No more "V10 Sport"

I finally got rid of the "Sport". The decal that is. When I moved up from my first boat. a V10 Sport, to a V10 (used)  I had a vinyl sign maker fabricate a new decal as the old "V10" was faded and peeling off. She wanted a sample of the typeface so I showed her a photo of the sport. What I wanted was "V10". What I got was "V10 Sport". Not one to waste good vinyl I applied the new decal to the V10 and raced it for two years against a few who were impressed at how fast I could get the "Sport" to go. Apologies to all. I'll be in a V10 next season.

First paddle of the season with "new paddle"

First paddle of the season with Kim of Bellingham, Washington.

By "new paddle" I mean the new left as opposed to right feather. Over the past year I developed a severe case of tennis elbow in my right arm. Despite seeing physical therapists, icing, ibuprophen, and  acupuncture nothing worked. So this November I took the month off paddling and started up again in December with a change of control hand from right to left. It took only about 10 sessions to relearn how to paddle but I'm now comfortable withe the reverse feather and the pain has gone. 

up and running soon

I will be in La Ventana within the week (ETA November 15) and will have boats available and posting regularly to the blog...

Photos from the road

Camp for the night








Cabo Pulmo










The Catavina boulder fields

paddling / surfing video

BIRTHRIGHT from Sean Mullens on Vimeo.

Sunrise - Sea of Cortez

Getting ready for a 6:30 am sunrise paddle.

surfski remount Los Cabos, Mexico

Here's the You Tube version with music.
It was difficult getting this footage as the water was rough from all the passing boats and jet skis. Most of the boats were "glass bottom boat" tours so everyone was looking down instead of ahead. The jet skis are like mosquitoes with a wake. And driven by a gringo they are as dangerous on the water as a Mexican on the road.