Lighter Winds But Bigger Swells For Race #2 Of The PRIMI Naish Downwind Dash
After last week's blistering start to the 2015 PRIMI Naish Downwind Series, this week's edition served up a more modest 15-20 knots but also s
Registration Opens For The Payette River Games – One Of The Major Races Of 2015
Registration has just opened for the 2015 Payette River Games, probably one of the funnest, most exciting (and definitely THE richest) stand up paddle races in the world. With a $50,000 cash priz
Third Time Lucky As South Africa’s Downwind Dash Continues To Roll Down The Cape
Last Wednesday night, January 21st, marked Week #3 in the new edition of the ten week PRIMI Naish Downwind Dash Series. And *finally* we had some well-timed wind here in Cape Town. Dodgy Wind Guru forecasti
What Does “GlaGla” Mean In French? Bloody Cold…
To France now, where apparently freezing cold temperatures and icy alpine waters are no deterrent to the hardcore local paddlers. Over 100 competitors braved the winter conditions for the "GlaGla" Race on Saturday, with cold w
With Sean Poynter First Up, Starboard Launches Its ‘Team Tiki Talks’
Starboard, probably the world's strongest and most elite stand up paddling team, have just launched a new series: Team Tiki Talks. It's basically an interview with one of their team riders each month. And fir
RESULTS: The Hanohano Race Attracts Over 500 Paddlers (And OMG That Board..!)
Results are in from today's massive Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge race down in Mission Bay, San Diego. The Hanohano race, now in its 19th year, is one of the real gems on the racing calend
Full Length Highlights Reel From The Painkiller Cup (aka The ‘Caribbean Paradise’ Race)
A few days ago I posted a clip that proved very popular. It was a quick edit of last weekend's Painkiller Cup, an exotic-looking team relay held in the paradise that is the BVIs, aka the British Virgin Islands (it's somewhere