On Paddlecast, hosts Betsy and Billy talk to paddlers who are pushing the limits. Paddlers who are pushing their own limits, and pushing the limits of paddlesports. Paddlecast was started by SUP Racer founder Chris Parker in 2020. Since then, Betsy took over SUP Racer from Chris and founded Paddler Media, which provides independent media coverage of not only SUP racing but also canoe and kayak racing including marathon, sprint, and ultra distance racing. Follow @paddledaily @supracer and @billylikeskayaking on social media for even more paddlesports chat.
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On Paddlecast, hosts Betsy and Billy talk to paddlers who are pushing the limits. Paddlers who are pushing their own limits, and pushing the limits of paddlesports. Paddlecast was started by SUP Racer founder Chris Parker in 2020. Since then, Betsy took over SUP Racer from Chris and founded Paddler Media, which provides independent media coverage of not only SUP racing but also canoe and kayak racing including marathon, sprint, and ultra distance racing. Follow @paddledaily @supracer and @billylikeskayaking on social media for even more paddlesports chat.
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May 18, 2026
Race Preview: The General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler with marathon canoe racer Rebecca Davis
<p>70 miles from Cooperstown to Bainbridge in upstate New York, the General Clinton Canoe Regatta is the first race in the annual Triple Crown of Canoe Racing. On this special episode of Paddlecast, Rebecca Davis joins Betsy to talk about marathon canoe racing versus marathon canoe racing, and who are the top contenders to win this year’s Clinton on Sunday May 24th.Betsy will be live streaming the General Clinton Canoe Regatta on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtzgFtwJ4sE On Paddlecast, hosts Billy and Betsy usually talk about the marathon canoe racing discipline that’s most popular in Europe: mostly kayakers, mostly flat water, the type that you’d watch at the ICF Marathon World Championships. Not to say that’s an exclusive definition of this type of marathon canoe racing: there’s high kneel canoeists, sit-and-switch canoeists, ultra distance races, weirs in the UK and Ireland, rapids and dams in South Africa… And that type of marathon canoe racing exists in North America too, albeit at a much smaller scale. Although the US hosted the Marathon World Championships in 2014 in Oklahoma, the last time the US sent more than one paddler to race at Worlds was in 2018.But the General Clinton and the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing represent the elite, world-class side of another discipline of marathon canoe racing. “Sit-and-switch” is an accurate description because paddlers are seated in the canoe and switch sides (unlike high kneel canoeing, where paddlers are kneeling and do not switch sides). The pro class racers use carbon fibre canoes with a sort of diamond shape: narrow at the bow and stern for efficiency, but wide at the centre, creating “secondary stability” and drag that’s used to steer efficiently around tight corners in fast-flowing water. As Rebecca explains in the episode, the discipline is perfectly suited to the venue (the type of water in North America), and the section of the Susquehanna River that the 70 miler covers may be the best example of that.There’s no one better than Rebecca Davis to dive into the strengths of each of these crews, and what this year’s Clinton may hold for them. Rebecca is one of the most accomplished marathon canoe racers ever, and has consistently been the fastest woman (or at least one of the fastest) for more than 15 years. She holds the women’s record for the Ausable River Canoe Marathon (15:15:36 in 2019 with Edith MacHattie) and constantly pushes the limits of how highly women’s and mixed crews are expected to finish in the overall standings.Rebecca holds some of the most in-depth technical knowledge of marathon canoeing of any paddler. She shares some of that knowledge regularly as a host of the Canoe Race World Podcast (linked below), and on this episode of Paddlecast.00:10 What is the General Clinton Canoe Regatta00:49 Introducing Rebecca Barton Davis03:53 Marathon Canoe Racing versus Marathon Canoe Racing08:32 What makes the Clinton a great race10:06 Where does the Clinton fit in the context of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing14:54 Race Preview: Women’s Race29:30 Race Preview: Mixed Race35:45 Race Preview: Men’s Race (Overall)50:01 A big change in the sport of marathon canoe racing - the introduction of drug testing and USADA compliance at the Ausable River Canoe MarathonListen to the Canoe Race World podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3sFReuwVE5aCzRunfyvW9a</p>
May 8, 2026
The biggest marathon race in the world: Estonia's Vohandu Marathon, with Team Tetsmann-Baum
