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« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2015, 09:53:31 AM »
That pic of Travis is the pic of the SUP year to me.  After paddling 4.80 hrs he caught this and made it.  Coolest thing ever.

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« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2015, 10:27:36 AM »
That pic of Travis is the pic of the SUP year to me.  After paddling 4.80 hrs he caught this and made it.  Coolest thing ever.

For sure. I saw how much every paddler looked like they were hurting at the finish; to still be able to surf a big board like that at the end is pretty amazing!!
I think DC(Dale Chapman) the shaper is going to be a busy man in Australia this year as I have no doubt this will increase the interest in unlimited boards in Oz.
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Re: M2O
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2015, 06:28:28 PM »
Thanks for the comments.  The conditions were tough.  I just finished putting together a video with an interview I did with Travis the day before the race and added photos and videos from race day.  It came out pretty good I think, one of my best videos to date, lot's of good insights from Travis and some great photos and video from 808photo.me,  Ryan Foley (who was on my escort boat with Ivan Shigaki, my escort captain),  Ed Wheeler, and some other images I found posted online.  It's almost 30 minutes long, so enjoy it when you have a bit of time and please give it the thumbs up, subscribe to our channel and share it if you like it:

https://youtu.be/FmBkQvJz0Rg
« Last Edit: July 28, 2015, 06:32:30 PM by blueplanetsurf »
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« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2015, 07:14:14 PM »
Great video/interview, Robert. Thanks so much, I got a lot out of it. Travis has a great unassuming style and manages to come across as his own man rather than a sponsor's salesman. It makes me want to listen to him.

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« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2015, 11:18:28 PM »
Great video/interview, Robert. Thanks so much, I got a lot out of it. Travis has a great unassuming style and manages to come across as his own man rather than a sponsor's salesman. It makes me want to listen to him.
Thanks Area 10, I'm glad you enjoyed it.  Travis is really a great guy and openly shares his knowledge.
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« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2015, 12:50:06 AM »
Nice interview, good questions. Travis seems like a very grounded guy. Thanks for posting this and congrats to both of you guys, and all the paddlers that took on the channel last Sunday.

I had the privilege of paddling the channel once (2014), the easy way, on a three-man team, I learned just enough to have at least some appreciation of what you guys went through. Doing this race solo takes a whole lot of grit and gumption.  A week ago, I did Maui-Molokai solo and the wind quit at about Mile 21. Six miles of suffering in the heat and humidity after a lot of paddling. But 32 miles of that, with the crazy water off China Wall and then the mackers at Portlock this year? That's in another league altogether. So much respect to you and everybody that toughed it out or even lined up.

The photos of Travis at Portlock, catching a bomb on a big-assed board after all that fatiguing paddling, are all time. From the interview, it doesn't sound like he really even gets all that worked from the paddling. Anyway, it's a cool video. Thanks for posting it and congrats again on a great crossing!
 

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« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2015, 01:03:15 AM »
Great video/interview, Robert. Thanks so much, I got a lot out of it. Travis has a great unassuming style and manages to come across as his own man rather than a sponsor's salesman. It makes me want to listen to him.
Thanks Area 10, I'm glad you enjoyed it.  Travis is really a great guy and openly shares his knowledge.

Great interview.  He was very relaxed and you let him run without interjecting the usual banal stuff that many sports interviewers do.  That always bugs me when they make it about themselves rather than the guest.  You could have easily made a pitch about your experience because you're a very solid paddler with quite a bit of experience but you didn't do that and that made the interview great. 

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« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2015, 03:29:05 AM »
Did he actually use the 86 sq inch (rather than the original 96) Trifecta in the race? In the interview, he talks about maybe using that, and there is an interjected picture of him after the win where is holding his paddle, but it's not 100% clear if the number on the shaft reads 86 or 96.

 

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« Reply #23 on: July 29, 2015, 03:58:05 AM »
Great interview with good content and a nice, mellow vibe.  Thanks very much! And congrats on your paddle, Robert!  Sounds brutal.
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« Reply #24 on: July 29, 2015, 04:05:34 AM »
Videos take a lot of work… so many thanks for producing it and sharing.
Travis seems to have a different attitude than most paddler; he's serious, but never too serious. I mean, he trains hard for the challenge, but it's remarkable how he doesn't loose prospectives.
It's still the ocean, he still has to paddle, he still needs a board and a paddle… but he's looking around.
These are super qualities to have, and I believe this video showed it well too.
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« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2015, 05:04:48 AM »
Robert congratulations on finishing in first place in your age group.  Great insight to how that race is, for example I never thought about having to deal with the boat wakes in this type of race. Glad to see Travis winning the race and sharing his experience. The picture of him surfing a 17’10” board on a double over head after 5 hours of racing is epic.
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« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2015, 06:03:27 AM »
Great video, thanks for that Robert.

I wouldn't be surprised to find Travis used the 86. I've been experimenting with the 84 Konihi again, it's the blade I used for the race in Boston, and I continue to find more sustained speed with it than the 95. Especially in flat water. Oddly, the tiny blade seems to bend the paddle shaft more at the catch. Same shaft. I think I might actually be getting more power in the catch with the smaller blade. I know, why? No idea.

I think the bigger blade works better in downwinders because I need acceleration more than speed.

In the pictures at the end of the video Travis' blade looks very small. Might be the angle, but it doesn't look like a 96 sq inch blade.
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Re: M2O
« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2015, 09:04:46 AM »
Did he actually use the 86 sq inch (rather than the original 96) Trifecta in the race? In the interview, he talks about maybe using that, and there is an interjected picture of him after the win where is holding his paddle, but it's not 100% clear if the number on the shaft reads 86 or 96.

I'm pretty sure he used the 86 sq inch blade in the race.  I thought it's interesting that he has 4 lengths and switches lengths depending on conditions.
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« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2015, 10:17:18 AM »
Robert, great video interview.
Really like his low key vibe and readiness to impart his race knowledge to everyone.

Blade size - paddle lengths - board length and width -> all readily expressed.
Difficulty of race - confidence - past experience - training - race tactics and strategy.

One of the best pre-race videos so far from a top paddler and repeat winner.
Great info and confirms a lot.

And congratulations to you for your age-group win! :)
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« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2015, 10:59:34 AM »
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