Paddling The Blue Podcast John Chase

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Eileen Murphy for a fascinating conversation. Eileen has led an incredible paddling career through many phases, from hitchhiking across Europe for slalom races, to marathon racing in Australia, to sea kayaking Ireland and beyond. So many great stories to share!
Contact Eileen
Shearwater Sea Kayaking
Liffey Descent
 
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Conny Bell joins today’s episode of the Paddling the Blue podcast to talk about her 57-day circumnavigation of Lake Superior.  She shares her experience on this voyage of self-discovery, overcoming personal challenges, and describes how the lake changes as you make your way around.  It’s an inspiring tale that makes you want to start planning for your own trip. 
Learn:
Lake Superior map
What are Agates?
Crisp Point Lighthouse
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Pukawska National Park
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Grand Sable Dunes
Wilderness Inquiry
Such a Nice Day Adventures
Naturally Superior Adventures
Sjana Shanning's documentation of her Lake Superior trip (Mentor to Conny)
Richardson's Lake Superior Chart Book & Cruising Guide (Maptech)
Connect:
Facebook
IG: @authentic_imperfection 
Email

Jim Kennedy is another legend in the Irish paddling world and he joins us today to talk about his racing days, his love for the Wild Atlantic Way, bioluminescence, seaweed, and how paddling keeps him grounded.
Atlantic Sea Kayaking
Wild Atlantic Way
About West Cork
Skibbereen Rowing Club

Today I am joined Amber Champion. Amber burst on to the paddling scene a few years ago and quickly ascended to become known as one of the top coaches in the Paddle Canada system. In this episode, she shares how a leaping squid, a lot of hard work, and a big helping of being a good human brought her from intern to owner.
 
Learn
Blue Dog Kayaking
Amazon Canoe Challenge
Amber takes on the Amazon
New Era blog
Connect
Amber on InstagramBlue Dog on Instagram

Today I am joined by Alison French. Alison runs Sea Kayak Plockton in Scotland. Today we talk about finding your why, the reasons you should visit the Shiants, Alison’s famous flapjack, and more. Thank you to Nick Ray from episode #101 for introducing me to Alison.
Learn:
The Shiant Isles
St. Kilda
Mingulay
Connect:
Sea Kayak Plockton
 
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Today’s episode was recorded from the show floor at the annual Canoecopia show in Madison, Wisconsin. Billed as the world’s largest paddlesports expo, Canoecopia features more than 100,000 square feet of canoes, kayaks, kit, outfitters, everything you can imagine, plus more than 100 speakers on an incredible array of topics.  I am honored to be one of those speakers and it’s one of my favorite events. Thanks to Chris Hipgrave and the entire P&H Pyranha kayaks team for making space in their booth to record this episode. 
We’ve got a great lineup of guests for today’s episode.  We’ll hear from:
Four time Olympian gold and bronze medalist Greg Barton sharing Olympic stories and what's new from Epic Kayaks
Christy Kurtz from Paddle KC on what makes their club successful
Chloe Machula from Rutabaga Paddlesports with an inside look into Canoecopia
Bruce Furrer with Werner Paddles on the origins of Werner and where they are today
David Bain with Pyranha Mouldings and we’ll hear about the new lightweight sea kayaks and the new Reactr from Pyranha
Danny Mongno from NRS talking about the culture of the company and their newest addition to the PFD world
and Stig Larsson from Level Six on their new latex free drysuit
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