I finally get it! - by: manta
I've been paddling for two years and in that time not made the greatest of progress. Stuck at a speed of around 9.8km/h. We all know the theory of paddling. Get a good catch, pull hard and recover to...
View ArticleVHF radio MMSI registration - by: WingSuit
Bought an MMSI VHF a year ago, had to join BOAT US to get it registered. Now BOAT US is telling me I have to maintain an annual membership to keep my MMSI registration. Does anyone know the story on...
View ArticleCentral Texas Epic surf ski paddlers - by: JBL
Anybody else in Central Texas on this board? My friend and I have V5s , I also have a V7. I paddle the V7 and use the V5 as a loaner. We mostly paddle on Lake Georgetown, with a paddle down the San...
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Google Maps captures the start of the Molokai - by: MCImes
I love randomly looking around the world on Google maps and often find some funny, cool, strange, or unexpected things and found something pretty cool today - Im 99% sure Im looking at the start of the...
View ArticleNo Sharks seen in False Bay since April - by: MCImes
I saw False Bay in a headline and it peaked my interest - Apparently there is a Great White sighting drought around Cape Town. Probably nice to know when you're in the water, but maybe less of a good...
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Is this a good price ? - by: Dhoo
Thinking of buying this used EPIC V8 black tip version year 2016 All scratches are on the pics and nowhere else. Rudder mechanical is in working order. any advise? Should I be worry about the...
View ArticleAny Norwegian paddlers out there? - by: sski
I'll be in Norway for about 5 wks. Visiting friends in Oslo, Lillehammer and near Trondheim, but other travel also.
View ArticleGreenland paddle basics - by: mickeyA
Even though I have paddled for 10 yrs with very low elbows with intent of avoiding injury, I am now experiencing soreness in my right shoulder. I am thinking about switching to a Greenland paddle, at...
View ArticleEpic V8 Pro vs. Think Zen - by: Wallyh2
Seeking incremental upgrade from Epic V8. Flatwater speed of more importance than surfing capability. And obviously, stability. I'm 6'1" 1 75. I'd like to demo both but may not have the opportunity....
View ArticlePsychology of racing - by: mrcharly
We all know that psychology pays a big part in racing performance: "heart wasn't really in it" "couldn't be bothered" etc How many of us train our brains to race? I had a big race on Sunday. I was...
View ArticleScammers and Spammers - by: robin.mousley
Just thought I'd put this out there for anyone who's interested... We've had an increase in the number of spammers attempting to dump "information" about anything from Microsoft support to HP printer...
View ArticleFoot strap contact. - by: SpaceSputnik
Another one of the things that I "should know". I recently replaced my non-adjustable stock Think strap with my own adjustable version. Once I have done that, I made it tight without much thinking....
View ArticleK1 Marathon paddle length? - by: kayakercon
Hi there community. I know there are a million posts on paddle selection (I have read them all), but one piece of info I haven't found a satisfactory answer for is recent thoughts on paddle length for...
View ArticleVideo thread - by: Hiro
Wanted to start a thread where we would post our paddling videos. No stroke analisys or technical stuff. Just paddling for the fun of it. Here's mine. real fun starts at 3:45
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Fake video scam sites pop up after ICF Ocean Racing Champs - by: robin.mousley
I'm completely gobsmacked. I fight almost every day against spammers trying to dump their crap on the forum, but I never expected what happened yesterday and is still happening today on the Facebook...
View ArticleCadence vs power - by: mrcharly
A little while ago I tried out an app that gave a cadence as well as speed. It showed that my cadence was way up - about 90 for cruising. My times were stagnating, so I altered my paddling, tried to go...
View Articlecrosswind techniques - by: waverider
Last few trips have been longish hauls with onshore winds creating small but messy wind chop. Made me wonder if I could improve my technique in these conditions as I found it way slower and harder than...
View ArticleSurfski for big guys - by: M.v.E.
I am asking for a friend of mine who wants to buy a surfski. He´s a big fella. He tried my Stellar SR 2. Gen. and it was way too small for him. We adjusted the footplate in the max. position but his...
View ArticleHow to safely crest big waves (going out) - by: manta
Hi Saturday I went for a paddle and we had huge swell in the bay where I paddle. I went to a local surf spot as I was thinking of doing some surfing of the ski. However when I got there I saw it was...
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