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  @Leomercxy3 ай бұрын

  Wow!

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  @simonsonic4 ай бұрын

  Nice paddling! I just bought the exact same kayak yesterday and I'm very excited about it.

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  @tobycooper7346 ай бұрын

  New boat? I have the Blast. Same hull, or did they change the shape?

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  @brettmcdonald17985 ай бұрын

  Just a name change so they now have the Flash single and flash double as their elite skis.

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  @RedAnchor127 ай бұрын

  Another great educational video for us Brett. Wow! That stroke rate! B1 is such a machine.

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  @brettmcdonald17987 ай бұрын

  Yeah whenever Brett and I have jumped back in a boat together after a period we usually do some adjustments to get the rating down so we let the boat run better between strokes. It actually sees an increase in speed. This race however we didn’t have the chance to get our setup right and found the rating too high. Perfect rating at threshold for me is 85, we were running closer to 90-95. Having said that it was low tide and shallow so a higher rating did keep the boat running well in the shallows even though it hurt me at times (obvious from HR)

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  @Siravingmon9 ай бұрын

  What length and width is it please?

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  @johnshannon8 ай бұрын

  55cm x 5.07m

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  @NONAME-if1zo10 ай бұрын

  I also want to play k4😢

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  @jpetzold11 ай бұрын

  Hi Brett, why did you choose the Infusion over the ApeX and why did you choose a carbon outer shell over the lighter aramid shell? Thnaks for your answer. KR

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  @user-he5lg9ns6c11 ай бұрын

  38번 선수 매너없는 행동.

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  @_Dibbler_ Жыл бұрын

  Beautiful! I´d love to do it it if it wasnt a couple of thousand miles away

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  They have these contraptions called airplanes now, makes travelling great distances far easier :)

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  @RudyCoiaSP Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for your video Brett :)

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  @waverideraus4882 Жыл бұрын

  Plastic ski?

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  @brettmcdonald17985 ай бұрын

  Yes, Finn Molokai, no longer in production. 5.8m long and 23kg

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  @craigmohr Жыл бұрын

  Wow that looked like excellent racing! It was so interesting to see the teamwork/tactics with Mitchell to catch up. Would you ever consider doing a commentary on one of your past races to give those of us that are new to marathon racing a peek at your tactics? Cheers

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Actually my wife suggested this. I’ll keep it in mind but unfortunately I have an old computer that is prone to crashing when I edit videos and the more I try to muck around with edits the more prone it is to crashing.

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  @HEKOT77 Жыл бұрын

  Twin cylinder steam engines race 😁

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  I had requests to leave the music out, so this is the result🤣

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  @HEKOT77 Жыл бұрын

  @@brettmcdonald1798 Brett, that's not a problem. The natural soundtrack is great!

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  @HEKOT77 Жыл бұрын

  Great video, thanks guys! I found myself :D

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  @davidGrainger Жыл бұрын

  Nice Race! Great sound! That buoy turn didn't go well. Amazing that Egret just sat there and watched the race without spooking! Fun to hear the Captain's commentary. I think the K1 that flipped was paying attention to you and never saw that snag he hit with the paddle.

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  I actually think Michael (K1 paddler) reached wider than the log which caused him to pull himself in.

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  @jpetzold Жыл бұрын

  Hello Brett, can you tell me how big your paddleblade is that you are paddling. More than 740cm² or less. Kind regarts from Germany, Jürgen

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  I have several paddles that range between 720 and 730.

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  @BelevichAB Жыл бұрын

  How much does this kayak weigh? Could you compare it with Epic V7 and Nelo 510 ? I am interested in speed, convenience, quality of manufacturing mechanisms. Thank you !

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  They are all about the same weight (22-23kg)

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  @capitaineplanete Жыл бұрын

  #38 is a real a-hole!

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  @knabberpause2280 Жыл бұрын

  Wheres the Green K1? Also, does the understern reduce speed at all. Couple of our K2's at our club have understerns, but ehey're the stable ones, so cannot tell if their speed is impacted. I think they were originally like that for the DW

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  I sold the Infusion X to an up and coming young guy who is going to Nationals and couldn’t find a marathon spec boat big enough for him. I certainly would have been much more comfortable in that boat, especially off the start, and when trying to hold washes behind groups. The trailing rudder can actually slow you down as you need to press on it a lot more to steady the boat causing drag.

