Setsuko's soup is back!

Ladies and gents of the Dash,

It’s our pleasure to recognize the souper champion of the soup pot, Ms Setsuko Cox in her return performance as she once again presents her “best-of-the-Dash” secret soup.

Most of Setsuko's days are spent at Kisaku Sushi Restaurant in Seattle's Greenlake neighborhood, and she just can't keep herself from sharing her special recipe with her paddling friends.

When you’ve finished your race and your soup, please flag her down with a hearty, healthy thanks for her three straight years of contributing so much to the happy-paddling community!

Thanks Setsuko!

Volunteer list update

Here’s the list of registered volunteers as of yesterday, Wednesday the 28^th. If you'dlike to join this happy crew, please get an email off to deceptionpassdash@gmail.com letting us know what you’d like to do to help out. Please also let us know your phone number and tee shirt size – thanks!

Safety boaters:

Cap’n Tom Dillard in the “Base Mother” power launch

Bob Burnett

Ken Biddle

Beth Bielstein

Dan Thrush

Rhonda Schwab

Check-in & Timing:

Whende Keatts

Setsuko Cox (Miso soup! Woot!)

Lynn Wang

Cathy Federici

Current racer & volunteer list - October 28

As of Wednesday the 28^th – with just over 6 weeks to go til race day – we have the following 40 racers registered. If you want to race and you’re not on this list, get on over and sign up now:

http://www.outdooradventurecenter.com/40227/Deception-Pass-Dash.html

Next post will show current sign-ups of volunteers. If you’re a safety boater, timer, or check-in & beach coordinator, keep an eye out for your name.

Please send an email to deceptionpassdash@gmail.com with any questions.

Racers:

Kim	Anderson	Portland OR
Peter	Babler	Seattle WA
Marianne	Banks	Anacortes WA
Greg	Bawden	Duvall WA
Jeffrey	Bedford	Folsom, CA
Terri	Bedford	Folsom, CA
Travis	Brown	Everett WA
Timothy	Burke	Olympia, WA
Terry	Fox	Issaquah WA
Shawna	Franklin	Eastsound WA
Robert	Freelove	Everett WA
Michael	Germani	Tacoma WA
Larry	Goolsby	Ferndale WA
Alan	Goto	Seattle WA
Elizabeth	Gould	LaConner WA
Alison	Graham	Point Roberts WA
Mark	Greengo	Seatac WA
Juliane	Gust	Seattle WA
Rand	Harrell	Seattle WA
Adrian	Inglis	Bellevue WA
Paul	La Pointe	Woodinville WA
Michael	Lampi	Bellevue WA
Bob	McDermott	Seattle WA
Troy	Nishikawa	Redmond WA
Matthew	Norton	Portland OR
Maureen	Peterson	Seattle WA
Dean	Peterson	Seattle WA
William	Porter	Kirkland WA
Pamela	Powell	Graham WA
Scott	Prato	Aberdeen WA
Henry	Romer	Olympia, WA
Gregory	Routt	Seattle WA
Paul	Shelton	Lacey WA
John	Sindelar	Seattle WA
Chris	Smith	Auburn WA
Shane	Sobotka	Lk Stevens WA
Leon	Somme	Eastsound WA
Shaun	Sullivan	Ferndale WA
Torolf	Torgersen	Anacortes WA
Jodi	Wright	Portland OR

More major sponsors!

Today’s inbox at the DPDash found two more generous major sponsors, Aquabound/Bending Branches Paddles and Snap Dragon Designs Sprayskirts.

This brings our list of major sponsors – those who’ve provided $300 or more in prizes for you, our racers and volunteers – to 18 of the finest names in paddlesports. To Rich, Mike and the crew at Snap Dragon, and to Ed, Gregg and all our Wisconsin friends at AB/BB, many many thanks for your support.

If you're a paddler, please show ‘em all some love!

Surfer Dave Agnew - our latest Dash sponsor!

He’s the man of the surf – Surfer Dave! And he’s our latest supporter and Major Sponsor for this year’s Dash.

Surfer Dave is your source for Mega surf kayaks. He can be reached by phone 253-222-4273 or email currentedge@yahoo.com , or just hit his web site at www.surferdave.net to see everything Mega has to offer.

Check out our major sponsors!

The Dash is proud to announce that we have 14 major sponsors to date, featuring some of the best names in the paddlesports industry and including five local Washington state outfitters and retailers of paddling gear. Each of these terrific supporting businesses has sent us over $300 value in prizes for our post-race raffle.

Racers and race supporters, please show these companies the love & gratitude by buying their stuff! Check this list:

4th Annual Deception Pass Dash

An epic northwest race drawing hardy paddlers to a 6-mile course in the swirling waters of Washington's Deception Pass.

Brought to you by…

Outdoor Adventure Center

With many thanks to our Major Sponsors:

Stohlquist Waterware -- Costa del Mar -- Tahoe Standup Paddle Boards

Kayakproshop.com -- University of Sea Kayaking -- Skwoosh

Body Boat Blade International -- Kayak Academy -- Anacortes Kayak Tours

Swift Paddles / Eddyline -- Sea Kayaker Magazine -- SealLine

MTI Adventurewear -- Palm USA

Additional Sponsors:

Outdoorplay.com

Woo Hoo! Dash Blog is up and running

Many thanks to Ramblin Lamb Photography and Sean Watson for the images shown here. You guys rock!

It's about time for the 4th Annual Deception Pass Dash, set for December 12th, starting at 11am in Bowman Bay, Deception Pass State Park, Washington. The third annual featured epic conditions including ocean swell punching all the way into Canoe Pass to create some awesome standing waves; mixing wind and current for giant confused seas around Deception Island; and some fine cuisine and unprecedented hospitality provided by your host crew from Outdoor Adventure Center.

Sign up for this year's Dash at OAC's registration page -- or email deceptionpassdash@gmail.com to volunteer as a safety boater, timer, or smiling check-in & hospitality host.

See you out there... now enjoy some of last year's pics...

Nearly 130 boats hit the starting line in the 3rd annual Dash last year. What a scene! Surfskis, Outriggers, Sea Kayaks, and even one intrepid dude shooting pictures from the cockpit of his Sit-on-top pedal boat.

John Sindelar got up close and personal with the gorgeous big waves in Canoe Pass. Thanks to Sean for gettin out there and all precarious on the ledge overlooking that big wave.



Those big swells ran all the way down the Strait til they hit that building ebb at Canoe Pass, just in time for all those racers to get a good look at them after making the far turn around Strawberry Island.















After that fun ride punching through the big clean waves in the Pass, this racer found some real adventure where the confusion of a messy current ran into a stiff West wind. Yeeeehaw!



Warren Williamson joined a hungry bunch of boaters on the beach, racking up their rides, munching burgers and picking raffle prizes from over $5,000 worth of schwag handed over by our sponsors from the outdoor industry. Thanks!