BIg Wave Surfing at Mavericks

Eddie Would Go!

  Well it was a dream come true for me as we left Vancouver on Dec 9th for our 10 day trip to Oahu's North Shore. The North Shore in the winter means only one thing to me, big, legendary, historic surf. Before i could get to the North Shore though i was there to support Jen in her Honolulu marathon(it'sin my contract). We were also travelling with close friends Jenni Chancey and Leaf's fan Darren Ashby. Jenni also ran the marathon and both Jen's ran well competing against 22000 other runners. Jen ran a a solid 3:20 battling Achilles tendinitis and a strong headwind. Jenni ran a great race as well coming in just under 4 hours. I know both girls wanted more but Darren and I admired the commitment and effort. The last time i was in Oahu was this past July when Bodie Shandro and i raced our standup paddleboard in the Molokai2Oahu World Championships. The south swell at Waikiki was much bigger and consistent then but it still felt good to be there in the shadow of the Duke Kahanamoku statue. It was great to be in the heat and humidity of Hawaii and we were not missing any powder at Whistler so that made me feel good too.

Raph and Catherine Bruhwiler Documentary- Growing up in Tuff City

Here is a great little film created about surfer and coastal waterman Raph Bruhwiler and her sister Catherine and son Kalum. I had a chance to do a Paddle Canada Coastal SUP Surf Course with Catherine this past fall in Tofino and she was great to work with and fun to get to know. I am looking forward to doing more courses with Catherine this spring. Sure looks like a great place to grow up!

Deception Pass Dash

Race Prep

 Last Sunday night i headed down to Washington for the Deception Pass Dash. Traditionally a kayaking race, they have recently added a standup paddleboarding class and since i hadn't had a chance to race and push the pace since August i thought this would be a fun event to be part of. Due to my guiding in the Greatbear Rainforest I had unfortunately missed races in September like the BOP in Cali, Board the Fiord in Deep Cove and the Round the Rock race at Mercer Island. The DPD intrigued me because it was on the ocean and there were currents to deal with. Kevin OBrien from Kalavida Surf Shop had sent me a couple of new Quickblade paddles and also sent a 14' Naish Javelin to try out. I have been training on my 12'6" Rogue Outlaw but I have always admired the Javelin and it looked to be a pretty fast flatwater board. I also wanted to paddle a 14' board as l like this class on the ocean. I also knew the Javelin was tippy in choppy, dynamic conditions but i wasn't quite sure what to expect.

TIpping Barrels

A great film by Ben Gulliver and Ian MacAllister. Great job by the boys at Sitka. Its all about keeping the oil tankers out of the Greatbear Rainforest.

 Enjoy!


Tipping Barrels from Sitka on Vimeo.