Surfski Technique: Deep and Deliberate Practice Pays Off I haven’t had the chance to paddle nearly as much this summer as I have in the past, but by remaining focused on the concepts of deep and deliberate practice, I’m happy to report that both my downwind and flat water paddling continues to get faster despite […]
Training
Oscar Chalupsky Comes to Town
Oscar Chalupsky Paddling Clinic: Highlight of the Summer for 18 Paddlers As many of you know, Oscar and his wife Clare made a brief appearance in Traverse City and a very fortunate 18 paddlers had the opportunity to spend the better half of their Monday with them. Based on the feedback I have received, it […]
Surfski Hawaii: The Top 3 Things I Learned
Exposure, Stability, and Downwind Expose yourself to challenging conditions in a controlled environment My first day paddling in Hawaii was pretty mild and uneventful. The second day we took the shuttle up for a Hawaii Kai run. Before turning downwind from Hawaii Kai, we first went out to the China Wall area to […]
Molokai Surfski World Championships: Am I ready for 32 miles?
Molokai Surfski World Championships – 7 Days and Counting! The last few months have been hectic but all good things, so I really can’t complain. I had to take a couple months off from blogging as I focused on building a new website for TC Surfski, accepting a new full time job, managing my spring […]
Birkie 2014: Epic, Brutal, Beautiful
Birkie 2014, A Good Reflection of the Harshest Winter in 100 Years The winter of 2014 has been absolutely relentless. Colder and snowier than anything I’ve ever seen in the Upper Midwest, I guess only a fool would expect anything less for Birkie Weekend in Northern Wisconsin. There is a good reason the Birkie is […]
