Downwind Surfski Paddling – Don’t Discount Finesse I haven’t been able to paddle that often since racing the Molokai in mid May, but luckily most of the paddling I have done has been in good wind/wave conditions. This past weekend I had the chance to take my younger brothers out for their first time […]
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Surfski Hawaii: The Top 3 Things I Learned
Exposure, Stability, and Downwind Expose yourself to challenging conditions in a controlled environment My first day paddling in Hawaii was pretty mild and uneventful. The second day we took the shuttle up for a Hawaii Kai run. Before turning downwind from Hawaii Kai, we first went out to the China Wall area to […]
The Molokai Escort Boat Experience: A Dichotomy that Works
Molokai Escort Boats – A unique experience I’ve been overwhelmed by all the positive feedback and responses to my blog describing my Molokai 2014 race day experience. It is such an amazing race with so many unique and intriguing aspects as well as learning opportunities. I am convinced it has the potential to grow […]
Molokai 2014 Surfski World Championship: A Rookie’s Experience
Molokai 2014 Surfski World Championship, “Flat” is a very relative term The race is over, but the marathon is not. As I sit down to write this I’m still working my way home, currently on a flight from Seattle to Minneapolis, then on to Traverse City for an 11:00 pm arrival home. […]
Molokai Surfski World Championships: Am I ready for 32 miles?
Molokai Surfski World Championships – 7 Days and Counting! The last few months have been hectic but all good things, so I really can’t complain. I had to take a couple months off from blogging as I focused on building a new website for TC Surfski, accepting a new full time job, managing my spring […]
