SUP Downwinding Checklist: Catching Bumps and Staying Safe
SUP Downwinding Checklist – What You’ll Need to Start What is Downwinding? Downwinding is a specialized form a paddling that can be done on a…
SUP Downwinding Checklist – What You’ll Need to Start What is Downwinding? Downwinding is a specialized form a paddling that can be done on a…
It’s time to talk about leashes. Why we need them. What kind to use. What kind not to use and how to take care of…
Collin Smith’s video compilation of outrigger canoe downwinding sessions on Bellingham Bay captures not only the feel of OC paddling in the Pacific Northwest but…
You think you know someone, and then they do something that just floors you, and makes you realize you probably don’t know them as well…
Big Winds founder Steve Gates loses Battle with Cancer Last week, the paddling and windsurfing community lost a giant. If you have ever been to…
Kihei Run Downwinding! Maui’s downwinding Jedi Jeremy Riggs has taken “flying” on his foil to a fun new level. See what we mean in this…
Summer Downwinding Season in Hood River This week, the SIC Gorge Paddle Challenge kicks off in the iconic Columbia River Gorge. It’s the culmination of…
“I’m riding a Gofoil Maliko 200 hydrofoil wing down the south shore of Maui. The wind was gusting close to 50 mph.”
Paddling is Paddling It’s funny how we sometimes define ourselves by what we paddle – what craft – SUP, OC, Prone, Ski – or by…
Stoke on the Water in Hood River If you are looking for guides or downwind instruction specific to the Columbia River Gorge, you can now…
Learning and Adapting in the 2018 Paddle Season Anyone who reads this blog, or my social media channels or sees me at events, knows paddle…
Downwinding in the Revo R1 Surf Ski If you’ve got the Monday blues and all you want to do is downwind, then this video from…
Gorge Downwind Champs Edit We can’t wait to get back out into the Columbia River Gorge and join our favorite PNW paddle people for some…
Olukai Weather Not Cooperating I’m starting to think that whacky Carolina weather has decided to follow me where ever I go, even to Maui. For…
Five Most Common Ocean Downwinding Mistakes Downwinding season is right around the corner, and as the folks from Blue Planet Surf remind us in this…
Downwind OC Paddling with Dylan Dylan Geiger is one of our favorite groms…and we think this edit of his OC downwinding session on the Banana…
Winter Downwind Paddling Maui Style When Maliko is a no-go, often times it gets good on the South side of Maui, especially this time of…
The Doctor Downwinder As a fan of the long-running BBC TV show “Doctor Who”, the title of this race has always grabbed me…but it’s definitely…
Downwind Paddling – Kihei Side It’s not always fun and downwinders on the North Shore of Maui. Contrary to the idealized notion that Maui’s…
Editor’s Note: The water, no matter where we are or what kind it is, can teach us things. It can give us perspective. If we…
Surf ski Downwind Run Near Madagascar Reunion Island is one of the small islands near Madagascar. That in and of itself makes this downwind run…
Downwinding Greek Style We just love this. Mullet reader John Spinoulas sent us this video from last week, when the summer winds known as “Meltemia” created perfect…
Angie Jackson – One SUP We had the opportunity to meet Australian paddle champ Angie Jackson in Hood River this past week and Distressed Mullet’s…
Jeremy Riggs Talks About Learning to Downwind Foil Wrightsville Beach native and Maui downwind expert Jeremy Riggs is working on taking it to the next level…
Kalama Foils Down Maliko Legend Dave Kalama joins Finn Spencer in a foil run down Maliko on Maui with the GoFoil. Yep. Looks like this…
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