Top 15 Gifts for the Special Paddler In Your Life Below is a list of items that any paddler would love to receive this Holiday Season. Full disclosure, the first ten items can all be purchased at TC Surfski. The last five items are items I’ve come to use and rely on (mostly for cold […]
Gear
PFD Overview & Understanding: ISO versus USCG
Summarizing the Key Points about the PFDs We Sell I recently posted a Facebook update to let everyone know I’m now carrying the Nelo branded personal flotation device (PFD). This post generated a lot of discussion around Newtons and ISO versus US Coast Guard certification. While I am far from an expert in […]
Vaikobi Gear Review: Function Meets Style
Vaikobi Gear Review – The Hot New Look in Paddling Apparel In early August I caught wind of a new start-up named Vaikobi, based out of Australia and dedicated to building top quality clothing specifically designed for surfski paddling. While I have been very pleased with both NRS and Kokatat, they each have their specialties, […]
Kokatat Drysuit: Truly Enjoy Cold Weather Paddling
Kokatat Lightweight GORE TEX Drysuit Yesterday I received my highly anticipated Lightweight GORE-TEX Paddling Suit. This Kokatat drysuit came highly recommended to me from Wesley Echols who probably logs more dry suit paddling hours in a surfski than anyone in the world. Based on his recommendation, I knew I couldn’t go wrong with this suit. […]
Cold Weather Paddling: There Is No Such Thing as Bad Weather, Just Bad Gear
Cold Weather Paddling – We Can’t All Live in Maui As I sit down to write this blog I just returned from paddling in 75 degree water temps in Maui and as I look out on West Bay of Lake Michigan with 2 inches of snow on the ground, it doesn’t look too inviting, and […]
