Sunrise… Sunset… & Then Some
We Circumnavigated Vashon Island… Again On Saturday, we circumnavigated Vashon Island for the third time in less than a year. When we originally discussed how…
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The Largest Islands…
We had an ambitious plan. In our quest to circumnavigate all of the islands of Puget Sound, today would be the day that we…
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Our Paddle to Purdy
Early April is generally when we start ramping up our mileage, in preparation for our annual SEVENTY48 race. Our goal for this weekend was…
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What’s on Your Checklist?
When I was writing about bow & stern lines, I had a line in there that my wife deleted. I had said that I…
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Do you know who built your kayak?
If You Get an NC Kayak… In a world where manufacturing is increasingly automated, each NC Kayak is hand-built in the Northwest, by just two…
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Beacons, Radios, and Trackers
Beacons, Radios, and Trackers, Oh My! A friend just asked me which I prefer: a radio or a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). Their PLB is…
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The Return to Fox Island
If it’s not broke… One of our favorite training paddles is circumnavigating Fox Island. It is close to home. The launch site has parking. It…
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We build our kayaks to hold their course.
Straight Talk We build our kayaks to hold their course. It’s not that they’re unaffected by wind and waves. It’s that we’ve worked to minimize…
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Performance Flange
The Performance Flange What is a performance flange? It is a part of each of our kayaks and it was installed to solve one problem,…
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Bow and Stern Lines: Care & Feeding
The Long &… Er, the Front & the Back of It Bow and stern lines are very important to safely transport your kayaks. They help…
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