SUP Downwind Clinic video- with Nicole Madosik, Jared Vargas, Morgan Hoeserey, Kainoa Beaupre

One of our customers asked me if I could join him on a downwind paddle and give him some tips.  I invited some other customers and got help from some of my friends who also happen to be some of the fastest paddlers on Oahu to put together the first Blue Planet Downwind Paddle Clinic the week before the BOP Hawaii.  We filmed the tips we gave on the beach before getting on the water and I put them together in a series of downwind paddling clinic videos that are 4-8 minutes each.  If you have not seen the previous post, please also watch the video with Hawaii Kai run downwind racing tips.  The last video (Part 6) has some gopro video from the water where you can see some of the participants putting what they learned into action.



Blue Planet Downwind Clinic part 1 with tips from Nicole Madosik and Jared Vargas


Blue Planet Downwind Clinic - Part 2 with tips from Jared Vargas and Morgan Hoesterey



Blue Planet Downwind Clinic- Part 3 with tips from Robert Stehlik and Kainoa Beaupre



Downwind Clinic- Part 4-Kainoa Beaupre with more downwind tips and line to Kaimana



Downwind Clinic- Part 5, Kainoa Beaupre talks about the inside line from Kaimana to Fort De Russy



Downwind Clinic - Part 6: End of the beach clinic and into the water

Timing and Efficiency

There is a good game on OCpaddler.com called 40 strokes, where the goal is to go as far as possible with 40 strokes using the waves.  It teaches you timing and to use your strokes as efficiently as possible (although it is limited to two dimensions, in real life, going left and right can make a big difference).  I have been able to get a score of just over 1900 but have not been able to get over 2000 as some others have.  For tips, read some of the comments posted.

Aloha,

Robert Stehlik

www.blueplanetsurf.com