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 […]
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Downwind Surfski Paddling: Secrets to Achieving more Elation and Less Frustration
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 […]
Downwind Paddling Tips and Tricks To Make you Faster
Downwind paddling tips and tricks As we move into late summer and early fall we are entering peak season in Northern Michigan for awesome downwind paddling. The water temperatures are relatively warm based on a nice late summer heat wave, the air temps are good on most days, and the wind is starting to blow. […]
Downwind Paddling Technique: The Learning Curve is Worth It!
Downwind Paddling Technique Disclaimer: I don’t have downwind experience in the big ocean conditions, what I write about below is based on experience primarily in Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan and occasionally on open Lake Michigan. Six foot swell is probably the largest conditions I have seen. I do suspect that the fundamentals hold […]
