GO PADDLE!
Posted Feb 26, 2011 in Blog | 0 CommentsFun day out paddling Channel Islands. Go Paddle! from Karen Wrenn
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SUP Holland 11-City Tour
Posted Dec 05, 2010 in Blog | 6 CommentsIt’s taken me a long time to write about my adventure in Holland for a couple of reasons. I was extremely tired from paddling 220 km in 5 days and when I got home I had to switch focus to my next big races. I really just needed some time to reflect on the whole [...]
Continue Reading »JEVER SUP World Cup
Posted Sep 15, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsI was just in Hamburg, Germany for the Jever Cup SUP World Cup. It was very interesting to see what the European SUP scene was like. It was an amazing event that was well organized, professionally run, competitive and really fun. Athletes from all over the world came to compete. There were about 30 invited [...]
Continue Reading »BLAST!
Posted Aug 25, 2010 in Blog | 0 Comments It is crazy how a year flies by…but what a BLAST its been! A year ago I participated in the Naish Race Series in Hood River that was organized by Big Winds in the Gorge. It was a weekly race that ran for 8 weeks and was my first experience racing in standup paddling. [...]
Continue Reading »Ohana Spirit
Posted Jun 24, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsThis years Battle of the Paddle Hawaii was all about Ohana. The Hawaiian word ‘ohana literally means family. The Hawaiian family or ‘ohana can also consist of others not related by birth. A valued friend can be a member of your ‘ohana. An entire group of close friends or in our case paddlers can be [...]
Continue Reading »Intracoastal SUP CUP
Posted May 21, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsAfter a long flight back from Wilmington, North Carolina it is nice to be home in Portland. Wilmington is a really interesting place full of history and the people are truly an example of “Southern Hospitality”. I was back in Wilmington earlier this year in January for the Cold Stroke Classic and there was a [...]
Continue Reading »Catalina Paddle Adventure
Posted Apr 14, 2010 in Blog | 5 CommentsI recently had an amazing adventure to Catalina Island for a Standup Paddleboard race called the Catalina Challenge. I had been training really hard for the event as I would be paddling solo 39.8 miles from Avalon, Catalina to Dana Point, California. After putting in a lot of miles in training, studying and practicing my hydration and [...]
Continue Reading »A Stand Up Paddle Movie
Posted Apr 09, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsWaterman Robby Naish talks about the future of Standup Paddle surfing in this video from a Stand Up Paddle Movie. SUP is a cool new sport – its really great to be apart of the beginning of a new sport and this short clip really explains how I feel about whats going on. If you [...]
Continue Reading »Minke Whale Experience Slideshow
Posted Apr 02, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsThe Minke whale that joined me for almost two hours on my long journey from Avalon to Dana Point was swimming below me in the clear water, I could see the whales eyes looking at me, its tail would be at times right under and in front of my Naish Glide. The Kaenon polarized glasses [...]
Continue Reading »Tomorrow on 30A Radio & Latest Wind Forecast Catalina Challenge
Posted Mar 25, 2010 in Blog | 0 CommentsThis is a big week! Tomorrow EJ Johnson one of my favorite people in Stand Up Paddling and I will be on the radio at 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time! www.30aradioshows.org Leslie Kolovich and Jeff Archer are great hosts -listen up and then go stand up! Some new swim suits from Vitamin A show up [...]
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