Downwind Run Collections (User Provided)

websites where paddlers/foilers/etc. can lookup/enter details about downwind runs anywhere in the world. These are a new development coming along with the increasing popularity of multiple watersports that enjoy downwinding.

• Downwindable.com (2021) Host is Scotland based
• Downwind.fun (2022) Host is UK based

Blogs & Forums

• Austin Kieffer's Blog
• Clint Robinson Stories
• Dougal's Epic Adventure (video) Dougal Glaisher
• Expedition Kayaks Sea Kayaks and Surfskis blog
• Floating Forwards Fast Dawid Mocke Substack
• Kayakdemar surfski forum (Spanish)
• Kayakfari
• Paddling.com Forums
• Surfski.info News, forums, tips, reviews. South Africa based
• Surfski Nation News Blog, reviews, classifieds and more.
• SurfskiRacing.com Reviews, events and races, news, classifieds and more. East Coast USA based
• TC Surfski Blog and podcast. Michigan, USA based
• The Paddler Surfski news and podcasts (home of the Paddler's Pod) Australia base
  • The Paddler Announcements on facebook
  • Paddler's Pod Interviews 1 km times
• Whatcom Paddlers Discussion Group group of avid racers and downwind paddlers based in Bellingham, WA. USA Apply for membership - getting and keeping access is usually straight forward as long as you are legitimately interested in paddling and not a spammer.

Podcasts

• Podcasts
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Social Media

• Social Media

Video

• Surfski.tv video collected from various social media sites, youtube, instagram, facebook…
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Sea kayaking forums can be a good source of information on tides, weather, tidal races, good launch sites, etc.

• West Coast Paddler (BC Canada)
• SeeKajakForum (Germany) not just seakayaks - downwinding and surfskis sometimes discussed