Category Archives: Race Reports
TNR #8 Twin Island Return
Last night I attended my first après TNR raven night. Even after working Tuesday Night Races for a better part of a decade I’ve never once stepped foot into the Raven on a Tuesday. I don’t know if it was … Read More
TNR #7 Surprise Race
First and foremost, we would like to thank everyone who came out on Saturday. We were blessed with great weather and a fantastic turnout for the Board the Fjord. Every year people travel far and wide for this event, and … Read More
TNR #6 Bedwell Bay + SUP Tech Course
Before we get to the race update here is some insight on the behind the scenes action you racers never get to hear about. It was 5:45 PM on a beautiful TNR race afternoon, and I was feeling pressure, the … Read More
TNR #5 April 30th, 2019 Jug Island Time Trial
One of the most beautiful things about watching TNR, or paddling in general really, is that it comes in all shapes and sizes. There are moments when the endurance paddlers seem to defy physics, slicing through the water at an … Read More
TNR #4 April 23rd 2019 – Beachview Criterium
Four races down in 2019 and the TNR powers-that-be having found their grove. This TNR was another doozy as heavyweight paddlers from all over descended on the cove including one SUP’er looking to slay a SUP giant. Heading into the … Read More
TNR #1 April 2nd, 2019- Grey Rocks Return
April 2 – Grey Rocks Return Our first race of the TNR season did not disappoint. The race crew had ordered up some decently warm weather and laid out the welcome vibe! You could feel the excitement in the air … Read More
Deception Pass Dash
For those who have paid attention to the blog posts for the last couple of months, you’ll have seen the surfski training I’ve been doing and writing about. The opportunity to test out that training came up with the 6 … Read More
Five SUP Races that should be on your calendar
When we’re talking about stand up paddling, the ultimate aim that a lot of people have is in taking part in one of the BIG races. Sometimes because they think they can win some money, most times because it is … Read More
Mocke, Mocke, Rice, Rice – Canadian Surfski Champs 2016
In the run up to the Canadian Surfski Champs (CSC) this year, the race directors and I had been SO excited to see the registrations just go up and up from last year’s numbers to a total of 124 by … Read More
The Mara’amu – A Grand Finale to a Great Surfski Vacation
Mara’amu is the name for the wind that blows between the French Polynesian islands of Taha’a and Bora Bora, which is where we were going to race. I had watched the awesome video from the 2012 event many times. The … Read More