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It's been way too long since we had a chance to catch up with Oscar Chalupsky on the Peak Paddle Performance Podcast. Although battling an incurable cancer, Oscar hasn't slowed down a single bit. He remains a man in perpetual motion. Despite being read his last rights twice in the last two years, Oscar has launched a Motivational Speaking Business and website, appeared on several podcasts and attended endless media events to spread his message of No Retreat No Surrender. There is no doubt he is walking the walk and inspiring thousands as he does.
In this podcast we cover a range of topics including but not limited to:
Current health status
Racing at the World Surfski Championships in Durban in October
Launching a new surfski line with Carbonology
The X factor that might just be what makes Oscar such an amazing downwind paddler
PPP Episode 45: Growing Surfski through Competition with Matt Drayer
jeudi 25 avril 2024 • Durée 01:31:09
In this podcast I sit down with Matt Drayer who is part of a small team including Greg Barton, Jesse Lishchuk, and Geoff Pearson who are dedicated to promoting surfski development in the US via the Ocean Racing Committee (ORC) which is part of the competition arm of the American Canoe Association (ACA).
Matt and the team have been hard at work over the past year building out a National points based ranking system that allows competitors around the country to submit race results from any surfski race and earn points. They are also launching a pilot program to establish an athlete classification system, that will allow paddlers to progress along a continuum based on race performance over the long term. Last, but not least, the ORC is very much involved working with the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on the Surfski World Championships that are now held annually. This year they will be in Madeira Portugal.
In this podcast we cover Matt's background, as well as go into detail on all of the above and what has inspired Matt and the team to take on this intitiatve.
If you aren't yet a member, we encourage you to check out the ACA website and offerings. The organization has been around since 1880 representing a broad spectrum of paddle sports. In the last few years they have made a concerted effort to recognize and embrace surfski paddling, and they can bring a lot to the table to help us all promote this sport that we love so much!
If you have any questions or suggestions for Matt, he can be reached at : orc@americancanoe.net
PPP Episode 36: Downwinding the Carolina Coast with Rod and Barry
vendredi 11 juin 2021 • Durée 01:15:56
In this podcast episode I had a chance to connect with Rod and Barry of ThePaddleChannel. Rod and Barry have progressed from SUP to OC to SURFSKI and their YouTube channel documents, in full transparency, the trials and tribulations of their journey along the way. They are both super passionate about paddling and more so about downwind. Their videos bring a great perspective that should resonate with both new paddlers and those transitioning across paddling disciplines.
Many of you may have heard of the Carolina Cup, which is one of the biggest paddle events in the US (possibly just behind the Gorge and Chattajack). This race is put on by the Wrightsville Paddle Club which is about a 45 minute drive North of where Rod and Barry paddle at Carolina Beach.
Rod and Barry have an 8 mile downwind that they typically run starting at Fort Fisher and finishing at Carolina Beach or in the Carolina Beach Inlet. This run takes advantage of the the prevailing south/southwest winds that run throughout the summer. There aren't any points, bays, shoals, or other factors to greatly influence the wave conditions along the route, so conditions remain pretty consistent. The biggest challenges are in launching and landing. The launch is directly off the beach, so there is often a surf break to navigate. They have the option of either finishing on the beach or in the inlet, both have their pros and cons which we discuss in detail during the podcast.
Carolina Beach is a busy beach town in the summer, but in the spring and fall things quiet down, but the water is still warm and the wind still blows, making this an excellent time to take a paddling vacation. There aren't many other paddlers or paddle businesses in the area, so your best bet is to take your boat, but you can always get in touch with Barry or Rod and they will be more than happy to help you with finding a boat if possible.
The detailed Google Maps discussion starts at around minute 24:00 on the video and in the podcast.
I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Carolina Beach is now on my short list of downwind destinations. I really like the idea of an April or May trip when Lake Michigan is struggling to get above 40 degrees :-)
https://youtu.be/PLTKGs7Y7Es
PPP Episode 35: Bellingham Downwind, and Creating a Paddling Community
lundi 3 mai 2021 • Durée 01:19:56
In this podcast I'm joined by Reivers Dustin, who at 70 years old, is still every bit as passionate about downwind paddling as anyone I've met. Reivers is highly regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Bellingham surfski community.
