We were able to get Joseph Gapuz and Huy Do on the podcast together, and they did not disappoint! Both were Cal Berkeley graduates, and their paddling careers took off during college. It started with Dragonboat paddling as we've heard so many t...

First off - NAC Va'a California Race #3 is on SATURDAY. Second - we had the great opportunity to hang out and get to know Jay Wild on a totally new level. He's a professional athlete, professional businessman, and professional DAD! Lea...

I mean WHO KNEW we'd back it this far.  In a new studio with some new vibes and some new sound effects. We promise we'll lose the sound effects. 

The last of the Puakea Designs Wild Buffalo Relay 2023 Live Panel! 

NAC Va'a California hit the jackpot with a storm intermission, allowing them to surf through their second race in Marina Del Rey this weekend! We're catching up with Angie Dolan, a  born and raised Hawaii paddler, to see if her toes had fi...

It's 2024. We've had a month off, and we're ready to jump back in. Here. We. GO. 

NAC Va'a California Race #1 was just finished and what a killer turnout! A whole gaggle of Canadians came down to put their V1 paddling to the test in SoCal and we get to hear from Tony Hodanic on how his race went! He fills us in on Judsons no...

Chef Isaac Bancaco in THE HOUSE! This guest does it all. Paddler. Fisherman. Artist. Hustler. From reality TV shows to 5+ star restaurants all over the country - Isaac has cooked up a lot of success in the culinary industry, and just wait to he...

Hawaiki Nui is Will's favorite topic. Ever. In the history of ever. Tupu King joins us on this episode to go into the day-by-day recap of the three-day Hawaiki Nui Race. Tupu raced with our brothers from Ka Lahui Kai, and once again, they had a...

We FINALLY got the man behind CALI PADDLER on the microphone! It was great to catch up with a longtime friend and learn more about his journey and how he ended up with Cali Paddler! Clarke Graves has done a lot for the paddling community, and w...

The episode you've all been waiting for. Hopefully...There's a lot to unpack here. Another collaboration with the BROADCAST BRADDAHS! Just know that by the time you finish listening to this, Jane Crayton will already have completed a half marat...

WE ARE STILL HERE. After a few weeks off after living life fast and hard - we're here to bring back that cocktails and canoes excitement and kick off the So Cal Ocean Racing. Will gets down to the nitty-gritty and asks the hard-hitting...

This episode goes out to Jane Crayton. The story of Pirate Bruce on Avalon, Catalina during the Catalina Crossing. The full Catalina Recap is still in the cutting room. 

OH CANADA. It's clear that Leanne Stanley and Cheryl Skribe's journey to winning the Masters Women's 40s division for Team Canada at the IVF World Distance Championships in Samoa is an inspiring one. Their success stems from a combination of de...

We are not over Samoa yet! World Distance Championships Open Women winners Grace and Mo join us for a fun episode. They were the power duo in seats 1 & 2 for Team USA! We were stoked to hear about their road to victory and all the training ...

The Hawaii Open Men's team had an impressive victory at the IVF World Distance Championships! Winning a race after overcoming multiple hurdles and challenges is definitely an accomplishment worth celebrating. Avan Becerra played a crucial role ...

Our on-the-ground correspondence, Taylor Mar, joins us to check in on how all the sprint racing has been going at the 2023 IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Thailand. They're on Day 2...or was it Day 3? We can't keep track because ...

*explicit language* because we interviewed cheance Adair and learned "what the f*ckity f*ck was (she) thinking" while doing the Yukon River Quest. It is an annual marathon paddling race - 444 miles!! Paddlers come from around the world to test ...

The first panel of the Wild Buffalo Relay Panel was guest speakers from Open Water, Danny Nichols and Kyle Kelly, and We Are Ocean Paddler Claire Kennedy. Due to a late start in recording, the first part of We Are Ocean was cut sh...

After Will learns how to post on Instagram, we dive into a deep conversation about history and culture with Kauai Native Stephenie Brown. She has paddled in every channel in the Hawaiian Island chain and shares facts and stories about each chan...

Malia Winter - the 19-year-old powerhouse steersman from Ka Lahui Kai Junior women's program! She spent a good amount of time in Tahiti, recently racing Te Aito and the Vodafone Channel Rac...

A quick Q&A with Will as he goes into what's been hogging up all his time lately. Update: it's mold. Eh - or A mold. 

Because if you listen to this episode and don't feel motivated to get up and do something - come talk to us. Kali Wilding and Emma McDonald are two young female athletes who have already accomplished so much, overcome so many hurdles, and are s...

It's hard not to think about Danny Ching's win on May 14th Pa’a Hawaii 2023 Kaiwi Channel Solo OC1 World Championships and NOT smile. It was his 40th birthday, everyone saw his girls send him off through the surf (literally - ask Leah for the v...

17 women crossed the Kaiwi Channel on Sunday, May 14th for the Pa’a Hawaii 2023 Kaiwi Channel Solo OC1 World Championships. The top 5 women to reach the finish line were all in their 40s: Kristin Foster, Lindsey Shank, Lauren Spalding,  Be...