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 […]
Downwind Paddling Technique
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Surfski Vacation 2013: A Full Immersion Experience
Surfski Vacation 2013 The first annual TC Surfski Immersion Vacation was a great success and turned out to be everything I had hoped for and more. Although we didn’t get much wind and the water was still cold, we had warm and dry weather overall and had a phenomenal four days of paddling. Thursday Evening […]
