Rowing & Paddling Plans

Have you ever rowed?  Instead of propelling ourselves with just our legs, we literally bring our backs and arms into the equation.  And we have the same wide range of possibilities that those under just leg power have – we can row at a leisurely place or at a frenzied pace for speed and a high intensity workout.  We can row from our larger boat to shore or we can do like the retired Oregon coast ship’s pilot Dale McKinnon.  She asked Sam to design her a boat for an historic solo woman rowing voyage from Ketchikan to Bellingham.  The Fairhaven Flyer design was born and she became the first woman to row solo from Alaska to Washington State. 

Have you ever paddled?  The best part of paddling is facing forward as you paddle yourself around.  Kayaks can be seen just about anywhere in the world today and Sam’s entries into the paddling experience are well worth a look.