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  @HEKOT77 Жыл бұрын

  Hi Brett, did you have a chance to look at Liker S2 made from ABS?

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  No, seems the local importer stopped importing them.

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  @HEKOT77 Жыл бұрын

  Boys, you are the bloody bestests!

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  @RudyCoiaSP Жыл бұрын

  Thanks Brett !

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  @luffy__f1744 Жыл бұрын

  can you make a video showing how to remount a k1 please?

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Hi Luffy, I’m not sure what you mean? Are you talking about having fallen out and getting back in while in deep water?

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  @luffy__f1744 Жыл бұрын

  @@brettmcdonald1798 exactly and I am really happy that you did reply to me

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  @@luffy__f1744 I’m a bit big and heavy to get back into a kayak so swim it to the bank to empty and get back in. I’ve seen smaller paddlers do it but it’s risky for light built kayaks as they usually sit on the back deck before getting in.

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  @luffy__f1744 Жыл бұрын

  @@brettmcdonald1798 First thank you again that you did reply to me Well I am 14 aged and I am doing and using the way you are talking about I was asking if there is a more pro way that would come from a pro kayak sprinter like you cause here in Egypt this sport is not popular

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  @TheExtremetraveler Жыл бұрын

  Wow, you put that ski through the paces!

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  @greatape7258 Жыл бұрын

  No 38 wtf

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  @carstensattler1091 Жыл бұрын

  Hello from Germany, now it is here Winter and I watch your Video`s on paddel on my Kajakerg. Thank you and PLS make more Video`s Vielen Danke

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Great to hear! My GoPro is out of action at the moment, hoping to get a new camera soon.

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  @russelldow2779 Жыл бұрын

  Great review Brett, here in Melbourne they are selling a Breeze Downwind which looks exactly like the Onwind and have this video attached as a review. All the specs are exactly the same and the photos look exactly the same so I assume they are the same, just wondering if they are the same and why they changed the name.

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  One might assume they come out of the same factory in China? I’ve done a bit of research on alibaba under surf ski and there’s a few various surf skis that share similar specs.

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  @Downbeach61 Жыл бұрын

  Hi Brett! I have asked you before but I can not remember your answer. I have a GoPro kamera model 7 black. What moore do I need to attach current speed and bpm in my movies?

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Look for the Dashware desktop app. You download the Garmin or other smartwatch file into it and the video, choose some gauges to display and it renders it onto the video. Is very time consuming so I only do it to some videos and you can’t snip the video or the data doesn’t match the video. Hence why you’ll see some of my videos have data frozen during the opening or closing scenes.

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  @db5837 Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for the experience Brett. Who was paddling that single towards the end?

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Will Lee

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  @waverideraus4882 Жыл бұрын

  burner of a start

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  @jordanhamer6087 Жыл бұрын

  Always good watching Your FPV view of the race, this was my first race, (div4) very keen for the next race,

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Great to hear Jordan!

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  @krzysztofs1148 Жыл бұрын

  🏋👍

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  @davidGrainger Жыл бұрын

  If there's no resolution from Vajda re: footplate angle adjustment you could glue a wedge of foam on the footplate. I did that on my Nelo 560 and it works well. Feels slightly soft, but seems to work once I got used to it. I removed the traction foam from the footplate, glued on the wedge, glued the traction foam on the wedge. 3M super 90 contact adhesive, which is waterproof but removable with Goo Gone.

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Only issue with that is that I have a pump, so any wedge needs to go around pump and reduces effectiveness of pump.

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  @davidGrainger Жыл бұрын

  That rec boat at 7:56 😮

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Yep, near miss there😲

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  @adammclark5120 Жыл бұрын

  Bro! you're FLYING!!!

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  @tonybrown9779 Жыл бұрын

  Hi Brett, any differences to your old Infusion 2 and which do you prefer? Cheers.

