Starting Winter Paddling and Racing Season on the South Platte River
Yesterday, I finally started my winter paddling season on the South Platte River.
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5th Canoe and Kayak Racing Magazine
Inside the 5th Issue (November/December 2009) of Canoe and Kayak Racing Magazine:
How to get faster – faster! Interval training by Abel Hastings
How NOT to race
Lessons learned from the inaugural Laredo Riofest by Joe Mann
One small stroke stroke for woman … another giant leap for womankind by Pam Boteler
Outrigger racing finding home waters beyond warm currents of the Pacific Ocean by Stephen Mahelona
Hemmens couple set a new record for Phatwater Kayak Challenge by DeAnne Hemmens
Abel Hastings’ thoughtful take on the ICF World Marathon Championships
Previous issues: March/April 2009, May/June 2009, July/August 2009, September/October 2009
3 Movies from Ocean Racing in Australia
If I don’t have an opportunity to paddle I try to compensate by watching some racing videos. Open water racing is always exotic for me living in Colorado.
Rambo is an outrigger canoe racer and innovative video maker from Australia. It is worth to surf through his blog Rambo’s Locker – a lot of great video clips and technical stuff. He also runs a forum for users of Go Pro Hero cameras.
Below I selected three recent movies from his production – open water racing in Australia. You can watch them in a full screen mode, just move away a little bit from your computer monitor.
If you still need more ocean paddling on your screen visit Ocean Paddler TV.
Now, I am ready for a paddling workout. Perhaps, I should also put my Pentax Optio W30 into work and shoot some video.
Related posts:
Zsolt Szadovszki and Carter Johnson Side by Side on Surfski
Training with Huki SX-1 Surfski and a Hungarian Kajner Wing Paddle on Video
1000 m Sprint in Huki SX-1 Surfski – Video Clip from Training for Texas Water Safari
Canoe & Kayak Racing Magazine – Open Water Issue
With this issue, we are hoping to introduce many of our readers to the world of open water racing. If you are like me, you are landlocked and don’t know ebb from rip.
The racing world is large and varied, which is wonderfully illustrated by the fact that open-water racing is contested on surf skis, outrigger canoes, paddle boards, sea kayaks and a host of other platforms.
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Dan “Osprey” Grubbs
2009 Missouri River 340 Race in Outrigger Canoe with GPS Track
It was my 4th Missouri River 340 Race. I always paddled that race solo: 2006 – 78:32 in Spencer X-treme canoe, 2007 – 68:00 in WSBS Thunderbolt-X kayak, 2008 – 62:17 in Sea Wind canoe (self supported). This year I decided to paddle Surfrigger, my outrigger canoe.
Missouri River 340 Race Records
MR340 started in 2006 with just 15 boats and four years later we had 271 boats at the Kaw Point. I counted 437 racers in the race roster in solo, tandem and team divisions. How many people participated in the race if we add all organizers, volunteers, safety boats, and land crew? 1000 or more?
Here is an approximate statistics of 2009 racers by state. Most of them were local paddlers from Missouri and Kansas, but 21 US states and Canada were represented in the race.
Texas racers followed West Hansen and had always a strong representation in the MR340. They brought Texas Water Safari racing style, unlimited boats, and then team boats. Some other influences are also visible. An outrigger canoe powered by a wing paddle is not a Safari boat. It is interesting to observe how many local paddlers become strong racers during these four years of the MR340.
Recently, Scott Mansker compiled a list of MR340 records. I am posting it below with some pictures added.
I am a slow though persistent soloist. I completed the MR340 4 times with my wife, Connie, as my land crew in three races:
2006 – 78:32 in Spencer X-treme canoe
2007 – 68:00 in WSBS Thunderbolt-X kayak
2008 – 62:17 in Sea Wind canoe (self supported)
2009 – 61:11 in Surfrigger (outrigger canoe)
Four races and four different boats. Well, I don’t really have another boat for the 2010 MR340 …