A Short List of Why We Paddle The last few weeks of the year always seem to invoke reflection. As we close out 2017 it has been another exciting growth year for surfski around the world. I love the sport so much, I remain forever optimistic that over time the rest of the world will […]
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A Downwind Paddler’s View on the Nuance of Wind Waves
Wind Waves are Like Snow Flakes, Infinitely Unique and Complex Disclaimer: Whenever launching into a technical and somewhat subjective blog, background and context is always helpful. First off, I am not a oceanographer or physicist. My thought outlined below are based on personal experience and a little bit of technical research at Wikipedia, a handful of […]
PPP Episode 22: Oscar Chalupsky Provides a Recap of the ICF World Surfski Championship
In this podcast we catch up with Oscar to get a front row view of the racing at the ICF World Surfski Championships in Hong Kong (check out the link for great live footage) and the infamous Doctor downwind race in Perth, Australia. This is a relatively short podcast at just over 30 minutes, but […]
Nelo 550 Review: Quick, Nimble, Pure Flow
Nelo 55o Review I’d like to start this review by first saying that we all have our strengths, and I don’t consider one of mine to be boat reviews covering all of the detailed engineering nuance of hull design. I also don’t have any real flat water analysis data on how the 550 compares against […]
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 […]
