In 2008, filmmakers Tom Sharp and Dubside released a documentary about the origins of the Greenland style sea kayaking movement in the United States. The film was titled Modern Greenland Kayaking and was only available on DVDs purchased through their... Continue reading

To The Lighthouse from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Pygmy Kayaks Pinguino Pro 150, Photo by Katya Palladina Washington State Ferry as seen from the Point Wilson Lighthouse. Photo by Katya Palladina Point Wilson Lightkeeper's House. Photo by Andrew Elizaga... Continue reading

Reid Harbor, Stuart Island. Photo by Katya Palladina. Sea kayaking around Stuart Island, San Juan Islands from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Continue reading

I'm excited to share this montage I put together with the help of Katya Palladina of her first time touring in her beautiful new Pygmy Kayaks Pinguino Pro 150 out to Cypress Head and Eagle Cliff, San Juan Islands. It's... Continue reading

I love the look of Pygmy's wooden "stitch-and-glue" kayaks and always thought they looked like furniture. My first kayak was a Pygmy Osprey Standard (15.8 ft long, 24 inches wide) that I bought at the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium... Continue reading

Building the Pygmy Kayaks Pinguino Pro 150 stitch and glue kayak at the Point Defiance Boathouse Marina, Tacoma, Washington. Music: "Acoustic Riding" by Steve Collom, licensed through Audiosocket Building the Pygmy Pinguino Pro 150 from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Continue reading

Escape to Jones Island from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Sea kayaking to Jones Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington. Music: "The Narrows" by Aaron Saloman, licensed through Audiosocket Continue reading

Excerpt from "Amphibious Man" from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. I thought I would share this clip of Greenland kayaking champion John Petersen from "Amphibious Man" (1996), A film by Ivars Silis. From the back cover of the VHS tape:... Continue reading

The Broken Group Islands from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Continue reading

Elemental from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Filmed in the Broken Group Islands, British Columbia. Music: "Pounding' the Pavement" by DJ Bonseye, licensed through Audiosocket Continue reading

Andrew Elizaga. Photo by Katya Palladina Katya and I had been interested in kayaking along British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast for some time before we finally arranged a trip to Desolation Sound in August 2018. Calm, protected inlets surrounded by majestic... Continue reading

I just returned from spending a few days kayak camping in the Broken Group Islands and thought I would share this video. "LIKE" it if you love rolling! Little Island from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Continue reading

How strong is a skin-on-frame sea kayak? (Destructive testing) from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Katya Palladina was given this skin-on-frame kayak by Phoxx Ekcs after he completed his expedition along the north coast of Vancouver Island in 2011. After... Continue reading

Redline, the grassroots Tacoma organization behind the outrageously successful campaign to stop construction of the largest methanol refinery in the world, has a new campaign against Puget Sound Energy’s proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production plant which will occupy the space at the entrance to the Hylebos Waterway off of Commencement Bay. The facility will convert natural gas to LNG and store it in a tank nearly as tall as the Tacoma Dome. Continue reading

The people of Tacoma continue to clean the remnants of an industrial past while wishing for a clean, safe, and sustainable future. This Christmas I want to share a special Christmas carol sung by my good friend Ricardo at the "No Fracked Gas in the Port of Tacoma" rally held in on the steps of the Puget Sound Energy offices in Tacoma, December 22, 2016. Continue reading

Tacoma Methanol Plant: Interview with Jeannie Darneille from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. The proposed $3.4 billion methanol plant in Tacoma is a hot topic right now. If built, it would be the biggest thing to happen to Tacoma in... Continue reading

JF Marleau on Sea Kayak Surfing from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Sea kayaking instructor and guide JF Marleau talks about surfing in a sea kayak and demonstrates stern rudder and carving on waves at the 2015 Pacific Paddling Symposium.... Continue reading

Ginni Callahan: An Introduction to Kayak Sailing from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Kayak coach, entrepreneur, and writer Ginni Callahan founded and co-owns Columbia River Kayaking, and Sea Kayak Baja Mexico. With Mark Whitaker, she imports Flat Earth Kayak Sails... Continue reading

James Manke: This one weird trick will improve your Greenland rolls! from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Greenland-style paddling instructor James Manke is the founder of the website All Things Qajaq. He teaches at sea kayaking symposiums and events throughout... Continue reading

Jaime Sharp: Encounters with Polar Bears from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Explorer/adventure photographer Jaime Sharp is in arctic Norway right now, attempting the first successful circumnavigation of the Svalbard archipelago by sea kayak with a team of two other... Continue reading

Freya is going to Greenland from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. We caught up with outdoor action photographer Freya Fennwood at the South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayak Symposium (SSTIKS) this past weekend while she was training for her upcoming trip... Continue reading

HIGHLIGHT REEL: Pacific Paddling Symposium 2015 from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Katya and I were invited to be the official videographers for this year's Pacific Paddling Symposium, which was held at Pearson College on Vancouver Island right outside Victoria... Continue reading

World Environment Day Luminary Flotilla Concert from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Katya and I paddled to concert on the water last night, which was held as part of the ongoing protest against the Port of Seattle hosting Royal Dutch... Continue reading

Race Rocks from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Continue reading

Pautik Camp, Quadra Island from Baby Seal Films on Vimeo. Gerhardt Raven of Ravenwoods Paddles and Qajaqs hosted a small gathering of traditional kayaking enthusiasts at Rebecca Spit on Quadra Island last weekend. It was loosely structured and there was... Continue reading