Inland Paddler: Out of the Line Up Because of “Injury”
Off the Water Because of Injury “What did you do to your knee? You fall of your skateboard?” “Did you hurt your knee surfing?” People…
Category: The Inland Paddler
The Inland Paddler: Almost “Normal”
My favorite thing in our paddle world is surfing. Period. Surfing in the outrigger, in the ski, in the open ocean dowinwinding, or on a…
The Inland Paddler: Learning a New Way to Slow Down to Go Fast
I have recently been learning about the Japanese art of “Forest Bathing” or shinrin-yoku. No, this is not some sort of version of “Naked and…
The Inland Paddler: The Fear of Falling
Let’s talk about falling. Or, if you paddle outrigger, huli’ing. Or, if you paddle surf ski, capsizing or flipping. If you are a long-time paddler,…
The Inland Paddler: Oh Garmin! Don’t Fail Me Now!
I am a slave to the data. I live and die by my metrics. And I am addicted to wearables. Even though there is clearly…
The Inland Paddler: Paddling Through the Pandemic
It’s Day 136 of my Pandemic spring and summer…and I can report that in some ways, getting out to do a paddle workout it getting…
The Inland Paddler: It’s a Virtual World
Virtual Paddle Racing Like many of you, I started 2020 with a plan. A race plan. I was going to return to the Carolina Cup…
The Inland Paddler: Let’s not Lose our Aloha
Trying to Share the Stoke In the Time of Corona Last Saturday, I got up early and headed out to Lake Jordan, one of the…
Save the Date: Picking the Right Board with Coach Larry Cain 5/21 at 3PM EST on Interactive Session on Zoom
Coach Larry Cain will be hosting an interactive discussion on Zoom about Picking the Right Board this Thursday at 3:00 PM ET. This session is…
The Inland Paddler: These are a few of my Favorite Things
My favorite things and what I am looking most forward to Post-Covid-19 Last week, I wrote about paddling for the first time in several weeks…
The Inland Paddler: Getting Back to the Water
Getting Back in the Water I am a rule follower…as a rule. Maybe it’s because as a child I was afraid of getting in trouble.…
The Inland Paddler: My Covid-19 Non-Paddling Life
Perhaps I need to change the title of my posts here to “The Inside Paddler” since the Stay At Home Orders where I am have…
June the Machine Gear Review: Stay Healthy Using a Heart Rate Monitor
Start your 2020 season with Heart Rate monitor using Paddle Monsters how to setup the heart rate zone!
The Inland Paddler: Diversions in the time of Covid-19
Not gonna lie, today is hard. It is taking a lot to not go down the bunny hole of despair, given the most recent turn…
Merging Forward!
“What can take place without change?” – Marcus Aurelius Some 10 years ago or so, I discovered Stand Up Paddling. I was a die-hard expedition sea…
The Inland Paddler: New Year, New Things!
Winging in the New Year Sometimes, I get bored. I get bored quite frequently, actually, when work, weather, whatever, keeps me having to paddle on…
The Inland Paddler’s Holiday Gift Guide
The Inland Paddler’s Guide to Holiday Gifting for Paddlers It’s that wonderful time of year when, as paddlers we probably have a long list of…
Gear Review: O’Neill Hyperfreak Wetsuit
The Surprising O’Neill Hyperfreak Wetsuit This is a review I never in a million years would have expected to write. If you know me at…
The Inland Paddler: Lucky Number Six – Reflections on Chattajack
Chattajack 2019 – Lucky Number Six Holy crap! It is hard to fathom that this year, I will have paddled up to the start line…
The Inland Paddler: Sitting Down and Returning to Paddling Roots
Sitting Down and Returning to Paddling Roots About 20 years ago (gasp!) a dear friend and I decided to buy kayaks. We both chose Ocean…
The Inland Paddler: The End of a Season
The Inland Paddler: Outdoor Instructor Life When you are passionate about something, there is nothing more rewarding than introducing someone to the thing you love…
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation: Traveling Cross Country for a SUP Race
Traveling Cross Country to Race Why on earth would anyone want to load up a 14 foot downwinding board on top of a Honda Element…
Board Shopping and Selection Tips and Info
So youve decided you need a new board. Perhaps to replace an older one you are riding or perhaps to add another board to your quiver. Here are some th…
Paddle Monster Champion Hoodies are back in stock
I just got the samples in and they are amazing. This isn't a pre-order. We have stock. Ships out in 2-3 days.