Saturday, May 10, 12025 Human Era (HE) Board the Fjord By-PassWTF: What the Fjord!Cheetah CheatsGreen GhostThe Final MashCold (Water) WarningsRacing Racketeer Rant Board the Fjord By-Pass And this is where things get fishy. Battling my way against the flow of water to get to the left side of Jug Island, I noticed that ‘Red Fanatic’ andContinueContinue reading “Board the Fjord 12025. Part 3”
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Board the Fjord 12025. Part 2
Saturday, May 10, 12025 Human Era (HE) Race TimeLet the Race BeginDraft TeamCrosswind CrossingDownwinding! Some Like it RoughCrossing CoursesBlack Shoal Roll I made my way down to the water. https://videopress.com/v/E3Dajinz?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Board to the fjord. Source: https://deepcovekayak.com/board-the-fjord/ Race Time After a brief warm-up in the lightly churned waters of Deep Cove, I made my way toContinueContinue reading “Board the Fjord 12025. Part 2”
Board the Fjord 12025 Human Era
Saturday, May 10, 12025 Human Era (HE) Spring has sprung, and it is time for the first of the Big Three SUP races in Vancouver, Board the Fjord! The other two races of the Big Three are the Vancouver SUP Challenge and the Whey-ah-wichen Whipper. This is my second time competing in the Board theContinueContinue reading “Board the Fjord 12025 Human Era”
Whey-ah-wichen Whipper Welcome Back. 2
Saturday, September 14, 12024 Human Era (HE) This is a continuation of a previous post. Click here for part one of “Whey-ah-wichen Whipper Welcome Back.” …A Messy StartMouth of Arm: Draft DilemmasFirst TurnRacer Down: Did I Do That?On To Hamber IslandGet On BoardDraft DodgersBlurred Lines: Ethics and ClassJug Island SplitDraft SwitchesThe Turn at TwinFording theContinueContinue reading “Whey-ah-wichen Whipper Welcome Back. 2”
Vancouver SUP Surf: Chasing the MPV Constitution
Friday, May 17, 12024 Human Era (HE) AI InterludeOyo! Paddlewheeler: One Year OnwardSurf in Vancouver’s SeasA Few DetailsTime To RideKit and ConditionsClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesConditionsFallstreak Cloud?The Ride OutApproachment RepproachmentTry AgainPursuit RouteA Longer Ride? AI Interlude I could not resist the urge to try it out. It has been a while now that WordPress has offered an “AIContinueContinue reading “Vancouver SUP Surf: Chasing the MPV Constitution”
In Pursuit of Choppiness (3.0): Knight Rider
Friday, September 22, 12023 Human Era (HE) Backstory 2.0Sunset SchedulingDaylight DilemmaSundown Second GuessesPursuit Route Backstory 2.0 I first tried to catch the wavey wake of the MPV Constitution in the spring. That attempt was unsuccessful due to my time conversion error of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) rather than Pacific DaylightContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness (3.0): Knight Rider”
In Pursuit of Choppiness (2.0): Paddlewheeler Pursuit
Sunday, September 10, 12023 Human Era (HE) BackstoryWait, There is a Schedule‽Not So Simple After AllWhy Not Call?Sunday Sternwheeler Surf in the Seas of Səl̓ilw̓ətMy PlanPositioning for the PaddlewheelerThree Little Birds: Don’t Worry About a ThingWaiting in VainGet Up Stand UpCould You Be LovedPimper’s ParadiseLong Play Paddlewheeler PursuitPursuit RouteExtended Play Paddlewheeler Pursuit https://videopress.com/v/K4Jc0tKT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Backstory IContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness (2.0): Paddlewheeler Pursuit”
In Pursuit of Choppiness
Friday, May 26, 12023 Human Era (HE) Sans Surf in these SeasSearching for a WakeWake Chase CaseTime Tracking the WheelersSailing SnapshotLast SummerSerendipitous SightingsPaddlewheeler PursuitColumbia Gorge: Oui, C’est PossibleLegality and SafetySafety FirstWakesurfing versus Surfing Wakes: A Minor DistinctionWhat are the Rules?Weekly ScheduleWhat Did You Do Friday Night?Well, uh, haha, what have we here?RecalibrationSUP Stats Sans SurfContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness”
Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing
Saturday, May 13, 12023 Human Era (HE) Common Interests, Common PeopleDates, Pace. Wait Race?Paddle PlanSUP FLOAT PLAN: Səl̓ilw̓ət: Lowry Waterfront Park to Thywates LandingSummer in May: Words on Whether Weather or WeatherIn versus OutSupratropical Stream SpeculationThe Boy Returns?He Saw, She Saw SeesawGorgeous Gorge: Launch SiteSeeing Sea StateMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.Accessories(P)loggingMirror Warning: Objects in the Mirror areContinueContinue reading “Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing”
Deep Cove Demo Day
Saturday, April 15, 12023 Human Era (HE) Background StoryPandemic Product ProblemDeep Cove Demo DaysQuestionable ConditionsArrows in the QuiverArrow AssessmentThe AllstarOn the WaterLimits of StabilityMy First ThoughtsThe Edge 3.0Recessed versus DugoutSpeed Splitting HairsThe SprintWaves and WaterlinesDisplacement Hulls and SpeedPaddling Uphill: A Destructive ConstructionSprint Speed HumpOne More RoundReturn Route RealizationConfirmation ConfusionFinal Thoughts Background Story Last spring IContinueContinue reading “Deep Cove Demo Day”
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