Leon Sommé

Leon Sommé

Sea Kayaking
Age 50
Hometown Eastsound, Orcas Island, WA
Experience Exceeded the 10,000 hours required to realize you can achieve enlightenment through paddle sports!
Achievements BCU 2 Star Open Canoe award. Circumnavigation of Haida Gwaii – The Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. with Shawna Franklin and Justine Curgenven (2007). Circumnavigation of Iceland with Chris Duff and Shawna Franklin (2003). Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, B.C (1998). I am also a BCU Coach Level 5 aspirant; I will attempt my assessment in spring of 2010.
Photo: ©Shawna M. Franklin
Biggest Adventure Moving into a house that will blend Shawna’s and mine simple “off the grid” lifestyle with Shawna’s 82 year old mother and sister’s mainstream lifestyle.
Life These Days As long as your paddle is in the water, you are learning. Also, if you are ever out of dish soap, don’t try to shred a bar of soap on your cheese grater to try and create dish washing liquid, and definitely don’t drink a beer in a pint glass that you just washed in that sink!
Website www.bodyboatblade.com