THE CAPTAIN'S BLOG

Feeling the chilll? Nothing beats a hot meal and a life-renewing drink after a cold day out on the water. 

Josh Mcfadden has winter meals and drinks to keep you toasty. 

What’s that saying? “The best-laid plans of mice and men (and rafters) often go awry".  As Max Benz and his friends discover, change brings good company together as they raft the Grande Ronde River in Oregon.

The Vendée Globe - “The Everest of the Seas”.

On November 16^th ambassador Nicolas Troussel was forced to retire from the race as his boat had dismasted NW of the Cape Verde Islands. 

We caught up with Nicolas on his experience.

Festive feast, East Coast style. Outdoor Chef Alyssa Le Blanc shares an Acadian fish secret. 

When coastal adventurer Abby Cooper was invited out for a marine foraging experience with two seasoned locals—one an experienced fisher and the other a trained freediver—from BC’s West Coast, she knew the invite would satisfy her call to be on the water...and her appetite.

It’s been called "The Everest of the Seas". Few have stepped up to the startline. Even fewer have completed the course. Mustang Survival Ambassador, Nicolas Troussel, takes on the 2020 Vendée Globe.

The sea can be unrelenting. In its intensity, in its strength, in its power, and in its ability to test the will of even the most experienced marine adventurers.
For some, in that chaos, is a source of calm. That’s Emily Nagel’s story.

‘Enchanting’ might actually be an understatement. What Abby Cooper—a BC born photographer with adventure in her DNA—saw when she slipped up the Exchamsiks River, far exceeded her expectations of what the little-explored valley would show her.

Sunsets, camping, paddling and sleeping under the stars. Jimmy Martinello embraces the best moments of summer with his family and friends at Raft Cove Provincial Park in British Columbia.