forecast shows that the winds and tides should be perfect for B to A and back to B, which also avoids the need for a shuttle. Go big!

	Larry Bussinger \\		Larry Bussinger \\
-	Mar 20 #35304	+	Mar 20 #35304

-	Believe me, you can get lost…..well, at least disoriented. At least you know you’re in the Salish Sea.\\	+	Believe me, you can get lost…..well, at least disoriented. At least you know you’re in the Salish Sea.\\
	Anonymous.		Anonymous.

	Nick Kelly \\		Nick Kelly \\
-	Mar 21 #35307	+	Mar 21 #35307

-	I know we don’t need more ideas…. but... this winter, a friend and I paddled (double kayak) through Deception Pass and paddled back home on a bit of a downwinder. We took a lunch break at Saddlebag Island for some lobster bisque, a beer, a cigar and some espresso. The paddle home was much more enjoyable after a little rest and recuperation.	+	I know we don’t need more ideas…. but… this winter, a friend and I paddled (double kayak) through Deception Pass and paddled back home on a bit of a downwinder. We took a lunch break at Saddlebag Island for some lobster bisque, a beer, a cigar and some espresso. The paddle home was much more enjoyable after a little rest and recuperation.

	I realize we’d miss out on the fun Bellingham Channel current and it's probably too much setup, but what if we staged warm clothes, food and cooking gear and medals and the race part was from inside Deception Pass to Saddlebag and then we paddled back as a group back home.		I realize we’d miss out on the fun Bellingham Channel current and it's probably too much setup, but what if we staged warm clothes, food and cooking gear and medals and the race part was from inside Deception Pass to Saddlebag and then we paddled back as a group back home.

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	Mar 21 #35308	+	Mar 21 #35308

-	"lunch break at Saddlebag Island for some lobster bisque,..."	+	"lunch break at Saddlebag Island for some lobster bisque,…"

	Now you're cooking Nick - I'm all for creative brainstorming. I may not be up for some of the marathon paddling distances being discussed, but might be available as part of a support crew.		Now you're cooking Nick - I'm all for creative brainstorming. I may not be up for some of the marathon paddling distances being discussed, but might be available as part of a support crew.

	Tim Niemier \\		Tim Niemier \\
-	Mar 24 #35327	+	Mar 24 #35327

	As long as we are still in discussion about venturing out further than MP here is what some other paddlers (or rowers) do.		As long as we are still in discussion about venturing out further than MP here is what some other paddlers (or rowers) do.

-	The rowers have this thing called a “Raid” where you start at one place and end up at another and where you end up there is a lot of beer and food (in that order) and a great party. You camp and repeat that the next day. It can last for one day or a whole week. The racers race and everyone else can say they rowed or paddled all the way from point A to point B.	+	The rowers have this thing called a “Raid” where you start at one place and end up at another and where you end up there is a lot of beer and food (in that order) and a great party. You camp and repeat that the next day. It can last for one day or a whole week. The racers race and everyone else can say they rowed or paddled all the way from point A to point B.

-	In the 70’s this was done with kayaks all the way around Oahu one day at a time spaced out every 2 weeks or so. At the end the real bragging rights were not for the winners on time but for the people saying “I paddled all the way around Oahu”, however slowly. There was a potluck at someone’s home after each leg of the paddle and it was very fun even for non paddler supporters.	+	In the 70’s this was done with kayaks all the way around Oahu one day at a time spaced out every 2 weeks or so. At the end the real bragging rights were not for the winners on time but for the people saying “I paddled all the way around Oahu”, however slowly. There was a potluck at someone’s home after each leg of the paddle and it was very fun even for non paddler supporters.

-	In our local waters we could go to Friday Harbor in 2 days or ? If we wanted to have pot luck for the food, bring camping gear etc that could be transported in some powerboat or somehow to one of many kayak camp spots in the Washington Water Trail network that is there and ready for more self propelled traffic. This could be a great way to get beginner paddlers to just “complete” the paddle while the racers would “compete” for being first. In the end everyone is drinking beer and having a good time together.	+	In our local waters we could go to Friday Harbor in 2 days or ? If we wanted to have pot luck for the food, bring camping gear etc that could be transported in some powerboat or somehow to one of many kayak camp spots in the Washington Water Trail network that is there and ready for more self propelled traffic. This could be a great way to get beginner paddlers to just “complete” the paddle while the racers would “compete” for being first. In the end everyone is drinking beer and having a good time together.

-	There are other water people that are and have been venturing out beyond local morning paddles and have created some great memories and even better stories. We could do this and our community would grow.	+	There are other water people that are and have been venturing out beyond local morning paddles and have created some great memories and even better stories. We could do this and our community would grow.

	Tim Niemier		Tim Niemier
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Fast-twitch muscles relating to balance and age

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:10:48 +0000

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-	here's a bit of reading for those of us concerned with age and possibly related balance issues. There's something in here about cell death of fast twitch muscles depending one certain gene activity and physical activity. I read until I noticed onset of brain cell death.	+	here's a bit of reading for those of us concerned with age and possibly related balance issues. There's something in here about cell death of fast twitch muscles depending on certain gene activity and physical activity. I read until I noticed onset of brain cell death.

	Contributed by Kathleen P.		Contributed by Kathleen P.
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	Dale McKinnon** \\		Dale McKinnon** \\
-	04/16/11 #10491	+	04/16/11 #10491

-	....source research: http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/298/5/E1011.abstract\\	+	….source research: [[http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/298/5/E1011.abstract\|http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/298/5/E1011.abstract]]\\
-	Whether continuing research isolates insulin/muscle response to fast and slow twitch phenomena... I've haven't yet found it.	+	Whether continuing research isolates insulin/muscle response to fast and slow twitch phenomena… I've haven't yet found it.

Glassy boat wake extravaganza!

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	Tom Swetish \\		Tom Swetish \\
-	06/28/16 #19569	+	06/28/16 #19569

	Ana and I are doing laps at Marine at 9:00 if anyone is up for joining.		Ana and I are doing laps at Marine at 9:00 if anyone is up for joining.

	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\
-	06/28/16 #19574	+	06/28/16 #19574

-	These two (Tom & Ana) were just putting in when I got down there this morning. It was lit up boyz n girlz.	+	These two (Tom & Ana) were just putting in when I got down there this morning. It was lit up boyz n girlz.

-	None of my weather sites predicted this. LB, LG and Heather jumped on it with me and we rode those waves into the ground. Freakish good. LB had his skinny boat 'cause it was dead flat calm at his house. He stayed in the steeps at MP while us three toked up on rides from the tunnel all the way to the marina.	+	None of my weather sites predicted this. LB, LG and Heather jumped on it with me and we rode those waves into the ground. Freakish good. LB had his skinny boat 'cause it was dead flat calm at his house. He stayed in the steeps at MP while us three toked up on rides from the tunnel all the way to the marina.

-	It was a long grind home from the marina. Lots of 'bow spank' going on. Couldn't stand to end it on an upwind so worked past MP to the first point and turned to ride the train back to take out. Tons of seaweed. Some tug traffic pulling a giant thing around and around the bay. We think he was trying to run us down, but we smoked him. They were probably trying to get that big module into the dry dock, but the wind said no.	+	It was a long grind home from the marina. Lots of 'bow spank' going on. Couldn't stand to end it on an upwind so worked past MP to the first point and turned to ride the train back to take out. Tons of seaweed. Some tug traffic pulling a giant thing around and around the bay. We think he was trying to run us down, but we smoked him. They were probably trying to get that big module into the dry dock, but the wind said no.

-	Alan was ripping it. Simon and Austin were out there somewhere (never saw them). Probably some downwinders getting set. Nice wide chest high greenbacks running out there this morning.	+	Alan was ripping it. Simon and Austin were out there somewhere (never saw them). Probably some downwinders getting set. Nice wide chest high greenbacks running out there this morning.

-	Go ahead, some of you think your crystal ball works? Sure baby.	+	Go ahead, some of you think your crystal ball works? Sure baby.

	rd		rd

	John Rybczyk \\		John Rybczyk \\
-	06/28/16 #19575	+	06/28/16 #19575

-	I put in as LB was coming out. He talked me into a straight shot, red buoy to Cornwall Beach on the strong SW wind and I'm glad I took his advice. I thought LB would be the kind of guy who meets a fella at Cornwall Beach with his car after a downwinder and gives a fella a ride back to MP, but apparently LB is the kind of guy who goes home for lunch after a paddle instead. So, I too had to grind it back upwind to Marine Park. On the way back I discovered an amazing, clean, big swell train running parallel to and about 10 yards off of Boulevard Park, waves apparently jacking up in the shallows, so I had to turn around and ride those three or four times while kids on the new beach threw rocks at me.	+	I put in as LB was coming out. He talked me into a straight shot, red buoy to Cornwall Beach on the strong SW wind and I'm glad I took his advice. I thought LB would be the kind of guy who meets a fella at Cornwall Beach with his car after a downwinder and gives a fella a ride back to MP, but apparently LB is the kind of guy who goes home for lunch after a paddle instead. So, I too had to grind it back upwind to Marine Park. On the way back I discovered an amazing, clean, big swell train running parallel to and about 10 yards off of Boulevard Park, waves apparently jacking up in the shallows, so I had to turn around and ride those three or four times while kids on the new beach threw rocks at me.

-	Simon and Austin elected to do a downwinder from Wildcat Cove. I'd like to hear how that went. With the strong SW I wonder if they had to deal with broadside waves for the first half, not that either of them would have even noticed or cared.	+	Simon and Austin elected to do a downwinder from Wildcat Cove. I'd like to hear how that went. With the strong SW I wonder if they had to deal with broadside waves for the first half, not that either of them would have even noticed or cared.

	johnr		johnr

	allipp01 \\		allipp01 \\
-	06/28/16 #19576	+	06/28/16 #19576

-	Hah, John, no wonder you disappeared on the inside as I headed back to MP.....I almost thought you'd parked at Boulevard Park!	+	Hah, John, no wonder you disappeared on the inside as I headed back to MP…..I almost thought you'd parked at Boulevard Park!

-	The westerly flow really kicks in as a nice SSW here in Bellingham in the summer. It seems that the forecast models really don't get it right on onshore flow here in Bellingham. If the regional forecast overview calls for strong onshore flow, you can be pretty certain that there will be bumps in the north end of the bay. My observations are that it is usually quite westerly and light down by Wildcat, then by the time you reach Chuckanut Bay the wind swings around to SSW, kicks up nicely and the waves get very rideable.	+	The westerly flow really kicks in as a nice SSW here in Bellingham in the summer. It seems that the forecast models really don't get it right on onshore flow here in Bellingham. If the regional forecast overview calls for strong onshore flow, you can be pretty certain that there will be bumps in the north end of the bay. My observations are that it is usually quite westerly and light down by Wildcat, then by the time you reach Chuckanut Bay the wind swings around to SSW, kicks up nicely and the waves get very rideable.

	The Gorge is fun, but so is Bellingham!		The Gorge is fun, but so is Bellingham!

Thurs 12/28 run report

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Baynes Sound to Royston 3/02/2017 (Downwinder with SE Wind)

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Bellingham Bay 4/8/2023

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	===== Bellingham Bay 4/8/2023 =====		===== Bellingham Bay 4/8/2023 =====

BBQ & CPR

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Bellingham Canoe & Kayak Sprint Team (BCKST)

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Beginner Lessons

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	===== Beginner Lessons =====		===== Beginner Lessons =====

When & Where Are Bellingham Bay Waves Good?

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-	There are periodic discussions about whether it was wise to paddle on Bellingham Bay on big days. To a certain extent the conversation gets rekindled because newer paddlers are trying to find their limits. There seems to be a consensus among most local boaters that with the exponential increase of force of greater wind speed, there is a point when the difficulty presented by the wind outweighs any enjoyment from surfing on the resultant waves. And there are days when the wind is in most folk's high range when the waves are cluttered enough to not provide enjoyable paddling. There is also a general understanding that weather patterns that are unclear, expected to change at an inexact time, or subject to various factors that tend to make things unpredictable (like [[:stories:wind_convergence_2_24_2007\|convergence]]) can present excessive risk. Beam winds (from the West or East in the Bay) that are too strong for laps generally also reduce or eliminate the likelihood of safe or even enjoyable downwind runs.	+	There are periodic discussions about whether it was wise to paddle on Bellingham Bay on big days. To a certain extent the conversation gets rekindled because newer paddlers are trying to find their limits. There seems to be a consensus among most local boaters that with the exponential increase of force of greater wind speed, there is a point when the difficulty presented by the wind outweighs any enjoyment from surfing on the resultant waves. And there are days when the wind is in most folks' high range when the waves are cluttered enough to not provide enjoyable paddling. There is also a general understanding that weather patterns that are unclear, expected to change at an inexact time, or subject to various factors that tend to make things unpredictable (like [[:stories:wind_convergence_2_24_2007\|convergence]]) can present excessive risk. Beam winds (from the West or East in the Bay) that are too strong for laps generally also reduce or eliminate the likelihood of safe or even enjoyable downwind runs.

	* [[:stories:little_too_nuclear\|A Little Too Nuclear 2/04/2006]]		* [[:stories:little_too_nuclear\|A Little Too Nuclear 2/04/2006]]

Bellingham Bay Icing Up

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Only in Bellingham...

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	===== Only in Bellingham... =====		===== Only in Bellingham... =====

Bellingham Stories and Incident Reports

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	* [[:stories:downwind_haiku_2018\|Downwind Haiku 4/17/2018]]		* [[:stories:downwind_haiku_2018\|Downwind Haiku 4/17/2018]]
	* [[:stories:bbq_cpr_6_21_2018\|BBQ & CPR 6/21/2018]]		* [[:stories:bbq_cpr_6_21_2018\|BBQ & CPR 6/21/2018]]
-	* New Zealand Surfski Fatality 8/11/2018	+	* [[:stories:new_zealand_death_8_11_2018\|]]
	* [[:stories:vancouver_isle_big_water_11_09_2018\|Vancouver Is. Big Water 11/09/2018 and VHFs ]]		* [[:stories:vancouver_isle_big_water_11_09_2018\|Vancouver Is. Big Water 11/09/2018 and VHFs ]]

Bellingham Storm Season

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	===== Bellingham Storm Season =====		===== Bellingham Storm Season =====

Best Day Ever!!!!!

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Re: Gorge Downwind Champs Q and A

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Big Wednesday…

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Big Wind Outings?

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Big winds

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Thursday Birch Bay report

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Birch Bay Downwind 7/01/2015

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Heads up: Birch Bay

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a bit airey Sunday

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-	Mar 13 #28796	+	Mar 13 2021 #28796

	I'm thinking Noon Sunday. Some goodly air and nice ebb current. rd		I'm thinking Noon Sunday. Some goodly air and nice ebb current. rd

The BKCC meeting…..

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-	===== The BKCC meeting….. =====	+	===== The BKCC meeting….. =====

	Larry Goolsby\\		Larry Goolsby\\

Boat Drop and Who Should the CG Rescue First?

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	This brings up a point I was planning to get out some time ago. There are some spectators along the bluffs that call the CG when they see a boater in the water.		This brings up a point I was planning to get out some time ago. There are some spectators along the bluffs that call the CG when they see a boater in the water.

-	On one of our storm paddles I pulled out early and was watching the fun from the Marine Park. A fella next to me was in a high state of anxiety about the whole show. About then Mike G. took a cool-off swim and this guy was reaching for his cell-phone. I didn't want to come across as putting him down, so I told him calmly about Mike's San Fransisco story. The one where he gets dumped out of the ocean standing on his feet next to a dumbfounded fisherman. The guy calmed down.	+	On one of our storm paddles I pulled out early and was watching the fun from the Marine Park. A fella next to me was in a high state of anxiety about the whole show. About then Mike G. took a cool-off swim and this guy was reaching for his cell-phone. I didn't want to come across as putting him down, so I told him calmly about Mike's San Fransisco story. The one where he gets dumped out of the ocean standing on his feet next to a dumbfounded fisherman. The guy calmed down. (Mike's story: [[:races:us_nationals_2003or2004#paddler_from_another_planet\|Paddler from Another Planet]])

	Seems like a lot of folks yearn for tragedy and excitement. I keep hoping that soon they will get bored once they see that it's a sit-on-top. I guess the next time you go in, look up at the bluff and blow a kiss to the old women looking at you through their spotting scopes.		Seems like a lot of folks yearn for tragedy and excitement. I keep hoping that soon they will get bored once they see that it's a sit-on-top. I guess the next time you go in, look up at the bluff and blow a kiss to the old women looking at you through their spotting scopes.

Boat Wake Wonder

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Boat Wakes in the Bay 2005

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Bob's Back Deck Rescue

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		+	([[:bobputnam\|More Stories From Bob]])

	Bob Putnam <putnam_rea@…> \\		Bob Putnam <putnam_rea@…> \\
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	Although the seakayaker had never done anything like this before I have had the opportunity to practice it many times, mostly while goofing around with racing club kids. So, I am not saying anything new, but I would like to re-enforce the importance of practicing all this stuff. Having practiced these kind of things makes the difference between, panic in an out of control situation or being able to take it in stride because you have done it before.		Although the seakayaker had never done anything like this before I have had the opportunity to practice it many times, mostly while goofing around with racing club kids. So, I am not saying anything new, but I would like to re-enforce the importance of practicing all this stuff. Having practiced these kind of things makes the difference between, panic in an out of control situation or being able to take it in stride because you have done it before.

-	Because of all the work Kathleen has been doing lately she probably felt pretty confident rescueing the kayaker. The work is paying off.	+	Because of all the work Kathleen has been doing lately she probably felt pretty confident rescuing the kayaker. The work is paying off.

-	Next season at Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak we will certainly be singing this song to all of our regular paddlers who typically become complacent about risks and overconfident in their abilities. Many think that because they paddle 2-3 times per week that they are experienced. The typical scenario for seakayakers and surf ski paddlers is that they start paddling, take a capsize course or try to remount their skis once or twice and then start paddling and then don't practice these skill for many years.\\	+	Next season at Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak we will certainly be singing this song to all of our regular paddlers who typically become complacent about risks and overconfident in their abilities. Many think that because they paddle 2-3 times per week that they are experienced. //The typical scenario for seakayakers and surf ski paddlers is that they start paddling, take a capsize course or try to remount their skis once or twice and then start paddling and then don't practice these skill for many years// .\\
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Buying Kayaks in the Digital World

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	===== Buying Kayaks in the Digital World =====		===== Buying Kayaks in the Digital World =====
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		+	([[:bobputnam\|More Stories From Bob]])

	Bob Putnam \\		Bob Putnam \\

Calling All Checklists

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	We may have been over the legal limit of paddlers crammed into a van, but as we were headed south on Chuckanut, Nick and Alan both said with eyes wide, it’s pumping out there.		We may have been over the legal limit of paddlers crammed into a van, but as we were headed south on Chuckanut, Nick and Alan both said with eyes wide, it’s pumping out there.

