Harry Oesterreicher

SUP Instructor/Guide
Certified by Professional Stand Up Paddle Association

    Call 206-618-9970 or email to talk about lessons or guided trips!

    I've been SUP paddling full time since the summer of 2015. I am experienced on flat-water, rivers, tidal waterways, and industrial waterways, and I have some surf and whitewater SUP (Class 2+ to 3) experience as well. I'm a PSUPA certified stand up paddleboard instructor based in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, offering personalized tours from the Ballard Locks in Salmon Bay, through the Fremont Ship Canal to Lake Union and Gasworks Park.

    MY RACES

    • SEVENTY48, Tacoma to Port Townsend, WA - 2018
    • Ballard SUP Races on Shilshole Bay, Mondays -  Seattle, WA - 2016-2018
    • PNW ORCA Winter Series (Short Course), Seattle, WA - 2018
    • St. Paddle's Day Race, Union, WA - 2018
    • Bellingham Bay Race, Bellingham, WA -2018
    • LaConner Open Water Race,  LaConner, WA - 2018 (1st place in my class)
    • Stand Up For The Cure Race, Issaquah, WA - 2017
    • Rat Island Regatta - Port Townsend, WA - 2017 (1st place in my class)
    • St. Paddle's Day Race - Union, WA - 2017
    • Urban Surf Races on Lake Union, Wednesdays - Seattle, WA - 2017
    • Paddlefest NW Race - Issaquah, WA - 2016-2017
    • Run of the Charles - Boston, MA - 2016

    MY TRAINING & CLASSES

    • PSUPA Instructor Certification, Flatwater 1 - Salmon Bay Paddle - 2017
    • Deception Pass Tidal Surge Class - Salmon Bay Paddle - 2016
    • SUP Surf Camp at Hoebuck/Neah Bay - Salmon Bay Paddle - 2016
    • SUP Lessons - Charles River Canoe & Kayak - Boston, MA - 2015

    MY ADVENTURES

    • Shaw Island Circumnavigation (15 miles) - 2018
    • Lake Whatcom Circuit (23 miles) - 2018
    • Whitewater - Snoqualmie River and Canyon Creek, class II - III rapids under instruction and guidance from Shane Donogh, Experience SUP - 2016-2017
    • Diablo Lake Winter Tour - January 2017
    • Danube River in Germany and Austria - 2016
    • Moldau/Vltava River in Czech Republic - 2016
    • Spreewald Tour (River Spree and canals) in Germany - 2016
    • Freighter wake surfing under Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco - 2016
    • Dosewallips to Seabeck, WA, return via Toandos Peninsula (20+ miles) on the Hood Canal , second long trip - 2015
    • Ballard to Kirkland, WA and back (20+ miles) on Fremont Canal, Lake Union and Lake Washington, returning in a major storm, had only been paddling regularly for one month, first long trip - 2015

    MY AFFILIATIONS
    Salmon Bay Paddle - Intructor/Guide, Alumnus
    PSUPA - Professional Stand Up Paddle Association - Member and Certified Instructor
    Washington Water Trails Association - Member and Volunteer Coordinator

    MY INSTRUCTORS
    Rob Casey, Salmon Bay Paddle
    Shane Donogh, Experience SUP
    Karen Doherty, Charles River Canoe & Kayak

    MY PODCASTpodcast


 

 



I completed Seventy48, the human powered open water race from Tacoma to Port Townsend (approximately 70 miles with a 48 hour time limit) in under 30 hours on June 11-12, 2018.

It was the greatest physical challenge of my life and I was honored to be out there with some extraordinary athletes and skilled waterfolk.

HarryO
Team Hello Waterface