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 […]
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PFD Overview & Understanding: ISO versus USCG
Summarizing the Key Points about the PFDs We Sell I recently posted a Facebook update to let everyone know I’m now carrying the Nelo branded personal flotation device (PFD). This post generated a lot of discussion around Newtons and ISO versus US Coast Guard certification. While I am far from an expert in […]
PPP Episode 17: A Return to Structured Training with Sean Rice
Today we connect for a second podcast with the red hot Sean Rice. Sean may well be the fastest surfski paddler in the world right now. He started off the year with a win and course record at the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon, then took his first win at Molokai and just recently won the Nelo […]
The M22 Challenge – A Paddler’s Race
From 2 Surfskis to 70 The M22 Challenge continues to prove it is the hottest race in Michigan and this year was no exception. The positive vibe and energy along with the extremely professional organization of this race has made it highly addictive for many, and I would argue a rite of passage into the […]
PPP Episode 16: Baseline Mobility for Optimal Paddling with Dr. Kelly Starrett
In today’s podcast we have the honor of sitting down with Dr. Kelly Starrett—waterman, coach, physiotherapist, and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers including Becoming a Supple Leopard and Ready to Run, as well as his most recent book Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World Kelly and his wife Juliet started one of the […]
