Today I sit down with Andre Santos CEO of Nelo Kayaks one of the world largest and leading manufacturers of performance kayaks. While Nelo is a relatively new brand to the US market, on the world stage it has been highly regarded for over a decade as the leading innovator and pioneer in building […]
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Insights and Highlights from the First 10 Peak Paddle Performance Podcasts
PPP Episode 001 – My Introduction The moral of the story here, is that if I can learn to paddle a surfski, anyone can. I started out as the absolute worst, not even keeping the boat upright to take more than 4-5 strokes. The sad part is this continued for at least 4-5 […]
PPP Episode 11: Kenny Howell A True Renaissance Paddler
Today’s podcast guest Kenny Howell might just be the ultimate renaissance paddler. In his 38 years of paddling Kenny has been in virtually every type of kayak in every type of condition. A long time Californian with blue eyes, blond hair, and aura of a man who knows adventure, his backyard includes the infamous Mavericks break […]
PPP Episode 010: Oscar Chalupsky talks AFib, Nelo, and Downwind
Today we catch up with the legendary Oscar Chalupsky, just a week after he scared the world with a FB post of him in a hospital bed surrounded by nurses and doctors. In our discussion today, Oscar gives us the blow by blow detail leading up to his episode of Arterial Fibrillation. While the incident […]
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 […]