-	Got to WC and the wind was steady and swirly. Denise and I rigged my Gemini, checked in with a few of the guys for safety, and headed out! The waves were stacking up good and looking at my GPS, saw that we were cruising between 9-11 + with little effort. I wasn’t paying attention and got too offshore at Chuckanut Bay. The easterly push had us swampy and we broached more than a few times, but we stayed upright. I got frustrated with my lack of focus, but we were still cruising and enjoying Gorge-style waves. The section from the tunnel to the north of the buoy was fun and very connectable in the longish Gemini. Once we hit Woods, the easterly reared it’s ugly head again and it was hard for me to connect… also, we may have been a wee bit tired! Sideways slop with attractive waves standing up in front… felt like Swell City.	+	Got to WC and the wind was steady and swirly. Denise and I rigged my Gemini, checked in with a few of the guys for safety, and headed out! The waves were stacking up good and looking at my GPS, saw that we were cruising between 9-11 + with little effort. I wasn’t paying attention and got too offshore at Chuckanut Bay. The easterly push had us swampy and we broached more than a few times, but we stayed upright. I got frustrated with my lack of focus, but we were still cruising and enjoying Gorge-style waves. The section from the tunnel to the north of the buoy was fun and very connectable in the longish Gemini. Once we hit Woods, the easterly reared it’s ugly head again and it was hard for me to connect… also, we may have been a wee bit tired! Sideways slop with attractive waves standing up in front… felt like Swell City.

-	Kevin and Jamie stayed back, did laps and made sure my canoe of peckish hens got to the beach safely. So much to learn and thankful that all the hotshots let us tag along!	+	Kevin and Jamie stayed back, did laps and made sure my canoe of peckish hens got to the beach safely. So much to learn and thankful that all the hotshots let us tag along!

	Kimberly Reeves \\		Kimberly Reeves \\

Cape Town Downwind #2

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CG Rescue Today

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	That's a good question. What is disposition of water response down there? Is it Coast Guard or what? It's an interstate boundary so that complicates. Also, good chance that the "rescue 21" program is not implemented down there. So the digital select calling with auto mayday would not work (panic button on equipped VHF radios). Anyone know the score?		That's a good question. What is disposition of water response down there? Is it Coast Guard or what? It's an interstate boundary so that complicates. Also, good chance that the "rescue 21" program is not implemented down there. So the digital select calling with auto mayday would not work (panic button on equipped VHF radios). Anyone know the score?
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		+	(//Ed: In 2024 to our knowledge all US CG stations are on the coast. There is some adjunct support in Kennewick but that's too far from the Gorge. Commercial and private vessels can recieve DSC signals, (but obviously the barges will probably not be able to help much :-( //))

	rd		rd

Chuck Wagon Etiquette

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	* No running or saddling a horse near the wagon. And when you ride off, always ride downwind from the wagon.		* No running or saddling a horse near the wagon. And when you ride off, always ride downwind from the wagon.
-	* If you come across any decent <del>firewood</del> (read cookies, coffee, pie, treats), bring it back to the wagon	+	* If you come across any decent <del>firewood</del> (read cookies, coffee, pie, treats), bring it back to the wagon
	* Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.		* Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.

Reivers is Too Slow.....

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Clavicle Hill

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Coast Guard Rescue 12/11/2022

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	I have no memory of the EMTs moving me to the ambulance. The only thing I remember is seeing a branch outside the ambulance window that was eerily similar to the branch clicking on the window in one of my favorite movies of my youth, Doctor Zhivago.		I have no memory of the EMTs moving me to the ambulance. The only thing I remember is seeing a branch outside the ambulance window that was eerily similar to the branch clicking on the window in one of my favorite movies of my youth, Doctor Zhivago.

-	I must have gone out for a bit because the next thing I remember was Neil saying he was glad to see me. I was in the ER at PeaceHealth, with an IV, an amazing heating system for hyperthermic patients, EKG electrodes taped to my chest, and a parade of techs, nurses, doctors, and friends. They had wrapped me head to toe in white blankets, basically the costume of Peter O’Toole, in another favorite movie of my youth, Lawrence of Arabia. Okay, I hope I am not doing a Benjamin Button here.	+	I must have gone out for a bit because the next thing I remember was Neil saying he was glad to see me. I was in the ER at PeaceHealth, with an IV, an amazing heating system for hypothermic patients, EKG electrodes taped to my chest, and a parade of techs, nurses, doctors, and friends. They had wrapped me head to toe in white blankets, basically the costume of Peter O’Toole, in another favorite movie of my youth, Lawrence of Arabia. Okay, I hope I am not doing a Benjamin Button here.

	After all my tests were completed, my core temp was back and my cognition was as good as it gets, I was cleared to go.		After all my tests were completed, my core temp was back and my cognition was as good as it gets, I was cleared to go.

Coast Guard Rescue 12/11/2022 Safety Lessons

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	Thanks Dan. This opens up a lot of other questions. SInce you and Paul seem to peruse the archives of this site, I think you may find that the prevailing consensus was that VHF radios were the ticket and that EPIRBs and other devices may take too long for a response. Now, though, with new technologies, and knowing that DSC GPS points are only sent when the button is pushed, that may change the thinking. Would an EPIRB have resulted in you being rescued more quickly? Would an apple iwatch track GPS location at all times when you push the emergency button, or would it be more like the DSC function?		Thanks Dan. This opens up a lot of other questions. SInce you and Paul seem to peruse the archives of this site, I think you may find that the prevailing consensus was that VHF radios were the ticket and that EPIRBs and other devices may take too long for a response. Now, though, with new technologies, and knowing that DSC GPS points are only sent when the button is pushed, that may change the thinking. Would an EPIRB have resulted in you being rescued more quickly? Would an apple iwatch track GPS location at all times when you push the emergency button, or would it be more like the DSC function?
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-	I often wonder about striking the right balance between overheating and immersion preparedness. You mention wanting to be prepared for immersion in the future, but I'm curious what your gear setup was on Saturday. A 3/2 full wetsuit? A shorty? Hydroskins?
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		+	Tim Sturtz 12/12/22 #32847 \\ Thanks for sharing the story and safety takeaways Dan. It sounds like quite the harrowing experience and I'm glad you came out of it okay.
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		+	I often wonder about striking the right balance between overheating and immersion preparedness. You mention wanting to be prepared for immersion in the future, but I'm curious what your gear setup was on Saturday. A 3/2 full wetsuit? A shorty? Hydroskins?
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		+	Tim

	Dan Mayhew 12/12/22 #32853		Dan Mayhew 12/12/22 #32853

Coasties

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Cold Hands and Pogies

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	From TC Surfski		From TC Surfski

Saturday's (Cold Water) Swim

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Cold Shock

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-	//(//Editor's comment: //Staying calm is always a good idea, but be careful about comparing this specific example of falling through ice with open water immersion - in open water if your head goes underwater and you gasp (which is involuntary with cold water shock) you will take in water and that can easily be all she wrote particularly if you do not have a PFD on - you will never get a chance to calm down or get control of your breathing...)//	+	//(//Editor's comment: //Staying calm is almost always a good idea, but be careful about comparing this specific example of falling through ice with open water immersion - in open water if your head goes underwater and you gasp (which is involuntary with cold water shock) you will take in water and that can easily be all she wrote particularly if you do not have a PFD on - you will never get a chance to calm down or get control of your breathing…)//

	I've found in my experience sometimes I have to really focus - if I don't then everything becomes much more difficult.		I've found in my experience sometimes I have to really focus - if I don't then everything becomes much more difficult.

Cookie Update

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:10:54 +0000

The Big Banana vs. the Big Corn Cob.......

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Open Canoe Crabbing on Bay 2015

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Meanwhile in LaVentana

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-	Nicholas Cryder <nicholas.cryder@...> \\	+	Nicholas Cryder <nicholas.cryder@…> \\
-	02/25/18 #22539	+	02/25/18 #22539

-	Link below. Feel free to hate me even more then you already do (it just motivates me train harder) but Mexico has been going off. Spent a few days without a ski burning the moss off of pasty white skin to get back to general public decency levels... but patience has paid off with back to back huge days, and more on the forecast for the next ten days. Yehaw! Spent four hours out in the surf yesterday grinding laps, was completely stomped only to get word of a shuttle late in the day with Warren, Kirk and Putnam... what’s one more run?! Happy to report Kirk is in fact alive and very fit. And very very tan. And his teeth are startling white. He must be smiling a lot more these days.	+	Feel free to hate me even more then you already do (it just motivates me train harder) but Mexico has been going off. Spent a few days without a ski burning the moss off of pasty white skin to get back to general public decency levels… but patience has paid off with back to back huge days, and more on the forecast for the next ten days. Yehaw! Spent four hours out in the surf yesterday grinding laps, was completely stomped only to get word of a shuttle late in the day with Warren, Kirk and Putnam… what’s one more run?! Happy to report Kirk is in fact alive and very fit. And very very tan. And his teeth are startling white. He must be smiling a lot more these days.
-		+
-	https://www.instagram.com/p/BfoKVRAlAd4/	+

Observations About Bellingham Bay

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Vancouver Island Circumnavigation Attempt

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-	//(Ed: as of 2024 there is still an online copy with the text and photos that were posted in a magazine [[https://issuu.com/wildcoast/docs/16sp_web\|Vancouver Island Circumnavigation 2015]] - starts on page 10)//</WRAP></WRAP>	+	//(Ed: as of 2024 there is still an online copy with the text and photos that were posted in a magazine [[https://issuu.com/wildcoast/docs/16sp_web/10\|Vancouver Island Circumnavigation 2015]] - starts on page 10)//</WRAP></WRAP>

	I also wanted to offer a huge thanks to those of you who knew what I was up to and so kindly shared your knowledge and encouragement with me. Greg B, Kirk, Kiesling, Maloney, Cooksy, Cirino and especially Jerome Truran who had a wealth of knowledge from his attempt.		I also wanted to offer a huge thanks to those of you who knew what I was up to and so kindly shared your knowledge and encouragement with me. Greg B, Kirk, Kiesling, Maloney, Cooksy, Cirino and especially Jerome Truran who had a wealth of knowledge from his attempt.

Vancouver Island by Surfski

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-	Preamble July 25, 2015	+	----
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		+	Preamble July 25, 2015

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	The questions that were there in the very beginning stand now to be answered. Am I ready? What will I face? Am I strong enough? Will I fail? Will I make it? Is this worth it? Time to find out.		The questions that were there in the very beginning stand now to be answered. Am I ready? What will I face? Am I strong enough? Will I fail? Will I make it? Is this worth it? Time to find out.

-	I'll be using a DeLorme inReach as I make my attempt, entirely unassisted. For you vicarious types, feel free to follow along here: https://share.delorme.com/NicholasCryder	+	I'll be using a DeLorme inReach as I make my attempt, entirely unassisted. For you vicarious types, feel free to follow along here: [[https://share.delorme.com/NicholasCryder\|https://share.delorme.com/NicholasCryder]]

	A special thanks to Greg Barton, Jim Teshura and my amazing friends, family and sponsors for believing in me as I talked endlessly and paddled obsessively. Hope to make you proud.		A special thanks to Greg Barton, Jim Teshura and my amazing friends, family and sponsors for believing in me as I talked endlessly and paddled obsessively. Hope to make you proud.
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-	August 10, 2015	+	----
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		+	August 10, 2015

	Below is an extended trip report from my recent attempt at the circumnavigation record for Vancouver Island in late July of 2015. I made the attempt unassisted, meaning that I had to carry all of my own gear, water and food (with no resupply at any point).		Below is an extended trip report from my recent attempt at the circumnavigation record for Vancouver Island in late July of 2015. I made the attempt unassisted, meaning that I had to carry all of my own gear, water and food (with no resupply at any point).

Finding Out Dan Was Okay

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Deception Pass

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	Wilson Reavley \\		Wilson Reavley \\
-	Feb 3 #25978	+	Feb 3 2020 #25978

	Deception Pass was full on this weekend. Tom S shot some really great video after getting some good laps in, and I put together a video mixing my gopro footage, his video, and a few clips from my phone – which hopefully gives a sense of what the water was doing.		Deception Pass was full on this weekend. Tom S shot some really great video after getting some good laps in, and I put together a video mixing my gopro footage, his video, and a few clips from my phone – which hopefully gives a sense of what the water was doing.

Deception Pass Summary

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Deception Pass 2/21

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-	[[https://vimeo.com/801031627\|https://vimeo.com/801031627]]	+	{{vimeo>801031627?large}}

	Scary fun I guess would be the best way to describe it!		Scary fun I guess would be the best way to describe it!

A Peter Marcus Update (Deepwater Horizon Cleanup)...

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-	===== A Peter Marcus update (Deepwater Horizon Cleanup)... =====	+	===== A Peter Marcus Update (Deepwater Horizon Cleanup)... =====

	Brandon Nelson <brandon@…> \\		Brandon Nelson <brandon@…> \\

Delayed Gratification and Marshmallows

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Demon Weed

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Fairhaven Shipyard 'Rules'

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DJ Learns About Canadians

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Surf Ski Stolen - and 'returned'

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		+	===== Surf Ski Stolen - and 'returned' =====

	dnjacobson79 \\		dnjacobson79 \\

Gray (Grey?) Whale Escort

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Not again!

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	===== Not again! =====		===== Not again! =====

	Dean Bumstead \\		Dean Bumstead \\
-	08/16/09 #6848	+	08/16/09 #6848

	Hey all,		Hey all,

-	I won't be making it to the USSC for the second year in row. Crashed on my bike yesterday, and now my right arm is in a sling and have a radial head fracture at the elbow. No surgery required fortunately. Jeff Hegedus was going to ride down with me on Tuesday morning. Does anyone have his cell phone number? He's on Orcas Island till this evening and I'd like to give him a heads up.(No pun intended)	+	I won't be making it to the USSC for the second year in row. Crashed on my bike yesterday, and now my right arm is in a sling and have a radial head fracture at the elbow. No surgery required fortunately. Jeff Hegedus was going to ride down with me on Tuesday morning. Does anyone have his cell phone number? He's on Orcas Island till this evening and I'd like to give him a heads up.(No pun intended)

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-	08/17/09 #6851	+	08/17/09 #6851

-	Wow, In the last two days Dean, you're the fourth surf ski paddler I have heard about who has binned their shoulder riding mounting bike. I am sure company doesn't make it any less painful. Dangerous sport that mountain biking.\\	+	Wow, In the last two days Dean, you're the fourth surf ski paddler I have heard about who has binned their shoulder riding mounting bike. I am sure company doesn't make it any less painful. Dangerous sport that mountain biking.\\
	Take Care\\		Take Care\\
	Bob		Bob

	Erik Borgnes \\		Erik Borgnes \\
-	08/17/09 #6852	+	08/17/09 #6852

-	Bad luck, Dean. Must be brittle bones from manopause - or were you trying to keep up with Dev? Take your D3 supplements.	+	Bad luck, Dean. Must be brittle bones from manopause - or were you trying to keep up with Dev? Take your D3 supplements.

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-	08/17/09 #6853	+	08/17/09 #6853

-	Thanks for the support you guys. Yeah, I'm taking my D3 and other exotic supplements and will be roaring back in no time. In the meantime I'm quite challenged using my left hand for everything - need I say more. Good luck to all at the USSC - I'm off to do a couple laps around Lake Padden - the battle of the bulge.	+	Thanks for the support you guys. Yeah, I'm taking my D3 and other exotic supplements and will be roaring back in no time. In the meantime I'm quite challenged using my left hand for everything - need I say more. Good luck to all at the USSC - I'm off to do a couple laps around Lake Padden - the battle of the bulge.

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-	08/17/09 #6859	+	08/17/09 #6859

-	Lousy luck Dean. Well, at least I'm not alone stuck in B'ham. Good luck all you guys!	+	Lousy luck Dean. Well, at least I'm not alone stuck in B'ham. Good luck all you guys!

	Simon		Simon

What Will We Do With A Sinking Sailboat?

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stories:dogfish_point

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Dogfish and Subsurface Observations

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-	Dudes……Before someone gets online and mucks up the truth, I thought that I had better tell you about Saturday's paddle, just in case you missed out. First of all (and I swear this is the truth), Dean fell in. I know you may not believe this but the guy even admitted it. We had met at 9 AM and immediately split up with half of us going north against the wind and the other half going south with the wind. I don't know what their logic was because I hate paddling against the wind when I am cold and tired. Our logic was to paddle against the wind and ride the waves back home (sounds simple, huh?). The water was choppy and whitecaps were starting to appear. However, the wind kept switching on us and created an erratic wave action on the bay. Shaun and I were in the double (second time in a month) and we did not look pretty. Did I mention that Dean fell in? Anyway, we did not fall in, we just didn't look as good as we wanted. I can now safely blame our appearance on the choppy water. Did I mention that it was cold? After we dismounted, I cut have cut glass with my nipples. Simon wasn't there and the last we heard from him was a request for a few hardy (and dim) souls to join him in a Friday afternoon paddle down Lake Whatcom in 35+ winds.	+	Dudes……Before someone gets online and mucks up the truth, I thought that I had better tell you about Saturday's paddle, just in case you missed out. First of all (and I swear this is the truth), Dean fell in. I know you may not believe this but the guy even admitted it. We had met at 9 AM and immediately split up with half of us going north against the wind and the other half going south with the wind. I don't know what their logic was because I hate paddling against the wind when I am cold and tired. Our logic was to paddle against the wind and ride the waves back home (sounds simple, huh?). The water was choppy and whitecaps were starting to appear. However, the wind kept switching on us and created an erratic wave action on the bay. Shaun and I were in the double (second time in a month) and we did not look pretty. Did I mention that Dean fell in? Anyway, we did not fall in, we just didn't look as good as we wanted. I can now safely blame our appearance on the choppy water. Did I mention that it was cold? After we dismounted, I could have cut glass with my nipples. Simon wasn't there and the last we heard from him was a request for a few hardy (and dim) souls to join him in a Friday afternoon paddle down Lake Whatcom in 35+ winds.