This story started out with my intent to explore the downwind paddling in Bellingham Bay. Anyone who has raced on the West Coast, knows that there is some serious talent developing in this hotspot and I was excited to learn about the paddling conditions that are making this possible. But in speaking with Reivers, I soon realized the story of Bellingham's success in creating a sustained paddling community, is much more than the downwind conditions. I'll leave the details for the Podcast/YouTube, but to summarize, I believe the five key elements in Bellingham are:
An extremely welcoming community of paddlers who go out of their way to introduce newbies. This is supported by a simple but effective message board that greatly facilitates communication and open discussion (side note: feel free to join this message board, there is a wealth of information on it)Although there are no significant dealers or retail shops in Bellingham, there are reps for all the major brands who have boats available to be loaned outA large multi-sport team race (Ski to Sea) that includes an ocean paddle as the last of 7 events. This is the event that first brought surfskis to Bellingham Bay, and continues to be a big motivator for interest in performance paddlingA long running Wednesday night flat water handicap start style race. This works very well as a non-intimidating, safe, fun way to introduce new paddlers. They can spend the time needed developing fundamental skills, power, and fitness before hitting the oceanTechnical, but not massive, downwind conditions that provide plenty of challenge even for experienced paddlers to continuously hone their skills and build the fundamentals to paddle anywhere in the world.
I don't have the data, but would speculate that Bellingham has the highest per capita number of surfski/OC paddlers of anywhere in the US. They have achieved this despite not having a big ocean sports / surf heritage, and water temperatures that are always cold (see below). I find this all quite impressive.
If you are interested in visiting Bellingham, it is no doubt one of the best outdoor active sports towns in the United States. In the same day you can shred powder in the morning and surf runs in the afternoon. if the wind doesn't blow and the powder isn't dumping, there are endless hikes and world class mountain biking everywhere. Below I've pasted a promotional video for the Ski to Sea race, as I think this tells the Bellingham outdoor story much better than I can with words.
https://youtu.be/I7U2Cvsfjqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_NDQpjtVg
PPP Episode 34: Exploring Cape Town and Durbin Downwind Routes with Oscar Chalupsky
mercredi 28 avril 2021 • Durée 01:19:32
It has been a long hiatus, but the Peak Paddle Performance Podcast is back in action. We're going to try out a new format where we find paddlers enthusiastic about sharing their local downwind routes for the world to see. We'll record via a Zoom meeting with screen share where the guest can walk us through a map view of the paddling hot spots as we geek out on all the wind and wave nuance they've discovered. Additionally we want to collaborate with and cross reference the great work being done by Lizelle Kemp and her team at Downwindable.com. Check out this link for all the downwind routes in SA, many of which Oscar describes in this podcast.
In this first episode, we start with the legendary Oscar Chalupsky as he walks us through the iconic Millers Run in Cape Town SA. Oscar gives us a great sense of the overall Cape Town paddling scene and what to expect out on the water. He then heads north to give an overview of his hometown Durban, SA where the water gets warmer, but the surf and swell gets much bigger and the conditions are about as gnarly as anywhere in the world.
It is never a dull conversation with Oscar, and this one was no exception. While the focus of the discussion is on walking through the downwind routes, there is inevitably a wealth of valuable information around paddling downwind and keeping it safe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNjXj_-jdR8
We made a few references to water temperature, below are the 10 year monthly averages for Cape Town and Durban from seatemperature.com
PPP Episode 33: Starting a Surfski Journey in Middle Age with Greg Greene
jeudi 31 octobre 2019 • Durée 01:01:53
In this podcast I sit down with one of the many dear friends I've met through Surfski Paddling. Greg Greene and I first crossed paths when we battled it out in my first surski race ever in Duluth, Minnesota. Although 20 years my senior Greg managed to take me at the line and despite that first encounter we've been great friends ever since.
I wanted to bring Greg onto the podcast because he exemplifies what the surfski journey is all about. Starting the sport in his late 40s and in a town without a surfski community, he also represents a large portion of surfski paddlers in the US.
While I want to say that Greg's story is that of the "average paddler" as you'll find out, he has had some incredible experiences that make him both the envy and an inspiration for us all.
In this podcast we cover the following and much more:
Attempting to paddle his first surfski, the SpeedsterMoving into a Huki and really taking off in the sportDoing the big races in the US including US Surfski Champs, The Gorge Downwind, and ChattajackA trip to Tarifa to work with Boyan the Zen Master of SurfLearning what intense surfski paddling is all about at the Mocke Brother's Downwind Camp in CapetownBringing it all together with the 2019 Molokai World Championship (hint : it almost didn't happen)Getting diagnosed with A-fib after 30 years of high intensity training and racingViews on paddling as an aging athlete approaching 64
I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did!
