"This is the Sea 4" premieres at Seattle Raft and Kayak

I finally met Justine Curvengen and bought an autographed copy of This is the Sea 4 from her!  At $27 it was an awesome deal.  Plus the pizza and beer at the premiere was free, so it was an all around great experience.  Also spotted at the event: Leon Somme and Shawna Franklin, George Gronseth, and Nigel Foster.

 

My friend Richard Lovering got into a nice long chat with famous kayak designer Nigel Foster (without knowing who he was) and proceeded to tell him all about the kayak he was designing.  

I tried to tell him: "You know, Nigel has also designed a few kayaks himself."  But he didn't get the hint and kept right on talking.

Afterwards I filled him in on who he had been talking to.  

"Oh, you mean he was that Nigel!"  Boy did he feel stupid!