Using the Wing Paddle — What We Have Learned After 6000 Miles in the Surfski
https://youtu.be/-KjzlHc0ZMQ We can go ahead and get these things out of the way. Yes, Rod has a giant cartoon thumb (more on that later), and yes, the audio is up…
Kai Wa’a Vega Surfski Review
https://youtu.be/8ZeUsznTRrk The Vega Surfski by Kai Bartlett is at home in the ocean but is fast in the flat water too. Barry's favorite ocean activity is down winding and my…
OC1 or Surfski? Which do you prefer?
https://youtu.be/WxY0XQG0lb4 We've been asked a number of times which craft we prefer, the outrigger canoe or the surfski? Join Barry and Rod for a chat over a Flaming Amy's burrito…
Greg Greene’s Top Three Downwinding Tips for New and Developing Paddlers
https://youtu.be/7Ctyxp-8_XU Greg shares his top 3 tips for paddlers who are developing their downwind skills. Greg has paddled all over the world (the Gorge, South Africa, Tarifa and Hawaii, to…
Downwind Run in Hurricane Maria Swell in the Puakea Designs Kahe Kai OC1 and Ehukai OC1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXnHq7kzp3Y In 2017, Hurricane Maria pushed winds and swell onto the North Carolina coastline, and it was the perfect opportunity to get the Puakea Designs Ehukai and Kehe Kai outrigger…
Carolina Downwind Run in the Puakea Designs Ehukai Outrigger Canoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_SJKV1_H0&t=76s In the summer, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina gets prevailing south southwest winds that make these waters the perfect downwind playground! Check out this summertime run in…
Leash Options for the Outrigger Canoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XuknLVhcMA&t=10s If you downwind in your OC1, you know one of your most important pieces of gear is your leash. Unleashed canoes in windy conditions are some of the fastest…
Tahitian Inspired Hydration setup for Outrigger Canoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaholBUyEu0&t=24s It seems like sooner or later everybody who paddles an outrigger canoe runs into the problem of finding the best way to carry hydration on those long, hot paddle…
A Tour of the Malolo, the unlimited 0C6 from Puakea Designs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIKeuvE4u1o&t=3s We recently had a chance to tour (and paddle!) the Puakea Designs Unlimited outrigger canoe. Take a walk-through of the canoe's features and see why some people are describing…
5 Key Lessons from a Paddle Channel Paddler
Barry Blackburn on his way to a 1st place finish at the lively 2021 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race. For the past six months, exercise physiologist and OC1 paddler Barry Blackburn…