Happy Paddlin

23/10/2024

Showing off the new stuff for 2025! Here's a sneak peak at the new Aqua Bound Tetra Ultralight. Been using for a couple months and find I can't go back to my old paddles! Blog post here:
https://happypaddlin.com/2024/10/23/aquabound-tetra-paddle-first-look-go-ultralight-in-2025/

18/10/2024

Went to E WA and MT to show dealers and media some new stuff in paddlesports!
Highlights:
🍪A cookie store in Missoula that was insane,
💜a purple tree,
🍁splendor everywhere
🥰 reunited with long time friends from the Midwest 🛶😁fun visit with dealers like and Kent’s Canoe and Kayak Spokane WA.

16/10/2024

09/10/2024

Eternally thankful for Tom and Lisa Derrer’s friendship and the opportunity they gave me to be part of Eddyline Kayaks. Had a wonderful evening catching up! It’s Tom’s Birthday in 2 days!

04/10/2024

C’mon ya gotta think about the paddlers! Your Rig would be even Cooler with a Canoe! The racks I’ve seen have the bow in the air at a 45 degree angle and the stern in the dirt behind you! Guess I’m sticking with red truck ;) 😁🛶

03/10/2024

And they ship! Great folks running some nice promos!

Up to 15% off select Eddyline kayaks! Check out the link below to see what we have in stock.

https://www.headwatersadventure.com/collections/kayaks?sort_by=best-selling&filter.p.vendor=Eddyline

27/09/2024

Visit the frontline shops that grow the community of paddlers. Show them new cool stuff…That’s the job and it is a blast!
💥 Ship to Shore In Gig Harbor WA checking out something new and very lightweight!
💥Yeagers in Bellingham juggling summer to winter changeover
💥Olympic Outdoor Center in Port Gamble “back o trailer” showing
💥Fisheries supply entire crew outta the trailer showing.

01/09/2024

Paddled and loved the new Opal from Northstar Canoes. Perfect canoe for the tandem and solo adventures that I do around here.

28/07/2024

I paddle canoes, distribute canoes, make vids on canoes, sell canoes and then sometimes buy them back to then sell them again. But only after a video. Yellowstone Solo vs Phoenix Duel …Sunrise 🤠🛶!

27/07/2024

Eugene! This is going on!

18/07/2024

Had some help today getting ready for an August 1st delivery of Northstar Canoes! Put everything up high and should be able to get ~ 21 new Canoes in here.
See https://happypaddlin.com/northstar-canoes/ for what is not spoken for and what is shipping to the nearest dealer.

12/06/2024

https://youtu.be/oxFDRgiht3M?si=hK8pZgWUpRr5w3VA

Here’s the vid to follow up with the pics from the other day! 😃🛶 Alder Creek Kayak Canoe

Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe out of Portland Oregon hosted this wonderful social outing at their location on the water. We unloaded a fleet of Northstar and W...

09/06/2024

The Alder Creek Kayak Canoe “Single Blade Mingle” was an absolute blast! Thanks to all who participated with such big energy and support for eachother. Nothing better that just messin’ about in canoes all day.
Thanks to the Alder Creek staff for bbq’ing after we returned to the docks and putting together such a fun day!
Canoe Social aka Single-Blade Mingle: Wenonah Canoe and Northstar Canoes demo and community paddle!

20/05/2024

I'm so excited about this! A "do something" cool way to try boats and learn!

June 8th at Alder Creek Kayak Canoe Portland OR.

We'll launch from the dock shortly after 10am, please arrive 15-20 minutes early to get geared up. Demos will have to be shared between everyone. If there is a specific boat you would like to try, please drop us a line so we can try and accomodate your request. Not all models will be available to try. Enjoy a burger, hotdog and a soda on us after your demo!

03/05/2024

Why wait for sunny days in the NW when it can be all yours right now!
for the warm and dry
for the glide
for the propulsion
with the 😃🛶

04/11/2023

Favorite time of the year! The Paddling is still amazing with the promise of fun in the Mountains to come! Eddyline Kayaks Aqua Bound

31/10/2023

Just returned from a very special 1/2 week of instruction from Liquid Fusion Kayaking in Fort Bragg CA. Jeff and Cate were wonderful hosts and the experience was exactly what I needed and wanted. Still riding the high and excited for more! Wrote up a road journal entry to share a bit more detail and have something to look back upon some day. If you have ever wanted to paddle the sea and explore sea caves and rock gardens with absolute experts you have to reach out to Liquid Fusion Kayaking !
http://happypaddlinroadlog.blogspot.com/2023/10/vitamin-sea-with-liquid-fusion-kayaking.html

28/10/2023

Jim Snyder is a legend in paddlesports and I have been lucky enough to get to know him a bit during his award winning design work with Emotion Kayaks in the 2000s. I recently stumbled across a blog he wrote on the forward stroke in a kayak and enjoyed his deep take on it and wanted to share! Thanks Jim for all of the personal support this year (it means the world to me) and the gifts you have given to paddlesports over the many years!

Stroke Theory Mar 8, 2014 | More Info What follows is a discussion of my ideas about stroke dynamics. It’s an evolving science with abundant subjective input and assertions ruling the day. My ideas come from studying what makes powerful strokes and what it takes to paddle hard all day- in essence-...