Wow, it’s December 31st, 2024 and what an incredible journey teaching sea kayak rolling in the beautiful waters surrounding Victoria and Vancouver Island has been. There’s been a noticeable uptick in interest of sea kayaking, possibly...

Calm in the Eye of the Storm In early July Ucluelet, BC was the gathering place for James Manke’s “Ukee Greenland Weekend” where paddlers from all over the world came together to celebrate and learn traditional style rolling, paddling techniques...

Lessons Learned in Big Surf Although it was many years ago, the memory is still strong for me: The surf pounded the beach ahead of me. My colleagues had all paddled to shore, seemingly successfully as I couldn’t see...