CanoeRaceWorld

We are only days away from the 2022 General Clinton Canoe Regatta, the first leg of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing and we are breaking down all the action on this preview episode.  Phoebe Reese joins us as a guest on the show that provides valuable insights as a local that had paddled the course a bunch and gives us a good perspective on the course and race.

New episode format for race recaps.  We will be interviewing racers to hear their perspectives on races so you can get the scoop from the people that were in the action.  This episode features Mike Davis, Lydia Heulskamp, and Dylan Kirk.

1:38 Lydia Huelskamp

12:40 Mike Davis

18:30 Dylan Kirk

Bill and Rebecca discuss with guests Danny Medina and Mike Davis the recent Night Race in Texas as well as preview the upcoming Canton Canoe Weekend.  Now that we are into the season, many of the episodes will be race recaps and race previews so make sure to stay up to date with the latest in the maration canoe racing scene.

Racing season in 2022 is finally upon us.  In this episode we cover the Klondike that occurred last week along with the racing down in Texas and preview some of the upcoming races in New England/New York.  With Rebecca Davis and Ryan Matthews co-hosting the episode with Kevin Olson and return guest Kaitlin Mynar we discuss the upcoming season that we are all very excited about.

In this episode Rebecca and Bill talk with the Texas paddlers Cecili Bugge and Kaitlin Mynar about racing in Texas.  They discuss the various topics around the Texas Water Safari, and differences in canoe racing in Texas compared to other states.  They also discuss racing as women, and the differences that they see and how the community as a whole is helping to support growing participation s from women in the sport. This is a great conversation with some seriously talented paddlers that you should not miss.

In this Episode we had guest Alex Bordeleau from Canada on to talk about the differences and similarities between Rabaska and what we refer to marathon canoe (C2 and C1).  It was an interesting conversation about a sport that has gained popularity in Canada but not in the US.  We talk about attempts that have been made to bring this to the US in the past and also how Rabaska has been a great feeder sport to the traditional C2 marathon in especially Quebec.  Rabaska featured event International Classique which is the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing.

This episode is post season recap of a big group of paddlers that we believe you should be keeping an eye on for the next season in 2022.  In this episode, hosts Kevin and Bill, along with Rebecca Davis and Ryan Matthews discuss our personal picks for people that we are interesting in watching for this next season.  We all chose our lists for different reasons, ranging from most improved in recent years, to new to the scene and will potentially make a big splash.  Lots of names are thrown out in this episode so make sure to tag your friends when you hear them so they can listen as well.

We have the incredible Mixed Champion team of Sarah Lessard and Luc Mercier on the show to talk about how the race went and some stories about how they got into the sport.  I am joined with Rebecca Davis as the co-host in this episode and we also break down some information regarding the Adirondack 90 Miler and the BIG race. 

This episodes is the introduction to guest host Rebecca Davis, where she and Bill and break down some of the latest racing action and get in depth with the episode's guest Tony Massicotte about the upcoming Classique to be held in Quebec this weekend.  They discuss some course details in regards to the famous portages and the crazy rapids and big water that the Classique is known as well as some of the changes made to this year's course due to Covid restrictions.  They talk about paddlers making the change from Rabaska R9 to C2 and even discuss some of the strategy that we might see played out over the course of the weekend.  

In this episode we have the official historian of the AuSable River Canoe Marathon Ryan Matthews back on the show to help us recap the massive amounts of records that were broken in this years event.  This is a follow up show to our interview with the marathon Champs to conclude our coverage of the 2021 ARCM