====== Paddling Media ====== {{:media:kayakdemar.jpg?direct&550x275|kayakdemar.jpg}} **Kayakdemar [[https://www.kayakdemar.org/index.php?board=71.0|Spanish surfski forum]] screenshot** \\ ---- ===== Surfski (may have other paddler types participating also) ===== ==== Downwind Run Collections (User Provided) ==== websites where paddlers/foilers/etc. can lookup/enter details about downwind runs anywhere in the world. These are a new development coming along with the increasing popularity of multiple watersports that enjoy downwinding. * [[https://downwindable.com|Downwindable.com]] (2021) Host is Scotland based * [[http://www.downwind.fun|Downwind.fun]] (2022) Host is UK based ==== Blogs & Forums ==== * [[https://ptxpartners.com/tag/strategy/|Austin Kieffer's Blog]] * [[https://sydneyharboursurfclubshop.com/en-us/blogs/clint-robinson-stories|Clint Robinson Stories]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/p/Dougals-Epic-Adventure-100089749931241/?paipv=0&eav=Afa6W7y23XEwELeyCQbRYIqgF-W5oPFP8fze0APHXgeaD55EBeofPBJWxu9uIQsEnP4&_rdr|Dougal's Epic Adventure (facebook)]] ([[https://youtu.be/tUMCbenMMv4|video]]) Dougal Glaisher * [[https://expeditionkayaks.blogspot.com/|Expedition Kayaks]] Australian Sea Kayaks and Surfskis blog * [[https://dawidmocke.substack.com/|Floating Forwards Fast]] Dawid Mocke Substack * [[https://www.kayakdemar.org/index.php?board=71.0|Kayakdemar surfski forum]] (Spanish) * [[https://www.secrets-du-kayak.org/|Les secrets du Kayak]] * [[https://forums.paddling.com/latest|Paddling.com Forums]] * [[https://www.surfski.info/|Surfski.info ]]News, forums, tips, reviews. South Africa based * [[https://surfskiracing.org/blog/|SurfskiRacing.com]] Reviews, events and races, news, classifieds and more. East Coast USA based * [[https://surfskisweden.blogspot.com/|SurfskiSweden ]] Quiet since 2012 * [[https://tcsurfski.com/blog/|TC Surfski ]]Blog and podcast. Michigan, USA based * [[https://www.thepaddler.news/|The Paddler]] Surfski news and podcasts (home of [[https://www.thepaddler.news/podcast/|the Paddler's Pod]]) Australia base * [[https://www.facebook.com/thepaddler.news|The Paddler Announcements on facebook]] * [[:races:fastest_1_km#ss1|Paddler's Pod Interviews 1 km times]] * [[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers|Whatcom Paddlers Discussion Group]] group of avid racers and downwind paddlers based in Bellingham, WA. USA Apply for membership - getting and keeping access is usually straight forward as long as you are legitimately interested in paddling and not a spammer. ==== Podcasts ==== * [[:podcasts|]] * … ==== Social Media ==== * [[:social|]] ==== Video ==== * **Always Another Adventure ** [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi_RyC9IgDU0DhY87PEtKKTMci3XYzjFM|Older Athlete Video Series]] advice, reviews, reports for older athletes * [[https://www.youtube.com/@sandyyonley/videos|Sandy Yonley Youtube Channel]] in addition to documenting recent Texas Water Safari races, in 2025 Sandy started to document TWS history and interview historic participants in the race, including her dad, Tom Goynes * [[https://www.surfski.tv/home|Surfski.tv]] video collected from various social media sites, youtube, instagram, facebook… * Check out the [[:surfski_downwind_videos|Wiki's Extensive Video Collection]] (which also includes more external video sources) * … ---- ===== Outrigger Canoe ===== * [[https://www.bondioutriggercanoeclub.com/blog|Bondi Outrigger Canoe Club Blog]] * [[https://kanuculture.com/|Kanu Culture]] Steve West * [[https://outriggersailingcanoes.blogspot.com/|Outrigger Sailing Canoes]] * [[http://rambos-locker.blogspot.com/|Rambo's Locker]] Sorry - looks like the videos are gone or used mechanisms like Adobe Flash that are no longer supported. * … ---- ===== Marathon Racing ===== * [[https://www.canoeraceworld.com/racing|Canoe Racing]] * [[https://paddledaily.com/|Paddle Daily]] also SUP, Sprint Kayak & Canoe * [[http://www.rivermiles.com/forum/YaBB.pl|River Miles]] forum focused on river and marathon racing * [[https://thescienceofpaddling.net/index|The Science of Paddling]] * … ---- ===== Sea Kayak ===== Sea kayaking forums can be a good source of information on tides, weather, tidal races, good launch sites, etc. * [[https://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/forums/bc-marine-trails-network-assistance-required.13/|West Coast Paddler]] (BC Canada) * [[https://www.seekajakforum.de/|SeeKajakForum]] (Germany) not just seakayaks - downwinding and surfskis sometimes discussed ---- ===== SUP ===== * [[https://standuppaddletheworld.com/sup-the-world-radio/|StandupPaddleTheWorld]] Podcast by Pacific Northwest Paddler * [[https://www.standupzone.com/|StandupZone]] this is primarily for boarding, but can have good information about downwinding locations ---- ===== News ===== * [[https://news.google.com/search?pz=1&hl=en-US&q=surfski&gl=US&ceid=US:en|Most Recent Surfski News (Google News Search)]] * [[https://surfski.info/rss-feeds.html|Surfski.info ]] has RSS feeds for a number of topics (surfski reviews, races, etc.) * Surfskinew.com - the website is defunct but you can find most of the old articles on the Internet [[https://web.archive.org/web/20181202235531/http://www.surfskinews.com/|Wayback Machine]] (some snapshots are more complete than others - so arrow through them to see if you can find complete copy of an article you are interested in) * [[http://sportscene.tv|Sportscene.tv]] paddle sports media * [[https://www.totalpaddler.com/category/surfski/|Total Paddler]] * … ---- ===== Other ===== * [[http://race.fit2paddle.com/|Fitness Paddling]] blog covering all kinds of paddling * [[https://www.paddlerguide.com/|The Paddler's Guide]] Just about every kind of paddling other than surfskis (these guys haven't really caught on about surfskis yet (2023)) but they may have some gear advice that is helpful * [[https://www.canoe-kayak-mag.fr/|Canoe & Kayak Magazine]] (France) * [[https://paddlinglife.com/|Paddling Life]] Doesn't really cover surfskis, but there will be crossover in terms of paddling destinations, common paddler concerns