Episode 75 - Straight To The Top

She's defended her ICF World Championship, and now... in her words, not ours... Kira Bester has ticked off another goal by joining Sam & Macca on The Paddler's Pod!In the days following her incredible performance, the South African star joined the boys for an emotional and wide-ranging chat about the race, paddling, inspiration and life itself.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by South Africa Surfski's Mauritius Tours! Check out their bucket-list trips through the link below:www.sasurfski.africa

A World Championships to remember! Not just because of the brutal, ski-snapping Durban shorey... but also for the racing it hosted.Sam & Macca take a deep-dive on the race, results and stories behind them, as Cory Hill & Kira Bester claim the World Championship crowns.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by South Africa Surfski!

The time for training is over... the ICF World Championships are here!Sam & Macca deliver a surprisingly in-depth analysis of the field, check in to Durban for an update on the atmosphere, and lay down their top three predictions.Plus, two-time World Champion Jemma Smith has her say, too.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by South Africa Surfski!

Guests on The Paddler's Pod don't come more 'presidential' than this.Sam sits down with ICF boss Thomas Konietsko to chat about the future of ocean racing and the World Championships... which are now just days away!The sport's elite are firing warning shots from every angle ahead of next week's race in Durban... leaving plenty to talk about!Plus, where is the worst downwind location in the world? The answers are starting to trickle in!

Is it unwarranted? Perhaps. But Macca has turned the blowtorch on one of the world's most popular surfski spots... and labelled it the world's worst.It's another big episode on The Paddler's Pod! The boys bring you the latest ahead of the World Championships in Durban, review what could be the sport's number one bucket-list race, and dissect some very impressive social media activity.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by Vaikobi!

It's the start of The Paddler's Pod's new interview series... and where else would we start than the Big O?Oscar Chalupsky is back on the podcast, giving Sam & Macca an update on his cancer battle, revealing his surfski plans, and even giving Macca some sage life advice.And yes... 10 Doubles is back!

The Paddler's Pod is back! And just in time to kick off the final countdown until the 2025 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships.There's plenty of catch up on for Sam & Macca, and plenty of athletes to check on, as the racing season enters its final - and biggest - stretch.Plus, the boys pay tribute to a titan of the surfski paddling community.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by Vaikobi!

It might have been a nightmare build-up, but Macca is living every surfski paddler's dream this week... at the 2025 Gorge Downwind Championships!The festival of paddling has once again pulled in downwind-lovers from all corners of the globe, yet somehow we've dragged Mac away from the craft beer tent and in front of the microphone for an overdue catch-up.The boys preview the great race, bow down to two surfski icons and put the call out to the world... is this the biggest wave ever caught?This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by the 2025 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships, to be held in Durban, South Africa, in October!

It's like the script out of a Hollywood movie.A boys who grows up watching the sport's greats at Molokai becomes just like them, winning the iconic race - and he's the first local to do so since 1978.Pat Dolan is front-and-centre on this episode of The Paddler's Pod, as Sam & Macca talk through his thrilling victory, as well as the brilliance of Danielle Richards.Dean Gardiner pays his tributes, too, in a wide-ranging - and no-holds-barred - discussion about the state of surfski.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by Vaikobi!

Well, I guess this is growing up.Macca has some HUGE news to share on this latest episode of The Paddler's Pod, seeing the boys get a little bit reflective. But not for long... the surfski world has roared to life for 2025!The South African national championships, the EuroChallenge and even the Talle10, Sam & Macca are back to cover the lot.This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by Vaikobi!