In this podcast episode I catch up with Carter Johnson, Race Director for the Gorge Downwind Festival. In just four years this race has become the single biggest downwind event in the world. With 750 participants, featuring equal numbers of Outrigger Canoe and Surfski paddlers, plus a good contingent of Stand Up Paddle Boarders. But […]
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PPP Episode 21: Gorge Downwind Champs with Carter Johnson
2018 Gorge Downwind Champs Registration Opens Nov 1st In today’s podcast we welcome back Carter Johnson, the affable and infamous creator and director of the Gorge Downwind Champs. In this casual chat we recap highlights from the 2017 Gorge Festival and discuss lessons learned and improvement plans for the 2018 event. If you’ve been […]
PPP Episode 009: Good, but not too good, with Carter Johnson
Today’s podcast guest is the always affable, ever insightful, and fun loving Carter Johnson. Carter is now best known as the founder and organizer of the Gorge Downwind Paddle Festival in Hood River, OR. After just two year this festival has established itself as the biggest SUP, Outrigger, and SURFSKI event in the US and […]
PPP Episode 38: Doing the Work with Rob Hartman
My guest on the podcast today is long time friend and paddler Rob Hartman. Rob is a husband and father of three girls. He works full time as a software developer, plays the Upright Bass as an accomplished jazz musician, and has long been one of the top masters paddlers in the US. In recent […]
A Whirlwind Five Days: 2017 Gorge Downwind Champs
Experience it to Believe It! It was an amazing whirlwind five days out in Hood River at the Gorge Downwind Champs. When I thought about how to organize my recap, the simplest approach seemed to be just giving a day by day breakdown. So here goes: Tuesday Arrival: I caught a 6:00 AM flight out […]
