Follow your passion and it will lead you to your purpose In this episode of Peak Paddle Performance we catch up with Dawid Mocke in Hood River just before he heads out to race the Gorge Downwind Championships. This interview comes right on the heels of a victory at the Canadian Surfski Championship where […]
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Epic V8 Pro: Stability Meets Performance
Quite Possibly the Best Boat Ever for an Athletic and Inspired Beginner Inspired by discussions with Boyan, I recently pulled myself away from the V10 GT to spend some quality time in the Epic V8 Pro. For those who have not heard my podcast with Boyan, one of the topics we discussed was how […]
Epic V5: The Little Boat that Can
It was not love at first site, but the Epic V5 is Quickly Stealing our Hearts I have to admit that after my first experience in the Epic V5 I was not completely sold. It was in Charleston, SC and I had spent most of the day paddling an Epic V14 GT before hopping […]
PPP Episode 005: Master the art of downwind with Boyan Z
Humility Makes the Ultimate Student, which in Turn Makes the Ultimate Coach Today’s podcast guest is Boyan Zlatarev from Tarifa. One of the conditions for getting Boyan to come on the show was that I not embarrass him with flattery. So with that, I will just say this… Boyan’s humility makes him […]
The Mental Games that may be Sabotaging Your Downwind Performance
I recently finished a book titled “The Mindful Athlete” by George Mumford. I first heard this book recommended by a former Navy Seal and SealFit instructor Lance Cummings. Lance is a lifelong endurance athlete who spends extensive time in an OC-1 and can’t wait for the Gorge Downwind Festival (how could I not read […]
