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| **Kevin Olney** \\ | **Kevin Olney** \\ | ||
| - | 01/28/19 #24307 | + | 01/28/19 #24307 |
| After spending a week and a half on the beautiful island of Kaua’i, I had the opportunity to participate in a local race. I’ve been paddling fairly regularly this winter so, conditioning-wise, I felt pretty confident. Paddling the open ocean is a whole different dimension though. I was excited/anxious/nervous preparing for the race. | After spending a week and a half on the beautiful island of Kaua’i, I had the opportunity to participate in a local race. I’ve been paddling fairly regularly this winter so, conditioning-wise, I felt pretty confident. Paddling the open ocean is a whole different dimension though. I was excited/anxious/nervous preparing for the race. | ||
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| - | Second start: https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182766 | + | Second start: [[https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182766|https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182766]] |
| - | First start:https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182765 | + | First start:[[https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182765|https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=167668&did=182765]] |
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| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| - | 01/28/19 #24308 | + | 01/28/19 #24308 |
| - | great write up. ever since my first San Fran race I've puzzled about the way to get the most out of waves. That first Champs there was a guy from Fiji who I had paced well until we got rideable waves coming back under the Golden Gate. I watched as he eased away on waves I could not see. He would go hard before the wave appeared under his boat. How. Did he do this by sense of smell? You said it well Kevin. There is a rhythm there somewhere. Last year's Gorge race was another education. The fast OC-1's worked the waves so well. I'm skeptical that someone can tell you or show you how to do this. My hunch is that you grow it, like another bone in your body. From hours and hours on the bigs. | + | great write up. ever since my first San Fran race I've puzzled about the way to get the most out of waves. That first Champs there was a guy from Fiji who I had paced well until we got rideable waves coming back under the Golden Gate. I watched as he eased away on waves I could not see. He would go hard before the wave appeared under his boat. How. Did he do this by sense of smell? You said it well Kevin. There is a rhythm there somewhere. Last year's Gorge race was another education. The fast OC-1's worked the waves so well. I'm skeptical that someone can tell you or show you how to do this. My hunch is that you grow it, like another bone in your body. From hours and hours on the bigs. |
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| - | Nicholas Cryder\\ | + | **Nicholas Cryder** \\ |
| - | 01/28/19 #24309 | + | 01/28/19 #24309 |
| Strong result KO. Way to represent. | Strong result KO. Way to represent. | ||
| - | "Paddling the open ocean is a whole different dimension though." | + | "**Paddling the open ocean is a whole different dimension though**." |
| - | This this and this. Every time I hit the ocean, I feels like a whole other sport... yet it's a huge part of the DNA of what we actually do. Encourage everyone who's become competent in the bay or the Gorge to get actual ocean time to fully appreciate the true nature of our sport. You're missing out if you don't paddle in the ocean. The perfect "starter race for strong paddlers" in my opinion is the Ghostrider (Davenport to Santa Cruz), and I am hoping to attend again this spring. It's a chill non-race type vibe, with typically outstanding open ocean conditions and an epic beach party afterwards. It may be run in concert with the US surfski champs (still no race registration up as of this AM tho...). | + | This this and this. Every time I hit the ocean, I feels like a whole other sport… yet it's a huge part of the DNA of what we actually do. Encourage everyone who's become competent in the bay or the Gorge to get actual ocean time to fully appreciate the true nature of our sport. You're missing out if you don't paddle in the ocean. The perfect "starter race for strong paddlers" in my opinion is the Ghostrider (Davenport to Santa Cruz), and I am hoping to attend again this spring. It's a chill non-race type vibe, with typically outstanding open ocean conditions and an epic beach party afterwards. It may be run in concert with the US surfski champs (still no race registration up as of this AM tho…). |
| - | As for technique; I don't pretend to do it very well, but I have always liked the idea of on-ramps, freeways and off-ramps. Here's a SUP video on the concept. Good stuff. Very practical. https://youtu.be/cJlgLO5CpkQ | + | As for technique; I don't pretend to do it very well, but I have always liked the idea of on-ramps, freeways and off-ramps. Here's a SUP video on the concept. Good stuff. Very practical. [[https://youtu.be/cJlgLO5CpkQ|https://youtu.be/cJlgLO5CpkQ]] |
| Nicholas Cryder | Nicholas Cryder | ||
| **Dennis Mowry** \\ | **Dennis Mowry** \\ | ||
| - | 01/28/19 #24312 | + | 01/28/19 #24312 |
| Way to go Kevin, nice report.\\ | Way to go Kevin, nice report.\\ | ||
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| **michaelwood** \\ | **michaelwood** \\ | ||
| - | 01/28/19 #24313 | + | 01/28/19 #24313 |
| - | Kevin's somewhat humble and understated in his report. He crushed it considering it was only his 2nd run of his trip. The locals freaked out when he sprinted off the line through 6-7' haystacks for the first mile and left them behind. Another week on the water and they'd be chasing him.\\ | + | Kevin's somewhat humble and understated in his report. He crushed it considering it was only his 2nd run of his trip. The locals freaked out when he sprinted off the line through 6-7' haystacks for the first mile and left them behind. Another week on the water and they'd be chasing him.\\ |
| We had steady mid 20'sNNE gusts to 30+ the whole way ,NE ocean swell 8',E ocean swell3', with a 5'wind bump. Pretty sporty. Locals consider this the most difficult of the many Kauai runs. You also get plenty of reverb waves due large majority of coastline has steep cliffs. | We had steady mid 20'sNNE gusts to 30+ the whole way ,NE ocean swell 8',E ocean swell3', with a 5'wind bump. Pretty sporty. Locals consider this the most difficult of the many Kauai runs. You also get plenty of reverb waves due large majority of coastline has steep cliffs. | ||
| - | Yeah Dennis, there's plenty of fast barnacles over here. Phillip Morgan who you noted got 17th in the race posted a 1:50 at the Gorge last year. A very inspiring and competitive group of older paddlers. | + | Yeah Dennis, there's plenty of fast barnacles over here. Phillip Morgan who you noted got 17th in the race posted a 1:50 at the Gorge last year. A very inspiring and competitive group of older paddlers. |
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