Cinco De Mayo Pirate Paddle
A group of 7 Pirate Paddlers got out on the water on May 5 to enjoy the sunshine after a stormy Saturday had the nerve to cut into everyone's weekend paddle time! The day was beautiful and the wind fairly calm - it kicked up later in the day. It was mostly chill although some paddlers worked on a few drills. Remember, even if you can't make Ohana's scheduled events (or you just want even more paddle opportunities), reach out and "organize" your own Pirate Paddle. Get your paddle on early and often!
Dr. Babs will see y'all on the water sometime in the summer - paddle on!
Practice Makes Perfect
Injured and unable to practice? Wind/rain got you down? Worse yet, nowhere near water? Joey showing how it's done - no excuses! You must look this intense for your efforts to count!
Tuesday Night Race and Fitness League
Coach Michael Richardson continues to hold it down on Tuesday nights and OPC folk are getting their learning on! This past week, Coach Michael led 8 paddlers through a workout focused on forward strokes, including a video analysis so folk could see just how far from reality their imagined perfect form was from their actual paddle stroke! Then they spent the rest of the time adjusting reality to meet imagination, along with some staggered stance paddling. Getting better every week!
Fun Fridays!
Don't forget that Sea Trek Alameda is now staying open until 7pm on Fridays to help ya'll usher in your paddling weekend. Come on by and find out the back story to this picture below. The raven might say Nevermore but Steve will tell all!
Upcoming ACA Instructor Certification: May 31-June 3
Ever wondered what a flip rescue was? Now is your chance to learn and practice it, along with lots of other technical skills en route to becoming an ACA Certified Level 1 or Level 2 Instructor. Even if you do not want to teach others to SUP (it's lots of fun!), this training is an excellent chance for you to improve your own skill set on the water. Reach out to Coach Mike Wang if you have any questions or see
ACA Courses - Sea Trek Kayak & SUP - Sausalito and Alameda, CA. The first two days are Level 1 and the second two days are Level 2. See ya out there, Teach!
Other Ohana Events
- Tuesday Fitness and Race League
The Ohana FRL offers a series of fun training paddles to work on skills and fitness. To elevate all members that attend, we try to stick together as a large group, but sometimes split off into different groups for different skills, paces or to have sessions with a visiting coach. All levels are welcome, but highly recommend taking the Level Up Clinics if you are a newer paddler.
Tuesday Evenings from 6:pm to 7:30pm (arrival time: 5:30pm) - Mike’s Dock. Please sign up on TeamSnap. Please note the new time change.
- Race and Fitness and Race League, May 11, 9:30am-11:30am
Be like Jen!
The amazing Coach Jen returns to help us build some more skills! Arrive at 9:00am for the 9:30am-11:30am session. And plan to stay afterwards for Mike's Paddle Board Demo Day - can you be tempted into a new board? I'll bet you can!
Remember, June brings Coach John Hadley (June 1) and Coach Shirley Heinemann (June 9). And keep an eye out for more paddle opportunities - the more, the merrier!