by Sean | May 21, 2026 | Environmental, Paddling Destinations, SUP
by Sean | Oct 15, 2017 | Events, Paddling Destinations
Experiencing the largest tidal range in the world is reason enough for any sea kayaker to want to attend ‘Fundy’. And running the tidal bore on the Shubenacadie River or playing on one of a multitude of tide races that scour the south-eastern shore of Nova Scotia is...
by Sean | Dec 17, 2016 | Events, Paddling Destinations
This was my first time to Chile and only my second time to South America. My lack of ability to speak Spanish had caused me to decline a previous invitation to teach at the Simposio de Kayak del Pacifico Sur (SKPS). But brothers Eduardo and Roberto Saldias Andahur and...
by Sean | Jul 24, 2014 | Paddling Destinations
San Francisco Bay is a fascinating place to paddle, whatever your craft. The interplay of wind, tide and swell produce endlessly variable conditions that can change considerably during any given day. Aside from the pervasive marine layer (which really is such a...
by Sean | Jul 22, 2014 | Paddling Destinations, Personal
Elkhorn Slough and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary As you approach the fishing village of Moss Landing on California Highway 1 the view is dominated the cooling towers of the Moss Landing Power Plant, the tops of the towers often obscured by grey cloud. It...
by Sean | Jul 3, 2014 | Paddling Destinations
California’s North Coast can be so forbidding; sheer cliffs wreathed in fog, cold stormy seas pounding treacherous reefs and unrelenting miles of often steep beach that offer few places to find shelter. And then you come to Trinidad Head. I can only imagine how...