Shane Donogh

@shanedonogh

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Shorleave

Friday Harbor, Washington

Living aboard in the San Juan Islands, Washington USA with my wife and 2 sons (14 & 10) on our 43’ pilot house ketch Shorleave (Seafinn 411). I love long distance paddling, especially around Islands in the Salish Sea. Hoping to circumnavigate a few more of the Gulf Islands this summer!

“Turn it up high Reggie, I wanna burn” . No but seriously I think I did get a sunburn, but, worth it. Was slower and tougher than I thought in the return but overall, most enjoyable.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 18, 2025

Distance

9.1nm

Avg. speed

3.3kts

Duration

2h 46m

Big Lunch Row

Excellent flood tide. North wind was lighter than last two days, which was nice for the upwind sections.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

8.9nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

2h 6m

Lunch SUP

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 13, 2025

Distance

8.5nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

1h 20m

Lil Sunday Cruise

Nice long jaunt in the current, up the channel with the small flood. Not much wind, but plenty of dynamic small chop to keep the legs in check.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 9, 2025

Distance

7.8nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

1h 50m

Lunch SUP 🌞 🪞

Great day to end my 30’s on 🙏

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 4, 2025

Distance

11nm

Avg. speed

4.1kts

Duration

2h 40m

Birthday SUP 🍰

Lunch SUP - Fast & Smooth 😎

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 3, 2025

Distance

7.4nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

1h 45m

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Apr 1, 2025

Distance

6.8nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 48m

It’s April 1st but todays no joke. Beautiful weather, still a chill in the air though. Lots of Sealions out chilling today until I disturb their peace 💦

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 31, 2025

Distance

8.1nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

1h 53m

Lunch SUP - 🌞 ✨

Messy and difficult getting upwind and then East just a bit so I could line up some downwind bits.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 27, 2025

Distance

7nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 48m

Lunch SUP 🌬️

Smells Like Spring! Lunch SUP 🌺 🌞

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 25, 2025

Distance

5.2nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 24m

Sunday SUP 🌧️- Jackson Beach OAB

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 24, 2025

Distance

7.1nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 53m

Slower than I thought, chaotic chop to start, got some fun downwind glides on the way back.

Saturday SUP - Around Henry + Spieden Channel

Roche Harbor, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 22, 2025

Distance

12.2nm

Avg. speed

4.1kts

Duration

3h 1m

First 2/3rds of the paddle were smooth as glass. The crux was on the S end of Henry, where the Westerly breeze switched to a more stout Southerly. The cross chop was small but intense. I noticed the rain clouds over Victoria were no longer headed my way at least, and it was very enjoyable up Mosquito Passage with the wind at my back.

A taxing upwind with the ebb current. So much so that there is no point to paddle upwind like this, except to know that it can be done. Not exactly “fun”, but it’s beautiful out here, I get to chat with Eagle and Sea Lion, and it’s a killer workout ✌️

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 18, 2025

Distance

7.1nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 48m

Lunch Upwind SUP 🤪

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 17, 2025

Distance

5.4nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 25m

Sunday SUP - Griffin Bay 🏊‍♂️ 🏊‍♂️

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 16, 2025

Distance

14.8nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

3h 24m

Lots of grinding upwind, with the current, enjoying the sun for a brief moment in the lee of the cape, then some fun glides before battling broadside to get thru boat pass at Turn Island. 2 swims today. Long overdue. Funny, was just talking with a friend yesterday about falling in more and “it’s just water” 😊💦

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 13, 2025

Distance

5.4nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 25m

Lunch SUP - West Winds

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 11, 2025

Distance

5.2nm

Avg. speed

3.5kts

Duration

1h 29m

Lunch Row 🌧️

Messy but fun conditions. Caught a few sloppy glides and the up wind was a crawl but enjoyable.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 10, 2025

Distance

7.9nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

2h 2m

Monday Lunch SUP

Was going to go at lunch, but decided to wait a few hours for the small craft advisory to die down. Still had a headwind to contend with, but there was enough current left to still make good speed. Still haven’t perfected exiting the current at Turn Rock efficiently 🧮

