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I take every opportunity that I get to draft 😊

Ur great thanks

Im pretty sure you’re experiencing hurricane milton right now, I hope you and all your boats stay safe

Stay safe! If there’s too much flooding just hop on a oc1😅

Be safe, brother!

Stay save 🙏

I love this tip, Robert, thanks!

Absolutely nailed it.

Thank you for the presentation. That was excellent. I’m taller and longer arms than most in our 6 man. Sometimes in a race we stroke at such a fast pace that I feel like I am at times shortening my stroke or arm paddling to keep in synch. Does it make sense to use a shorter paddle to offset this issue? Thank you!

This video helped me get a sick boof at national today, thanks man

I know I wouldn't finish if I tried that on a prone board. I've had my board out 7 times since we paddled at Crystal River back in January and the most I've managed was 8 miles. Props for giving it a shot! :-)

Just seeing feel like get sick... congratulations Cristina ☺️

I did KW last year in an OC6. 12 miles felt like forever! I can't imagine doing it in big washing machine chop on a prone board. I almost quite Nish last year (I can't remember if you were at that one) because it was so rough at the outermost marker that I hulied due to breaking wave that flipped my boat over ama. But I remounted and limped home!

Does this apply to whitewER.

Super cool 😂🤙🤙🤙

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I'm just getting into the sport and your videos on hands-down the most technical ive found. Thank you so much.

what's different if it's a tandem surfski? both on the same side? one at a time? thanks for these great videos!

incredible, i feel exctly my leg " dead" ever!!!!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 awesome information. And right on… great work on promoting great events and helping on the growth of water sports. Loved the experience last time we went to the water my brother 👊🏽🔥

I find you to be very good. Interesting videos.

Thanks for the many great tips.

Well put Robert.

[ 7:00 ] Those two drills really seem to help in building muscle memory for hip rotation ( let's call it 'hip drive' -- though some might call it 'leg drive': it's subtle, but the legs do a fair bit of work in transferring power to the canoe ). The impact, during the ensuing regular stroke, is quite dramatic, in terms of movement fluidity and pull quality. I am convinced. 🙂 P.S. It wish we had a side view, instead of the rear 3/4 view, which is a bit less helpful for demonstrating technique ( with a gooseneck holder? ) -- kind of like that Tahitian slow-mo huti roa: th-cam.com/video/4jWLfXpkyCo/w-d-xo.html

You are in good company. Buddha recommended the middle path!

Thx🤙👍 Can you make a Video of marathon canoe paddeling technic please!

Ice dragon boating is a thing :)

I've never heard of the "ice pick" analogy. Poor analogy because I'd think it would lead to a lot of arm pulling instead of driving the paddle down as in the "pole vault" analogy.

Really appreciate how you explain the breakdown of the entire stroke. I’m learning to surfski,unfortunately on an old pro level boat so I fall constantly, but when I’m able to stay up and paddle I’m going to try and utilize this info. I’ve got some rotation but def not enough due to boat balance.

Very helpfull to me ...maybe there book to i am study tehnic kayak ...iam sorry my english very bad ...iam from indonesia

For me I find the center of balance on a new boat and put a little piece of electrical tape on the bottom to mark where to pick it up

Could you try an oc1 no ama with a kayak paddle?

Interesting. So, the reason paddlers progress faster in a one-man is essentially because of feedback being unmuddled? From personal experience, it is indeed much easier to _feel_ the use and benefit of various stroke types in a one-man-especially with a speedometer-and crucially _when_ and in which water conditions to apply them: from short and fast, mostly front-powered strokes ( huti pe'e ) to get the canoe out-of-the-hole and planing, to longer, typically slower, more seat-centered strokes ( huti roa ) for maintaining acquired glide and velocity. For example, two days ago, I was wondering what might the benefit of a mostly aft-powered stroke ( which I dubbed 'Huti Roa-Type 3' )-a stroke I saw K. Jerusalemy use in his v1, in a video recently-and discovered empirically it is a good stroke for going upwind, into swell and chop, because it makes the bow lighter, while saving energy. In team paddling, however, individual performance can be harder to isolate because of the need to sync with others, which can mask personal inefficiencies or strengths. This can slow down the learning process since paddlers have less direct control and may not feel the nuances of their technique as clearly. P.S. We should also mention that in a six-man-or more-paddlers are supposed to match the stroke rate, and _style,_ of the stroker, but, if you are in 5th position, you are doing a copy of a copy ( note: #2 is copying #1 ). So, that introduces an additional layer of 'signal degradation', making it even harder _to feel_ what you are doing, beneficially or not. Not so in a one-man.