	Back to Saturday. We were privileged to have Jeff "Cousteau" Hegedus with our group. Jeff was working on his new documentary "The mating habits of the elusive Dogfish". Just about every 3 minutes, Jeff would roll his submersible surfski into a position so that he could view the fascinating undersea world. Did I mention that Dean fell in too? Afterwards, Shaun, Jeff, Larry B., and I went up to Shaun's to drink coffee and discuss septic systems. If I had a knife with me, I would have disemboweled myself just to change the subject.		Back to Saturday. We were privileged to have Jeff "Cousteau" Hegedus with our group. Jeff was working on his new documentary "The mating habits of the elusive Dogfish". Just about every 3 minutes, Jeff would roll his submersible surfski into a position so that he could view the fascinating undersea world. Did I mention that Dean fell in too? Afterwards, Shaun, Jeff, Larry B., and I went up to Shaun's to drink coffee and discuss septic systems. If I had a knife with me, I would have disemboweled myself just to change the subject.

stories:dos_equis_2011

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:10:57 +0000

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Double Surfski to Hales and Eliza

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	Dear Don, Dean, Mike and whoever else…..First I want to apologize for not being at the 2 PM Saturday paddle. Shaun and I had great intentions on paddling with you guys but we ran out of gas. My day started with a 6:30 AM call from Shaun (bastard needs to stay up later) wanting to know if I was awake yet. I said of course I was because I had to wake up to answer the phone (duh). Anyway, he said the bay was flat as glass and wanted me to grab the double Fenn and meet him at Fairhaven for an early morning paddle. The plan was to go out to Eliza Island, have a cup of coffee, head back to Fairhaven for lunch and then join up with you at 2 PM. Piece-o-cake.		Dear Don, Dean, Mike and whoever else…..First I want to apologize for not being at the 2 PM Saturday paddle. Shaun and I had great intentions on paddling with you guys but we ran out of gas. My day started with a 6:30 AM call from Shaun (bastard needs to stay up later) wanting to know if I was awake yet. I said of course I was because I had to wake up to answer the phone (duh). Anyway, he said the bay was flat as glass and wanted me to grab the double Fenn and meet him at Fairhaven for an early morning paddle. The plan was to go out to Eliza Island, have a cup of coffee, head back to Fairhaven for lunch and then join up with you at 2 PM. Piece-o-cake.

-	Since my wife was out of town (Las Vegas, don't ask me why), it was my job to take the dog for a walk or the dog would take herself for a walk. When I left the house I noticed that the wind was blowing about 10 - 15 out of the northwest. So on my way to Fairhaven, I had to stop and walk the dog because she will not take a dump anywhere near our yard (don't ask me why). Sure enough, when I got to Fairhaven at 8 AM, it was pretty calm and serene looking. We took off for Eliza confident that we would be back in about 2 hours. When we got near Hale passage (Hell's half acre)we encountered that northwest wind and the sound end of Lummi/Hale passage started to get a bit rough. Hale passage is a great channel for wind so the waves were building up and hitting our beam. We thought we had it beat but somehow one erant wave knocked us off our ski and into the warm waters of Puget Sound just before we rounded the safety of Eliza island (20 more strokes and we would have made it). No problem remounting and we circled around the point on Eliza and beached in front of Shaun's cabin to be greeted by his lovely wife and some coffee.	+	Since my wife was out of town (Las Vegas, don't ask me why), it was my job to take the dog for a walk or the dog would take herself for a walk. When I left the house I noticed that the wind was blowing about 10 - 15 out of the northwest. So on my way to Fairhaven, I had to stop and walk the dog because she will not take a dump anywhere near our yard (don't ask me why). Sure enough, when I got to Fairhaven at 8 AM, it was pretty calm and serene looking. We took off for Eliza confident that we would be back in about 2 hours. When we got near Hale passage (Hell's half acre)we encountered that northwest wind and the sound end of Lummi/Hale passage started to get a bit rough. Hale passage is a great channel for wind so the waves were building up and hitting our beam. We thought we had it beat but somehow one errant wave knocked us off our ski and into the warm waters of Puget Sound just before we rounded the safety of Eliza island (20 more strokes and we would have made it). No problem remounting and we circled around the point on Eliza and beached in front of Shaun's cabin to be greeted by his lovely wife and some coffee.

	The trip back home became even more interesting than the trip out with the wind blowing even harder and the waves were square with our beam if we tried to aim straight for Fairhaven. After the first refreshing swim on the return trip, we chose to head due north for a distance and then tack southeast in order to eventually get back to the cars. As we turned and headed southeast, the waves were building even bigger and when we tried to aim for the mainland, we went swimming one more time. We were both quite happy to be out there since this was giving us some necessary training that we had both obviously needed. We headed north one more time for about 2 miles and this time we managed to turn and head due east for Fairhaven without dumping it once again. However, this tortuous course meant that we had paddled 17-18 miles instead of the intended 14. We wussed out because we pictured you fresh young alpha males paddling like there was no tomorrow and we were spent. I'm sure it would have been a lot of fun. However, we did gain a bitch-load of confidence in paddling the double in rough conditions and were pretty proud of the fact that we didn't dump when the conditions got even bigger near Fairhaven.\\		The trip back home became even more interesting than the trip out with the wind blowing even harder and the waves were square with our beam if we tried to aim straight for Fairhaven. After the first refreshing swim on the return trip, we chose to head due north for a distance and then tack southeast in order to eventually get back to the cars. As we turned and headed southeast, the waves were building even bigger and when we tried to aim for the mainland, we went swimming one more time. We were both quite happy to be out there since this was giving us some necessary training that we had both obviously needed. We headed north one more time for about 2 miles and this time we managed to turn and head due east for Fairhaven without dumping it once again. However, this tortuous course meant that we had paddled 17-18 miles instead of the intended 14. We wussed out because we pictured you fresh young alpha males paddling like there was no tomorrow and we were spent. I'm sure it would have been a lot of fun. However, we did gain a bitch-load of confidence in paddling the double in rough conditions and were pretty proud of the fact that we didn't dump when the conditions got even bigger near Fairhaven.\\

4/17 Tues 'Ol Barnacle Run

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To Downwind or Not to Downwind?

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11/18 Sat Run Report

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Downwinder 1/05/2020

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Recent Deception Pass

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Dress for the Air or Water?

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-	//(Editor's note: the National Geographic article has more details from the surviving members of this incident, but it also may be hidden behind a pay wall)//	+	//(Editor's note: the National Geographic article has more details from the surviving members of this incident, but it also may be hidden behind a pay wall - // [[:stories:natgeo_dtomkins_death\|Local copy of National Geographic Article]]//)//
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	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\

The Duck Whisperer

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Go east my friends!

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Easter Whale Adventure

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Edmonds to Mukilteo Downwinder 2016

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Eel Grass Islands 2012

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Ode to Eelgrass

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The Rampant Wind

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Channel swimmer needs help

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Epic Oahu Storm Paddling

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Big Wind Friday Non-Rescue

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Last Minute Rescue in False Bay

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	[[https://surfski.info/latest-news/story/995/another-chance-at-life.html\|Report from Surfski.info]]		[[https://surfski.info/latest-news/story/995/another-chance-at-life.html\|Report from Surfski.info]]

Farewell Friend

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	(From Legacy.com Obituary)		(From Legacy.com Obituary)

My First Wildcat Run

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Research Data

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As Forest Gump say's: "Stupid is as Stupid Does"- Today's Downwinder

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-	A talented BIG water (minues one, me) group went out this morning (I was in that group but my tail was definitely between my legs) right about 9:45 or so from Larrabee Park to Squalicum. If you check out Bham Buoy about that time (Thanks Beau W) you will see some wind above 50…maybe a warning…but we went anyways!	+	A talented BIG water (minus one, me) group went out this morning (I was in that group but my tail was definitely between my legs) right about 9:45 or so from Larrabee Park to Squalicum. If you check out Bham Buoy about that time (Thanks Beau W) you will see some wind above 50…maybe a warning…but we went anyways!

	Alan L and Mike L and Kevin O and Wilson R and Jonas E disappeared over the horizon in a mist of wind and water being blown off the top and Lance R and Dan Moseley and Beau W and Collin S and myself sorta of tried to hang together. We all took different lines, myself went the inside line from Larrabee thinking maybe if I die my body will wash up sooner then the others….First few miles were killer from the Wildcat to just a little past Governors, with big Fat Combers paralleling the shore. As you ventured farther North, that wind coming through the cut at the South end of Chuckanut Bay created a two dimensional wave, like the "Wall" rebound but, 5 times the size and 1/2 mile off shore. So much for a calmer line…at this point wind puffs started to continuously lift waves off the water. Also at this point my "mantra" started to slip out loud and the words, "Focus, keep paddling" and "I love my children and I will do anything to get back alive" kept coming out…Sligshot would be the best word to use, coming down one wave then bouncing off into another going a different direction. Fun…sorta…I surfed right onto Post Point (killer and big fun waves but windy) to get a little reprieve and shelter from the Easterly wind and started breathing again! Figured the next 2 miles to Squalicum would be just Easterly wind…little did I know that it would take three to four of us to put our boats on our trucks when finished. The conditions, not the wind, it was already 35 to 45, started to build as you approached Squalicum beach, you weren't sure if your canoe was going to vibrate apart as you hurtled (best word to use) down swells and breaking waves in the neighborhood of 4 to 6 feet I guess. I have never been in those big of conditions other then 70 degree water at Swell City and as the rain and river water came out of Squalicum Creek and the Nooksack River..well lets just say, I'm glad prohibition was lifted!! 100 yards off the beach, which I heard Dan M say after, was easily Long Board surfing conditions and was seriously sketchy with a high tide and those breaking waves, logs bouncing up and down, 40 plus mph wind , large submerged concrete blocks in muddy water, other then that….what could possibly go wrong. Other paddlers on the beach were trying to catch us as we came ashore like baseball players fielding grounders…Three or Four of the talent group in front of me ended up cultivating the Sea bottom but came out without broken limbs or broken boats thankfully!!		Alan L and Mike L and Kevin O and Wilson R and Jonas E disappeared over the horizon in a mist of wind and water being blown off the top and Lance R and Dan Moseley and Beau W and Collin S and myself sorta of tried to hang together. We all took different lines, myself went the inside line from Larrabee thinking maybe if I die my body will wash up sooner then the others….First few miles were killer from the Wildcat to just a little past Governors, with big Fat Combers paralleling the shore. As you ventured farther North, that wind coming through the cut at the South end of Chuckanut Bay created a two dimensional wave, like the "Wall" rebound but, 5 times the size and 1/2 mile off shore. So much for a calmer line…at this point wind puffs started to continuously lift waves off the water. Also at this point my "mantra" started to slip out loud and the words, "Focus, keep paddling" and "I love my children and I will do anything to get back alive" kept coming out…Sligshot would be the best word to use, coming down one wave then bouncing off into another going a different direction. Fun…sorta…I surfed right onto Post Point (killer and big fun waves but windy) to get a little reprieve and shelter from the Easterly wind and started breathing again! Figured the next 2 miles to Squalicum would be just Easterly wind…little did I know that it would take three to four of us to put our boats on our trucks when finished. The conditions, not the wind, it was already 35 to 45, started to build as you approached Squalicum beach, you weren't sure if your canoe was going to vibrate apart as you hurtled (best word to use) down swells and breaking waves in the neighborhood of 4 to 6 feet I guess. I have never been in those big of conditions other then 70 degree water at Swell City and as the rain and river water came out of Squalicum Creek and the Nooksack River..well lets just say, I'm glad prohibition was lifted!! 100 yards off the beach, which I heard Dan M say after, was easily Long Board surfing conditions and was seriously sketchy with a high tide and those breaking waves, logs bouncing up and down, 40 plus mph wind , large submerged concrete blocks in muddy water, other then that….what could possibly go wrong. Other paddlers on the beach were trying to catch us as we came ashore like baseball players fielding grounders…Three or Four of the talent group in front of me ended up cultivating the Sea bottom but came out without broken limbs or broken boats thankfully!!

Our Special Saturday Paddle......

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Fort Casey to Port Townsend and back... (and the Rat Island Race)

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This one hurts. Fractured & Dislocated Shoulder (graphic)

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France Race Reports

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-	* [[races:icf_world_surfski_champs_2019\|ICF World Surfski Champs 2019 Quiberon, Fr]]	+	* [[https://surfskilife.com/breizh-ocean-race/\|2023 Tom Mason Report]]
		+	* [[:races:icf_world_surfski_champs_2019\|ICF World Surfski Champs 2019 Quiberon, Fr]]

Winter Paddling and Future Downwinders.....

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The future of racing? Let's discuss... and do something BIG.

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-	1) Have an organized series of races which increase the odds that at least one of the series races will hit on favorable conditions. Maybe for the organizer's economics people would have to sign up for at least several if not all of the races? (Ironically 2 of the 3 Gorge Vortex races last year turned out to be flat water, although if you were there you did get some wind on some other days)	+	1) Have an organized series of races which increase the odds that at least one of the series races will hit on favorable conditions. Maybe for the organizer's economics people would have to sign up for at least several if not all of the races? (Ironically 2 of the 3 [[:races:columbia_gorge_races\|Gorge Vortex races]] last year turned out to be flat water, although if you were there you did get some wind on some other days)

	2) Virtual downwind races with wide windows (allowing as many attempts as one can manage) before the final data compilation.		2) Virtual downwind races with wide windows (allowing as many attempts as one can manage) before the final data compilation.

Gale Warning and Lk Whatcom Downwinder

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This is Hard (Leash Reliability, When to Stay on Land, etc.)

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Funky water in the pass yesterday

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-	[[https://www.instagram.com/p/BwibUgaB5cV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\|https://www.instagram.com/p/BwibUgaB5cV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet]]	+	[[https://www.instagram.com/p/BwibUgaB5cV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\|https://www.instagram.com/p/BwibUgaB5cV/]]

San Juan Challenge race report...

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:02 +0000

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Safety Heads Up

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Gorge like conditions

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Encounter with Gill Netter

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	===== Encounter with Gill Netter =====		===== Encounter with Gill Netter =====

San Carlos (Guaymas) Sonora 2024

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	So I found Duncan’s twin, my uncle in law who is not only a percebe (barnacle) but also 80 and rockin an Epic 9. He took first place in the annual Guaymas paddle race (check out link below) in flat water. But like I told Dunc, David and Reivers from Nov through April it’s downwind central and maybe better than Ventana, Kite Beach by the Sunset Grill is the haven for a reason!		So I found Duncan’s twin, my uncle in law who is not only a percebe (barnacle) but also 80 and rockin an Epic 9. He took first place in the annual Guaymas paddle race (check out link below) in flat water. But like I told Dunc, David and Reivers from Nov through April it’s downwind central and maybe better than Ventana, Kite Beach by the Sunset Grill is the haven for a reason!

-	I propose an exchange program whereby a bunch of barnacles visit San Carlos Sonora for a week of DW, then we invite the Percebes de Mexico to the NW for some summer Gorge and BBay. The last few days have been blowing 30-45 kts, water temps 70 F, air 70-80s, DW options of 10 mi for ~15 min of driving, with options for +/- 5-10 extra mi for a few more minutes driving. Today from Isla San Pedro could have done 20 mi in probably 1.5 hrs! And plenty of fishing charters would shuttle us up in morning calm waters (1hr) for clockwork 20-30 kts by 1pm! Maybe catch some fish for dinner too!	+	I propose an exchange program whereby a bunch of barnacles visit San Carlos Sonora for a week of DW, then we invite the Percebes (Spanish for [[:more_barnacles\|Barnacle]]) de Mexico to the NW for some summer Gorge and BBay. The last few days have been blowing 30-45 kts, water temps 70 F, air 70-80s, DW options of 10 mi for ~15 min of driving, with options for +/- 5-10 extra mi for a few more minutes driving. Today from Isla San Pedro could have done 20 mi in probably 1.5 hrs! And plenty of fishing charters would shuttle us up in morning calm waters (1hr) for clockwork 20-30 kts by 1pm! Maybe catch some fish for dinner too!

	[[https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Dp1wgUgNcquHzUng/?mibextid=w8EBqM\|https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Dp1wgUgNcquHzUng/?mibextid=w8EBqM]]		[[https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Dp1wgUgNcquHzUng/?mibextid=w8EBqM\|https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Dp1wgUgNcquHzUng/?mibextid=w8EBqM]]

Hales to Wildcat NW Downwinder

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	====== Hales to Wildcat NW Downwinder ======		====== Hales to Wildcat NW Downwinder ======

Halloween Weeds

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	===== Halloween Weeds =====		===== Halloween Weeds =====

A Hand Dryer for Warmth (surfski racing on the Wenatchee - Ridge to River)

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		+	===== A Hand Dryer for Warmth (surfski racing on the Wenatchee - Ridge to River) =====

	kathleen petereit \\		kathleen petereit \\

Re: Deck Rescue and Personal Safety

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	===== Re: Deck Rescue and Personal Safety =====		===== Re: Deck Rescue and Personal Safety =====

Re: OC-1 Bridle

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Heavy Tues

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Heavy Weather 9/28/2013

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		+	===== Preamble =====

	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\

Hefty today

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Deception Pass Race Coverage

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	Reivers Dustin Mar 4 #31140		Reivers Dustin Mar 4 #31140

12/27/22 High Tide and Very Gusty

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	===== 12/27/22 High Tide and Very Gusty =====		===== 12/27/22 High Tide and Very Gusty =====

2/7/23 Tues Paddle (High Wind)

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-	Okay, not tells, but shows. You kind of asked for it? [[https://youtu.be/7EdG657vcBE\|https://youtu.be/7EdG657vcBE]]	+	Okay, not tells, but shows. You kind of asked for it?

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	My video and paddling on the other hand from Tuesday were just okay. The best part of my run was in the kind of reboundy stuff you and I got into going a bit farther right by the Wall than Denise did.		My video and paddling on the other hand from Tuesday were just okay. The best part of my run was in the kind of reboundy stuff you and I got into going a bit farther right by the Wall than Denise did.
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-	[[https://youtu.be/Beh6r1sruVw\|Tuesday Wildcat]]

	{{youtube>Beh6r1sruVw}}		{{youtube>Beh6r1sruVw}}

stories:holy_crapoly

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Hood Canal Paddle, July 4th, 2007

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	===== Hood Canal Paddle, July 4th, 2007 =====		===== Hood Canal Paddle, July 4th, 2007 =====

Whale in B'bay.