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 8, 2025

Distance

6.6nm

Avg. speed

4.1kts

Duration

1h 36m

Friday SUP

Had a good ride from the N wind and current, and paid for it on the way back. It was planning to aim for the West side of Turn island, but got the trajectory wrong and was forced on the other side of from the very strong current there. I tried to claw my way around the South end, but it was no use, so caught the current around the North side of Turn where the current was still strong but manageable.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 6, 2025

Distance

7.2nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 58m

Long Lunch Row

Lunch SUP - Very Fun Currents Today 🚀

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 5, 2025

Distance

7.6nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

1h 47m

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 4, 2025

Distance

3.8nm

Avg. speed

3.2kts

Duration

1h 11m

Just kinda fooling around in the rain, playing in the ripping riptide around Minnesota Reef, and circling a few boats at anchor while I wait for 12:10 ferry to leave.

Mostly mirror flat, though the boat wakes seem to last forever. Made good use of the current and back eddies. Feels like a long time since I’ve paddled at such a low tide. Good for viewing lots of star fish and crabs on the bottom.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 3, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

1h 31m

Fast and Flat Lunch SUP

Sunday SUP - New Paddle! 🤗

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Mar 3, 2025

Distance

7.8nm

Avg. speed

4.3kts

Duration

1h 48m

Bought a new to me paddle from a friend yesterday. So nice, it’s a 74”, an inch longer than my usual ther paddle, and I think I’m gonna like it.

More sun, with the N breeze to cool it down.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 28, 2025

Distance

5.2nm

Avg. speed

3.3kts

Duration

1h 35m

Friday Lunch Row

Felt a bit off my game to start, but by the second half the sun had recharged me. First shirts off paddle of the year!

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 27, 2025

Distance

6.2nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 37m

Pre Spring Lunch SUP 🌞

Mellow seas and current. The harbor is getting slightly more active but still pretty sleepy. Gotta get ready to dodge the seaplanes again soon.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 26, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

3.4kts

Duration

1h 54m

Lunch Row. Sunshine!

We rocked and rolled in the Marina all night, but it’s calm now with North winds, though the water is still murky from last nights turbulence. Kinda slack tide right now, so no big pushes, but the dying N wind did make for a few fun slow motion surfs when I was Southbound. Always good to see the USCG out cruising the channel 🫡

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 25, 2025

Distance

5.7nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 31m

Post Storm Paddle

Gusts in the 50’s are predicted for tonight, so conditions now seem tame but still gusty from the East kicking up some good waves. Rocky and slow. The downwind back from Turn Island was fun surfing, but slow against the ebb.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 24, 2025

Distance

5.1nm

Avg. speed

3.2kts

Duration

1h 34m

Lunch Row - Pre Storm

Sunday SUP Around Crane Island AB

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 24, 2025

Distance

10.4nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

2h 39m

10 days since my last paddle and it feels like a different season already. Went for a longer paddle than planned due to the warm weather, nice to not worry about frozen toes.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 14, 2025

Distance

4.2nm

Avg. speed

2.7kts

Duration

1h 33m

The South wind was colder today, especially when the sun finally disappeared behind the clouds. This typically a very dry boat, but heading into the short chop with a current push got a bit splashy.

Lunch SUP - Not a North Wind for a change!

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 13, 2025

Distance

5.7nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 30m

The SE breeze felt “warm”, almost spring like, at least compared to the last 4 days of arctic air we’ve been getting. So didn’t mind the headwind against current conditions to Turn Island which was bumpy and slow. Snuck up on a pack of 7 Otters. I’ve found if they spot you standing up, they’ll leave right away, but if get down and stop paddling and glide towards them, I can get pretty close before they spot me. Especially if it’s rough or very rainy because of all the noise.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 12, 2025

Distance

4.9nm

Avg. speed

2.9kts

Duration

1h 42m

Lunch Row 🌞 ❄️

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 6, 2025

Distance

5.5nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

1h 32m

Lunch Row - Icicle Tour

Made a lot of excuses for not getting out on the water yesterday. Filtered sun was no help at all vs the cold NE breeze. The down wind was pleasant though, much better out in the middle away from the messy chop.

