by Jim Kakuk Editor’s Note: this piece is based on an article Jim coauthored with Eric Soares, originally published in Sea Kayaker Magazine, Summer 1989. Team Definition: A team is a group of people working together toward a shared goal or purpose, where the members depend on each other in some meaningful way to achieve […]
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A Sea Gypsy Extreme Sea Kayak Race Retrospective
Editor’s note: For 30 years the Tsunami Rangers hosted an Extreme Sea Kayak race every spring. The first race was held at Rodeo Beach near San Francisco, California but the event eventually ended up with a permanent home at Miramar Beach in Half Moon Bay. A great big shout out to our friends who took […]
Meet the Rangers! – Commander/Shaman Michael Powers
Editor’s note: This post was written mostly by Cmdr. Michael Powers with additional text from Confessions of a Wave Warrior by Cmdr. Eric Soares and a little bit extra from Lt. JG Nancy Soares. Also edited by Michael’s wife, Nani Venegas. Photos provided by Capt. Deb Volturno, TRs Steve El Rey King and Michael Powers, […]
Meet The Ocean Dragons!
One of the most exciting things to happen this year was receiving an order from The Ocean Dragons, an extreme sea kayaking team from Galicia, Spain. Oscar Alvarez, aka “Fugy”, sent me an email. In it he described finding a copy of the Tsunami Ranger’s Anthology in a rare bookstore while on a visit to the […]