Paddle Path: A Pursuit All its Own

Shelby Mass and the author at the Seventy48 finish line. After writing about my solo Seventy48 adventure last year, I realized I was not alone. Any experience of this 70-mile human powered race from Tacoma to Port Townsend…

Paddle Path: Collaborating with Mother Nature

Paddling under the bridge at Agate Passage. Between my upbringing and the path that has led me to advocating for waterpeople, I am adaptable and accustomed to pivoting. So, when Sarah Craig from the environmental…

Paddle Path:
Winter Downwind Paddling in the PNW

Staring out my window on Budd Inlet, I can’t help but recall the fully immersive experience of downwind paddling. Budd Inlet has a great enough fetch, roughly 10 miles, and has the desired geography to create suitable…

Give a Kid a Paddle and Watch them Fly

Coming home from school one day at age 16, my mom threw me a set of car keys and said, “It’s a stick shift. You have to be at practice in the morning, so I guess you had better take her around the block a few times.” The…

SEVENTY48 by SUP: Team SEASTR’s Race Odyssey

SEVENTY48 is a 70-mile race with a 48-hour time limit from Tacoma to Port Townsend with intentionally few rules: no motors, no support, and no wind. Human power only, pedal, paddle, or row. This was my second time…