4-5 Reasons Why the 45 North Paddle Festival Should Be On Your List, and Race Recap
6/19/2022 Sutton’s Bay, MI – This past Sunday the Midwest Paddle League was back in action for its 3rd race of the season, this time…
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Limited Visibility, Unlimited Fun at Mona Lake Race
June 6th 2022 Muskegon Michigan – The day started well enough, it was warm, it was sunny. The aerial acrobatics team from the nearby airport…
Midwest Paddle League Kicks Off 4th Season at Gun Lake, Sets New Records
6/4/2022 Shelbyville, MI aka Gun Lake Paddle Battle. This is at least the 4th time I’ve written a race recap for this race. Sometimes it’s…
Zoom Recording: The Fun (and benefits) of Signing up for Your First Race
So, maybe you’ve heard about a sup race like this weekend’s Carolina Cup in North Carolina, or maybe there’s a local race series nearby, and…
How to Use SUP to Improve Your Fitness: Free Zoom Session Recorded April 14, 2022!
Want to use SUP to get fit? Ready to take your workouts back outside now that the weather is getting better? Watch Coaches Larry Cain…
Vive Belle Isle: Racing Is Back In Detroit
It seems like just yesterday the world was lamenting the loss of OABI, the preeminent paddle racing event in the Midwest. It seems like just…
SUP Connect Interview with Coach Larry Cain
#SUPConnect’s intro to this amazing interview says “Larry Cain undoubtedly has had a long rain of successes in the past 47 years of his paddling…
Spring Training Multi-Skill Ocean SUP Camp: March 4-7 in Fort Pierce, FL
4-day multi-skill camp Limited to 10 People The main focus is SUP surfing Includes ocean racing skills and techniques If conditions warrant, downwind skills day…
Chattajack Race Prep: Rookie Mistakes
Final Countdown to Chattajack So, we are a little less than two months away from Chattajack time – Delta variant notwithstanding (fingers crossed!) And first-timers…
Beginning Racing: Your First Chattajack Race
Your First Chattajack Race Guessing that a whole host of first-time Chattajack racers are signed up for this year’s 32-mile sojourn down the Tennessee River…
Paddle Monster Viewers Guide to Canoe-Kayak at the Olympics
A Viewers Guide to Canoe-Kayak at the Tokyo Olympics It’s hard to believe but the 2020 Olympic Games are finally upon us, a year late…
Jewel Tri (paddle, bike, and run) on Saturday, August 14 at Dreher Island State Park, Lake Murray, South Carolina
Come celebrate outdoor life and being on the water by shaking things up at The Jewel Tri on Saturday, August 14 at Dreher Island State…
Key West Paddle Classic set for October 2, 2021
Course: Starting point is at Higgs Beach, Paddle South toward the Southernmost Point, through the Key West harbor, around the USCG base and under the…
History-Making 200+ Mile Bay Paddle Returns as Team Relay
ANNAPOLIS, MD. (Wednesday, April 28, 2021) — Today, Chris Hopkinson, who last summer, with the help and coaching of Paddler Monster, became the first person…
The Goat Boater, Lake Wylie Paddleboarding is stoked to offer Lake Wylie’s first ever SUP Race Series
The Goat Boater, Lake Wylie Paddleboarding is stoked to offer Lake Wylie’s first-ever SUP Race Series. 9 paddleboard races, 10 opportunities to win. The Series…
Eruption on the Treasure Coast: Paddle Battle Sets Bar High for 2021 Season
March 20, 2021, Fort Pierce, FL. – It’s been a long winter, longer yet that the current state of the world is still putting a…
2021 Virtual Paddle League – March into Spring
The Next Virtual Paddle League Race is Up! “March into Spring“, a free, combined event race that is the combination of: – A 5k race…
Challenge and Race Results Submission Upgrade
To all VPL and Paddle Challenge Participants Today we upgraded the Paddle Challenge and VPL submission forms on the Public PaddleMonster.com site! You can now…
Bone Island 6-Mile Paddle Race, Lazy Dog Key West This weekend!
I’m not sure if you’re as cold as I am, but the thought of Key West sounds amazing to me right now—especially when facing down…
2021 Virtual Paddle League – The February Five
The Virtual Paddle League is Back The Virtual Paddle League is back this year with a series of virtual events with shorter windows. Leading off…
2021 Spring Training Camp March 19-22
Let’s spend a week together, live paddle training sessions with Coach Seychelle and Coach Victoria Burgess, PhD and virtual sessions with Coach Larry Cain. This…
Virtual Chattajack In The Great Almost-White North
October 17, 2021 – It’s deep fall in the northern Midwest. The weather is unpredictable at best. 70-degree days are becoming a rarity as the…
Fastest Chattajack ever? 2020 Style in the gorge
Chattajack 2020 on the Gorge! LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Watch Scott Cummings doing his race Sternwheeler style. Surfski News reported that Scott finished his 32 miles…
Whatever It Takes Lives Up to It’s Name: Midwest Paddle League Finishes Challenging Season
September 19, 2020 – When most people think about challenging conditions, visions of Red Bull’s “heavy water” come to mind. Visions of Zane Schweitzer cresting…
#TransAlgarveSUP – 160km Paddle Across the Algarve
Three experienced and dedicated paddle boarders are paddling the breadth of the Algarve, from Sagres to Vila Real Santo Antonio. Tom Longhurst from Algarve Marquees…