Living on the most eastern of the San Juan archipelago islands, Fidalgo island, the variety of trip & training paddle routes from here are endless. While strong currents do exist in nearly every channel surrounding our island shores, learning how to use these currents to travel in the back eddies, the mid-channel-river-like 'green tongue', along with harnessing the strength of the winds (with kayak sails), is what paddling the San Juans is all about to us... Efficiency. Speed. Using what Nature offers to help us achieve our paddling (distance travelling & racing speed) goals. Which sometimes mandates a combination of styles & skills from river and sea kayaking mixed in with occasional surfing and sailing. Adreline rushes. Personal Speed Records. Risk-taking. Innovation. ~Paddle the Islands and let Nature Inspire.~

Monday, July 5, 2010

A sea kayaker's archaeological discovery!

We enjoyed spending this 4th of July holiday weekend
paddling and playing
with a friend at their Puget Sound seaside cabin...
To our surprise and delight we also made an
 unexpected archaeological discovery...
This old boat blendin' in with the weathered beach fence is nothing other than an ol'...

Eddyline Heron

....once upon a time dubbed the fastest sea kayak in the world!!

I smiled nostaligically at the flaking, fiberglass hulled skeleton as I remember paddling my father's fast Heron during this sleek crafts heyday back in the 1980's~
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