I beat Dave Kalama at the inaugural Big Winds SUP race in the Columbia River Gorge at Hood River. Finished about five minutes ahead of him–long enough to get off my board, walk up to the deck above the river and take pictures of Dave, Robby Naish, and Michi Schweiger crossing the finsih line. So Continue Reading
This post is the first in a very long series (I hope) on surfing your SUP. A lot of people are buying SUP boards just for flatwater paddling. More power to them, but there may come a day when you decide you’d like to try a bit of surfing. The good news is that all Continue Reading
I was mucking around in Ponohouse (my first blog: www.ponohouse.com) and found this first article about Stand Up Paddle Surfing. I was amazed to do the math on the article dates and realize I’ve only been doing Stand up Paddle surfing for two years–how could that be? But it’s true, I bought my first SUP Continue Reading
So we’re in a recession. I might seem like a bad time to be spending $1500 on a SUP board and paddle. But unless you plan to huddle in your apartment, slowly turning to suet, you’re going to do some kind of sport or workout. Even running takes good shoes, and it’s just not that Continue Reading
We’ve just found the best place to stay on Maui (other than Ponohouse). It’s perfect for any active person or couple that plans to spend their time on the North shore–surfing, windsurfing, SUP Surfing, whatever. It’s perfect partly because of location, but it also balances luxury, tasteful accommodation, and amenities (like private beach access directly Continue Reading
If you’ve been to Maui I certainly hope you’ve been to Haile Maile. It’s kind of the middle of noplace–a lovely spot overlooking the North Shore, equidistant from Baldwin Ave and the Haleakala Highway, just below Makawao. Haile Maile General Store is a destination restaurant in the purest sense. You have to be going there Continue Reading
My brother Bob is organizing a distance paddle event to go from Plymouth Massachusetts across Cape Cod Bay to Provincetown on the tip of the cape–22 miles. In a moment of weakness I said I’d participate. I’m kind of looking forward to it, but I need to train and there isn’t much time left–it’s August Continue Reading
For those of you that have been following along, the migration to Dreamhost is complete, and I’m working on the new look and feel. I think people will like the new navigation–there will be several feature stories, selectable by tabs according to the topic. Below that will be picture-oriented articles, with lead pictures that you Continue Reading
Why would you go to a restaurant where Mai Tais are fifteen bucks. Because it’s worth it. Mama’s is a gorgeous place. Actually it’s way past gorgeous. There’s an unobstructed view across the empty beach (it’s not private, but you have to come through the Mama’s entrance to get to it) to crashing waves. There’s Continue Reading
Sam is as nervous as a cat. Whenever we bring his crate up from the basement he stays even closer to Diane than usual–which is not that easy for a dog that spends his life ten inches from her knee. I think he’s concerned about being left behind. I can’t blame him–the weather in Portland Continue Reading
I got up early this morning to take a long paddle and found Portland socked in with fog. At our house it was clear and bright, but a hundred feet below my windowsill it was a flat white blanket all the way to the coast range. I goofed around and worked on my computer until [...]
It would be nice to find some local SUP surfers here in Portland–I want to do some long paddles, and I need to work out a way to do it without round-tripping. I’ve been cruising in the Multnomah channel and I think a run from the Hayden Island Bridge down to Scappose would be pretty [...]