An ultra adventure: “70% of teams didn’t finish” – Bart de Zwart on the ‘Muskoka River X’ challenge
For me, the "X" in this race represents the unknown; you never know what you're going to get at Muskoka. And that was truer than ever this year, when rough weather forced organisers to cut this "ultra" short after 70% of competit
Bart de Zwart: Paddling through Vanuatu (and going back in time)
Another loud explosion. We looked at each other with a mix of excitement and fear, and we wondered what was waiting for us at the top... We were hiking the ridge of Mount Yasur on the island of Tanna, one of 83 outposts in the South Pacific that
IRONMANA: Follow the World’s Craziest Race with Daily Updates from Postcard-Perfect Huahine
Boss Man's note: We've got one last race to finish the year, and it seems we've saved the best - or at the very least: the toughest - for last. IRONMANA is a week-long, multi-discipline race in th
Bart de Zwart’s Recap of the Wet and Wild Chattajack Race: “Cold But Happy”
Few paddlers have covered as many miles as Bart de Zwart, the undisputed king of endurance paddling and a vetrean of virtually every ultra long distance race in the world. Bart was back in action again last weekend, where he jo
Bart de Zwart’s Yukon River Quest insights: ”You go places in your mind you didn’t know existed.”
Recently Chris from SUP Racer asked me "Why do you do it?" Why do I paddle these ultra endurance races and expeditions? What's the motivation? With races like the Yukon River Quest, easily one of t
Bart de Zwart Ticks Another ‘Ultra’ off His List, Wins the 92km Great Glen Paddle in Record Time
Bart de Zwart has continued to cement his reputation as one of the craziest most inspiring paddlers in the world, taking out the 92km Great Glen Paddle in Scotland last weekend and setting yet anot
Bart de Zwart Overcomes Rain, Fog and Fatigue to Conquer Canada’s 220km Muskoka River X Adventure Paddle Race. Again.
The undisputed king of ultra long distance paddling, Bart de Zwart, has done it again. Not long after his victories in the Yukon (715km) and Missouri (547km), and liter
