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Oh, the week that was!
Sam & Macca have caught their breath after an awesome week in Perth, and they're back on the mics to re-live it.
But the paddling hasn't stopped... the 250km(!!!) PE2EL has been run and won in South Africa, while the Cape Point Challenge isn't too far behind.
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The World Championships have been run and won... and they're victories we'll be talking about for a long time.
Congratulations to Cory Hill and Jemma Smith on claiming the crowns! Sam & Macca are back to break down their races, and shine a light on those who went above and beyond, in the first of two instalments out of Perth.
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The live show is back!
Sam & Macca were back on the mics in Perth at the 2023 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships, and we're so grateful for the crowd that turned out!
An all-star cast assembled for the show, with 3-time Olympic Champion-turned-surfski paddler James Tomkins, the inaugural ICF women's World Champion Michelle Eray AND current title holders Jemma Smith & Kenny Rice.
The sound quality isn't perfect, but if you listen in, you'll almost feel like you're there.
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An extraordinary week of racing has come to a close, courtesy of two extraordinary performances.
Sam & Macca are back to round out the week and analyse Cory Hill and Jemma Smith's stunning victories.
Top 10's, categories, the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week point score, and even a bit of number crunching... it's all in here, after what has been an outstanding celebration of surfski paddling.
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Four stops down... one to go!
It's all coming to a head in Perth at the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week! There's been two races in the last 24 hours, but tomorrow, the main event arrives - the Doctor?
But will the wind turn up too? Sam & Macca try to make sense of the charts, while breaking down all of the latest action in this incredible week.
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It's heating up at the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week! Maybe even a bit too much.
With the field defying heatwave conditions, and offshore winds, to produce a blistering 11.5km dash up the coast in the second stop of the world's richest event, Sam & Macca are back to chat through it all.
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It's been months of waiting... and months of training... but the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week is here!
We'll be recording race recaps after each of the five stops, beginning today with the Fenn West Coast Downwinder.
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It had to happen eventually, right?
Macca made big steps in Hong Kong, and it's not just because of his podium finish at the Dragon Run.
There's a full breakdown of the race, and what those victories will do for both Kira Bester and Cory Hill heading to Australia.
Speaking of, the boys check in with the World's Fastest Paddler* and also the Interim World Champion* Fergus Morgan, ahead of the biggest two weeks of racing in the sport's history!
*Unverified.
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With Macca in Hong Kong for the Dragon Run, there's only one man who could fill the void... the great Austin Kieffer!
Sam & Austin talk through the impressive victories for Hank McGregor and Kira Bester at South Africa's iconic Pete Marlin, and also take a look at the return of this weekend's iconic Dragon Run!
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It's been circled for a long time, but the calendars have now turned over to the month of November... and the biggest few weeks of racing the sport has ever seen are now underway!
Sam & Macca are back to breakdown Australia's 20 Beaches Ocean Classic, plus take a look at the Pete Marlin in South Africa.
There's also a quick chat with an Olympic legend, and plenty of banter along the way.
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It's a cause for CELEBRATION!
The Paddler's Pod is raising the bat, chalking up a half-century of episodes!
So, after weeks spent trying to wrangle a convenient time to record, the boys are upbeat... and it's not the only milestone they're toasting.
There's also a full breakdown of the Coolangatta Gold downwind race, and a few left-field laughs as well.
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Lights... Camera... Action!
The paddler's are the actors, and all of the ocean is a stage... or, something like that. Things are picking up on social media and Sam & Macca are celebrating it!
There's also racing in Europe to talk through on the road to Perth!
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Sam & Macca are reunited... and it feels good!!
The boys have plenty to catch up on, like Macca's broken foot and Sam's run-in with crime.
But, more importantly, there's also plenty happening in the surfski world!
Gordan Harbrecht is firing, Hector Henot has returned, Danielle McKenzie continues to blow our minds, and Oscar Jones is on top of the podium.
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OK... maybe the last episode was a classic surfski false-start?
THIS TIME The Paddler's Pod is back! Although we are missing one of our co-hosts.
While Macca takes on huge surf somewhere off the grid in Indonesia, Sam is joined by the always brilliant Austin Kieffer to talk through The Gorge Downwind Championships!
This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by the 2023 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships!
Entries are now open... book your place for surfski's greatest fortnight ever NOW!
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... is this thing still on?
Yes, I know... we can't believe it either! The Paddler's Pod is back!
There's no shortage of things to chat about, so the boys start straight at the top: Cory Hill and Jemma Smith win at Molokai, Paddle Australia and the Australian Ocean Racing Series make amends, and Macca has a new boat!
This episode of The Paddler's Pod is powered by the 2023 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in Perth, Western Australia! Entries are now open, and everyone is welcome!
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The Paddler's Pod is certainly finishing the year with a BANG!
It blew up online, now Sam & Macca give their take on the plan for the plan for the 2023 World Championships... and a warning - it comes with some passion.
The boys also chat through 20 Beaches and the Cape Point Challenge before they ring in the new year.
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Sam & Macca have pulled themselves out of their coma and are back in front of the microphones to run through what was a huuuuuuuuge week of racing over in the West.
We hear from our top three men and women of the Doctor, as the boys count down their five biggest Power Plays from the event.
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It's been a long-held dream... but The Paddler's Pod has gone LIVE for the very first time!
Sam & Macca took to the stage at the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week, backed by some pretty heavy-hitters. Jemma Smith, Cory Hill, Dean Gardiner and our patron Oscar Chalupsky all jump on stage with pretty hilarious results.
A huge thank you to Shaw and Partners and Oceanpaddler for making this possible, and above all else, our listeners for turning up.
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Yes, we've received your messages.
And yes, Sam and Macca are stepping out of their bunker.
The boys discuss The Great War on this latest episode of The Paddler's Pod, while also dissecting the rise of elite European paddling, Danielle McKenzie's move to Epic and Nick Notten's withdrawal from the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week.
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Can you feel that, listeners? The temperature is changing, tensions are rising and Australia's biggest races are coming... no wonder everyone is on edge!
Sam & Macca are back to sink their teeth into it, taking a look at where the world's leading paddlers are at approaching the Shaw and Partners WA Race Week.
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