62 Going on 18 I was trading e-mails with a good friend and fellow surfski paddler Billy Bellinger last week. When I mentioned my Ultimate Challenge he of course offered to share every bit if wisdom he had on racing the US SURFSKI Champs in San Francisco. As I read through Billy’s story it […]
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Powerful Technique Tips: From One of the Most Brilliant Minds in SURFSKI
Erik Borgnes Winter ERG Coaching – Absolutely The Best Kept Secret to Improve your Paddling! For those of you who may not be aware, Erik Borgnes (TC SURFSKI Immersion Camp Coach and pioneer of SURFSKI paddling in the Great Lakes) runs a Yahoo News Group that provides weekly coaching guidance for those dedicated souls training on […]
Another Great Year Behind Us: An Incredible Year Ahead
Happy New Year! As we close out 2015, we always like to reflect back on the season to evaluate how far we’ve come in our mission to grow surfski paddling and community across the Great Lakes region and stay true to our ethos and tagline: be present, be challenged, be unique. Overall 2015 was a […]
Downwind Paddling: A Never Ending Evolution
Downwind Paddling: A Never Ending Evolution This summer I didn’t have the bandwidth to blog about downwind paddling, but it certainly wasn’t for lack of interest. As I sit down to write this, I’m on a 13 hour flight to Tokyo, so what better time to recap my summer of downwind paddling. Yesterday […]
Posture, Posture, Posture
Posture, Posture, Posture As most of you know, since first attending one of Oscar Chalupsky’s clinics in the fall of 2013, I have been a huge proponent of the forward stroke technique principles and style that Oscar teaches. I have made it a point to both teach the drills to my students and also to […]