The ferry in Howe Sound heading for the Sunshine Coast just North of Vancouver, BC.
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The team less Lise-Anne and Steve. From right to left...Bryan Smith, Nick Jacob, Paul Kuthe, Richard Davis, and Dave White.
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Nick Jacob taking in the scenery.
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Nick Jacob sliding onto the glassy wave at Skooks.
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Dave White carving it up on the top wave at Skooks.
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Lise-Anne Beyries taking to the long boat quite well. My wife, soul mate, and ultimate partner. This film would not happen without her help and support!
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The newest member of our family and water tribe. Chuya...finding some space in my pile of gear.
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Lise-Anne and I getting the young guns of Portland to share their story.
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Setting up the boat mount camera system
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Paul Kuthe was absolutely ripping it up at Skooks...here he is getting his carve on.
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He also was not afraid to drop into the froth on Day 2 when the wave got quite a bit bigger.
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Nick was not too shy at Skooks either...I was glad to be the guy filming this time!
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So fun to be paddling with sea paddlers who have this much skill. A clear example of how talented an in control these guys were on the wave. We went for 4, but I think 3 was the most we got onto the top wave at Skookumchuck.
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Special thanks to Laurie and Tom at High Tide Water Taxi for giving us just enough boat time to capture some incredible new angles at Skookumchuck.
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From Skooks we headed North to Quadra Island via three ferries. The first in the series at 6:30am.
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Lise-Anne and Paul checking out the water off Quadra...don't think I have ever seen water this clear before.
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The inter tidal life was mind blowing. With so many tidal races around Quadra all the critters are very well fed.
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The seaweed was glowing.
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The plush set-up at Discovery Islands Lodge that we based out of for 4 days.
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Richard Davis carving it up on one of the best waves I have ever seen for a sea kayak. Just a random wave below one of the bigger races.
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Nick Jacob on that same wave. It started as a perfect glassy wave with shoulders on both sides and eventually got steep with a solid foam pile.
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Paul Kuthe sliding of the right side of it once the current speed was getting close to 10 knots
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Paul just about to get engulfed by the break.
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The weather was still absolutely stunning 5 days into the trip.
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The guys waiting for the big wave of the trip to settle down to a manageable level.
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While I would not quite consider this a friendly level, the young guns showed me how it was done. Paul Kuthe dropping into a huge wave.
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Dave White carving out of the pile.
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Nick Jacob starting to feel the wave in it's ultimate zone
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I was lucky enough to talk Lise-Anne into running video for a few surfs on quite possibly the best wave I have ever surfed in a long boat.
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Soooooooo smooth and fast...paradise.
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On the final day Ralph from Discovery Islands Lodge helped us with a bit of filming and then offered to take a few of us back. Lise-Anne, Steve and I took the ride home, while the young guns paddles two hours back to the lodge.
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This trip was everything I could have ever imagined. These pictures are just the beginning. The film will showcase all the paddlers, venues, and adventure.
