Ambassador
I recently became part of River Angels (RA), a team that includes some of the most talented & empowering women in the kayaking realm. Not only are the women inspirational, but the reason the River Angels exist in the first place, is inspirational.
Our mission states:
“The River Angels are … Read the rest
This somehow looks less scary when your big brother is standing next to you.
It’s said that what goes up must come down, so after nearly a week of clear skies and light winds, I wasn’t surprised to see towering thunderheads and swirling wind gusts on the morning we prepped… Read the rest
Spontaneous brother-sister bartending gig at the Bora Bora Yacht Club… Happy New Year!!
New Year’s Eve and James and I sailed into Bora Bora around 3 p.m. after a glorious passage. We tossed the dinghy over the side and I rowed in to the Bora Bora Yacht Club to see… Read the rest
What would you do if you had just finished rowing across one ocean? iWend Ambassador Sarah Outen is setting her sights on the a global human powered circumnavigation by land and sea after her epic Indian Ocean crossing in 2009. Nutter!
Rough day on the motu with my big brother.
For four years we had talked about a rendezvous aboard Swell, but the timing had always been wrong. Then suddenly, there was my beloved big brother descending the steps of the plane right before my eyes!! Not only had he made… Read the rest
Sun setting as we go into the third round effort to properly align Swell’s engine.
And so despite that Jesse had probably hoped to spend his brief pass through town out enjoying a blue lagoon somewhere, I had no choice but to tackle the engine repair before my brother arrived… Read the rest
After two years of planning, traveling, filming and editing I recently premiered my latest film, Nature Propelled… Read the rest, at the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, CA. Good times! Surrounded by some of my closest friends and a large group of inspiring people that contributed so much
Google Maps insists that I can pass through the Brooklyn Navy Yards on my way from Williamsburg to Dumbo.
Google Maps is a liar.
The thoroughfares of the yards are hidden behind chain-link fencing, guarded by drive-by sentry booths, walled off with steel gate covered in weathered plank wood and… Read the rest
Flying from the Eiger, in Switzerland.
Remember, this is illegal in American National Parks. Why? An excellent question.… Read the rest
- Dave Hoffman, Hagen Gorge, WA. Photo by Andy Lictenheld.
I struggle with how to tell stories about kayaking. A little bit of me wants to appeal to my hardcore kayaker friends, to show them what I’ve done, to get them stoked and maybe a little jealous. A larger part of