PPP Episode 32: SURFSKI on the Great Lakes with Nick Murray
vendredi 17 mai 2019 • Durée 01:07:35
In this podcast, the tables are turned and I'm in the hot seat as Buzz Burrell (a long time endurance sports athlete and entrepreneur and new surfski addict) interviews me. We cover a wide range of topics from paddling the Great Lakes through the winter months, to trying to make a surfski business viable in a small market with a short season. Some of the highlights of our conversation include:
Paddling conditions on the Great LakesRisks with winter paddling and how I try to mitigate themWhat I've gained from paddling a V8 for 6 months of the yearChallenges of running a surfski businessWhat keeps me going
In the end, it was actually quite fun for me to be on the other side of the mic. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as Buzz and I enjoyed the conversation
PPP Episode 31: Calm Intense, Silly Songs, and Finding your Flow with Jasper Mocke
jeudi 21 mars 2019 • Durée 01:18:13
Today's podcast guest may be best known as the younger brother of paddling legend Dawid Mocke, but Jasper Mocke is in every way a legend in his own right. Jasper is an incredibly talented athlete with several notable accomplishments including World Surfski Champion in 2014, World Champion in K2 Marathon 2014, and 3x Perth Doctor Downwind champion. You may also recognize Jasper as the star of many of the best surfski promotional videos Epic Kayaks has produced, whether it be breaking the Miller's Run downwind record or deftly maneuvering a V14 in big breaking surf conditions.
In this podcast Jasper shares his wealth of knowledge and passion for the sport including, but not limited to the following:
Jasper the prankster, stand up surfing on a surfskiGetting to watch Dawid as a junior and Oscar, Lee McGregor and the other legends as open ocean racing was just starting to evolveStarting out in the Guppie / K1 as a pre-teen before getting into a surfskiWatching the young kids now getting into surfski paddling and downwind at the age of 9 or 10 and trying to imagine where they'll be in 15 yearsThe differences between surfski ocean racing and sprint kayak river racingNavigation tactics and tips in racing, both surfski and flatwaterGetting into the zone for downwind paddlingWhy you should focus on stability first then stroke rateThoughts on feathering the paddleExamples of cadence and 10k times that the best in the world maintainChoosing the right paddle blade sizeJasper's experimentation with going to a smaller paddle and even higher cadence
Where to find Jasper
Facebook Athlete Page
Jasper Mocke Personal Facebook Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tglAXGNzHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgJN9XmpS4
PPP Episode 30: Michele Eray, You Regret More The Things you Didn’t Do
dimanche 10 février 2019 • Durée 01:28:43
In today's podcast I managed to catch up with Olympic athlete, coach, and co-founder of Paddle California, Michele Eray. I somehow coerced her into sitting still just long enough to record a great podcast session. The title of this episode and Michele's personal mantra says it all, "You regret more in life the things that you didn't do than the things you did". Michele takes her mantra quite serious and I'm certain you'll agree after listening to our conversation.
We cover a lot of ground in this episode, below are just a couple of the highlights:
Michele's early days of paddling in her home town of Plettenberg Bay, SA (see the video below to get a sense of how beautiful it is)Getting started in surf lifesaving and high school racingGoing to University to study bio-kinetics (Athletic Training / Physical Therapy)Racing the Berg River MarathonMaking the decision to give up her bio-kinetics practice and become a full time paddlerSeizing the opportunity to race for SA in the 2008 Beijing OlympicsFive years of incredible support from the team at Nelo and racing all over the worldCoaching at the 2012 and 2016 OlympicsThe decision to open Paddle California and bring Olympic level coaching and Nelo surfskis to the West CoastThoughts on Surfski becoming an Olympic SportThoughts on paddling a K1 versus a surfskiThe importance of cadence training and the power of the Vaaka Cadence Sensor to guide training (For an in depth podcast from the co-founder of Vaaka check out this link and to purchase one from TC SURFSKI click here)Common beginner mistakes Thoughts on downwind paddlingFavorite downwind paddles
If you want to connect with Michele for coaching or to purchase a Nelo, you can find her on the web at:
Business website: http://www.paddlecal.com
Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/paddlecal/
Personal Blog: http://micheray.com
Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MicheleErayAthlete/
https://vimeo.com/86263568
PPP Episode 29: The Early Days of Surfski Racing with Oscar Chalupsky
mercredi 9 janvier 2019 • Durée 01:00:56
In early December the guys @CarbonologySport shared some vintage footage of the 1983 Port Elizabeth to East London (PE2LE) 4 Day Stage Race. It generated a lot of intrigue on Facebook, and I thought it would be great to sit down with Oscar and have him walk us through what it was like to race surfskis on the open ocean almost 40 years ago. We spend a large portion of the discussion on the PE2LE. But in classic Oscar fashion we also cover a host of other entertaining and educational topics including but not limited to:
Oscar's first couple of times racing the PE2EL as a teenagerSurfski designs and construction in the early 80sPaddle design, length, and feather in the early 80s Gauging effort before the days of GPS and HR MonitorsPaddling the open ocean with no leashes, PFDs, or sunscreenNutrition and hydration strategies before the days of gu, energy bars, and hydration bladdersWhat has evolved for the better and what has proven the test of time
Here is a link to the book Waterlogged by Tim Noakes which Oscar references and in which he was one of the first athletes tested that led to Noakes ground breaking and controversial discovery that the conventional wisdom on hydration during sport was wrong.
