About Body Boat Blade   Courses Expeditions Everything Else Body Boat Blade received the Sea Kayaker Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Best West Coast Sea Kayaking School! The readers of Sea Kayaker Magazine voted us the Best Sea Kayaking School on the West Coast for 2008 through 2011! Our 2009 Course schedule is up! We have a few new courses this year so be sure to check out the course listings and find the right courses for your skills development in 2009! Feel free to call us to ask about or discuss any of the courses. 2009 Matt, Mathew, and Djuna are home from their Alaska expedition! They had an amazing and inspiring trip and look forward to sharing it with the local paddling community by presenting slide shows in the fall. They thank everyone who checked their progress on the blog, gave words of encouragement, and donated to Cook Inletkeeper- Thank you for your support! 2008 Shawna & Leon paddled around Haida Gwaii (a.k.a. The Queen Charlotte Islands) last summer! They paddled with their close friend and filmmaker, Justine Curgenven, for the six week trip. Click here to read all about it at Justine's blog. They are also giving presentations. Keep an eye out for dates. 2007 We Have a Retail Store on Orcas Island! - With expert assistance and advice, the best local knowledge of the San Juan Islands and the best paddling products on the market, there is not a better kayaking store in the Pacific Northwest! 2007 Bryan Smith has another new film! Eastern Horizons. Check it out at his Reel Water Productions website. We keep them in stock, so call to order one today!   Valley Canoe Products are back! We are proud to announce the arrival of our VCP kayaks in our store, our school and the demo fleet! We invite you to come paddle these beautiful kayaks!   Great used boats available! Our Clearance Corner has a bunch of great used boats. Contact us quickly as these go fast!   PO Box 1487    Eastsound, WA  98245    ph 1.360.376.5388    fx 1.360.376.5388    info@bodyboatblade.com