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		+	Whale in B'bay - c’mon grey whale! \\
		+	Eric Grossman Mar 20 #31266
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		+	I was really hoping for a grey whale after the 2nd Lap around the Cornwall buoy..
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		+	https://youtu.be/f7Ux2fhxNqs
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		+	MARC WHITLOCK Mar 20 #31269
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		+	I could have used a little whale power in my second lap around the buoy
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		+	Eric Grossman Apr 25 #31490
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		+	If you get going as fast as Ana, Jonas or Wilson you can also get air!
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		+	https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/25/mexico-tourists-flung-into-the-air-after-their-boat-hits-a-whale-16528663/

hypothermia article

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Need feedback...

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Immediate gratification?

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	===== Immediate gratification? =====		===== Immediate gratification? =====

An Inflatable PFD Test.............

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Italian Downwinder

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	===== Italian Downwinder =====		===== Italian Downwinder =====

Tsunami (from Japanese Earthquake - the waves that damaged the Fukashima nuclear plants)

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	===== Tsunami (from Japanese Earthquake - the waves that damaged the Fukashima nuclear plants) =====		===== Tsunami (from Japanese Earthquake - the waves that damaged the Fukashima nuclear plants) =====

Wed. Incident - Jet Ski

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	===== Wed. Incident - Jet Ski =====		===== Wed. Incident - Jet Ski =====

JULY MADNESS RESULTS!

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Kafuffle

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	I plan on contacting the Bellingham Coast Guard Commandant and starting a line of communication with him. I have business with him under the auspices of Ski-to-Sea anyway (kind of an ad-hoc committee of one) and it gives me a opportunity to open a line of discussion. Mike Hammer's comments echo what I've heard in this forum. The Coast Guard should be a part of this discussion and we have an opportunity to establish a healthy protocal with them in regards tosafety and communication.		I plan on contacting the Bellingham Coast Guard Commandant and starting a line of communication with him. I have business with him under the auspices of Ski-to-Sea anyway (kind of an ad-hoc committee of one) and it gives me a opportunity to open a line of discussion. Mike Hammer's comments echo what I've heard in this forum. The Coast Guard should be a part of this discussion and we have an opportunity to establish a healthy protocal with them in regards tosafety and communication.

-	Larry G. also has an opportunity to work with Stu Smith who is the Whatcom County Deputy in charge of water. With a little bit of forethought at this point, we can establish some guidelines between the sport and agency interaction. Like Eric points out, we're one of the largest groups for surfskis in the nation. (Sounds pretty pompus doesn't it?) Anyway, we can give some background to the Coast Guard of our sport and try to help them from getting too authoritative. They are our friends.	+	Larry G. also has an opportunity to work with Stu Smith who is the Whatcom County Deputy in charge of water. With a little bit of forethought at this point, we can establish some guidelines between the sport and agency interaction. Like Eric points out, we're one of the largest groups for surfskis in the nation. (Sounds pretty pompus doesn't it?) Anyway, we can give some background to the Coast Guard of our sport and try to help them from getting too authoritarian. They are our friends.

	Two things,\\		Two things,\\

Kauai

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:06 +0000

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-	Just back from Kauai/Maui, and I can't recommend Kauai enough! Dylan's setup in Hanalei is great. He is beyond helpful, and I even had two complete strangers run shuttles for me when I was in a pinch! Serious Aloha. His gallery Havaiki is also something to behold… it's more like a museum of Oceania than a gallery. I also developed an addiction to Taro Coconut Mochi Cake while there, and it became my de facto fuel source…	+	Just back from Kauai/Maui, and I can't recommend Kauai enough! Dylan's (Thomas) setup in Hanalei is great. He is beyond helpful, and I even had two complete strangers run shuttles for me when I was in a pinch! Serious Aloha. His gallery Havaiki is also something to behold… it's more like a museum of Oceania than a gallery. I also developed an addiction to Taro Coconut Mochi Cake while there, and it became my de facto fuel source…

	I had several good days of downwind, and on days that were lighter on the wind front, we often had fun swell to surf in the bay. Paddling down the Na Pali coast should be on every surfski paddler's bucket list!		I had several good days of downwind, and on days that were lighter on the wind front, we often had fun swell to surf in the bay. Paddling down the Na Pali coast should be on every surfski paddler's bucket list!

	Check out the speeds on our biggest surf day!\\		Check out the speeds on our biggest surf day!\\
-	[[http://connect.garmin.com/activity/317182972\|http://connect.garmin.com/activity/317182972]] (you have to have a garmin account to see this)	+	[[http://connect.garmin.com/activity/317182972\|http://connect.garmin.com/activity/317182972]] (//ed. - you have to have a garmin account to see this//)

	If you want to take a look at some of the photos:\\		If you want to take a look at some of the photos:\\
-	[[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151625067760169.1073741830.692770168&type=1&l=cb05417c9e\|https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151625067760169.1073741830.692770168&type=1&l=cb05417c9e]]	+	[[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151625067760169.1073741830.692770168&type=1&l=cb05417c9e\|https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151625067760169.1073741830.692770168&type=1&l=cb05417c9e]] (//ed. - this content is no longer available//)

	Dylan is also happy to explain how to capture one of the prolific chickens on the island for a quick meal. Huli huli!		Dylan is also happy to explain how to capture one of the prolific chickens on the island for a quick meal. Huli huli!

Bellinghamsters in Kauai 2022

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	Ian Bolden Apr 14 #31411		Ian Bolden Apr 14 #31411

Bellinghamsters in Kauai 2023

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	Ian Bolden Apr 12 #33560		Ian Bolden Apr 12 #33560

New Paddler Story (Kayak Sailing on Bellingham Bay)

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	===== New Paddler Story (Kayak Sailing on Bellingham Bay) =====		===== New Paddler Story (Kayak Sailing on Bellingham Bay) =====

Keeping Pogies Unbunched and Open

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:06 +0000

Re: Two Paddle Boarders...........

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:07 +0000

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-	Too windy to kite today with a 8ft tide, so David Comp and I decided to do a downwinder from Post Point to Locust.	+	"Too windy to kite today with a 8ft tide, so David Comp and I decided to do a downwinder from Post Point to Locust.

	After donning our drysuits with polypro undies, and CGA PFD, I slung a small backpack that contained just the kite portion of the 3m trainer kite. No bar and no lines.		After donning our drysuits with polypro undies, and CGA PFD, I slung a small backpack that contained just the kite portion of the 3m trainer kite. No bar and no lines.
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-	Andy	+	Andy"

	**From: whatcompaddlers@… [mailto:whatcompaddlers@…] On Behalf Of beau.whitehead\\		**From: whatcompaddlers@… [mailto:whatcompaddlers@…] On Behalf Of beau.whitehead\\

La Ventana 2012

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:07 +0000

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Lake Whatcom Rnd 2

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	===== Lake Whatcom Rnd 2 =====		===== Lake Whatcom Rnd 2 =====

The very last Wednesday nighter of the year

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Meeting the Monster of Loch Ness

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Plastic Leash Failure 5/20/2023

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	gsouthstone May 20 #33817\\		gsouthstone May 20 #33817\\
-	Ok, my two cents. From the images, it appears that the extruded plastic coil failed where it was possibly tortured (heated and possibly contorted) to the point that the plastic essentially becomes "brittle". Note the transparency along the length of the coil until the failed end where the diameter has visibly shrunk. Boils down to poor design in a number of ways. You might want to window shop the multitude of homemade waist leash designs that are the fashion amongst us old-timers. Even my Dyeesma shock cord on my homemade waist leash is rated at 500 pd shock load and that is the weakest "link". The foot leashes that I use only on oc's are old school, the coil is coated braided SS cable with no bungee connectors. The first sign of degradation and it gets retired completely. It was good conditions for both a swim and to test your leash.\\	+	Ok, my two cents. From the images, it appears that the extruded plastic coil failed where it was possibly tortured (heated and possibly contorted) to the point that the plastic essentially becomes "brittle". Note the transparency along the length of the coil until the failed end where the diameter has visibly shrunk. Boils down to poor design in a number of ways. You might want to window shop the multitude of homemade waist leash designs that are the fashion amongst us old-timers. Even my Dyneema shock cord on my homemade waist leash is rated at 500 lb shock load and that is the weakest "link". The foot leashes that I use only on oc's are old school, the coil is coated braided SS cable with no bungee connectors. The first sign of degradation and it gets retired completely. It was good conditions for both a swim and to test your leash.\\
	G		G

Leash Velcro

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Wednesday night Lemming run.......

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Lemmings II

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LG's Hip Replacement Delirium (pre Bellingham Bay Rough Water Race)

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Jamaica mon is back……

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Limitations & Consequences 10/30/2022

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	"goal is to get past this stage" - for many or most of us I suspect there is never a complete "getting past". We get reports from time to time from experienced paddlers we know who rarely fall in, who discover they have neglected their remount technique and/or their remount related fitness to the point that they get shocked by their own incompetence when they happen to fall in in difficult conditions. There is no doubt that there is a very important fitness component in remounts. But I believe that regular practice and graduated (ramping up over time with safety support or easy self rescue) experience in rough conditions are more important. Ultimately what better way will you have to assess your level of fitness than some kind of challenging practice that you can perform with more control, easy self rescue or safety support from others? Slop test practice is not limited to assessing your paddling through rough water, it is just as good for practicing and assessing your self-rescue techniques.		"goal is to get past this stage" - for many or most of us I suspect there is never a complete "getting past". We get reports from time to time from experienced paddlers we know who rarely fall in, who discover they have neglected their remount technique and/or their remount related fitness to the point that they get shocked by their own incompetence when they happen to fall in in difficult conditions. There is no doubt that there is a very important fitness component in remounts. But I believe that regular practice and graduated (ramping up over time with safety support or easy self rescue) experience in rough conditions are more important. Ultimately what better way will you have to assess your level of fitness than some kind of challenging practice that you can perform with more control, easy self rescue or safety support from others? Slop test practice is not limited to assessing your paddling through rough water, it is just as good for practicing and assessing your self-rescue techniques.

-	Stuff happens that is hard to anticipate, but I believe to the degree you can get familiar with and not be surprised by what happens and have some almost automatic technique responses you can avoid compounding your problems and you can reduce the fear and shock that might shake your confidence and more quickly sap your energy reserves. Remounts are not the only important self-rescue or rescue avoidance technique. Remember how valuable Ivan Lawler found the 3 stroke then brace mantra when he was getting [[https://www.gosurfski.com/post/meeting-the-monster-of-loch-ness\|hypothermic in Scotland]]? Matt just learned that his quick stop response is not automatic enough - we all should almost reflexively be able to slow down or stop by throwing our legs out or by falling in the water (if you are about to run into a swimmer you better be able to stop quickly without having to put too much thought into it).	+	Stuff happens that is hard to anticipate, but I believe to the degree you can get familiar with and not be surprised by what happens and have some almost automatic technique responses you can avoid compounding your problems and you can reduce the fear and shock that might shake your confidence and more quickly sap your energy reserves. Remounts are not the only important self-rescue or rescue avoidance technique. Remember how valuable Ivan Lawler found the 2 stroke then brace mantra when he was getting [[https://www.gosurfski.com/post/meeting-the-monster-of-loch-ness\|hypothermic in Scotland]]? Matt just learned that his quick stop response is not automatic enough - we all should almost reflexively be able to slow down or stop by throwing our legs out or by falling in the water (if you are about to run into a swimmer you better be able to stop quickly without having to put too much thought into it).

	Dan Mayhew 11/02/22 #32641		Dan Mayhew 11/02/22 #32641

Lipp Units

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A Little Too Nuclear.......

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Lk Whatcom 11/25/2021

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9:30 BKB Locust parking lot REPORT

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Long Paddles

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	+	===== Long Paddles =====
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	+	**Long paddles\\
	+	Dean Bumstead **07/04/05 #406
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	+	Morris and I left Washington Park in Anacortes shortly after 11:00 am, and headed south to go around Burrows Island - check out some of the San Juan Challenge course and to let the flood current build a bit. Morris can only count to four because thats the only rudder length he ever uses, so I removed my eight inch and put my four inch on also, which performed well through the whole trip.
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	+	Between Burrows and Allen Islands the current was running out into Rosario Straight and there was a medium size rip. I stayed on the edge doing 9+mph and Morris starts heading right for the center of this rip, four inches and all. I soon got a lesson in hydrodynamics as he slowed down his stroke and waited patiently for me to catch up. Rode the flood to Strawberry Island took a break - got cold - then negotiated a nasty rip right at the south end of the island which reduced me to arm paddling for a minute.
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	+	After we went past Tide Point on the west side of Cypress I stayed way out in the channel and Morris went in closer to shore. At first we stayed pretty even and he said he was doing in the 10s, but suddenly I was way ahead and he had got caught in a huge back eddy so it was my turn to wait under Eagle Cliff. Hit my fastest speed of the day in Rosario Straight riding a subtle swell and a lot of current - 12.4mph. From Cypress we went to the north side of Sinclair, which is very shallow and then cut across to the southern tip of Lummi Island. Once again we took different routes, I going a more northerly route hoping to catch back eddies along the wall of southern Lummi Island as I headed south towards Carter Point (there are none), and Morris went further south towards Viti Rocks and then towards Carter Point. He got there about a minute before I did. A quick butt break at Eliza and then we pointed them towards the barn. It got a little lumpy around the Post Point buoy but I got little rides surfing the southerly waves at a 45. Passed a couple sail boats, and headed in. Then Morris turned around and paddled back to Anacortes to get his van - just kidding. My gps said 28.3 miles and it took us somewhere around 3:50.
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	+	Dean
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Lost kayaker

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Lost Paddle/Boat Stories

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-	Several years ago Greg Barton used to show up for our Wednesday night paddles. On this particular Wed. it was blowing really hard from the South and no one was there when I showed up. I was still paddling the Victory (the one the Ryler paddles) and decided I could use a little rough water drill. Besides, I just thought, hell … it's a lake. What's the worst that can happen?	+	Several years ago Greg Barton used to show up for our Wednesday night paddles. On this particular Wed. it was blowing really hard from the South and no one was there when I showed up. I was still paddling the Victory (the one that Ryler paddles) and decided I could use a little rough water drill. Besides, I just thought, hell … it's a lake. What's the worst that can happen?

	I had a lot of trouble carrying my boat, had second thoughts, and had put it back on the rack when Greg showed up. talked to him a bit and he said, just go into it, then surf back. Do a few runs 'till you're tired, then pack up. His attitude was calm and I got the sense that he didn't mind keeping one eye on me. So I went for it. He was looking at me close at first, then he blasted off toward Strawberry point. I struggled until I got pooped, turned it around and was thinking: "yeah, me and my buddy Greg. Wait till I tell the guys that weenied out." I did two more to windward, and that last time I was hammered flat. That's when I noticed that I was wobbly and couldn't focus.		I had a lot of trouble carrying my boat, had second thoughts, and had put it back on the rack when Greg showed up. talked to him a bit and he said, just go into it, then surf back. Do a few runs 'till you're tired, then pack up. His attitude was calm and I got the sense that he didn't mind keeping one eye on me. So I went for it. He was looking at me close at first, then he blasted off toward Strawberry point. I struggled until I got pooped, turned it around and was thinking: "yeah, me and my buddy Greg. Wait till I tell the guys that weenied out." I did two more to windward, and that last time I was hammered flat. That's when I noticed that I was wobbly and couldn't focus.

Low tides and Rocks

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Dos Equis Challenge (Lummi Circumnavigation)

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Onno Small Midwing Paddle vs. Epic Small Midwing.....And the "205" Team

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Mammas Don't Let Your (Old) Surfskiers Go Up The Mountain Biking

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	* [[:profit_injury\|Profiting from Injury]]		* [[:profit_injury\|Profiting from Injury]]
-	* ...	+	* …

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	</WRAP>		</WRAP>
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	==== Apologies to Waylon and Willie… ====		==== Apologies to Waylon and Willie… ====

Awesome downwind (Camano Island)

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Maui Rescue PLB

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Maui Report

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-	Been here a week now. Had some Smoken Kihei runs and all you shark lovers will like this one day wind and waves turned quickly west, on shore, about 3-4 beam so decided to bail a little short of my destination (polo beach) did a 10 shore break dismount (luck) a huge crowd was gathered in front of me a women comes running up screaming get out of the water ,( Heard this before ) guy just got bit by shark right where I came in. Sure enough There he was bleeding from his back and shoulder Medics an ambulance shows up and takes Him away. All well sharks have to eat too. Beaches closed. For some reason when I'm paddling they don't bother me. Least of my worries over here. Doing race on Malico tomorrow. Several hundred participants mostly OC ones and standups.	+	Been here a week now. Had some Smoken Kihei runs and all you shark lovers will like this one day wind and waves turned quickly west, on shore, about 3-4 beam so decided to bail a little short of my destination (polo beach) did a 10 shore break dismount (luck) a huge crowd was gathered in front of me a women comes running up screaming get out of the water ,( Heard this before ) guy just got bit by shark right where I came in. Sure enough There he was bleeding from his back and shoulder Medics an ambulance shows up and takes Him away. All well sharks have to eat too. Beaches closed. For some reason when I'm paddling they don't bother me. Least of my worries over here. Doing race on Maliko tomorrow. Several hundred participants mostly OC ones and standups.

	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\

Maui Trip - Winter 2016-17

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Mega Paddling Journeys

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Another Sat Run

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	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\
-	Jan 18 #25889	+	Jan 18 2020 #25889

	Horses out there might be a little hefty for little old me. But I'm going. It's like 'dances with wolves' or maybe running of the bulls.		Horses out there might be a little hefty for little old me. But I'm going. It's like 'dances with wolves' or maybe running of the bulls.

Surfskier Death Due to Failed Leg Leash

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:28:52 +0000

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	I am writing all of you to let you know that a surfskier died in Minnesota on Friday. I was one of the four people that was paddling with him that day. I am attaching the description (follows below) of the days events that I previously wrote up as an announcement to the Minnesota community. Most paddlers here are marathon canoe racers, so the description is written to them rather than to experienced surf ski paddlers. The bottom line is that he died because the velcro wrap that attaches the leg leash to the ankle failed, and he was left in big seas without a boat. He had an expert paddler next to him at the time, but the nature of our gear is such that in big waves we are not able to help each other effectively.		I am writing all of you to let you know that a surfskier died in Minnesota on Friday. I was one of the four people that was paddling with him that day. I am attaching the description (follows below) of the days events that I previously wrote up as an announcement to the Minnesota community. Most paddlers here are marathon canoe racers, so the description is written to them rather than to experienced surf ski paddlers. The bottom line is that he died because the velcro wrap that attaches the leg leash to the ankle failed, and he was left in big seas without a boat. He had an expert paddler next to him at the time, but the nature of our gear is such that in big waves we are not able to help each other effectively.

