Larry Cain technique clinic at Surf and Sound Oct. 31

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Larry Cain, one of the gurus of paddling technique (and one of our local paddlers), will be doing an all-day technique clinic at Wrightsville Beach on Oct. 31 (before the Surf To Sound event). I've had instruction from Larry and he's not only a great technician, but a great communicator/instructor as well. He pays attention to the smallest details. After all, he is a teacher in his day job. He's over 50 years old now, but his technique helps him keep up.

Here's the link: http://distressedmullet.com/2014/10/22/larry-cain-advanced-paddle-technique-clinic/

Interestingly, the clinic will include aerial video analysis of your stroke. Larry recently blogged about using video to improve your technique: http://www.larrycain.ca/blog.html

Here's some info on Larry:

Current Canadian Olympic Sprint Canoe Coach
Bark and QuickBlade Team member

Canoe:
Olympic Gold Medalist 1984 – C1 500m
Olympic Silver Medallist 1984 C1 1000m
Junior World Champion 1981 – C1 500m, C1 1000m
World Championships silver medalist 1989 – C1 1000m
4th place Olympic Games 1988 – C1 1000m
4th place World Championships 1982  – C1 500m, C1 1000m, 1993 – C2 1000m
7th place Olympic Games 1992 – C2 1000m
69 Canadian Championships gold medals – 1979 to present
4 times Canadian Athlete of the Month
Member of Order of Canada – 1984
Member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame – 1997

SUP:
1st- Cold Stroke Classic 2011 – men's elite 12'6"
4th – Carolina Cup 2011 – men's elite 14'
4th – Gulf Coast Championships 2011 – men's elite 14'
1st – Eastern Canada SUP Championships 2011 – men's elite 14'
9th – Tahoe Nalu 2011 course race – men's elite 14′
2nd- Tahoe Nalu 2011 distance race – men's elite 14′
9th- Hennessy's World Championships 2011 – men's elite 14′
1st – Carolina Surf to Sound – men's elite 14′
4th- Orange Bowl Paddle Championships 2012 – men's elite 12'6″
1st- Outer Harbour Spring Classic 2012
6th – Carolina Cup 2012 – men's elite 14″
1st – Eastern Canada SUP Championships 2012 – men's elite 14'
2nd – Great Lakes SUP Classic – men's elite 12'6"
2nd – Canada Cup – men's 14′
1st – Carolina Surf to Sound 2012 – men's elite 14'