Salmon Bay Paddle - Rob Casey

05/29/2026

05/23/2026

Visit the Ballard Elks on a June 13 for our Outdoor Gear Sale from 9-1pm. This is a Salmon Bay Paddle event. I’ll have sup and kayak gear, wetsuits and more. Open to other vendors — details TBA. Some proceeds donated to an Elks charity.

05/23/2026

Visit the Ballard Elks on a June 13 for our Outdoor Gear Sale from 9-1pm. I’ll have sup and kayak gear, wetsuits and more. Open to other vendors, details TBA. Some proceeds donated to an Elks charity.

05/21/2026

Join us in Bremerton June 27th for our 3rd annual Bremerton 2 Bridges Tidal Race. The 5.5 and 11 mile courses are in light tidal currents providing a challenge and some free glides while riding the Salish Sea. Sponsored by the which is on the course. Scan the bar code for more info and to register. Stay the night to watch the Bridge Blast - Bremerton’s early 4th Fireworks Show!

05/18/2026

-3.8 Low tide exploration today below the Ballard Elks beach and Rays Boathouse. Lots of beach debris from rusty metal, old and new glass, porcelain plates, tires and other weird stuff. And picking up other people’s trash at Secret Beach.

05/15/2026

Explore the North Olympic Peninsula with us this summer with Sup or surfski tours and/or coastal training.

We supply the gear or you bring your own. Owner Rob Casey is the author of Paddling the Salish Sea and knows the ‘Oly Pen’ well.

Whether a beginner or advanced paddler he’ll introduce you to epic spots from sea caves and remote beaches to coastal rivers and unknown surf spots. Get in touch in bio to schedule.

05/14/2026

Beach debris from a twenty minute walk oh Freshwater Bay beach west of Port Angeles earlier this week. It’s always coming in, it’s our job to keep removing it to protect marine life and ultimately ourselves.

05/13/2026

We offer Sup and surf ski training in the tidal rapids of Deception Pass. A short drive from Seattle. Learn to read the tides and currents, paddle in tidal currents and rapids and where to surf! I have group classes and private sessions. Visit my site in bio for details or give me a holler.

05/12/2026

This morning the surf was too small and shallow for my 9” surf ski rudder. So I negotiated a line into a coastal river mouth and eddied my way up stream.

I practiced ferrying and peeling in and out of a class 2 rapid then glided back down.

By then the tide and swell had risen for several fun rides in the surf. The spot does require paddling in 3 miles to access so I always leave fuel in the tank to get back.