-	There are many things that need to change about our equipment. Our lives depend on a wrap of velcro around our leg. That is insanely stupid but we all do it. There is a paddler here in Minnesota that wears two leg leashes going to the same leg. That is not paranoid; that is smart. Most boats have no way to attach a tow line, and none of us carry tow lines. That means that if someone loses their boat, you might be able to paddle after it but you'll never be able to bring it back to them. I plan to do end pours on my v12 and drill holes to attach a tow rope. I am going to modify a sea kayak tow rope so that it will have an industrial strength suction cup on the end in place of the carabiner. That way I will be able to tow any boat, even if there is no tie down point on the bow. I never used to carry flares or a strobe light on me, but that will change. I used to keep my marine radio and cell phone on my boat rather than in my PFD. That has to change too.	+	There are many things that need to change about our equipment. Our lives depend on a [[:safety_leashes#velcro\|wrap of velcro]] around our leg. That is insanely stupid but we all do it. There is a paddler here in Minnesota that wears two leg leashes going to the same leg. That is not paranoid; that is smart. Most boats have no way to attach a tow line, and none of us carry tow lines. That means that if someone loses their boat, you might be able to paddle after it but you'll never be able to bring it back to them. I plan to do end pours on my v12 and drill holes to attach a tow rope. I am going to modify a sea kayak tow rope so that it will have an industrial strength suction cup on the end in place of the carabiner. That way I will be able to tow any boat, even if there is no tie down point on the bow. I never used to carry flares or a strobe light on me, but that will change. I used to keep my marine radio and cell phone on my boat rather than in my PFD. That has to change too.

	To appreciate the story I should explain to you [[:mille_lacs_lake\|]]. It is a lake in central Minnesota that is essentially a circle 15 miles across. It is a surf skiers dream. A road goes around the lake, so whatever direction the wind is blowing there is a perfect 15 mile downwinder to do. On windy days 8 foot waves are common.		To appreciate the story I should explain to you [[:mille_lacs_lake\|]]. It is a lake in central Minnesota that is essentially a circle 15 miles across. It is a surf skiers dream. A road goes around the lake, so whatever direction the wind is blowing there is a perfect 15 mile downwinder to do. On windy days 8 foot waves are common.

Miller's Run Doubles Down 12/29/23

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-	* [[https://youtu.be/uPjshdjp0bk\|Video of Mistakes in Judgment and Equipment Miller's Run 12/29/2023]]	+	* [[https://youtu.be/uPjshdjp0bk\|Video of Mistakes in Judgement and Equipment Miller's Run 12/29/2023]]

Missing Padder Located

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	Dennis Mowry \\		Dennis Mowry \\
-	May 2 #26627	+	May 2 2020 #26627

	After paddling down to Whiskey Rock a group of paddlers turned for the return trip. Arriving at Marine Park noticed one was missing and over due, while his vehicle was still there.		After paddling down to Whiskey Rock a group of paddlers turned for the return trip. Arriving at Marine Park noticed one was missing and over due, while his vehicle was still there.

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Captain Ahab & Queequeg 4/19/2023

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-	Apr 24 #33643 \\	+	Apr 24 #33643\\
	Das Bot.		Das Bot.

	Duncan Howat \\		Duncan Howat \\
-	Apr 24 #33646 \\	+	Apr 24 #33646\\
	What a great write up for an average Saturday paddle Dan. As Walter Conkrite, newscaster, used to say, “and that’s the way it is”		What a great write up for an average Saturday paddle Dan. As Walter Conkrite, newscaster, used to say, “and that’s the way it is”

Monday Madness 12/11/2006

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	===== Monday Madness 12/11/2006 =====		===== Monday Madness 12/11/2006 =====

Close, but no Cigar

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Dunkin Dustin

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	===== Dunkin Dustin =====		===== Dunkin Dustin =====

120 yard Swim with Ski

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	===== 120 yard Swim with Ski =====		===== 120 yard Swim with Ski =====

Safety (rescue swimmer with surfski or OC?)

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More Wildcat 11/08/2020

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	====== More Wildcat 11/08/2020 ======		====== More Wildcat 11/08/2020 ======

Early Paddle

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Re: Safety Incident Report

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		+
		+	(Going solo in extreme conditions?)

	(//Ed: the original surfski.info article that started the discussion seems to be gone, but this last post was still worthwhile//)		(//Ed: the original surfski.info article that started the discussion seems to be gone, but this last post was still worthwhile//)

Mulligan Stew 2016

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	===== Mulligan Stew 2016 =====		===== Mulligan Stew 2016 =====

An Epic Journey......

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	===== An Epic Journey...... =====		===== An Epic Journey...... =====

Nate's Big Ordeal 2/21/24

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	===== Nate's Big Ordeal 2/21/24 =====		===== Nate's Big Ordeal 2/21/24 =====

Insiders Recount Efforts to Save North Face Founder

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-	Five days after a kayaking accident claimed the life of Doug Tompkins—[[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151209-north-face-founder-death-kayak-patagonia-yvon-chouinard/\|devoted conservationist and founder of the iconic outdoor equipment company The North Face ]]—a fuller picture of the incident on General Carrera Lake in southern Chile is emerging. The members of his team and rescuers have provided new details about the events that led to Tompkins’ death.	+	Five days after a kayaking accident claimed the life of Doug Tompkins—[[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/remembering-the-authentic-passionate-life-of-doug-tompkins\|devoted conservationist and founder of the iconic outdoor equipment company The North Face ]]—a fuller picture of the incident on General Carrera Lake in southern Chile is emerging. The members of his team and rescuers have provided new details about the events that led to Tompkins’ death.

	Tompkins, 72, had been traveling with two of his closest friends: Yvon Chouinard, 77, founder of outdoor clothing maker Patagonia, and Rick Ridgeway, 66, a noted climber, filmmaker, writer, and Patagonia’s vice president of environmental initiatives. Though the three men, all pioneering figures in the outdoor industry, maintained extremely busy schedules, they always made a point of getting together for regular adventures in the landscapes that inspired them.		Tompkins, 72, had been traveling with two of his closest friends: Yvon Chouinard, 77, founder of outdoor clothing maker Patagonia, and Rick Ridgeway, 66, a noted climber, filmmaker, writer, and Patagonia’s vice president of environmental initiatives. Though the three men, all pioneering figures in the outdoor industry, maintained extremely busy schedules, they always made a point of getting together for regular adventures in the landscapes that inspired them.

National Pi Day 2024

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	===== National Pi Day 2024 =====		===== National Pi Day 2024 =====

Neah Bay/Hobucks Surfing

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	===== Neah Bay/Hobucks Surfing =====		===== Neah Bay/Hobucks Surfing =====

Lake Baikal Circumnavigation 2003

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-	photos: Brandon & Heather Nelson [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821115324/http://www.chargelife.com/baikal_photos,_pg_1.htm\|Baikal Trip Photos]] (four pages of photos saved on the Internet Wayback Machine including many photos not shown in this article)	+	photos: Brandon & Heather Nelson [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821115324/http://www.chargelife.com/baikal_photos,_pg_1.htm\|Baikal Trip Photos]] (four pages of photos saved on the Internet Wayback Machine including many photos not shown in this article - you can also see most of them on our [[:adventure:baikal_photos\|Baikal trip gallery page]])

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Kayak Rescue

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-	I saw on channel 7 news today; a kayaker whas rescued on Bellingham Bay by the Coast Guard ? you has details ? type up !!!	+	I saw on channel 7 news today; a kayaker was rescued on Bellingham Bay by the Coast Guard ? you has details ? type up !!!

	\\		\\

New Years Day 2006

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	===== New Years Day 2006 =====		===== New Years Day 2006 =====

New Zealand Surfski Fatality 8/11/2018

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	+	===== New Zealand Surfski Fatality 8/11/2018 =====
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	+	Online description - [[https://sportzhub.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/banners/JohnsPaddleupdated.pdf\|timeline and attempt to describe/guestimate full circumstances]].
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Alfred E. Newman Safety

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	===== Alfred E. Newman Safety =====		===== Alfred E. Newman Safety =====

Next Tues shaping up

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	====== Next Tues shaping up ======		====== Next Tues shaping up ======

Night Lights and Towed Vessels

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	===== Night Lights and Towed Vessels =====		===== Night Lights and Towed Vessels =====

Night Paddling

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-	From The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends:
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-	Bullwinkle: I'd like to apply for a job as an usher? \\
-	Boris: What experience have you had? \\
-	Bullwinkle: I've been in the dark for most of my life.

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No VHF?

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	===== No VHF? =====		===== No VHF? =====

Awesome waves

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North Wind Day - Birch Bay, Wildcat ??

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North Winds Forecast

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	Day 2 of north wind - good again. Brian F. and I did another reverse Wildcat from Waypoint Park. The whole run was good, but the north part of the bay was particularly excellent. We ran into some rebound headed straight at us as we got close to the old drydock area, but everything cleaned up again as soon as we got past that.		Day 2 of north wind - good again. Brian F. and I did another reverse Wildcat from Waypoint Park. The whole run was good, but the north part of the bay was particularly excellent. We ran into some rebound headed straight at us as we got close to the old drydock area, but everything cleaned up again as soon as we got past that.

-	Reverse Wildcat	+	[[https://youtu.be/QzdHgPrQNVQ\|Reverse Wildcat]]

	allipp@…Feb 23 #31081\\		allipp@…Feb 23 #31081\\

Northwind Practice 12/07/2022

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	Dan Mayhew 12/07/22 #32804\\		Dan Mayhew 12/07/22 #32804\\
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	Reivers Dustin 12/09/22 #32818		Reivers Dustin 12/09/22 #32818

Quick Trip to Oahu 11/12/2023

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		+	===== Quick Trip to Oahu 11/12/2023 =====

	Kailua Oahu Paddling \\		Kailua Oahu Paddling \\
-	beau whitehead 11/12/23 #34713	+	beau whitehead 11/12/23 #34713

-	Got away for a quick blast of warm water last week.... Did a pre-sunrise run with Jim Foti & Brett Fillmore. They later called it a "double black diamond" day which started with punching through head-high white water in absolute darkness at 5:30 am. It progressed to me finally turning around 3 miles off-shore when I hadn't seen the other guys for about 20 minutes. Fortunately I remembered (sort of) what landmarks to look for on the way back in so I could avoid the reef, sandbar and entrance to the canal. This 2 minute video is a compilation of the two mornings with day 2 being a "blue square" kinda day.	+	Got away for a quick blast of warm water last week…. Did a pre-sunrise run with Jim Foti & Brett Fillmore. They later called it a "double black diamond" day which started with punching through head-high white water in absolute darkness at 5:30 am. It progressed to me finally turning around 3 miles off-shore when I hadn't seen the other guys for about 20 minutes. Fortunately I remembered (sort of) what landmarks to look for on the way back in so I could avoid the reef, sandbar and entrance to the canal. This 2 minute video is a compilation of the two mornings with day 2 being a "blue square" kinda day.

	[[https://vimeo.com/883794434\|https://vimeo.com/883794434]]		[[https://vimeo.com/883794434\|https://vimeo.com/883794434]]

	Denise Weeks \\		Denise Weeks \\
-	11/12/23 #34714	+	11/12/23 #34714

	Cool, Beau! Great capture of the beauty and a bit of the stress involved. Looks amazing.		Cool, Beau! Great capture of the beauty and a bit of the stress involved. Looks amazing.

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	11/12/23 #34715	+	11/12/23 #34715

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	Those guys saying "double black diamond" or you grabbing your iako gets my attention. When they rate it like that, are they still having a good time or is it nearing the point where stress starts to edge out enjoyment even for experts very familiar with the local waters?		Those guys saying "double black diamond" or you grabbing your iako gets my attention. When they rate it like that, are they still having a good time or is it nearing the point where stress starts to edge out enjoyment even for experts very familiar with the local waters?

-	beau whitehead 11/12/23 #34716	+	beau whitehead 11/12/23 #34716

-	Paul, if Jim and Brett were stressed at all, they hid it very well. I’m pretty sure it was good fun for them.	+	Paul, if Jim and Brett were stressed at all, they hid it very well. I’m pretty sure it was good fun for them.

	Jim has won every channel crossing race there is in Hawaii, I’m not sure he even had a leash. And he could swim the 3 miles to shore if needed. Different breed over there.		Jim has won every channel crossing race there is in Hawaii, I’m not sure he even had a leash. And he could swim the 3 miles to shore if needed. Different breed over there.

-	Tyler Irwin 11/13/23 #34719	+	Tyler Irwin 11/13/23 #34719

	Damn, that swell looked massive.		Damn, that swell looked massive.

-	Reivers Dustin 11/13/23 #34721	+	Reivers Dustin 11/13/23 #34721

-	it's the dang chunky on top of the swell that shrivels my manly parts. Just makes it so hard to stay relaxed about everything. Focus every second. There needs to be an accelerometer reading along with the speedometer. That would show how badly the boat is getting tossed around.	+	it's the dang chunky on top of the swell that shrivels my manly parts. Just makes it so hard to stay relaxed about everything. Focus every second. There needs to be an accelerometer reading along with the speedometer. That would show how badly the boat is getting tossed around.

Portland to Astoria in a OC-6 Sat May 5

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	===== Portland to Astoria in a OC-6 Sat May 5 =====		===== Portland to Astoria in a OC-6 Sat May 5 =====

old slow fat weak & delusional

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“Ask a Barnacle” or “The Oracle Of Duncan”

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	===== “Ask a Barnacle” or “The Oracle Of Duncan” =====		===== “Ask a Barnacle” or “The Oracle Of Duncan” =====

Length-Lock 2 System

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:23:05 +0000

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-	This past summer I had my older EPIC mid-wing paddle fitted with the new LL2 length lock system by the repair shop in Sumas, WA. (Ed. //Mark Porter, the "Paddle Doctor" near Sumas, WA. who worked for Epic Kayaks, is retired. Contact [[:paddles#manufacturersbrands\|Epic or your paddle company]] if you are looking for professional repair options//) I had had trouble with the old locking system getting stuck together or slipping while paddling. Yesterday, I finally got around to checking on my paddle after my CG incident on Saturday and was alarmed to find out that the new LL2 system had failed completely. I would recommend that others periodically check their two piece paddles to insure that they aren't slipping. Mine had slipped maybe two or three times prior to Saturday before it finally failed. The EPIC website states that the new system doesn't require maintenance or lubrication, so I'll let you know why it failed as soon as the Sumas shop takes a look at. Dangerous stuff that I hope was just a fluke incident.	+	This past summer I had my older EPIC mid-wing paddle fitted with the new LL2 length lock system by the repair shop in Sumas, WA. (Ed. //Mark Porter, the "Paddle Doctor" near Sumas, WA. who worked for Epic Kayaks, is now retired. Contact [[:paddles#manufacturersbrands\|Epic or your paddle company]] if you are looking for professional repair options//) I had had trouble with the old locking system getting stuck together or slipping while paddling. Yesterday, I finally got around to checking on my paddle after my CG incident on Saturday and was alarmed to find out that the new LL2 system had failed completely. I would recommend that others periodically check their two piece paddles to insure that they aren't slipping. Mine had slipped maybe two or three times prior to Saturday before it finally failed. The EPIC website states that the new system doesn't require maintenance or lubrication, so I'll let you know why it failed as soon as the Sumas shop takes a look at. Dangerous stuff that I hope was just a fluke incident.

	Hilburn		Hilburn

Paddler Death in Lake Michigan

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-	rd zach 10/11/22 #32513	+	rd
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		+	zach 10/11/22 #32513

	I was not there but know several guys that were. I have heard a lot of details but I I agree its best not to speak out til the full picture can be painted. I will say this - I probably should have died my first year in a ski because I did dumb stuff in cold water. I did not know any better. I had luck on my side.		I was not there but know several guys that were. I have heard a lot of details but I I agree its best not to speak out til the full picture can be painted. I will say this - I probably should have died my first year in a ski because I did dumb stuff in cold water. I did not know any better. I had luck on my side.

Paddling Together (Dec. 2010)

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An Accident Happened

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	===== An Accident Happened =====		===== An Accident Happened =====

Paddle 2 Patos

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	===== Paddle 2 Patos =====		===== Paddle 2 Patos =====

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Which 19'' Boat is Fastest of All

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PLB - anyone using?

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Sand Point 2017

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Eating words

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Sunday Morning Blaster Conditions Was Ideal For Kayak Polo

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-	and I thot us regular paddlers were crazy.	+	and I thought us regular paddlers were crazy.

	Paul Reavley Jan 3 #30749		Paul Reavley Jan 3 #30749

The Gorge.... I mean Port Susan, report

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-	With the strong south winds and the State parks closed on the Saratoga passage side of Camano, I opted for a downwind paddle on the Port Susan side of the island this morning. Jill dropped me at Tyee Beach and picked me up at Cavalero boat ramp.	+	With the strong south winds and the State parks closed on the Saratoga passage side of Camano, I opted for a downwind paddle on the Port Susan side of the island this morning. Jill dropped me at Tyee Beach and picked me up at Cavalero boat ramp.

-	The tide was dumping out, and ohh boy the current was strong, stacking up against the wind waves, and must I say Gorge like! The Port Susan Bay has a large round top portion and narrows considerably down to the south which increases the flow velocity as it constricts. A couple sections, especially as I approached points the current was ripping around, really reminded me of Swell City and the Hatchery!	+	//Editor's note: Alan meant Tillicum instead of Tyee - there's no parking at Tyee//
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		+	The tide was dumping out, and ohh boy the current was strong, stacking up against the wind waves, and must I say Gorge like! The Port Susan Bay has a large round top portion and narrows considerably down to the south which increases the flow velocity as it constricts. A couple sections, especially as I approached points the current was ripping around, really reminded me of Swell City and the Hatchery!

	I'm going again tomorrow, this time on an OC1 as it was a bit sketchy running it alone on the ski!		I'm going again tomorrow, this time on an OC1 as it was a bit sketchy running it alone on the ski!

Pre-Winter Safety Round Table Discussion

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The Miracle of Christmas..... (and mysteries of the Bay)

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	Larry Goolsby \\		Larry Goolsby \\

Port Townsend Kayaker Rescued

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A Rather Spritely Run

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Boat Repair - Wes Freshour

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Help Me Barnacles!