Fun fact: at 0:09 you can see an epic legacy and there’s 2 things about that, 1 is my personal k1 is a legacy, and 2 the legacy unfortunately got discontinued

I always use a chest mount. Easier with turning it on or off.

Fantastic video, like all of yuour videos! Much appreciated! Another option is the Crewnerd app on a smartphone. I use that app running on my Android phone with the phone attached to the GoPro mount on the footstrap of the Nelo surfskis. The iOS version allows you to pair with an external GPS unit running at 10hz, providing more accurate acceleration data. And works with my Vaaka sensor as well.

What about the info shown in the footage, like the speed? I guess that data is taken from the watch, but how do you extract it from it and sync it with the video? I have wondered that many times, but I haven't found the answer or any tutorials. Thanks for the video

Here is my low-tech, cheap solution: a $15 CYCPLUS GPS speedometer-ordered directly from China- which I mount directly onto the dry hull, near or above the pedals ( depending on cockpit configuration ), with... *blue poster tack!* I have hulied a bunch of times, including in breaking waves, and have yet to lose it. Notes: To fully waterproof it, I use some of the poster tack to cover up the charging port flap and side button. This device does not have strokes-per-minutes, but it does gives me: the current speed in mph, time elapsed since it was turned on and in motion, and the maximum + average speed reached. I find it quite valuable in testing different strokes for the conditions, as well as a sanity check to confirm I am _actually making progress_ when going upwind in the ocean ( sometimes, one wonders ☺)!

DJI Action 2 is a mighty small under-rated camera

Where do you get the seat pads on your OC6?

One aspect not fully addressed is paddle length. I was watching a YT video recently about MARERE, a Tahitian paddle manufacturer ( one of Shell Va'a's suppliers ), in which they indicated that off-season _training_ paddles are a bit longer. I presume this is to maximize pull ( 'huti' ), and aerobic training. Also, Tahitian clubs known for favoring specific stroke types ( i.e. high-tempo over longer, slower strokes ), have paddles to match. Personally, having a longer pull, I tend to deliberately pick the high range in terms of weight ( wood ), paddle length and blade surface area during the training season, and switch to lighter (carbon fiber ), slightly shorter paddles ( like 1" to 1.5" shorter ) with a bit smaller blades for races. Another point is that older, typically squarer, OC blades require precise water entry to avoid the dreaded 'kaplunk' cavitation sound. In contrast, newer teardrop-shaped blades-which have become standard-are more forgiving, allowing greater leniency in form ( which may or may not be a good thing! ☺).

What about paddleboarding?

Why are surf skis so narrow preventing hip rotation? Would a ski with a wider seat allow more rotation v trade off for contact points, stability? Surf ski with k1 rotating seat 😂

Boa!

I am trying to learn how to paddle my new seayak more efficiently after years of recreational kayaking and I know I need to engage my hips more (how I found this vid in fact). Thanks for the detailed breakdown. Hopefully I can start integrating this more smoothly with a bit of work.

Very good explenation and good help. It's good that you explain what part of the blade has which effect

What do you mean by pushing with your toes in the k1? When I do k1 my feet are always touching the footrest regardless of pushing or pulling

Legacy are great boats. Even though Epic no longer make these, they are now made by Kirton in the UK (EKone K1), with much superior modern self adjusting style footplate and tiller assemblies like the you find on current model Vadjas etc, Rather than that old awkward separate system epic used

😂cool

Does increasing paddle potential with more shaft buried in water with hand higher up cause more drag per my outrigger coach. I feel and see older OC paddlers go deeper and choke up more to plant deeper in water?