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Feb 4, 2025

Distance

5.4nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

1h 26m

Lunch SUP ❄️

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 31, 2025

Distance

5.7nm

Avg. speed

3kts

Duration

1h 56m

Lunch SUP 🌧️

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 31, 2025

Distance

5.3nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 27m

Rainy Lunch Row

No more sun, but it was calm

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 30, 2025

Distance

5.7nm

Avg. speed

1.9kts

Duration

2h 59m

Lunch SUP ☁️

Going downwind in the sunshine, feels like a life hack. No shirt, trying to get some vitamin D from that low in the sky fireball.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 28, 2025

Distance

6.2nm

Avg. speed

3.4kts

Duration

1h 49m

Lunch Row 🌞 🦭

Lunch SUP - Headwind on the Return Leg 🥶

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 27, 2025

Distance

7.3nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

2h 2m

Quick row to catch some rays.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 27, 2025

Distance

2.6nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

42m

Sunday Sunset Row

The high pressure brought out the sun and the cold wind. Really fun downwinder today. The first 1/3rd of the ebb stretched out the N chop just right for a while to get some fun, fast glides. Worth the crawl upwind and against current. First time busting out the baklava for the year. Wanted to keep going, but cut it short and headed for the harbor to make a work meeting 👎🏻

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 24, 2025

Distance

5nm

Avg. speed

3.2kts

Duration

1h 32m

High Pressure Lunch SUP

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 22, 2025

Distance

6.2nm

Avg. speed

3.4kts

Duration

1h 50m

North wind created the usually sloppy choppy conditions near shore, but out in the channel it got much more organized. Took a wide route on the ebb current, ferrying across the current. Not an ideal course but it was good practice. Loving the winter ferry schedule, lots of time to cross the lanes.

Not quite as calm as yesterday SUP

San Juan Island, Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 21, 2025

Distance

6.4nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 39m

The ebb current push was nice, but rough and cold against the SE head wind. Not big seas rough, but noisy micro chop rough, that never lets the board settle down. It was tiring to stay with my legs still sore from the gym, but the sunshine helped once it came out from behind the clouds and I finally got in a groove.

Sometimes a puff from the East. Enough filtered sunshine to wear just a t shirt once I got warmed up.

Samish TDSA, San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 20, 2025

Distance

6.6nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 43m

Flat Calm Lunch Row ⛅️

Awesome January day for being on the water. Light North wind was chilly, but going down wind was warm enough to lose the t shirt

Front St N • Jan 15, 2025

Distance

7nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

1h 56m

Sunshiny Lunch Row 🌞

Lunch SUP - New Features Testing!

San Juan Island • Jan 14, 2025

Distance

6.8nm

Avg. speed

4kts

Duration

1h 42m

Trying out the live tracking! Also happy to see max speed and moving time data added! Hopefully this will improve my average speed 😜 Was a little early to get any ebb current push from Cattle Pass on the return leg, though my speed did gradually increase once I got around Turn Rock. It was so nice out though I didn’t mind the extra time out there. Was able to sneak up on my favorite thing today, a bird on a log, and get a photo. Usually they fly away as soon as I get the camera out, but this guy was chill 😎

First 10 miles were pretty placid, the rest was tortuously slow. Wasn’t expecting the North wind to pick up as much, and never found the recirc current to help out on the way back. I did enjoy the rainbow, but that was an exceptionally difficult paddle. Also portaged across the road from Fisherman’s Bay, which I had been wanting to do for some time. Got a tasty treat back at the boat too!

San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 12, 2025

Distance

14.2nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

3h 43m

Sunday SUP - Suffer Fest

San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 10, 2025

Distance

5.4nm

Avg. speed

3.4kts

Duration

1h 35m

Pretty lumpy with the north wind reverb off the North shores on the way back.

Nice to see the sun for a bit today. Smooth waters, sparse boat traffic and strong currents. There’s a lot to like about winter paddling.

San Juan County, WA, USA • Jan 9, 2025

Distance

7nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

1h 55m

Sunny Lunch SUP