A Long Overdue Michigan Surfski Race Recap It has been far too long since I’ve sat down to write up a race report. So I’ll chalk this up to being one of the benefits of being sidelined with a broken hip. Over the past few years, we’ve struggled to get good traction with open […]
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PPP Episode 25: Getting Amped for The Gorge Downwind Festival 2018 With Carter Johnson
In this podcast episode I catch up with Carter Johnson, Race Director for the Gorge Downwind Festival. In just four years this race has become the single biggest downwind event in the world. With 750 participants, featuring equal numbers of Outrigger Canoe and Surfski paddlers, plus a good contingent of Stand Up Paddle Boarders. But […]
PPP Episode 24: Chasing Bumps with Cory Hill
In this podcast I have the opportunity to sit down with one of the best surfski paddler in the world right now, Cory Hill aka Chill Hill. Like most surfski paddlers, Cory is incredibly humble and seems mature beyond his years. Balancing relationships and a full time career, Cory does an unimaginable job competing […]
Two Days in Tarifa with Surf Jedi Master Boyan Zlatarev
Paddling and Philosophizing with Boyan I recently had a chance to visit Boyan in Tarifa for a short but impactful two days. The easy blog to write is about how awesome it felt to escape the cold gray skies of Northern Michigan in February to catch seemingly endless runs on the sunny Mediterranean with […]
PPP Episode 23: Learn to Love the Load with Ivan Lawler
Today’s podcast guest is the legendary Ivan Lawler. Ivan is regarded as Britain’s greatest canoe paddler of all time, and many argue the world’s greatest marathon paddler. Ivan has also been recognized internationally for sportsmanship when in the 1990 world championship he and his partner stopped to wait for the Danish team who were having […]
