In this episode we catch up with Matt Drayer on all the latest and greatest from the Ocean Racing Committee. Matt continues to work tirelessly promoting surfski paddling in the United States through his role in the ACA and his website: www.usasurfski.com In this podcast we discuss this year’s National Championship, which took place in […]
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Steep and Short Period Waves are the absolute best for downwind surfing
A widely held misconception that drives me crazy, is the idea that the waves on the Great Lakes are too “choppy” for downwind surfing. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, “choppy” conditions are arguably the best conditions. If we assume that “choppy” means steep, short period waves, those are exactly the conditions […]
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 […]
PPP Episode 39: Downwind Jam Session
This podcast was an experimental downwind jam session. The idea was to setup a Zoom call open to any and all paddlers to join and share their stories and experiences around downwind paddling. We got off to a rough start when the initial call was highjacked by hackers, but were able to regroup and have […]
PPP Episode 38: Doing the Work with Rob Hartman
My guest on the podcast today is long time friend and paddler Rob Hartman. Rob is a husband and father of three girls. He works full time as a software developer, plays the Upright Bass as an accomplished jazz musician, and has long been one of the top masters paddlers in the US. In recent […]
