It’s been way too long since we had a chance to catch up with Oscar Chalupsky on the Peak Paddle Performance Podcast. Although battling an incurable cancer, Oscar hasn’t slowed down a single bit. He remains a man in perpetual motion. Despite being read his last rights twice in the last two years, Oscar has […]
The Debate between Stable and Elite Surfskis
There has been a lot of discussion and some heated debate on social media lately around the argument for stable versus elite surfskis. I have been tempted to weigh in, but the more I thought about this topic the more I appreciated how nuanced it is. It would be hard to do it justice in […]
PPP Episode 45: Growing Surfski through Competition with Matt Drayer
In this podcast I sit down with Matt Drayer who is part of a small team including Greg Barton, Jesse Lishchuk, and Geoff Pearson who are dedicated to promoting surfski development in the US via the Ocean Racing Committee (ORC) which is part of the competition arm of the American Canoe Association (ACA). Matt and […]
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Steep and Short Period Waves are the absolute best for downwind surfing
A widely held misconception that drives me crazy, is the idea that the waves on the Great Lakes are too “choppy” for downwind surfing. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, “choppy” conditions are arguably the best conditions. If we assume that “choppy” means steep, short period waves, those are exactly the conditions […]
