In this podcast I sit down with Matt Drayer who is part of a small team including Greg Barton, Jesse Lishchuk, and Geoff Pearson who are dedicated to promoting surfski development in the US via the Ocean Racing Committee (ORC) which is part of the competition arm of the American Canoe Association (ACA). Matt and […]
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PPP Episode 44: Coaching Session #2 with Dr Brendan O’Neill
In this podcast I check in with Brendan to review how the past 10 weeks of training have gone and what I need to focus on in the final four weeks leading up to the Gorge Downwind Champs. If you missed Podcast Episode 43, I would recommend checking it out, and don’t forget you can […]
A Very Cold Virtual Chattajack
A group of hard core Northern Michigan paddlers decided to organize for a “Virtual Chattajack” this year. I was fortunate enough to get the blow by blow details from a great friend and fellow paddler Billy Bellinger. Below is his story, broken down into 4 parts. I wanted to share this not only because it […]
2018 Cheboygan Open Water Challenge Race Recap
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 […]
A Whirlwind Five Days: 2017 Gorge Downwind Champs
Experience it to Believe It! It was an amazing whirlwind five days out in Hood River at the Gorge Downwind Champs. When I thought about how to organize my recap, the simplest approach seemed to be just giving a day by day breakdown. So here goes: Tuesday Arrival: I caught a 6:00 AM flight out […]
