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 ====== Paddles with Bob ====== ====== Paddles with Bob ======
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-This is only a small sampling of Bob Putnam'​s many adventures 
  
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 +**Bob Putnam Demos Rescue w/ Alex Matthews** for [[https://​vimeo.com/​90942303|instructional video]]
  
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 ===== Stories ===== ===== Stories =====
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 +This is only a small sampling of Bob Putnam'​s many tales
  
   * [[:​races:​bp_first_race|Nechako 500 circa 1982 - Prince George Canoe Race - Bob Putnam'​s First Paddle Race Ever]]   * [[:​races:​bp_first_race|Nechako 500 circa 1982 - Prince George Canoe Race - Bob Putnam'​s First Paddle Race Ever]]
 +  * [[:​stories:​bob_back_deck_rescue|Bob'​s 2007 K1 Cold Water Technique]]
   * [[:​races:​poutine_2010|Bob'​s 2010 Dan Harris Conspiracy Theories]]   * [[:​races:​poutine_2010|Bob'​s 2010 Dan Harris Conspiracy Theories]]
 +  * [[:​stories:​buy_surfskis_digital_world|Buying Surfskis in the Digital Age 2011]]
   * [[:​races:​dragon_run_putnam_style|2013 Dragon Run]]   * [[:​races:​dragon_run_putnam_style|2013 Dragon Run]]
-  * **The Tahiti Trip** +  ​* [[:​stories:​surfski_rescue_assist_2015#​gorge_rescue|Rescuing Son Seth in the Gorge 2015]] 
-      * [[https://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​tahiti/​bobputnamicftahiti2015.pdf|Bob's 2015 ICF Worlds]] +  ​* **The 2015 Tahiti Trip** 
-      * [[https://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​moorea/​bobputnamtahitimoorea2015.pdf|Paddling from Tahiti to Moorea]] +      ​* **ICF Worlds** 
-      * [[http://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​borabora/​bobputnamborabora2015.pdf|Bora Bora Mara'​amu Race]] +        * [[:​bobs2015icfworlds|View Inline PDF ]] 
-  * [[:stories:surfski_rescue_assist_2015#​gorge_rescue|Rescuing Seth in the Gorge]] +        ​* [[https://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​tahiti/​bobputnamicftahiti2015.pdf|View with your PDF viewer]] 
-  * [[:stories:buy_surfskis_digital_world|Buying ​Surfskis ​in the Digital Age]]+      ​* **Tahiti to Moorea** 
 +        * [[:​bobs2015moorea|View Inline PDF]] 
 +        ​* [[https://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​moorea/​bobputnamtahitimoorea2015.pdf|View in your PDF viewer]] 
 +      ​* **Bora Bora Mara'​amu Race** 
 +        * [[:​bobs2015borabora|View Inline PDF]] 
 +        ​* [[http://​surfski.wiki/​_media/​locales/​borabora/​bobputnamborabora2015.pdf|View in your PDF viewer]] 
 +  * … 
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 +===== Business/​Community ===== 
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 +  *  ​[[https://​deepcovekayak.com/​|Deep Cove Kayak]] 
 +      * [[https://​www.youtube.com/​@DeepCoveKayakCentre/​videos|Youtube]] 
 +  *  [[https://​www.coastoutdoors.ca/​service/​about/​|Coast Outdoors]] 
 +      * [[https://​www.youtube.com/​@coastoutdoors7875/​videos|Youtube]] 
 +      * **Examples of Bob's Practical Advice** 
 +        * [[:​beginner_surfskis|When Old Surfskis ​For Sale Are Not Good Deals]] 
 +        * [[:​first_surfski#​mistake_3discounting_comfort_and_fit|Common Mistakes Made Choosing First Surfski]] 
 +  * [[https://​www.facebook.com/​groups/​208521982501350/​|Paddle Sport BC]] (Bob moderates this facebook group) 
 +  * [[https://​deepcovekayak.com/​tnr/​|Tuesday Night Races]] 
 +  * … 
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 +**Bob**** in South Africa 2025** 
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 +  * **Bob Putnam'​s ****Surfski Stability Scale** 
 +      * **Really Tippy Ski**: You have no idea what time it is, because if you try to look at your watch, you're going in. 
 +      * **Regular Ski**: You can glance at your watch to figure out what time it is. 
 +      * ​​​​​​​**Stable Ski**: It's so stable you can set your watch on it. 
 +      * … 
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