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Regrouping, Bike Tumbles, and Foot Straps 2015

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	I'm good at barking orders ain't I ?… Under the circumstances I believe things went pretty well…..once Mike decided to settle down and lay over his boat, rest a while, then we could regain our composure. Great and I do emphasize great, that ol Bob was on an oc-1 today and riding sweep. Perhaps we should try and make that a configuration for future epic downwinders. oc's as rescue boats work very well indeed. Later paddling out to the coastes to let them know we had things under control I witnessed friendly acknowledgment, as they threw the 400 hp quick response craft in neutral. I was surprised and pleased to see how quickly they showed up..within 10 min. Exciting times on the Bay. \\ D		I'm good at barking orders ain't I ?… Under the circumstances I believe things went pretty well…..once Mike decided to settle down and lay over his boat, rest a while, then we could regain our composure. Great and I do emphasize great, that ol Bob was on an oc-1 today and riding sweep. Perhaps we should try and make that a configuration for future epic downwinders. oc's as rescue boats work very well indeed. Later paddling out to the coastes to let them know we had things under control I witnessed friendly acknowledgment, as they threw the 400 hp quick response craft in neutral. I was surprised and pleased to see how quickly they showed up..within 10 min. Exciting times on the Bay. \\ D
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	Another one bites the dust, update. On one of the last rides coming down from fragrance, over 6 weeks ago, I took a spill, banged my elbow and hip, got up and dusted myself off, no big deal. The two weeks later did the first weds night race and the next day I noticed my elbow had swollen up to a mushy balloon. Bursa filled with fluid. After continuing to the paddle in the waves it go worse. I tried to soak it which helped some then would go paddle and it would get pretty hard and bothered. Eventually went to the doc who drained it, put in some steroids and told me to lay off the paddling for a week to 10 days which means I'm missing all these nice wave reports. I tempted to go but the doc said it could become chronic and take a long time to heal. The mountain biking seems to have a higher risk reward ratio than kayaking. Falling out of the boats, even being rescued, seems more an injury to the ego compared to the potential of even a small spill. I hope to be back soon, hearing the reports are the worse part of the recovery. \\ DMow		Another one bites the dust, update. On one of the last rides coming down from fragrance, over 6 weeks ago, I took a spill, banged my elbow and hip, got up and dusted myself off, no big deal. The two weeks later did the first weds night race and the next day I noticed my elbow had swollen up to a mushy balloon. Bursa filled with fluid. After continuing to the paddle in the waves it go worse. I tried to soak it which helped some then would go paddle and it would get pretty hard and bothered. Eventually went to the doc who drained it, put in some steroids and told me to lay off the paddling for a week to 10 days which means I'm missing all these nice wave reports. I tempted to go but the doc said it could become chronic and take a long time to heal. The mountain biking seems to have a higher risk reward ratio than kayaking. Falling out of the boats, even being rescued, seems more an injury to the ego compared to the potential of even a small spill. I hope to be back soon, hearing the reports are the worse part of the recovery. \\ DMow
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	After reading these many posts over the past couple of weeks, I'm convinced that the the best way to win a surf ski race around here is to give mountain bikes to all of your competitors about a month before the race. However, as race director, I'm also worried that at this rate there won't be anybody left to race. If you do manage to keep the rubber side down over the next few weeks, the Dan Harris Challenge is ON for Sunday, April 26th, 10 am start, Boulevard Park. We'll have long course and a protected short course.		After reading these many posts over the past couple of weeks, I'm convinced that the the best way to win a surf ski race around here is to give mountain bikes to all of your competitors about a month before the race. However, as race director, I'm also worried that at this rate there won't be anybody left to race. If you do manage to keep the rubber side down over the next few weeks, the Dan Harris Challenge is ON for Sunday, April 26th, 10 am start, Boulevard Park. We'll have long course and a protected short course.
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Remounting

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Surfers at Post Point Tree? (... Remounts)

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Reply to Sharon…..

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-	Dear Sharon…..The Whatcom Paddlers site was created as a venue of communication for the local racing community. As our home page states, "we like to make outrigger canoes, kayaks, surfskis and such go fast". It has not been the practice of the members of this site to chastise each others actions. Instead, we learn from others mistakes and try to make our sport safer. Critisizing others benefits no one while offering ideas benefits everyone. I am sorry that you are embarassed because a rescue took place but I think you are following the wrong website. I just retired from from the Mt. Baker Ski Patrol after serving since 1968. My job was to rescue those that were injured or lost and to risk my life while doing that. Twice in the last 10 years I had to have surgery following an incident while doing my job (which I had to pay for).I wasn't paid anything for this job but there was a cost to the community for the work that we did. Would you be embarassed if a family member fractured a leg skiing and needed to be rescued? I think not because crap happens no matter what sport you choose to partake in. The surfski community is a cohesive group that shares it's issues and ideas openly to the public. If you aren't into surfing waves or racing then please explain why you feel the need to post an opinion that benefits no one. If you don't agree with our mentality then please don't visit our site and start pointing fingers unless you are willing to walk a mile in our shoes. We are not proud of what happened and that is why we are posting constructive ideas instead of negative comments.\\	+	Dear Sharon…..The Whatcom Paddlers site was created as a venue of communication for the local racing community. As our home page states, "we like to make outrigger canoes, kayaks, surfskis and such go fast". It has not been the practice of the members of this site to chastise each others actions. Instead, we learn from others mistakes and try to make our sport safer. Criticizing others benefits no one while offering ideas benefits everyone. I am sorry that you are embarrassed because a rescue took place but I think you are following the wrong website. I just retired from from the Mt. Baker Ski Patrol after serving since 1968. My job was to rescue those that were injured or lost and to risk my life while doing that. Twice in the last 10 years I had to have surgery following an incident while doing my job (which I had to pay for).I wasn't paid anything for this job but there was a cost to the community for the work that we did. Would you be embarrassed if a family member fractured a leg skiing and needed to be rescued? I think not because crap happens no matter what sport you choose to partake in. The surfski community is a cohesive group that shares it's issues and ideas openly to the public. If you aren't into surfing waves or racing then please explain why you feel the need to post an opinion that benefits no one. If you don't agree with our mentality then please don't visit our site and start pointing fingers unless you are willing to walk a mile in our shoes. We are not proud of what happened and that is why we are posting constructive ideas instead of negative comments.\\
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-	Larry G and Rievers, I'm curious about your swift and strong rebuke of Sharon's opinion. I suspect its because you know that there is a probably a fair number of the uninformed public that share her opinion and that you wished it weren't so. Our discussions on the side and reading between the lines in this forum would seem to reflect that. Hence our desire to start dialog with the Sheriff's office and Coast Guard. However she has a right to express her opinion without being attacked. I don't agree with her opinion either, but we still need to hear it or we make decisions on invalid or restricted input. Be a bit kinder or you will stiffle input.\\	+	Larry G and Reivers, I'm curious about your swift and strong rebuke of Sharon's opinion. I suspect its because you know that there is a probably a fair number of the uninformed public that share her opinion and that you wished it weren't so. Our discussions on the side and reading between the lines in this forum would seem to reflect that. Hence our desire to start dialog with the Sheriff's office and Coast Guard. However she has a right to express her opinion without being attacked. I don't agree with her opinion either, but we still need to hear it or we make decisions on invalid or restricted input. Be a bit kinder or you will stifle input.\\
	Larry B		Larry B

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-	For occasional readers or infrequent contributors of this group's email threads, understand that these are world-class athletes (Olympic athletes and national champions). If you are an occasional paddler, a sea kayaker or surfski newbie, you may understand a small bit of what these men and women (yep, national champions and record holders there, too) are trying to do: Push back their envelopes and challenge themselves. They are not "thrillseekers." I know it is impossible to view the world from any other level than your own eye, but they were trying to push back the technicalskills envelope. Mostly what people have seen is that two men out on the water called the CG via VHF to be pulled out when they realized the force of the wind wouldn't allow them to turn into the near shore but instead pushed them further into the Bay. The truth is, the CG was already on training patrol and welcomed the opportunity to exercise their skills, which is the reason they videotaped the basket recovery… But, there were two other members of whatcompaddlers group that day, a man and a woman that waved off an offer of help from the CG and continued into the north shore to have tea with one of the residents. Of course, you haven't heard about them (briefly). They were completely prepared for the conditions and their skill sets matched the demands of Mother Nature on the afternoon of November 11. Becoming adept in Ma Nature and all that she has to offer does not happen by sitting on yer arse. And you can't win national titles and break records by dipping your paddle in two-foot chop. You have to work hard and challenge yourself. Adrenaline is a necessary part of being excellent. Even Tiger Woods knows this.. and he's a golfer. But beyond all that, is the pure love for the sport and the water. Driving your car on I-5 increases your chances of premature death by 1000%.\\	+	For occasional readers or infrequent contributors of this group's email threads, understand that these are world-class athletes (Olympic athletes and national champions). If you are an occasional paddler, a sea kayaker or surfski newbie, you may understand a small bit of what these men and women (yep, national champions and record holders there, too) are trying to do: Push back their envelopes and challenge themselves. They are not "thrillseekers." I know it is impossible to view the world from any other level than your own eye, but they were trying to push back the technical skills envelope. Mostly what people have seen is that two men out on the water called the CG via VHF to be pulled out when they realized the force of the wind wouldn't allow them to turn into the near shore but instead pushed them further into the Bay. The truth is, the CG was already on training patrol and welcomed the opportunity to exercise their skills, which is the reason they videotaped the basket recovery… But, there were two other members of whatcom paddlers group that day, a man and a woman that waved off an offer of help from the CG and continued into the north shore to have tea with one of the residents. Of course, you haven't heard about them (briefly). They were completely prepared for the conditions and their skill sets matched the demands of Mother Nature on the afternoon of November 11. Becoming adept in Ma Nature and all that she has to offer does not happen by sitting on yer arse. And you can't win national titles and break records by dipping your paddle in two-foot chop. You have to work hard and challenge yourself. Adrenaline is a necessary part of being excellent. Even Tiger Woods knows this.. and he's a golfer. But beyond all that, is the pure love for the sport and the water. Driving your car on I-5 increases your chances of premature death by 1000%.\\
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	It is time for a dinner at Boundary Bay or someone's house to celebrate the group and its remarkable comraderie, and to discuss moving forward into 2007. The spring racing season will be starting soon. It's time to move past the reactionary comments which only register emotion and contribute little to implement constructive, life-affirming plans. I know whereof I speak. Amen. (Where's the swelling music?)\\		It is time for a dinner at Boundary Bay or someone's house to celebrate the group and its remarkable comraderie, and to discuss moving forward into 2007. The spring racing season will be starting soon. It's time to move past the reactionary comments which only register emotion and contribute little to implement constructive, life-affirming plans. I know whereof I speak. Amen. (Where's the swelling music?)\\
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-	While Sharon's perspective is not one that I share, I do respect her right to self expression. As was indicated in previous postings, this event has gained widespread attention. Perhaps their are others that share her view. Can this be addressed somehow, or does it not matter? Is education the key?\\	+	While Sharon's perspective is not one that I share, I do respect her right to self expression. As was indicated in previous postings, this event has gained widespread attention. Perhaps there are others that share her view. Can this be addressed somehow, or does it not matter? Is education the key?\\
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	As you know, I am one of the crisis response folks of which you speak. I do enjoy my job. We practice high angle, low angle, water, confined space, haz-mat, vehicle extrication, wildland, EMS, firefighting and other skills. Jacks of all trades and masters of none. And yes, these skills get practiced away from work. We generally refer to rescued individuals as "patients" and not "victims". These two terms conjure up different pictures in peoples minds. "Patient" is viewed as more positive.\\		As you know, I am one of the crisis response folks of which you speak. I do enjoy my job. We practice high angle, low angle, water, confined space, haz-mat, vehicle extrication, wildland, EMS, firefighting and other skills. Jacks of all trades and masters of none. And yes, these skills get practiced away from work. We generally refer to rescued individuals as "patients" and not "victims". These two terms conjure up different pictures in peoples minds. "Patient" is viewed as more positive.\\
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-	Paddlers….As a moderator of this site I felt that I needed to intervene when someone posted that as a paddler they were embarassed by our actions. What if everytime someone posted an incident, other members were quick to critisize and post their thoughts. I know if I posted the incident on Thanksgiving Day and you guys shuned me for it, I would think twice about posting another incident. We are all entitled to our opinions but if members start chastising other members, it will cause other members to refrain from posting their incidents. We need these incidents because this is a relatively new sport and we are still learning our limitations. We have 112 members now and I suspect that there are a considerable amount of members that don't race or paddle an outrigger or surfski. You have to understand that we like to go fast. We steal power from the wind, waves, boat wakes and each other. If this doesn't sound like the same sport that you are involved in, then maybe you are logged into the wrong site. We need to hear about these incidents in order to make this sport safer for everyone.\\	+	Paddlers….As a moderator of this site I felt that I needed to intervene when someone posted that as a paddler they were embarrassed by our actions. What if every time someone posted an incident, other members were quick to criticize and post their thoughts. I know if I posted the incident on Thanksgiving Day and you guys shunned me for it, I would think twice about posting another incident. We are all entitled to our opinions but if members start chastising other members, it will cause other members to refrain from posting their incidents. We need these incidents because this is a relatively new sport and we are still learning our limitations. We have 112 members now and I suspect that there are a considerable amount of members that don't race or paddle an outrigger or surfski. You have to understand that we like to go fast. We steal power from the wind, waves, boat wakes and each other. If this doesn't sound like the same sport that you are involved in, then maybe you are logged into the wrong site. We need to hear about these incidents in order to make this sport safer for everyone.\\
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	It has also helped that I've received several personal emails from people in support. They are some great contributions from people in similar situations. The sport is in it's infancy and sometimes you feel a little "out there" with things you want to do. (I don't feel at liberty to put their messages out in public.) But I encourage this wide diversity of comments. You who are not the big strong super fast paddlers are the critical mass of this group. Please indulge me: put your comments out here.		It has also helped that I've received several personal emails from people in support. They are some great contributions from people in similar situations. The sport is in it's infancy and sometimes you feel a little "out there" with things you want to do. (I don't feel at liberty to put their messages out in public.) But I encourage this wide diversity of comments. You who are not the big strong super fast paddlers are the critical mass of this group. Please indulge me: put your comments out here.

-	David mentioned Mickey as permanent President. This man is a piece of local history that should not be lost. He was the Wednesday nighter. All by himself for many years in fact. His openess and love of the sport were the door for many of us locals that followed. I remember a past president of WAKE who was a strong member of the local emergency response team being really upset with Mickey. But then, he didn't quite understand what Mickey was doing.	+	David mentioned Mickey as permanent President. This man is a piece of local history that should not be lost. He was the Wednesday nighter. All by himself for many years in fact. His openness and love of the sport were the door for many of us locals that followed. I remember a past president of WAKE who was a strong member of the local emergency response team being really upset with Mickey. But then, he didn't quite understand what Mickey was doing.

	Everything is working out rather well when you consider it.		Everything is working out rather well when you consider it.

Avoiding the Need for Rescue

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-	Michael Medler 12/15/22 #32917	+	Michael Medler 12/15/22 #32917

	As a 250 pound 60 year old who can’t balance on one foot, I am no one’s paddling guru. Nevertheless, I have a few opinions about all this. A decade ago I went through the traditional chain of skinnier boats finally leading up to a V10. It was great for racing and fun in the waves. However, I eventually had a “situation” on a cold winter downwinder. I came out of the boat and then missed a half-dozen remounts. I then spent about 10 exhausting minutes in the water and had my butt saved by some outrigger remount help. Besides rethinking my will, many other things became clear and promises were made.		As a 250 pound 60 year old who can’t balance on one foot, I am no one’s paddling guru. Nevertheless, I have a few opinions about all this. A decade ago I went through the traditional chain of skinnier boats finally leading up to a V10. It was great for racing and fun in the waves. However, I eventually had a “situation” on a cold winter downwinder. I came out of the boat and then missed a half-dozen remounts. I then spent about 10 exhausting minutes in the water and had my butt saved by some outrigger remount help. Besides rethinking my will, many other things became clear and promises were made.
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-	robcasey 12/15/22 #32919	+	robcasey 12/15/22 #32919

-	I'm with you on stable boats for rough water paddling. I have a Carbonology Cruze 18'x21" and its still faster than any sea kayak I've paddled and can surf and paddle big waters including surf on the Strait with never a worry of capsizing. Definitely not fast off the finish line but still fast enough with others paddling in bumps as I'm focused on going forward vs stability.	+	I'm with you on stable boats for rough water paddling. I have a Carbonology Cruze 18'x21" and its still faster than any sea kayak I've paddled and can surf and paddle big waters including surf on the Strait with never a worry of capsizing. Definitely not fast off the finish line but still fast enough with others paddling in bumps as I'm focused on going forward vs stability.

	In sup races we've seen the same, the 21" boards may be fastest on flat water but usually end up swimming a lot in bumps, boat wakes, tidal current etc.		In sup races we've seen the same, the 21" boards may be fastest on flat water but usually end up swimming a lot in bumps, boat wakes, tidal current etc.

-	DDatHot@... 12/16/22 #32925	+	DDatHot@…12/16/22 #32925

-	I have been reading (almost) all the responses, related threads, and even re-read the details of Dan's writeup. Learning what I can vicariously has always seemed pretty inexpensive to me. I am a fairly new paddler (2 summers in the Gorge) and have yet to summon the courage to come up to B'Ham and get schooled in a very different body of water. So "listen and read" has been my approach here, waiting for someone to point out what seemed to me as being really significant in my first reading of Dan's account. If it has been mentioned, then I am reiterating it here under the "Avoiding Rescue" idea.	+	I have been reading (almost) all the responses, related threads, and even re-read the details of Dan's writeup. Learning what I can vicariously has always seemed pretty inexpensive to me. I am a fairly new paddler (2 summers in the Gorge) and have yet to summon the courage to come up to B'Ham and get schooled in a very different body of water. So "listen and read" has been my approach here, waiting for someone to point out what seemed to me as being really significant in my first reading of Dan's account. If it has been mentioned, then I am reiterating it here under the "Avoiding Rescue" idea.

