Paddling The Blue Podcast

Today’s episode features one of the world’s most recognized advocates for cold water safety, Moulton Avery. Moulton will share how he got his start in the world of water safety, how we can keep ourselves safe, busts a few myths about cold water, and gives his best advice on how we can represent safe paddling to the paddling community. Enjoy today’s episode with Moulton! Learn: National Center for Cold Water Safety NCCWS Facebook page Video: Cold Shock, Swimming Failure, and Incapacitation Air and water temperature myths Connect: Contact Moulton Donate to the National Center for Cold Water Safety  

Today’s episode takes us to my home waters of the Great Lakes. We will be talking with Mike Stout about his journey as a paddler leading to his unprecedented five crossings of Lake Michigan.  You'll find links below to Mike's trip write-ups for the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior crossings. Learn: The Northland Adventurer Lake Michigan 2016 Lake Michigan 2020 Lake Michigan June 10, 2021 Lake Michigan June 27, 2021 Lake Michigan July 13, 2021 Lake Superior Connect: Contact Mike

Today’s episode will take a different approach, leaning toward how individuals can get involved with their paddling environments through Citizen Science. Today I’m talking with Scott Baxter and Matt Kahabka about their circumnavigation of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and why this trip was important. While you or I may not live near the Great Salt Lake, the opportunity we can all take away from this episode is that we can each make a difference in our home waters. If you’ve never heard of the term Citizen Science, it’s an opportunity where you can contribute to the scientific community without being a scientist yourself. As kayakers, we can often get to places that research vessels cannot, and the information we can collect on their behalf can make a difference. I encourage you to Citizenscience.gov or Google Citizen Science in your area. Learn more about the trip: Scott's post on the Strictly Sea Kayaking Facebook page Resources: Great Salt Lake Institute National Audubon Society-Saline Lakes Friends of Great Salt Lake

For today’s episode, I am joined by Susan Conrad and we’ll be talking about her love for the Inside Passage. Susan shares her story of her 2010 through-paddle, her preparation for the trip, and how paddling the Inside Passage became a truly life changing experience for her.  Enjoy today’s episode with Susan Conrad! Connect: susanmarieconrad.com Check out Susan's books:   Resources: Kayaking the Inside Passage: A Paddler's Guide from Puget Sound, Washington, to Glacier Bay, Alaska Alone in the Passage: An Explorer's Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage The Ikkatsu Project Cape Decision Lighthouse on Kuiu Island North Sound Baykeeper

For today’s episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with Shaan Gresser. Shaan shares her story of her quest to become the first woman to complete a non-stop solo of the Bass Strait and the amazing way she prepared for the 32-hour journey. Shaan delivers some great, practical advice for anyone planning a trip of any size. Enjoy today’s episode with Shaan Gresser! Learn: About the Bass Strait About the Audax Azure Connect: Email Shaan  

In this episode, I am joined today by Dale Williams where we’ll talk about tackling the Unalga tide race, one of the fiercest tide races in Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain. Learn: Akutan Island Fox Island Passes (including Unalga Pass) Connect: Sea Kayak USA

Today I am joined today by Jon Turk. Jon is one of the world’s greatest living adventurers with an incredible resume of some of the most hardcore expeditions through the Arctic and beyond. Jon shares some stories from a few of his experiences and the path he took many years ago to find his personal power to fuel his adventures. Enjoy today’s episode with Jon Turk! Connect: Jonturk.net      

This episode features Simon Osborne. In this interview, we will talk about Simon’s experience, along with Marin Medak, paddling in South Korea, and all the uniqueness that comes with paddling in that part of the world. We’ll also touch on his expedition to Madagascar and his latest project, Online Sea Kayaking.  Learn more: Online Sea Kayaking Connect: info@onlineseakayaking.com Online Sea Kayaking (Facebook) I've had several questions about the pan Simon mentioned in his interview.  Here it is:  

Today we hear from Bonnie Perry. Bonnie is a special person to me as she was one of the first people who really welcomed me into the paddling community.  Bonnie always brings the fun and an infectious laugh to any paddling environment.  She is a very insightful coach, shaped in part by her unique day job as the Episcopal Bishop of Michigan, which comes in handy as she experienced on more than one paddle, one of which she describes in today’s talk. In this episode, she shares how paddling inspires her and how she accepted the generosity of others to reach her best.   This was my first remote interview and kind of exciting for me personally to be able to take the show on the road. We did this one at about 11:30 pm on the patio of a rented house at the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium in Wisconsin. For a first remote, I think it turned out great.  I’m looking forward to taking the show on the road more. Enjoy today’s episode with Bonnie! Learn more: Shetland Canoe Club Shetland.org Connect: Bonnie Perry Paddling (Facebook)

In this episode, Jaime Sharp shares the amazing story of his team’s circumnavigation of the Svalbard archipelago.  The team included himself, Tara Mulvany, and PG Porsanger. This is a proper adventure full of incredible beauty, despite the environment and animals doing their best to try to kill you. Today’s episode is longer than most, but it’s a truly engaging story and well worth the time. Jaime is a referral from another guest, James Manke. We heard James’s story about paddling the Grand Canyon, which he did with Jaime, in episode #36. Thank you James for making the connection! Enjoy today’s episode with Jaime! Learn more: Paddling the Cold Edge trailer (Vimeo) Ice Bears and Islands blog Connect: Jaimesharp.com Instagram Facebook