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BOOTHCAST 77 is with Nick Ray and Lincoln Dews and they tell me about becoming the first SUP paddlers to naviagate the Nymboida River chain in Norther NSW. Lincoln is a SUP World Champion and Nick was the first paddler to ever cross the Bass straight on the SUP. This latest challenge was a 4 day, 200km trail, with grade 3&4 rapids, 10-12hours of paddling a day, freezing temperatures, knee injuries, hyperthermia, broken equipment, 30kg packs on 10'6 inflatables. Worth a listen for all those adventure seeking people looking to push the limits of mind and body!

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This BOOTHCAST is with Ironman Legend Shannon Eckstein and is brought to you by the BOOTH X Vaikobi Collaboration.

Shannon needs no introduction in the Surf Life Saving arena but here goes: He's a 20 year veteran of Surf Ironman with 9 Professional Ironman Series titles, 8 Australian Ironman crowns, 6 World Ironman victories and 43 Australian Titles Gold Medals. We talk about his illustrious career, how it all started, his idols, his rivals, what inspired him, what his focus was, his many wins, loses, his main motivators, injuries, setbacks, his work ethic and so much more. Thanks for your time mate.

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This BOOTHCAST is with Yanda Morison and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Financial Services Australian Ocean Racing Series

Yanda Morsion is a 2x Olympian competing in sprint kayaking for Australia in the 1996, Atlanta and 2000, Sydney games. We speak about her instant love for kayaking at 13, her ups and downs, her first nationals, training on Narrabeen Lake, training under Ben Hutchings, racing in Europe, idols, Olympics, politics, finding surf ski through the persistence of Dean Gardiner, running events, rowing boats, working at Oceanpaddler and everything in between. Thanks Yanda for the great chat!

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This BOOTHCAST is with professional Surf Ironman Matt Poole and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Financial Services

Matt Poole is an Ironman Series Champion, a World Paddleboard Champion and one of the biggest names in Surf Life Saving. His professional Ironman career has spanned more than a decade and we talk about where it all started, his different clubs, learning from different coaches, developing as an athlete, how to attract and maintain sponsors, being diverse to cultivate his career, his biggest mistakes, his greatest victories and a whole bunch in between. Cheers mate for your time.

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This BOOTHCAST is with professional SUP athlete Martin Vitry from France and is brought to you by BOOTH Training in partnership with TotalSUP.

Martin is a professional SUP athlete from France with 5x National Championships, 7x Junior French Championships, 2x European Titles, and was 4th overall in the APP World Tour. Martin speaks about his introduction to SUP, watching his father race in Paris, enjoying the challenge, traveling the world, leaning, growing, being too hard on himself, training under different coaches and finding the point where he has the confidence to take on the best in the world. Thanks mate for your time and for doing this interview in English!

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This BOOTHCAST is with the Founder and Director of Vaikobi Pat Langley and is brought to you by the Vaikobi

Pat was ocean obsessed through sailing, found a love for ocean ski paddling and has spent 20 years in the sports industry working and creating brands in technical sports apparel and hard goods. An accomplished professional sailor with multiple national match racing Australian Titles, a top 20 world ranking, many starts in Sydney to Hobart, raced in a Professional team in Japan, and competed against many of the Americas Cup sailors you see on the line today. He has worked for Classic, Playcorp, Line 7, Zhik and he then created Vaikobi in a quest to incorporate his passion for the ocean with a desire for better paddling apparel. We speak about staying open minded, working hard, following your passion, learning, listening and getting things done. Thanks Pat for your time, so many great lessons in there!

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This BOOTHCAST is with Olympic Gold Medallist Ken Wallace and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Race Team

Kenny is a 3x Olympian with a Gold in the K1 500m and a Bronze in the K1 1000m in Beijing 2008 and Bronze in Rio in the K2 1000m in 2016. He boasts more World Championship level wins then any other kayaker ever. He has 6 World Championship titles, 4 in K1 5000m, and one a piece in the K2 500m and K4 500m. He is one of Australia’s greatest ever paddlers with a background in Surf Life Saving competing in Professional Ironman racing, swimming and Surf Ski paddling. He loves his mates, is passionate about paddling, speaks about the next generation and walks through his triumphs and hardest defeats. This chat really dives into the psyche of a true winner and legend of paddling. Enjoy the lessons in here, thanks Kenny for your time!

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Todays BOOTHCAST is with Kayaker Anders Gustafsson and is brought to you by Vaikobi

Anders is a 4x Olympian with the Swedish Kayak Team, a World Champion in kayak, an Americas Cup Sailor and the coach of the Canadian Canoe/Kayak program. We walk through his career of ups and downs, his Olympic campaigns, what motivates him, training with Adam van Koeverden & Ken Wallace, being the best he can be, enjoying the process, competing in his second America's Cup, and so much more!

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Todays BOOTHCAST is with Kayaker Anders Gustafsson and is brought to you by Vaikobi

Anders is a 4x Olympian with the Swedish Kayak Team, a World Champion in kayak, an Americas Cup Sailor and the coach of the Canadian Canoe/Kayak program. We walk through his career of ups and downs, his Olympic campaigns, what motivates him, training with Adam van Koeverden & Ken Wallace, being the best he can be, enjoying the process, competing in his second America's Cup, and so much more!

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with World Surf League CEO Erik Logan and is brought to you by BOOTH Training x TotalSUP Erik became the CEO of the WSL in January this year, he has worked as Vice President of Harpo Studios and was President of the Opera Winfrey Network. We talk about growing up in Oaklahoma, taking opportunities, starting small, working in radio, embracing disruptive technology, working with Opera, his biggest failures, successes, managing people and teams, dealing with criticism, the Hollywood spotlight, being terrified of the ocean, getting a board from Laird, frothing on the Kalama camp, enjoying SUP, finding a love for surfing and it becoming his ‘church’, his stint so far at the WSL, dealing with COVID-19, pivoting in crisis and so much more! Thanks mate for your time. Support BOOTHCAST: https://anchor.fm/boothcast/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boothcast/support