You think your are a paddler ... think again!!

[Earl]

See how their upper arm and lower arms is and how much of that blade realy is in the water as if they are just tapping it keeping the boat hydroplaining in top of the water keeping blade light. Not to much exageration. just keeping it light yet stay solid in the CATCH. Check out the changeover- lightning fast. Always solid arm keeping triangle unbroken. Top hand over the head and down on the face nothing lower and just twisting pulling that lower arm out the water. See how they catch that wave? No slowing down. Get on it and over and then you can put your blade down. Oh! whe're not Tahitian.. that's not an excuse, they eat and breath like you and me. If they can do it , so you can too.  http://www.ocpaddler.com/node/5315


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/UkW25wvXhjU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/UkW25wvXhjU</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/8F1oALcr1uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/8F1oALcr1uk</a>

[andrew c]

Thanks for posting that, Earl.  That was impressive!!

Those guys are completely in synch timing-wise in spite of the incredibly high stroke rate and are all mirror images of each other, technique-wise.  That was a beautiful thing to watch-they make it look so effortless.

What sort of boats are those anyway?  The hull design looks completely different from the Bradleys and Mirages.

[Earl]

THis Guy" Va'a ah tak". all hand made, all sweat.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/nxWdjetGWdE&amp;e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/nxWdjetGWdE&amp;e</a>

[cho]

best paddlers in the world right there, no doubt about it.

[segan]

Cool video. Any idea what the big cut is across the canoe at 3:50, adding rocker maybe??

[McGnarly]

Those guys have lots of mana as well as technique.  They can combine the two.

[Chuck G]

When are we going?

[cho]

Cool video. Any idea what the big cut is across the canoe at 3:50, adding rocker maybe??

there was alot of discussion of what he was doing when it was posted awhile back
http://www.ocpaddler.com/node/4352

[monique]

Amazing footage and perfection>