Re: [Paddlewise] An Illusion in Deception Pass with 60kt Wind Gusts

From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 13:25:56 -0700
Neat! Must be great to see in person!
It makes me think of my first exposure to real sea kayakers. It was 
about 20 years ago and I was at a wedding in Laguna overlooking the 
ocean. The sun was going down and there was a group of three or so 
kayakers paddling close to shore along the rocky coast. I wondered where 
they'd come from and where they would go and I was just amazed to see 
them paddling there and at night!
I wish I had found myself a kayak back then!

Mark

On 5/14/2010 10:09 AM, Craig Jungers wrote:
> After getting off the ferry in Anacortes she decided to detour to Deception
> Pass just to see what it looked like. When she stopped on the bridge she
> looked down and saw a kayaker paddling the ebb in the full fury of the storm
> so she broke out her camera and took a few shots.
>
> The paddler was Warren Williamson and he was paddling his Illusion. Pam was
> pretty sure it was him (hard to see from the bridge) so she sent her photos
> to the manufacturer of the Illusion, Sterling Donalson, in Bellingham, WA.
> Pam also has an Illusion and seems pretty happy with it. Warren is also
> pretty happy with it. You can see from the photos that the conditions were
> not for the faint-at-heart. Here is a link to Sterling's home page with the
> photos Pam took displayed prominently: http://www.sterlingskayak.com/
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