<p>The world’s biggest marathon race is in Estonia, and it’s only been around for 20 years.</p><p>The Võhandu Marathon starts on Lake Tamula in the city of Võru, and follows the Võhandu River for 100 kilometres to the Võõpsu boat harbor in Põlvamaa. 1,341 boats started the race in 2025, the largest participation yet. The types of paddlers tackling the Võhandu run the gamut from those who’ve never held a paddle before to elite international marathon medallists. The event welcomes inflatable rafts, SUPs, canoes, kayaks… Any human-powered craft that can handle both the lake and the rapids.</p><p>At the invitation of Team Tetsmann-Baum, Paddlecast co-host Billy Butler flew out to Estonia to race his first Võhandu just two weeks after winning DW. Billy and partner Tom Dawson finished 4th place overall, behind the Czech crews of Petr Mojzisek / Jakub Zavrel and Lukas Horak / Oldrich Dasek and South African Tom Lovemore (K1). The fastest mixed crew was Gautier Rotman / Sabine Rotman from France, while Team Tetsmann-Baum won the women’s race despite an early stroke of bad luck.</p><p>Linda Tetsmann and Anette Baum teamed up a few years ago after a conversation in the sauna made them realise they both had the same ambition to race the Yukon. In 2023, they won the Yukon 1000 outright, becoming the first women’s crew to do so. Their race was documented as part of Craig Sawyer’s film about the 2023 Yukon 1000, “Push Past Impossible”. That’s just one of many wins and top results they’ve racked up since 2019 across many (most?) of the world’s biggest marathon and ultra marathon paddling races. They’ve raced the Český Krumlov River Marathon, the Yukon River Quest, the Devizes to Westminster, Dordogne Intégrale, Descenso Internacional del Sella, Ardèche Marathon, Loire 725, and more. This year, their main goal is to win the Alabama 650.</p><p>With their title sponsor, HUUM Sauna, by their side – Linda and Anette are pioneering a new way to race.</p><p>00:23 Introduction to the Vohandu Marathon, Billy’s race, and race results</p><p>14:39 Interview with Linda Tetsmann & Anette Baum</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Team Tetsmann-Baum: https://www.tetsmannbaumteam.ee/ </p><p>Watch “Push Past Impossible”, the documentary about the Yukon 1000: https://www.yukon1000.org/yukon-1000-documentary/</p><p>Learn more about the Alabama 650, one of the longest paddling races in the world: https://www.alabamascenicrivertrail.com/great-alabama-650/race/ </p><p>And look for “Team Tetsmann Baum” on social media to follow all of Linda and Anette’s upcoming adventures.</p><p><br></p><p>#ultrapaddling #teamtetsmannbaum #huumsauna #estonia #vohandumaraton #kayaking #adventureracing<br></p>
May 2, 2026
Devizes to Westminster 2026 Race Recap & Podium Chats
<p>"The canoeist's Everest." "The hardest thing I've ever done." "I can do anything now". There's a million ways to describe the feeling of walking up the steps at Westminster Bridge having completed 125 miles of paddling. But every paddler who's done it knows the same feeling. On Easter Sunday, more than 80 intrepid paddlers experienced the feeling of finishing the 125 mile, non-stop Devizes to Westminster canoe race.</p><p>Billy Butler and Jon O'Grady took the overall win in their third attempt together as a crew: they finished 2nd in 2024 and 3rd in 2025, so this win has been a long time coming. "It's about time we pulled something out the bag," said Jon. "I think it proves to people that if you work hard at it, you can get it," said Billy. The win was hard-fought against the second place crew of Alex Lane / Magnus Gregory, who led the race from Pewsey to Marlow after gaining 5 minutes on Billy / Jon during the portage-heavy stretch of canal. It was Magnus' first DW attempt and first finish. Asked how he felt at Westminster, he emphatically replied: "Awful!" Alex and Magnus are one of several top mixed crews to finish Top 3 in the last few years, and rumour has it that Alex is already considering another run at DW in 2027 -- or at least she'll think about it after she completes the running ultra race she has planned later this year.</p><p>George Durden / James Walkinton of Elmbridge Canoe Club and Chelmsford Canoe Club finished in 3rd place following a stunning performance on the Tideway that was quick enough to overtake 4th place, Luke Escott / James Webster of Bradford on Avon Canoe Club. George and James started the race relatively slow, just focused on getting to the finish in their first non-stop DW attempt. But when they got to Teddington, they found enough energy in reserve that they paddled an exceptional time of 1 hour 50 minutes from Teddington to Westminster.</p><p>All three crews join this double episode (triple?) of Paddlecast to talk about what was going on behind the scenes: Alex was recovering from a torn hamstring, Magnus used his 221 sprint blades to race, Jon thought briefly at Elmbridge that his shoulder might stop them from finishing the race, and George / James almost decided not to enter because the lean in their boat was so bad.</p><p>0:00:24 DW Race Recap & Results vs Predictions</p><p>0:22:26 - Billy Butler / Jon O’Grady Interview (1st Place)</p><p>0:56:06 - Alex Lane / Magnus Gregory Interview (2nd Place, 1st Mixed)</p><p>1:37:24 - George Durden / James Walkinton Interview (3rd Place)</p><p><u>Devizes to Westminster 2026: Notable Results</u></p><p>1st: Billy Butler / Jon O’Grady, 16:46:17 *1st Veteran</p><p>2nd: Alex Lane / Magnus Gregory, 17:08:41 *1st Mixed</p><p>3rd: George Durden / James Walkinton, 17:28:38</p><p>4th: Luke Escott / James Webster, 17:44:14</p><p>5th: Tom Dawson / Aritz Martiartu, 18:41:56</p><p>6th: Jouke Witteveen / Floor Zegers, 18:55:45 *Dutch Record</p><p>7th: Mike Thornton / Shirine Voller, 19:08:20 *1st Canoe *2nd Mixed</p><p>8th: Laurence Plant / Cath Drummond, 19:50:38 *3rd Mixed</p><p>Alex Bowyer / Elle Bowyer, 21:33:09 *Mixed Services Record</p><p>Anja Whelan / Rebecca Bird, 22:15:00 *1st Women’s/Ladies</p>
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