Name:         Jacob Stachovak
Born:           1975 - Wausau, WI


Education:    Associates in Business Management & Residential Design
Occupation:  Kayak Bum (also kayak guide/instructor and carpenter)
Home Town: Wausau Wisconsin

Kayaking:     BCU 4 Star Sea Kayak & 3 Star Open Canoe
                     BCU  Level 2 Coach
                     ACA  Level 3 Open water & SOT Kayak Surf Instructor

Family:         Parents Dave and Carolyn Stachovak, 
                                

It’s about you and all the people along the route, and anybody else that cares to listen.  I’m not out to prove anything about myself with this trip.  By many people’s standards it doesn’t even fit the description of an expedition.  Paddling 5000 miles through everyone’s backyard isn’t “hard core” enough to compare to trips that probe remote arctic islands or cross entire oceans.  What I hope sharing this trip does do is show people how paddle sports can open up a world of adventure right near home.  I also hope that the route itself (starting and ending in the same small town in Wisconsin, linked by a continuous loop of water around a third of our country) shows how we all are linked by water.  Perhaps with an appreciation for watersports and the realization that we all share the same water we may be motivated to take care of it for the future.