Ride the Wave Regatta 2012 I have to admit I’ve been dragging my feet on writing up this Race/Recap but I figure better late than never and didn’t want to miss the opportunity to write and help promote a great race that I believe has lots of potential to grow into a big paddling event. […]
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Downwind Paddling and Life: Endless Parallels
Downwind Paddling and Life Lessons There have certainly been many metaphors drawn between life and surfing waves. I know that I won’t be the first to philosophize in this area, but the more I think about it, I can’t help exploring some of the unique surfski specific attributes of surfing and how they can be […]
Surfski Training: Talent is Overrated, Deep Practice is Underrated
Surfski Training – Be Smart About It When it comes to surfski racing and paddling the goal for most of us is very simple, how do I go faster in my surfski when I know that I can’t increase the amount of time I spend on the water without risking coming home to find my […]
TC Waterman 2012: Traverse City’s First Ever Surfski Race
TC Waterman 2012 – A Raging Success It all started with a voicemail from TC Waterman race director Todd Mackey last Sunday afternoon. Todd heard the news that the surfski paddlers had become innocent victims of Chicago politics when the City of Chicago shut down the entire beach front for the weekend and effectively canceled […]
Chicago Shoreline Surfski Race: The Race that Wasn’t
Chicago Shoreline Surfski Race: Getting Psyched Up or Out, I’m Not Quite Sure In order to really write about the Chicago Shoreline Marathon for 2012, I need to start with the full week leading up to the race. I started obsessively checking weather/wind forecasts at least a week before the race. By mid week it was […]
