====== Paddles with Bob ======

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**Bob Putnam Demos Rescue w/ Alex Matthews** for [[https://vimeo.com/90942303|instructional video]]

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===== Stories =====

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]]
  * [[:stories:bob_back_deck_rescue|Bob's 2007 K1 Cold Water Technique]]
  * [[: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]]
  * [[:stories:surfski_rescue_assist_2015#gorge_rescue|Rescuing Son Seth in the Gorge 2015]]
  * **The 2015 Tahiti Trip**
      * **ICF Worlds**
        * [[:bobs2015icfworlds|View Inline PDF ]]
        * [[https://surfski.wiki/_media/locales/tahiti/bobputnamicftahiti2015.pdf|View with your PDF viewer]]
      * **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 =====

  *  [[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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