Standup Paddle Magazine

Reid Inouye and company do an outstanding job representing the stand up community – especially in Hawaii – with their publication STANDUP PADDLE MAGAZINE. We are happy to support their efforts, and have had had a great time laying out the following spreads:

Hann completes 190 mile Paddle on BARK Expedition

Norm Hann recently finished his lengthy 11 day paddle along the coastal edge of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, and was kind enough to send in these photos. Check out the complete story HERE.

Cockle Bay, Heiltsuk Seaweed Cabin.

Departing Cockle Bay, Central Coast, B.C.

Paddling Qual River Valley and Douglas Channel.

Canadian embarks on 190 mile paddle for rainforests

Squamish, BC resident Norm Hann has set out on a 190 mile paddle along the coastal edge of the Great Bear Rainforest, which stretches from Vancouver Island to southeast Alaska. It is one of the largest remaining tracts of unspoiled temperate rainforest in the world, and is one of the most prolific areas for marine and terrestrial wildlife anywhere in the world. Hann seeks to bring awareness to the environmental threat a proposed oil pipeline and resultant tanker traffic would have on the rainforest, its people and wildlife.

You can track Hann’s progress through posts, photos and videos HERE.

Hann and a local guide.

BARK team dominates downwinder

At last weekend’s Malibu Downwinder, Oahu’s Mikey Cote claimed first place Unlimited, while teammate and local boy Shane Scoggins took first in the Stock class. Good show, guys!
Special thanks to Gary Fortune for another great event, and to Jason Macmurray for the photos.

Mikey – well adjusted in a fullsuit to the cooler water and winds.

Shane with energy to burn after another stellar Stock race.

Jack Bark easily walked away with the Best In Show ribbon for his multicolor 12′.

Sparky on a new BARK

One of paddling’s most active supporters, and notable cobbler, “Sparky” Longley of RAINBOW SANDALS recently linked up with our own John Becker for a couple of test miles in Dana Point on a new 14′ Dominator. Thanks for the photos, John!

Sparky on the new 14′

Always in good company, Sparky insisted that Gerry join the paddle, even if in a borrowed suit.

Destination 3 Degrees

Morgan Hoesterey is a busy woman. She’s embarking on an endurance paddle through the Hawaiian Islands next month, and sent in this video teaser:

BARK chases Donkeys on Catalina

With 25 Catalina Classic finishes and countless other channel crossings under his belt, Joe is no stranger to mass starts at dawn at the Isthmus. This past weekend Joe and Charlie skipped out on weekend shaping and glassing, and put 26.2 dirty miles on even dirtier running shoes. A handful of paddlers successfully completed the Marathon, and one of them, Josh Loren, even won the race this year in 3:02:04. Congrats to all!

Joe and crew pre-race, all smiles at mile 0.

Battle of the Paddle on the horizon!

Everyone is in full-tilt preparation and training mode for the 2010 Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle coming up the second week of June this year on Oahu. Board shipping takes an extra week now, so plan your orders accordingly.
Carlie packing COMPETITOR boards destined for Hawaii.