About us.....Russell Farrow.

(photo,Russell in the Outer Hebrides,photo by Phil Eccles.)

I can always remember loving the outdoors.As an army brat growing up in different places the one thing I always cherish is being outside, weather playing in the woods in Georgia or diving and climbing in Hawaii I felt being outside and exploring the world around me ,(on any scale) was a natural love of mine.
Most of my adult life I have lived in the Tampa Bay area of Florida , but I have traveled a fair bit over the years. And climbing and Mountain biking as well as paddling have been a big part of my life.
From high school days and even now I have played guitar and bass guitar , it has at times ben my living..I have a gig tonight with my band Sisemore, named after the singer. All original music,if you have seen any of my DVD presentations then you have heard my band.

(photo,Russell playing in March 2008,photo by Joel Rogers)

I am part owner of Sweetwater Kayaks in St.Petersburg Florida, we have recently won "best Kayak Shop in Florida", from the readers of Florida Sports Magazine, for the 5th year in a row!
We rent, and sell kayaks and gear as well as do a lot of teaching paddle skills and do tours , locally and in the Everglades and beyond.
Like the rest of the team I have been lucky enough to paddle some of the worlds special places, Alaska, The San Juan Islands,Wales, Florida , The Outer Banks, The Great Lakes, Labrador, New York City , Mexico, The Outer Hebrides, and the list goes on....
I am married to Claudia who has her own business and we have Buffy "the sandwich slayer" (our dog) and two cats , Sparky and Little Bit. we have a great life..lots of friends that are spread all over the free world. And to whom we are indebted to for being a big part of our great quality of life.( yes Phil you are included in that ,you too Prator.)
Russell