How To
Prone Paddleboarding 101 with Jack Bark
Joe Bark's shapes are unmistakable. Period.
When I came to my first SUP race, six years or so ago (the Cold Stroke Classic) Bark SUP boards were pretty much all I noticed....
Boards
Kern River on an Inflatable Prone!
Shredding the Whitewater on a prone paddleboard
Jack Bark. Â He just makes everything look easy. And fun! Â Love this video featuring the prone master taking on the whitewater in the Kern River...
Downwind
Downwinding With Joe and Jack Bark
This might very well be the video that piqued my interest in paddling prone. It features Joe and Jack Bark, Steve Shlens, Joel Pepper, and Reno Caldwell getting some training in several years...
Events
Go Paddle Events for the weekend of February 20, 2016
Redondo Beach, CA seems like the place to be this Saturday. A race, a double feature, and a great cause. It doesn't get much better. Wish we were there... If you...
Downwind
North Shore Hawaii Prone Paddleboard Downwind Lachie Lansdown
Looks like Lachie Lansdown and Jack Bark were having a blast on the North Shore doing downwinders on their Bark Commander Stock Prone Paddleboards.
Events
A Date with the Straight Paddleboard Movie Before the Carolina Cup
World Champion open water athletes Zeb Walsh, Jack Bark, and Brad Gaul set a world record by paddling from mainland Australia to Tasmania across the treacherous Bass Strait on paddleboards. See...
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Paddle Monster – Paddle Challenge Update
Attention Paddle Monster Paddle Challenge and Virtual Race Community! The Paddle Monster and Paddle Logger teams are reminding all paddlers that there are three events currently active. We will review them in a moment, but a new update to the Submit...
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Technique Tip: Nordic Double Polling for Paddle Boarders
Nordic Double Poling for Paddleboarders
Coach Larry has long likened the loading/unloading motion of hips and legs in stand-up paddling to the double poll motion seen in cross country skiing. Â Here Starboard Dream Team member Bruce Kirkby explains the relationship in more...
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The February Five – VPL Results
February is over and the results of "The February Five" 5k VPL race are in! Congratulations to all racers!
It's exciting to see where people are, how they have maintained after a few months hiatus and where they have improved. Again, having...
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Challenge and Race Results Submission Upgrade
To all VPL and Paddle Challenge Participants
Today we upgraded the Paddle Challenge and VPL submission forms on the Public PaddleMonster.com site!
You can now select all the challenges for which you are participating when you submit your distances. This new feature will...
Events
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 the 12+ feet of snow or freezing cold rain we've had in the past few weeks....