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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: August 2012
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Sunday, August 19, 2012. Mailbu Downwinder 2012: Gaining a Sense of Place. Mention California Highway 1, better knows as Pacific Coast Highway, and a rush of images follows. Millions have heard of it. It conjures fabulous ocean vistas, soaring cliffs, romance, surfing, sailing, sun-soaked (and sangria-soaked) beach parties, cool cars and much more. Here’s a park map (available at http:/ www.nps.gov/common/commonspot/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm? As I thought about si...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: June 2014
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Sunday, June 1, 2014. 5th Annual Davenport Downwinder (May 2014). The mood on Davenport Landing’s beach was pretty good, too. Ghostryders Santa Cruz organizes this race to help put wind in the sails of Junior Lifeguards. Their largest Davenport race to date was about to break all previous records for delivering the goods. This event is fast becoming a premiere downwinder, rivaling any. And the vibe is at once mellow and all about the fun. Today, the challenge is 14 mil...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: Lake Tahoe Classic 2014 Relocates Starting Line
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Sunday, June 7, 2015. Lake Tahoe Classic 2014 Relocates Starting Line. September 24, 2014, Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada. How ya feelin' this morning? I asked this question in Lake Tahoe's dawn chill. Zach's response, delivered with a grin, was to the point: he'd been up all night. Dawn over South Tahoe's El Dorado Beach. Click on photos to enlarge, hit esc key to return). It's important to know what to look for in order to aim for Kings Beach, especially because t...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: I Wasn't Going to Do This Race
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. I Wasn't Going to Do This Race. The 2014 Surftech SUP Shootout featured the Duel SUP Race. I had work to do. Conditions were not looking good. Rain and slop were on tap. I had barely started training this year. I'm 60, I don't need this s* t. I had sold my fourteen-foot paddleboard. The 17 ½-foot board wasn’t right for the conditions. The race is a SUP-fest. What do they want with prone paddlers, anyway? It was a blast. Here's the course map:.
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: June 2015
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Sunday, June 7, 2015. Lake Tahoe Classic 2014 Relocates Starting Line. September 24, 2014, Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada. How ya feelin' this morning? I asked this question in Lake Tahoe's dawn chill. Zach's response, delivered with a grin, was to the point: he'd been up all night. Dawn over South Tahoe's El Dorado Beach. Click on photos to enlarge, hit esc key to return). It's important to know what to look for in order to aim for Kings Beach, especially because t...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: September 2013
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Monday, September 2, 2013. Catalina Classic, Interrupted (2013). But let me begin at the beginning. We reunited at Cabrillo Marina early Saturday and prepared to go. But first, the Orient. It was sunny when we started, but as soon as we left San Pedro Harbor, we saw… nothing. It was foggy. Even the Port Angeles lighthouse was difficult to make out at distance. But with plenty of technology on board, the only question was how long it would take. Looking nice . so far.
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: August 2013
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Thursday, August 8, 2013. Classic Crossing: Catalina to Manhatten Beach Pier. Catalina Classic Race Course: The stuff of legends. 8220;If you do that race, I’ll divorce you.” That clear and unprecedented warning issued from DeeAnn’s lips reflexively the first time she heard about the Catalina race from one of my paddling buddies. Catalina isn’t just any race. On the West Coast, it is THE race. At the beginning of a paddle. As we made our way from Pebble Beach’...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: Course Adjustment: Sixth Annual West Cliff Challenge
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Monday, November 10, 2014. Course Adjustment: Sixth Annual West Cliff Challenge. I was stoked to be doing this year's race with Mike McDaniel and our friends from Santa Cruz. It's a small race, less than 20 this year, in a stunning venue that offers both challenges and fun. Click on photos to enlarge, hit esc to return]. Aaron McKennon took the outside line and I took my cue from him. Aaron's feet just got smaller and smaller as the race progressed. Once past S...After...
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding: April 2014
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Mike Jones - Mostly Paddleboarding. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. I Wasn't Going to Do This Race. The 2014 Surftech SUP Shootout featured the Duel SUP Race. I had work to do. Conditions were not looking good. Rain and slop were on tap. I had barely started training this year. I'm 60, I don't need this s* t. I had sold my fourteen-foot paddleboard. The 17 ½-foot board wasn’t right for the conditions. The race is a SUP-fest. What do they want with prone paddlers, anyway? It was a blast. Here's the course map:.
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