• Surfski records in South Africa & Rio Negro Race Report: January wrapped

    It may be winter in much of the Northern Hemisphere, but the paddling action is hot in South Africa and Argentina. After ten years, the Miller’s Run record has finally fallen to a young rising star. Downwind Drag Race 2026 has a new leader who’s dropped the 2025 record by a stunning ten seconds. And…

  • Charting a Path to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics for Great Britain

    2024 brought some of the highest highs and lowest lows for Britain’s international sprint kayak racing programme. The high: it was Team GB’s most successful Paralympics ever with a record 8 medals. The low: for the first time ever, no GB athlete qualified to race canoe sprint at the Olympics. Paddle UK Performance Director Ekaitz…

  • 2025 Paddlers of the Year: Marathon

    2025 was an excellent year for marathon kayaking, with the major bonus event of the World Games in China and a marked shift in the women’s racing from the Era of Vanda Kiszli to the Era of Melina Andersson. Here’s the nominees for Paddlecast’s Paddler of the Year Awards, and why the award went to…

  • 2025 Paddlers of the Year: Surfski

    The best surfski racing moments of 2025, nominees for Paddlecast Surfski Paddler of the Year 2025, and why Kira Bester is your winner.

  • Race Week Preview: The biggest surfski rivals face off in Western Australia

    The Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban may have been one of the most competitive surfski races in the world this year (and what a great race it was), but a couple of top names were missing. Now, WA Race Week will finally set some of those stars against each other: Cory Hill versus…

  • Will we have new surfski world champions in Durban?

    The countdown is on to the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban, the home of surfski racing. Between Friday and Sunday, hundreds of the best paddlers in the world will brave daunting waves (and possible shark sightings) to test their mettle in the most competitive race of the year. 2024’s reigning world…

  • “One for the old guys” (and one for the young guys): Scottish Marathon Champs & Nith Descent Race Recap

    The wind whipped across the loch as low clouds threatened rain. In a few hours, this field would be filled with sheep, but for now, the grass by Loch Ken belonged to dozens of Scottish paddlers undeterred by a bit of weather.

  • September is for racing in Scotland: Preview of K1 Marathon Champs & The Nith Descent

    September is for racing in Scotland. Summer warmth lingers in lakes and rivers as the air cools and trees begin to turn. The chill of winter looms, but promises to wait just a little longer. The month started with Monster the Loch, followed by the Great Glen, and will finish with a double header: the…

  • Marathon Racing Preview: Who will leave Győr as World Champion?

    For a record 4th time, the “City of Rivers” Győr, Hungary will host the Canoe Marathon World Championships. From Wednesday to Sunday, the best of the best will battle for World Champion titles at the convergence of three rivers in the center of the city to roaring crowds of local fans. Who will take World…