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How do you activate your body to generate power and what will be the best warmupsLee Richardson is the owner of Best Coast Outfitters shares his routinehttps://www.bestcoastoutfitters.com/*We will be back in December 2026 with new and exciting season

You asked for the little tricks and tips, here they are: Lee Richardson, a long time guide and the owner of Best Coast Outfitters is sharing in this episode: How to handle the boat, best tips to load and unload a bot for overnight ? How to build your community of paddlers.Simple tips, practical advice, and lessons learned from years on the water.

How do you tune up your surf? Amber Champion’s favorite playground are waves. She has trained at the highest levels of kayak surfing and loves teaching paddlers all the steps needed to get on a wave and make the most of it.In this episode, Amber shares what we can learn by simply watching a wave, drills we can practice on flat water, and, most importantly, her tips for catching a wave and staying on it.From reading the water to finding the right timing, this episode is all about building the skills to take your kayaking into the surf.https://www.championadventurecoaching.com/

Are we too dogmatic about how we teach and practice kayaking? My guest, Lee Richardson, teaches kayaking and watches paddlers develop their skills. He believes we can sometimes become too focused on rules, techniques, and “the right way” and forget to leave room for personal judgmental and experiment. In this episode we talk about teaching, decision making, adapting techniques to conditions, and giving paddlers the freedom to develop their own judgment on the water.Lee Richardson is the owner of Best Coast Outfitters https://www.bestcoastoutfitters.com/

Are you more of a technical paddler or a tactical paddler?What is the difference between the two? How do we learn to work on the skills we are lacking of.My guest Amber Champion has a decade of experience guiding, coaching, she empowers people to paddle with confidence as she mentor paddlers across a wide range of environments. https://www.championadventurecoaching.com/

In this episode, we explore what different kayak rolls teach your body, which muscles each roll emphasizes, and how practicing a variety of techniques can build a stronger, more adaptable roll.We also look at some classic rolling mistakes, and when it might actually be time to “fire” your instructor!Packed with practical tips, insights, and explanations from experienced instructors Chessy Knight and Annelisa Pedersen.

How understanding the traditional paddling skills used by Innuits, transferred to modern kayaking?Chessy Knight was one of the instructors at the South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayak Symposium (Sstiks). In this episode, she shares what valuable skills can you learn from throwing a harpoon and build a "skin" on frame boat that can be used in your daily paddling .https://masikrolling.com/

One of the oldest surviving Inuit kayaks has returned to Canada after spending centuries in the Vatican Museums. What can a hand-crafted kayak, built more than 100 years ago, teach us today?In this episode, I speak with Darrel Nasogaluak of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, who was the person that identified the kayak. Drawing on the traditional knowledge passed down by his grandfather, Darrel recognized unique construction details that revealed the kayak's origins. He shares how this remarkable vessel was built, how it was used, and what it tells us about the craftsmanship, culture, and life on the water, in this rich area over a century ago.We wrap up the episode with a special performance recorded at the 2025 Beluga Summit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJSJ8Hr0RZ8&list=PLorCqAj2t42DwgJVKC4eWZ5QBeTRZ2Upt&index=3

The Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest, stretches about 1,200 miles. From the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia Canada through Washington and Oregon to the Pacific Ocean.Neil Schulman is an ocean kayaker, lives in Portland, Oregon, returns to share his journey paddling sections of this remarkable river.

Warren Williamson is a self-taught designer who combined his woodworkingskills and passion for paddling to building unique wooden kayaks.In this episode, we look into the type of boats he builds and how eachis being used on the water.Here are some of his designs:https://www.coroflot.com/idezineit