Gear Review by June the Machine: Cat Tongue Non-Slip Grips
Cat Tongue Non-Slip Grips for Your Paddle This light weight material works well as a paddle grip and it won’t weigh down your performance paddle.…
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Reach to Catch and New Land Based Exit Drills
Check out a brief excerpt from Coach Cain’s latest land work on Catch and Exit Drills. If you’re in the “no paddle zone” now due…
Inland Paddler: Out of the Line Up Because of “Injury”
Off the Water Because of Injury “What did you do to your knee? You fall of your skateboard?” “Did you hurt your knee surfing?” People…
RunOff Waterproof Phone Case Review – Protecting your smartphone and others
RUNOFF® WATERPROOF PHONE CASE RunOff revolutionizes waterproof protection. This unique soft case protects phones from water, dust, and sand with a slim design that fits…
FinJak fin-mounting plate review
No more missing screw and plate for fin mounting! No tools needed with FinJack. Screw and plate are so 10years ago! “Made of hi-strength Acetal…
Bone Island 6-Mile Paddle Race, Lazy Dog Key West This weekend!
I’m not sure if you’re as cold as I am, but the thought of Key West sounds amazing to me right now—especially when facing down…
Watch the ICF Workshop with Coach Larry Cain
If you missed this past Sunday’s ICF recording of Coach Cain with the International Canoe Federation, you can see the full video here. As expected,…
No excuses for conditioning your body: KO8 functional fitness system review
KO8 is a functional fitness system that allows you to choose suspension/resistance mode on the fly. Easy to use and expand your conditioning workout with…
whatsSUP: ICF Workshop with Coach Larry Cain
Don’t miss this Sunday’s ICF workshop with Coach Cain. The ICF have partnered with Starboard to offer free series of online workshops from the world’s top…
Phoozy Product Review
Phoozy Product Review The Smartphone, and many other electronic devices, only like to operate in certain temperature ranges. Phoozy can protect your phone from those…
Reflections On 2020, Confessions from the Middle of the Pack
I’ve had an amazing 2020 paddleboarding season. I’m lighter, faster, more competitive, and I’m having more fun. With the end of the Midwest Paddle League…
Zoom Session – Live Video Technique Analysis with Coach Seychelle and Coach Cain” – Tuesday, September 29th at 3:00 pm ET
Coach Cain and Coach Seychelle will be performing video technique analysis live September 29 at 3:00 pm ET on our next Paddle Monster Zoom session.…
The Inland Paddler: Almost “Normal”
My favorite thing in our paddle world is surfing. Period. Surfing in the outrigger, in the ski, in the open ocean dowinwinding, or on a…
Gear Review: Technical performance cloth for all sports enthusiasts by VIRUS
Technical cloth doesn’t happen to be a simple and boring design anymore. VIRUS is brining in more pattern designs to look cool and have all…
The Inland Paddler: Learning a New Way to Slow Down to Go Fast
I have recently been learning about the Japanese art of “Forest Bathing” or shinrin-yoku. No, this is not some sort of version of “Naked and…
Insta360-One R Camera Review: Capture your moment, swappable 360 & Wide angle lenses
Most innovated module system that allows you to choose lens your want to use for your footage without owning two cameras. Waterproof (IPX8) up to…
The Inland Paddler: The Fear of Falling
Let’s talk about falling. Or, if you paddle outrigger, huli’ing. Or, if you paddle surf ski, capsizing or flipping. If you are a long-time paddler,…
Dehydration Relief: DripDrop ORS to the rescue when you need it
DripDrop ORS Review What is dehydration? Simply put, it’s a fluid imbalance. But before we explain a troubled state, we’ll start with a happy one.…
The Inland Paddler: Oh Garmin! Don’t Fail Me Now!
I am a slave to the data. I live and die by my metrics. And I am addicted to wearables. Even though there is clearly…
The Inland Paddler: Paddling Through the Pandemic
It’s Day 136 of my Pandemic spring and summer…and I can report that in some ways, getting out to do a paddle workout it getting…
An Interview with VPL SUP World Leader Donnie Freens
Netherlands Junior paddler Donnie Freens has been shaking up the Virtual Paddle League leaderboards since our launch in April 2020. Throwing down lightning-fast times on…
June the Machine reviews the Nite Ize runoff waterproof phone pouch
Nite Ize is a company that manufactures very cool and innovative products from tie downs, to key chains to mobile products. RUNOFF® WATERPROOF products is…
Why a Year of No SUP Races is Transforming the Sport
Someone performing and posting a world best time that can be verified by GPS data does the entire sport a service. Their performance is a gift to all …
The Inland Paddler: It’s a Virtual World
Virtual Paddle Racing Like many of you, I started 2020 with a plan. A race plan. I was going to return to the Carolina Cup…
DryRobe Review: One jacket you need to own one for the THE NORTH!
If you live in a 4 season or colder climate state/country then look no further. One jacket that will keep your warm for all your…