-	Safety systems MUST work or they should be modified until they DO work. Not just rescue systems, but safety systems, and in this context I am talking about leash(es). Coming from other disciplines where you can kill yourself (and people have) if your gear doesn't work, Dan's description of tangling leashes (i.e. radio and boat leashes), and more importantly having to spend extra time in the difficult conditions/cold water repeatedly unwrapping his boat leash from the rudder and the boat plug... well, this stuck out to me. One of the first paddler-in-trouble stories I heard here in the Gorge was someone who was using 2 different boat leash systems and the leashes became tangled making for a traumatic experience on an otherwise fun day. I use a waist leash. From studying other people's setups and a little (lot) of huli experience, I'm aware of a few of its drawbacks, and also it's strengths. I have seen here in the Gorge some waist leash setups that are not well thought out, and it is just a matter of fortune as to whether the owner has a bad day in the future. I have even managed to get my waist leash tangled with my hat leash. Although that sounds trivial, that 1 experience illustrated the potential hazard of using multiple leash/string-things at the same time. Hence I am still flip-flopping on the relative merits/drawbacks of a paddle leash that is always connected.	+	Safety systems MUST work or they should be modified until they DO work. Not just rescue systems, but safety systems, and in this context I am talking about leash(es). Coming from other disciplines where you can kill yourself (and people have) if your gear doesn't work, Dan's description of tangling leashes (i.e. radio and boat leashes), and more importantly having to spend extra time in the difficult conditions/cold water repeatedly unwrapping his boat leash from the rudder and the boat plug… well, this stuck out to me. One of the first paddler-in-trouble stories I heard here in the Gorge was someone who was using 2 different boat leash systems and the leashes became tangled making for a traumatic experience on an otherwise fun day. I use a waist leash. From studying other people's setups and a little (lot) of huli experience, I'm aware of a few of its drawbacks, and also it's strengths. I have seen here in the Gorge some waist leash setups that are not well thought out, and it is just a matter of fortune as to whether the owner has a bad day in the future. I have even managed to get my waist leash tangled with my hat leash. Although that sounds trivial, that 1 experience illustrated the potential hazard of using multiple leash/string-things at the same time. Hence I am still flip-flopping on the relative merits/drawbacks of a paddle leash that is always connected.

-	So. Long winded. However, in my previous experiences with climbing and sail boats and kiting, safety systems that are as foolproof as possible are a key factor in avoiding rescue. The more hazardous the environment, the more critical this becomes. Once I have to give up on self-rescue, I am in the waters of fortune and reliance on others that I simply do not want to be in. Thanks Dan, for surviving (!), and for providing a near-home, real-life working session to give this community a chance to gain from vicarious learning. Don't want to ever be out there, waiting, hoping, wondering about my radio, or recent budget cuts to the Coast Guard. Sayin'...	+	So. Long winded. However, in my previous experiences with climbing and sail boats and kiting, safety systems that are as foolproof as possible are a key factor in avoiding rescue. The more hazardous the environment, the more critical this becomes. Once I have to give up on self-rescue, I am in the waters of fortune and reliance on others that I simply do not want to be in. Thanks Dan, for surviving (!), and for providing a near-home, real-life working session to give this community a chance to gain from vicarious learning. Don't want to ever be out there, waiting, hoping, wondering about my radio, or recent budget cuts to the Coast Guard. Sayin'…

	David D		David D
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Rescue Electronics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:21 +0000

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	I got a heads up from Goodson in the gorge.\\		I got a heads up from Goodson in the gorge.\\
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-	Home Valley to Mitchell Point has some holes in coverage which often don't even let texts through.\\	+	- Home Valley to Mitchell Point has some holes in coverage which often don't even let texts through.
-	He didn't say which provider, but they mostly use the same towers ("Co-Locate). There's a teeny difference between formats for range, but usually 10 sq. miles per tower. Unless mountains. Goodson also complemented me on "twitter for paddlers". Can we call it "Pitter"? "Twaddler"? "The best hope for free speech on the internet"…. uh, well. Maybe not that last one. robcasey **12/15/22 #32916 Rocket flares require unscrewing a plastic cap which releases a metal chain. You pull the chain hard and it fires the flare (holding it away from your face).\\	+
-	I was involved on a rescue in Seattle years ago where I fired a flare and paramedics who couldn't find our beach location suddenly burst out of the bushes and found us at the West Point Lighthouse. Was for a capsized boater who had been in the water for an hour, we hauled him to shore calling EMT on our vhf. Another option but mainly for directing it a boat or a helo is the laser flare. But I think the rocket flares are more visible and when anyone sees one, they know something's wrong. [[https://www.paddlerssupply.com/brands/great-laser/\|https://www.paddlerssupply.com/brands/great-laser/]] robcasey 12/15/22 #32918	+	He didn't say which provider, but they mostly use the same towers ("Co-Locate). There's a teeny difference between formats for range, but usually 10 sq. miles per tower. Unless mountains. Goodson also complemented me on "twitter for paddlers". Can we call it "Pitter"? "Twaddler"? "The best hope for free speech on the internet"…. uh, well. Maybe not that last one.
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		+	robcasey 12/15/22 #32916 Rocket flares require unscrewing a plastic cap which releases a metal chain. You pull the chain hard and it fires the flare (holding it away from your face).
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		+	I was involved on a rescue in Seattle years ago where I fired a flare and paramedics who couldn't find our beach location suddenly burst out of the bushes and found us at the West Point Lighthouse. Was for a capsized boater who had been in the water for an hour, we hauled him to shore calling EMT on our vhf. Another option but mainly for directing it a boat or a helo is the laser flare. But I think the rocket flares are more visible and when anyone sees one, they know something's wrong. [[https://www.paddlerssupply.com/brands/great-laser/\|https://www.paddlerssupply.com/brands/great-laser/]]
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		+	robcasey 12/15/22 #32918

	Teaching regularly in Deception Pass we've found phones don't work there due to the canyon walls including more open Bowman Bay. May be a Navy thing. Interestingly during last last year's DP Dash/Challenge the CG commander tried calling me on my phone after the race. I never got the message until we were leaving on Hwy 20 headed to Bastion Brewery.		Teaching regularly in Deception Pass we've found phones don't work there due to the canyon walls including more open Bowman Bay. May be a Navy thing. Interestingly during last last year's DP Dash/Challenge the CG commander tried calling me on my phone after the race. I never got the message until we were leaving on Hwy 20 headed to Bastion Brewery.

Rescue of ill Prepared Wave Ski Kayaker Today

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	We spotted a blue kayak in the distance that seemed to go airborne a couple of times and Nathan said let's go play with that guy over there, looks like he's having a blast in those waves. As we got closer we could see he was trying desperately to get in his boat ( one of those short plastic wave sit in kayaks ). He had managed to get to a reef about 40 yards offshore and was waist deep standing on the reef. His kayak was full of water and submerged now. It had a bailing pump inside but he was too cold to function properly to use it. He had on a paddling jacket and dry suit pants and was wet to the core…and no lifejacket. His paddle had drifted away.\\		We spotted a blue kayak in the distance that seemed to go airborne a couple of times and Nathan said let's go play with that guy over there, looks like he's having a blast in those waves. As we got closer we could see he was trying desperately to get in his boat ( one of those short plastic wave sit in kayaks ). He had managed to get to a reef about 40 yards offshore and was waist deep standing on the reef. His kayak was full of water and submerged now. It had a bailing pump inside but he was too cold to function properly to use it. He had on a paddling jacket and dry suit pants and was wet to the core…and no lifejacket. His paddle had drifted away.\\
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-	He all of a sudden got panicked and begged me to let him get on the back of my ski. He was so cold and motor function had dimished drastically. He could not even swim from the front of my ski to the back to hang on. So I had turn around in the waves and back up, not an easy feat. I hung my legs over the side for balance. I thought if all else fails I can get off and swim him in to shore, I had my drysuit on and knew I could swim this distance comfortably as I had done it practising 2 weeks ago.\\	+	He all of a sudden got panicked and begged me to let him get on the back of my ski. He was so cold and motor function had diminished drastically. He could not even swim from the front of my ski to the back to hang on. So I had turn around in the waves and back up, not an easy feat. I hung my legs over the side for balance. I thought if all else fails I can get off and swim him in to shore, I had my drysuit on and knew I could swim this distance comfortably as I had done it practising 2 weeks ago.\\
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	He got on the back and lay on my deck with his feet over the stern. This was really hard work and we seemed to inch along. I still had my legs over the side for balance. Nathan managed to get the rope this guy had on his kayak and tied it around his thigh and towed his kayak in.\\		He got on the back and lay on my deck with his feet over the stern. This was really hard work and we seemed to inch along. I still had my legs over the side for balance. Nathan managed to get the rope this guy had on his kayak and tied it around his thigh and towed his kayak in.\\

Rescue w/ OC2 - Good, Surfski Towing - Not So Good

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Rescuing a Swimmer with a Surfski (2011)

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Retrieving Dan's Surfski

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Reverse Upwinding 2/25/24

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	By this time, I was 60 feet from my paddle. With both feet inside the cockpit, I hand paddled backwards and was able to turn my stern south and continue my backwards sojourn towards my paddle. Easy sneezy. I guarantee you that anyone on shore won't notice something odd. Closed in on my target, grabbed my paddle and got out of there before the race started (and anyone noticing).		By this time, I was 60 feet from my paddle. With both feet inside the cockpit, I hand paddled backwards and was able to turn my stern south and continue my backwards sojourn towards my paddle. Easy sneezy. I guarantee you that anyone on shore won't notice something odd. Closed in on my target, grabbed my paddle and got out of there before the race started (and anyone noticing).

-	(Editors Note: //We don't recommend getting in the habit of leaning backwards to control roll or waiting to grab your paddle until you are back in your surfski...//)	+	(Editors Note: //We don't recommend getting in the habit of leaning backwards to control roll or waiting to grab your paddle until you are back in your surfski…//)

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Rig for BIG today

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	===== Rig for BIG today =====		===== Rig for BIG today =====

Surf Ski Rescue Practice (more)

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Right of Way

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Kayaks and Right-of-way (& wake damage)

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Re: We Need the Stories.....

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Rough Water Downwind Vid

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'Round Lummi Island (Or Dean's trip to hell)

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Round Orcas.....

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Rudder Loss on Miller's Run

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Safe and Happy in the Water

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Safety / Coast Guard Rescue

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Tragic Incident in Howe Sound (and Safety Discussion)

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Safety Story

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	The piece-de-resistance was watching the Coast Guard Auxiliary washing off their big cruiser back in the harbor; when I said that I could really have done with their assistance today, they nonchalantly responded, "Oh, we're done for the day, it's too rough to be outside now." !!!!		The piece-de-resistance was watching the Coast Guard Auxiliary washing off their big cruiser back in the harbor; when I said that I could really have done with their assistance today, they nonchalantly responded, "Oh, we're done for the day, it's too rough to be outside now." !!!!

-	Lessons learnt (as summarized by experienced local paddler Dave Jensen):	+	Lessons learnt (as summarized by experienced local paddler Dave Jensen): (1) In anything more than a moderate wind, I find it impossible to re-mount a ski from the downwind side. While on the downwind side of the ski, the wind is blowing the ski over the top of the paddler, and his/her legs end up drifting under the ski…with the toes possibly touching the water surface on the upwind side of the ski. It's a very difficult position to initiate a re-mount. Best bet is to swim under the ski and re-mount from the upwind side. Nobody has taught me this…it's just something I've picked up through lots of trial and error.
-	(1) In anything more than a moderate wind, I find it impossible to re-mount a ski from the downwind side. While on the downwind side of the ski, the wind is blowing the ski over the top of the paddler, and his/her legs end up drifting under the ski…with the toes possibly touching the water surface on the upwind side of the ski. It's a very difficult position to initiate a re-mount. Best bet is to swim under the ski and re-mount from the upwind side. Nobody has taught me this…it's just something I've picked up through lots of trial and error.	+

	(2) Leashes…I usually keep my leash (purchased from Huki) on my ski all the time…24/7. When I'm done paddling, I wrap it around the bungies behind the seat and then fasten the paddler end of the leash back to the cables near the pedals. I think this takes less time than taking it off and putting it back on with each paddle. But more importantly, it's impossible for me to forget it.		(2) Leashes…I usually keep my leash (purchased from Huki) on my ski all the time…24/7. When I'm done paddling, I wrap it around the bungies behind the seat and then fasten the paddler end of the leash back to the cables near the pedals. I think this takes less time than taking it off and putting it back on with each paddle. But more importantly, it's impossible for me to forget it.
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	(3) The ultimate safety item for paddling alone is a waterproof 2-way VHF marine radio or a cell phone in a waterproof back. West Marine has a decent selection of marine radios and waterproof bags. I'm starting to carry a radio with me more and more, as I want to make sure I'll always make it back home to feed the dog.		(3) The ultimate safety item for paddling alone is a waterproof 2-way VHF marine radio or a cell phone in a waterproof back. West Marine has a decent selection of marine radios and waterproof bags. I'm starting to carry a radio with me more and more, as I want to make sure I'll always make it back home to feed the dog.

-	Be safe!\\	+	Be safe!
	Vineet<<		Vineet<<

The Details

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Surfing in Traffic….

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Circumnavigation of the San Juans (Single Day)

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Mike Gregory at US Surfski Nationals 2003 or 2004 (or one of the earlier years)

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Saratoga Passage - Camano Island State Park to Madrona Beach 5/14/2020

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Saratoga Passage 11/08/2020

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Saturday Paddle

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Re: Safety

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Gusty Saturday 12/24/2022

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	===== Gusty Saturday 12/24/2022 =====		===== Gusty Saturday 12/24/2022 =====

Saturday Morning 9:30 Big Winds

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-	I trust everyones back and accounted for……Everyone from our group is OK. Sounds like Revier's group including John and Mike M. are OK.\\	+	I trust everyones back and accounted for……Everyone from our group is OK. Sounds like Reiver's group including John and Mike M. are OK.\\
	Haven't heard from Dunc.		Haven't heard from Dunc.

Saturday Morning Paddle……

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Saturday Wind

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Mercer Race Report

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When to say enough

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Big SE Winds coming

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-	**Bay Conversations Index [[:stories:zit_6_19_2011\|1]] [[:followup_7_03_2011\|1a]] [[:stories:prechristmas_2011\|2]] [[:stories:sw_wind_bbay_2012\|3]] [[:stories:bay_west_becomes_sw_2016\|4]] [[:stories:se_wind_bay_2016\|5]] [[:stories:surprising_day_5_14_2017\|6]] [[:bay_wind_convergenge_12_28_2017\|7]] [[:stories:wind_convergence_2_24_2007\|7a]] [[:cryder_observes_bay_2018\|8]]**	+	[[:stories:bellingham_bay_conversations\|Bay Conversations]]

	Bob Putnam \\		Bob Putnam \\

Sea Dogs and Time Birds

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Sea Kayak Rescue - Bellingham Bay

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	===== Sea Kayak Rescue - Bellingham Bay =====		===== Sea Kayak Rescue - Bellingham Bay =====

Sequim Sea Kayaking Accident

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	===== Sequim Sea Kayaking Accident =====		===== Sequim Sea Kayaking Accident =====

Lost Ski and in the Water

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Interesting Ice Paddle …

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	===== Interesting Ice Paddle … =====		===== Interesting Ice Paddle … =====

Don't Shoot the Messenger

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	===== Don't Shoot the Messenger =====		===== Don't Shoot the Messenger =====

	Paddler Magazine Article - Important Stories \\		Paddler Magazine Article - Important Stories \\
-	Paul Reavley Jan 19 #33040 \\	+	Paul Reavley Jan 19 #33040
		+
		+	\\
	[[https://paddlerezine.com/blaming-the-victims/?fs=e&s=cl\|Don't Shoot the Messenger]]		[[https://paddlerezine.com/blaming-the-victims/?fs=e&s=cl\|Don't Shoot the Messenger]]

-	Dan Mayhew Jan 20 #33042	+	Dan Mayhew Jan 20 #33042

	What a thoughtful piece on how surfskiers that get in trouble on the water are shamed.		What a thoughtful piece on how surfskiers that get in trouble on the water are shamed.

-	When I posted the story of my ordeal on Whatcom Paddlers I braced myself for criticism. I was willing to take the heat if it meant someone might glean a tip or two that would make them safer on the water. Then Pacific Multisports approached me and asked if they could publish the story to a wider audience. I was hesitant but used the same reasoning to say yes. I have received a lot of feedback online and in person. Instead of being shamed like those paddlers in Minnesota that lost a dear friend, I have heard many kind words for sharing my story, and more importantly, folks are taking action to improve their safety. I have also received criticism, but it has been constructive and well-intentioned, nothing like the shaming in the article Paul shared.	+	When I posted the story of my ordeal on Whatcom Paddlers I braced myself for criticism. I was willing to take the heat if it meant someone might glean a tip or two that would make them safer on the water. Then Pacific Multisports approached me and asked if they could publish the story to a wider audience. I was hesitant but used the same reasoning to say yes. I have received a lot of feedback online and in person. Instead of being shamed like those paddlers in Minnesota that lost a dear friend, I have heard many kind words for sharing my story, and more importantly, folks are taking action to improve their safety. I have also received criticism, but it has been constructive and well-intentioned, nothing like the shaming in the article Paul shared.

	Once again, I am impressed by how special this community is and how lucky we are to be a part of it. A lot of the world doesn't function as we do.		Once again, I am impressed by how special this community is and how lucky we are to be a part of it. A lot of the world doesn't function as we do.

Was It A Good Idea?

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	===== Was It A Good Idea? =====		===== Was It A Good Idea? =====

Signs of a Paddleholic

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-	(See also [[:priorities\|Maintaining Perspective]])	+	(See also [[:priorities\|Managing Priorities]])

Get over the ‘Not me, not today’ syndrome

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-	{{:incidents_stories:dougtompkins:douglas_tompkins.jpg?direct&500x332}}	+	{{:incidents_stories:dougtompkins:douglas_tompkins.jpg?direct&500x332\|douglas_tompkins.jpg}}

	Doug Tompkins, adventurer and founder of the clothing company The North Face, died in a kayaking accident in Chile on December 8, 2015.Posted Friday, February 5, 2016 7:27 pm		Doug Tompkins, adventurer and founder of the clothing company The North Face, died in a kayaking accident in Chile on December 8, 2015.Posted Friday, February 5, 2016 7:27 pm
	===== No one is immortal on the water =====		===== No one is immortal on the water =====

-	by Darren Bush	+	by Darren Bush ([[https://silentsportsmagazine.com/stories/get-over-the-not-me-not-today-syndrome,129379\|story original]] in Silent Sports)

	Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face. mountaineer, expert whitewater kayaker, credited for numerous first ascents on three continents, bush pilot. In short, an outdoor expert to rival almost anyone.		Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face. mountaineer, expert whitewater kayaker, credited for numerous first ascents on three continents, bush pilot. In short, an outdoor expert to rival almost anyone.