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Marathon carbon layup appears to have improved. Apparently they changed the carbon being used. The bow is far less prone to holding weed which was a pain with the infusion II.

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  @germanmaldonado5284 Жыл бұрын

  Hello Brett! It was amazing to watch all your videos, do you have instagram to follow? Im starting with the marathon, but there is no much information about how to prepare myself, It would be great if I could ask you some questions about it, greetings from Chile!

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  Thanks but no, no instagram, got my hands full as admin of quite a few Facebook paddling groups.

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  @thomaswalsh7154 Жыл бұрын

  I paddle both Skis and K1 and in my experience, there is very little in it when paddling flat water. I do find the K1 more enjoyable to paddle, and they do generally provide a nicer wash to ride on. I will add, the ski is a more novice friendly, but the K1 is worth the effort.

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  @brettmcdonald1798 Жыл бұрын

  I agree, the K1 is better from an ergonomic perspective, but demands more skill to race at high level than a ski.

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  @richardlowe9925 Жыл бұрын

  Brett, as a competent masters marathon paddler, what are your suggestions for choosing either the Vadja Infusion vs Nelo Cinco? I’m 51 years old and weigh 75kg. Thanks, Richard.

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  @pithoffstetter8970 Жыл бұрын

  As a beginner :why do you race so close together?

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  @billlanphar4629 Жыл бұрын

  you lose time and energy changing course

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  @chrismaitland6636 Жыл бұрын

  Wrong, you get a good draft just off to the side with your nose parallel to the other paddlers seated position or right on the tail

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  @tommyrq18010 ай бұрын

  I would guess (not a racer) there’s a hydrodynamic advantage gained from riding the wake to the rear and side/rear (like in swimming), and an aerodynamic advantage (drafting, as in cycling) especially when traveling against the wind. There’s also likely a mental advantage when following since you don’t need to navigate and look around as much, you can just relax and follow. Again, just a guess and hope that helps. Someone will correct me to 100% if I know my YT… 😅

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  @pithoffstetter89709 ай бұрын

  I had the chance to come very close to a racing SUP-Paddler for about 10 min...as soon I got with the front into the small waves from his SUP, I used much less force to stay close...we had an average of 10k @@tommyrq180

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  @geoffsemon7411 Жыл бұрын

  looked like fun. Not the place for your good K1 though :-)

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  @TheExtremetraveler2 жыл бұрын

  A thing of beauty!

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  @noelphillips70032 жыл бұрын

  I really enjoyed the Avon’s gentle rapids with Brett’s very precise and smooth k1 pace. I’m looking forward to Avon 22 !!

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  @waverideraus48822 жыл бұрын

  Nice boat control going back upstream in that flow in a k1

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  @timwhitburn62602 жыл бұрын

  Hey Brett what ski are you using mate?

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  @brettmcdonald17982 жыл бұрын

  I’m paddling a K1.

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  @waverideraus48822 жыл бұрын

  @@brettmcdonald1798 Which one, overstern rudder I expect?

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  @brettmcdonald17982 жыл бұрын

  @@waverideraus4882 Popes “Thruster”. It’s an intermediate stability South African made river kayak with large volume. This was my first paddle in it. It is sitting in the background on the left in the opening shot.

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  @joehart80702 жыл бұрын

  Cool vid. What's the blue tape on the paddle? Does that help with grip etc?

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  @brettmcdonald17982 жыл бұрын

  Yes, tape is so you can feel that your hands haven’t moved from where they should be.

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  @geoffsemon74112 жыл бұрын

  great victory and good to see video

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  @geoffsemon74112 жыл бұрын

  winner winner, chicken dinner! Well done. 500m is a long way at that pace

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  @davehaggerty34052 жыл бұрын

  What paddle did you use? It looks like my Epic mid wing paddle.

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  @brettmcdonald17982 жыл бұрын

  Jantex Gamma Rio

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  @IamNothing82 Жыл бұрын

  @@brettmcdonald1798 I have the same, it's very nice

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  @sodthisall2 жыл бұрын

  Great kayaking! What is the song at the end of this?