Paddling – Brian's Routes

Hobie Tandem Island Sailboat / Kayak Sailing the Inside Passage / Paddling / Routes

June 30, 2025

Kayak Sailing the Inside Passage on a Hobie Tandem Island

In July 2025 I sailed my Hobie Tandem Island along the Inside Passage from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. I took several diversions from the traditional Inland Passage Route to see Hot Springs and...

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Hobie Tandem Island Sailboat / Kayak Sailing the ICW / Routes

December 30, 2024

Kayak Sailing the ICW on a Hobie Tandem Island

In December 2024, my wife and I drove across the United States to put our Hobie Tandem Island into the water near the Everglades and begin sailing North along the IntraCostal Waterway (ICW). We...

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Hobie Tandem Island Sailboat / Routes

October 2, 2024

Catalina Crossing on a Hobie Tandem Island

For a long time, I had dreamt of doing adventures in our tandem kayak. After a somewhat frightening final crossing during our Channel Islands Crossing voyage, we decided to scale back kayaking the open...

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Big Boats / Routes

March 15, 2016

Galapagos Islands

This post is a departure from the typical discussion found on this site. Normally I provide detailed route-finding information for you to use in designing your own off-the-beaten-track routes. This type of travel is...

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Kayaking / Paddling / Routes

February 22, 2012

Kayaking to the South Bay Wreck (USS Thompson)

It was a sunny July Afternoon, so Peter, Sylvia, Janet, and I headed out into the bay in our kayaks. We had planned to make the lap around Bair Island, but we knew right...

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Kayaking / Paddling / Routes

November 16, 2010

Kayaking Tomales Bay from Chicken Ranch

GPS Track for this Route We decided to prepare for our Channel Islands Kayaking trip by doing an overnighter in Tomales Bay. We started from the beach at Chicken Ranch (free overnight parking) and...

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Kayaking / Paddling / Routes

April 25, 2009

Kayaking Mono Lake, CA

GPX Track for this Route. My friend Gruppo and I headed to Mono Lake for a quick trip this spring. Prior to departure, we discovered that the islands in the middle of Mono Lake are...

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Highlights / Kayaking / Paddling / Routes

September 13, 2007

Kayaking the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the Ocean

It is possible to kayak down the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the mouth of the Columbia River. The distance for the journey is 146 miles, and there are numerous camping sites along...