• Paddle Techniques: Recover

    Paddle Techniques: Recover

    We’re going to talk about how you finish the Tahitian stroke and then put the whole thing together. The first...
  • Paddle Techniques: Applying Power

    Paddle Techniques: Applying Power

    Hopefully you’ve been practicing that long catch. It’s a critical component of any stroke. Now we’re going to talk about...
  • Paddle Techniques: The Catch

    Paddle Techniques: The Catch

    Most of my paddling life I’ve been using the Hawaiian stroke, which probably comes as no surprise given my Ohana....
  • Molokai to Oahu

    Molokai to Oahu

    What a doozy that race was. Every year I say to myself ” I’m never doing that race again”. How quickly...
  • Maui to Molokai

    Maui to Molokai

    Finding the fun in races is sometimes an exercise in perspective. In the Maui to Molokai I was worried that...
  • Jamie Mitchell

    Jamie Mitchell

    When you think of domination you think of Lance (7), Kelly Slater (9), Michael Jordan (6), Tiger Woods (although perhaps...
  • Gliding

    Gliding

    What is it about gliding that changes everything?  The simple act of sliding across the water’s surface with the aid...
  • Inspiration

    Inspiration

    I’ve never made a conscious decision to try to inspire people, it’s a byproduct  of the things I like to...
  • I win

    I win

    Three hours of stand up surfing on the south side this morning. A really good Maliko run this afternoon, plus...
  • My two cents: The BOP

    My two cents: The BOP

    Danny Ching- For those of you who are not familiar with OC-1 or six man paddling, it may seem like...
  • Inner tube

    Inner tube

    You’ve probably seen most of our dvds or the pictures in the mags, maybe even read some of the stories...
  • Clear water and Gators

    Clear water and Gators

    Explaining the stroke I just got back from a trip to the frying pan of the United States, Florida. I...
  • Time on the water

    Time on the water

    Sweeping up the place Time on the water. A pretty simple concept with such a profound effect. Why does everything...
  • Downwind with Slater

    Downwind with Slater

    A couple of sheep in the pasture I had the opportunity to do a maliko run with Slater Trout yesterday....
  • focus

    focus

    Total focus on relaxing right here While on a bike ride today I had a chance to think about some...
  • Race Tips

    Race Tips

    Race season is starting to approach here in the islands pretty quick, with the Olukai less than a month away...
  • Mammoth Invitational

    Mammoth Invitational

    I know a lot of people assume I grew up exclusively in Hawaii. They are wrong. I grew up in...
  • Really want to get better ?

    Really want to get better ?

    When it comes to stand up paddle technique, you can only learn so much about the mechanics of the stroke...