Simon's Swimming Lessons

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San Juan Challenge 2005 Course (upcoming 9th annual) Discussion...

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	+	Fw: **2005 San Juan Challenge\\
	+	Larry Goolsby** \\
	+	02/19/05 #104 \\
	+	\\
	+	Subject: 2005 San Juan Challenge
	+
	+	Hello all,\\
	+	\\
	+	It's that time again to start thinking about the 9th Annual San Juan Challenge, August 27-28.\\
	+	\\
	+	The SJC Committee would like to change the race route this year, but would like feedback from you. Would you like to see this happen? The reason why we are entertaining this idea was the first four years of the race was to Orcas Island and back, the next four years was around Cypress Island for Day 1 and Guemes Island for Day 2 and the combination of the two races made up the San Juan Challenge. This year we would like to change the route again. If you could respond back by February 25, we would greatly appreciate it.\\
	+	\\
	+	Look forward to seeing all of you at this year's San Juan Challenge!\\
	+	\\
	+	Kristine\\
	+	\\
	+	P.S. I would like to welcome back Bob Apter as Race Director. \\
	+	\\
	+	Dale McKinnon \\
	+	02/20/05 #106
	+
	+	Larry- In the next few weeks I will start getting the world out about the Dan Harris Challenge, a 12-mile race from Fairhaven to Lummi Island and back, on May 1. Would you be willing to help get the word out about the race? If so, I can mail you details and a digital chart with the course. Let me know....\\
	+	Many thanks.
	+
	+	Dale McKinnon
	+
	+	Mike Gregory \\
	+	02/21/05 #108
	+
	+	The old Orcas Island course was loved 'cause it was a "journey". People paddled to this island, hung out, had a big communal meal, listened to a celebrated\\
	+	speaker, crashed, then paddled back home the next day. The destination is less important than the "journey". Although, it seems a distant island has\\
	+	some kinda mystic attraction.
	+
	+	Regards, Mike
	+
	+	Morris Arthur \\
	+	03/01/05 #116
	+
	+	I'd like a San Juan Challenge that's different--more creative--than last year's course. (The old Orcas Island course sounds like way more fun; I'm not sure if it's a consideration...)
	+
	+	Does anyone else have any ideas? Should we chat about it and come up with a group proposal for the race committee? It is our backyard...
	+
	+	Otherwise, I'll just send my comments...
	+
	+	Morris
	+
	+	Reivers Dustin 03/01/05 #117
	+
	+	They wanted feedback by 2/25, but what the heck. I had trouble with the logistics of an overnight stay on those races to Orcas. This \\
	+	year I don't know my situation, job-wise, enough to predict.
	+
	+	I get the feeling that the SJC race needs to be "bigger". We don't have surf-ride conditions, so they need some special feature to it.
	+
	+	Off-topic a little: regards that race to Ignatti and back, what other possible big routes are there? It's not so easy if you want \\
	+	monitored check-points, plus a safe route for rescues.
	+
	+	What about
	+
	+	* Start: Marine Park,
	+	* mark #1: Post Point buoy,
	+	* mark #2: Outfall buoy,
	+	* mark #3: dock at Zuanich park,
	+	* finish back at Marine Park.
	+
	+	(blea. looks boring now that I wrote it down.)
	+
	+	rd
	+
	+	Dale McKinnon \\ 03/01/05 #118
	+
	+	By Ignatti, do you mean "Inati?" As in Inati Bay on Lummi Island? I'm presuming that's what the reference is... The operative word in the race name is "challenge" as in the "Dan Harris Challenge."
	+
	+	So here the gauntlet thrown to the ground... \\ It's time you kayakers dealt with the real world and had dry mouths and throats out in the middle of the Bay. If you want flat water, go to Lake Padden. If Dan Harris could row from Fairhaven to Victoria, B.C. once a month in a 14" wooden skiff with 8" oars, you can face the demons of the Bay and the monkeys on your hulls by racing from Taylor Avenue dock to Inati Bay AND BACK. (There will be rescue craft along the route, because the CG requires it.)
	+
	+	More than likely you WILL get wet. Most likely you WILL have to grunt. You may even have to swear blue streak at the side wind. If the wind gets beyond 15 knots from either direction (N or S), the race will turn at the southern tip of Portage Island (so you don't have do deal with that nasty Hale Passage).
	+
	+	Remember, the operative word is "challenge."
	+
	+	Why is it that none of the rowers that I've spoken with have even blanched at the route or possible chop. Why on earth are you kayakers so whiney?
	+
	+	So. The guantlet is down. Who is going to pick it up and meet the challenge? I'd be more than happy to meet you at Archer's for a few beers to hear your complaints...
	+
	+	Dale McKinnon
	+
	+	mike Gregory 03/01/05 #119
	+
	+	Hmm. Gauntlet thrown down. Dan "bloody" Harris. Rowboats and demons with dry throats out in the bay. Sounds like a fun party! I'm in! Now, don't you rowers weenie out on us kayakers when the spray starts to fly. It's gonna be a No WHINE zone. Don't forget your "sea-sick pills". Rowers do use that stuff when they go out in the bay more than a couple hundred feet, don't they?
	+
	+	See ya there, Mike Gregory (Bellingham Bay Rower Crushers).
	+
	+	Brad Clements \\ 03/01/05 #121
	+
	+	Dale,
	+
	+	If you are looking for a challenge, why don't you give up your oar locks and learn how to paddle? After a few beer at Archers we will be glad to \\ offer lessons.
	+
	+	Brad Clements

Sea Kayaker Rescue

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Sea Kayak Vs Surfski

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Up Wind Paddles

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So much for that downwinder…

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-	[[https://youtu.be/-ArpZKhS1hs\|https://youtu.be/-ArpZKhS1hs]]	+	[[https://youtu.be/-ArpZKhS1hs\|https://youtu.be/-ArpZKhS1hs]] (//Ed. video no longer online//)

	Denise		Denise

Solstice Paddle 2005

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	===== Solstice Paddle 2005 =====		===== Solstice Paddle 2005 =====

Surfski Paddler Lost Life on the Weekend in Race in South Africa

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Surfski rescue in Kelowna - might be of interest

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	===== Surfski rescue in Kelowna - might be of interest =====		===== Surfski rescue in Kelowna - might be of interest =====

Steering Malfunction...

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	===== Steering Malfunction... =====		===== Steering Malfunction... =====

BUY THIS GLASS......Please.....Only fifty will be made!!

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:30 +0000

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		+
		+	===== BUY THIS GLASS......Please.....Only fifty will be made!! =====

	Pmarcus \\		Pmarcus \\
-	12/09/12 #13681	+	12/09/12 #13681

-	Buy this glass at the Whatcom Paddlers Film Festival on the 15th of December...fill with beverage and enjoy...100% of dollar purchase cost goes to Sterlings Kayak Shop Rebuild!! Cheers!!	+	Buy this glass at the Whatcom Paddlers Film Festival on the 15th of December…fill with beverage and enjoy…100% of dollar purchase cost goes to Sterlings Kayak Shop Rebuild!! Cheers!!

	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\
-	12/16/12 #13714	+	12/16/12 #13714

-	This is my new favorite beer glass. The best part? As I was slurping up the last of the beer I happened to read what it said at the bottom.	+	This is my new favorite beer glass. The best part? As I was slurping up the last of the beer I happened to read what it said at the bottom.

-	By the way, how did we do for Sterling? Funny that Peter should mention that the touring kayak crowd got their money out ahead of us, but I'm pretty sure we threw down bigger bucks. I like that there wasn't lots of emotional drama and photos of carnage. I like making things happen with all you-all.	+	By the way, how did we do for Sterling? Funny that Peter should mention that the touring kayak crowd got their money out ahead of us, but I'm pretty sure we threw down bigger bucks. I like that there wasn't lots of emotional drama and photos of carnage. I like making things happen with all you-all.

-	I sat next to JD and blabbed a couple of our embarrasing inside stories about the gorge. One was about us drinking all of David S whiskey and being told to go to bed by the campsite manager. Then while we are tucked away in our tents, I'm talking on my cell to my wife like a drunken lover and next tent LG is replying as if he were she. The nearby neighboring sites are all erupting in laughter before I caught on. sheesh.	+	I sat next to JD and blabbed a couple of our embarrasing inside stories about the gorge. One was about us drinking all of David S whiskey and being told to go to bed by the campsite manager. Then while we are tucked away in our tents, I'm talking on my cell to my wife like a drunken lover and next tent LG is replying as if he were she. The nearby neighboring sites are all erupting in laughter before I caught on. sheesh.

-	good days. can't wait to go back. think I'll take my wife.	+	good days. can't wait to go back. think I'll take my wife.

	rd		rd

	erik.wermus \\		erik.wermus \\
-	12/17/12 #13717	+	12/17/12 #13717

	I remember that night fondly and for some reason took notes on it in my iphone (Reivers, have you given any thought to an iphone?). It went something like this:		I remember that night fondly and for some reason took notes on it in my iphone (Reivers, have you given any thought to an iphone?). It went something like this:

Re: Storm Paddling Checklist

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:30 +0000

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Storm Paddling

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	I've saved the meeting notes in a file named "100109 Safety Session". If you log into Whatcompaddlers on the web, go to the 'Files' on the left of the screen, then look for 'Safety' or you can cut and paste the following:\\		I've saved the meeting notes in a file named "100109 Safety Session". If you log into Whatcompaddlers on the web, go to the 'Files' on the left of the screen, then look for 'Safety' or you can cut and paste the following:\\
-	[[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whatcompaddlers/files/Safety%20Files/\|http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whatcompaddlers/files/Safety%20Files/]]	+	[[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/files/Safety Files/100109 Safety session.docx\|https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/files/Safety%20Files/100109%20Safety%20session.docx]] (this is an updated location, you have to be a Whatcom paddlers member to view)

	You'll also see some bits & pieces from previous safety discussions that have gone down. Somewhere in there I've saved the Coast Guard risk assessment guide that uses the Green, Amber, Red (GAR) model. This basic approach is used in industry to guide workplace and task specific safety.		You'll also see some bits & pieces from previous safety discussions that have gone down. Somewhere in there I've saved the Coast Guard risk assessment guide that uses the Green, Amber, Red (GAR) model. This basic approach is used in industry to guide workplace and task specific safety.

Storm Paddling Season is Here - Beware.......

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:30 +0000

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	1. It's not summer any more and yesterday was a mild to moderate day of storm paddling. If it looks good at one point , it can change moments later for a brief period of time, it you can't handle those changes, you shouldn't be on the water. My baseline is don't consider going out in a small craft advisory day if you're not at the standard of feeling OK at Swell City when that's going off - and then still consider what's all going on. Have all the good gear and safety stuff is good, but does not replace gear and good judgment.		1. It's not summer any more and yesterday was a mild to moderate day of storm paddling. If it looks good at one point , it can change moments later for a brief period of time, it you can't handle those changes, you shouldn't be on the water. My baseline is don't consider going out in a small craft advisory day if you're not at the standard of feeling OK at Swell City when that's going off - and then still consider what's all going on. Have all the good gear and safety stuff is good, but does not replace gear and good judgment.

-	2. I think it's up to us as a group to say something to folks when you feel the situation is not Kosher. I'm not saying tie their boat back down and be confrontational, but say something, at least that starts a conversation or thought process. I was involved in a whitewater accident a number of years ago in which nobody in the group told the individual in question that the conditions on this day were not right. After 30min of failed rescue and putting the other paddlers at risk trying to attempt the rescue, we had to call it and wait 5 hours for the water to drop for body recovery. I walked away from that experience having learned it's better to say something in action sports when a bad outcome is possible to prevent. Not going out on big days is a good call if you're not ready, and there are days that that this is true for everyone.	+	2. I think it's up to us as a group to say something to folks when you feel the situation is not Kosher. I'm not saying tie their boat back down and be confrontational, but say something, at least that starts a conversation or thought process. I was involved in a whitewater accident a number of years ago in which nobody in the group told the individual in question that the conditions on this day were not right. After 30min of failed rescue and putting the other paddlers at risk trying to attempt the rescue, we had to call it and wait 5 hours for the water to drop for body recovery. I walked away from that experience having learned it's better to say something in action sports when a bad outcome is possible to prevent. Not going out on big days is a good call if you're not ready, and there are days that this is true for everyone.

-	3. I moved here right after the local surf ski death, and working in the ER and am reminded of it frequently. I'd saying the surf ski reputation in the community as a whole has improved since the time I moved here, but it we continue to have close calls and bad situations, our sport will suffer in many ways.	+	3. I moved here right after the local surf ski death, and working in the ER and am reminded of it frequently. I'd say the surf ski reputation in the community as a whole has improved since the time I moved here, but it we continue to have close calls and bad situations, our sport will suffer in many ways.

-	I think he need we as a group need to do a better job of preventing bad situations if we want to continue to enjoy out sport and have it grow.	+	I think <del>he need</del> we as a group need to do a better job of preventing bad situations if we want to continue to enjoy out sport and have it grow.

	DJ		DJ

Strong Wind on Bellingham Bay 10/27/2022

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Atlantic Crossing is Closer to Home Than Thought...

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Sundays Weather????

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Sunday Weather Shift on Camera

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Superlicous

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Surfers at Post Point Tree?

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Surfs Up

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Balance Drill

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	===== Balance Drill =====		===== Balance Drill =====

Surfski Rescue 11/26/2021

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	===== Surfski Rescue 11/26/2021 =====		===== Surfski Rescue 11/26/2021 =====

Rescue Assists with a Surfski (& Rescue Tale)

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	Assisted Surf Ski Rescues - with Alex Matthews & Bob …\\		Assisted Surf Ski Rescues - with Alex Matthews & Bob …\\
-	"As a long time sea kayaker, but new and ridiculously stoked convert to surf ski paddling, I seem to have a special interest in making sure that someone around…\\	+	"As a long time sea kayaker, but new and ridiculously stoked convert to surf ski paddling, I seem to have a special interest in making sure that someone around…
		+
		+	([[:bobputnam\|More Stories From Bob]])\\
	\\		\\
	debbie natelson \\		debbie natelson \\

Surf Ski Rescue Practice

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Sunday Possibilities for a Downwinder

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-	**Bay Conversations Index [[:stories:zit_6_19_2011\|1]] [[:followup_7_03_2011\|1a]] [[:stories:prechristmas_2011\|2]] [[:stories:sw_wind_bbay_2012\|3]] [[:stories:bay_west_becomes_sw_2016\|4]] [[:stories:se_wind_bay_2016\|5]] [[:stories:surprising_day_5_14_2017\|6]] [[:bay_wind_convergenge_12_28_2017\|7]] [[:stories:wind_convergence_2_24_2007\|7a]] [[:cryder_observes_bay_2018\|8]]**	+	[[:stories:bellingham_bay_conversations\|Bay Conversations]]

	duncanhowat \\		duncanhowat \\

Survival at Sea....Sorta......Today

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SW on the Bay this morning

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-	**Bay Conversations Index [[:stories:zit_6_19_2011\|1]] [[:followup_7_03_2011\|1a]] [[:stories:prechristmas_2011\|2]] [[:stories:sw_wind_bbay_2012\|3]] [[:stories:bay_west_becomes_sw_2016\|4]] [[:stories:se_wind_bay_2016\|5]] [[:stories:surprising_day_5_14_2017\|6]] [[:bay_wind_convergenge_12_28_2017\|7]] [[:stories:wind_convergence_2_24_2007\|7a]] [[:cryder_observes_bay_2018\|8]]**	+	[[:stories:bellingham_bay_conversations\|Bay Conversations]]

	allipp01 \\		allipp01 \\

Swimmer Incident

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Swimming in Cold Water

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A Tad Spicy/Weather Bomb 11/16/2020

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A Tale of Two Larrys

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Bellinghamsters in Tarifa 2022

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-	[[https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70?fbclid=IwAR2Obp-ht2G6Gw32nPwui_tp_xf852LexJugL5LW80Pk42njb9F2aFEJqoI\|https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70?fbclid=IwAR2Obp-ht2G6Gw32nPwui_tp_xf852LexJugL5LW80Pk42njb9F2aFEJqoI]]	+	[[https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70\|https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70]]

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B-Team Storm Paddling at Padden?

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The New Generation

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		+	Duncan 11/2/2025
		+
		+	Well, I'm here. Checking the service level at Saint Joe's (//local hospital//). And it's pretty good. But to get here, I was testing a new bike with brakes that work beyond belief particularly the front one if you wiggle your front tire. Also tested my Apple Watch decelerator and got a call from some people and they wanted to know if I needed help - I thought maybe I did but all this occurred just 500 feet from the gate on the road coming back down from the Chantarelle Trail. A few minor things, wrong ribs, collarbone, lung but they cleared the lung up... what I'm most perturbed about is not being able to paddle that new boat which I just have gotten set up and felt really good. Go home tomorrow.\\
		+	A few broken ribs

	\\		\\
-	**Re: Incident Report\\	+	Dennis
-	Dennis Mowry** \\	+
-	04/05/15 #17153	+	Duncan, I feel ya, not being able to paddle a new boat on the rack. We all can come visit, I'm assuming it hurts more when you laugh.\\
		+	Heal wisely,\\
		+	:D"

-	Another one bites the dust, update. On one of the last rides coming down from fragrance, over 6 weeks ago, I took a spill, banged my elbow and hip, got up and dusted myself off, no big deal. The two weeks later did the first weds night race and the next day I noticed my elbow had swollen up to a mushy balloon. Bursa filled with fluid. After continuing to the paddle in the waves it go worse. I tried to soak it which helped some then would go paddle and it would get pretty hard and bothered. Eventually went to the doc who drained it, put in some steroids and told me to lay off the paddling for a week to 10 days which means I'm missing all these nice wave reports. I tempted to go but the doc said it could become chronic and take a long time to heal. The mountain biking seems to have a higher risk reward ratio than kayaking. Falling out of the boats, even being rescued, seems more an injury to the ego compared to the potential of even a small spill. I hope to be back soon, hearing the reports are the worse part of the recovery.	+	Matt

-	DMow	+	Giving substantial meaning to: Just wiggle a tire - suspect there are a number amongst us that would happily attend to your new boat's exercise if you feel it is being neglected - here's to a speedy recovery from the paddle's #1 path to injury - see you back on the water soon.

Think Lasagna

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Paddle quickly, think slowly...

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That Makes Three Down

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Thursday Barnacle Run