• 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....
  • Sequencing

    Sequencing

    Why do really good paddlers seem like they use less energy but go faster?  Because they can sequence their coordinated...
  • Namotu

    Namotu

    If you have a bucket list and Namotu isn’t at the top of it, then put it there.  I just...
  • Dealing With White Water

    Dealing With White Water

    I’ve been thinking about this some more since writing this tip and have a couple more things that might help....
  • Climbing White Water

    Climbing White Water

    Here’s a quick tip that may help you with getting over white water. When I’m in my four man surfing...
  • 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....